1 Nhenge Jacob-arle ilwekenge anteme, Joseph ikwere akertneke iwelhemele re arrwantyeke. Re akngeye ikwerenheke artnetyame anteme. 2-3 Apmere Egypt ikwerele, ngangkerele anterele apernetyarte tyerrtye atyalangke areye arlte 40-peleke-atwetye urreke artetyenhenge. Imerte manterele ayernemele tyerrtye arnterte-irreme-ketyenge. Kele, Joseph ngangkere itneke angkeke, “Atyalangke akngeye atyinhe-kenhe akngaye, imerte iperteke artemele.” Kele, artwe itne atyalangke Jacob-kenhe akngeke. Arlte 40 peleke-atwetye imerte anterele apernerlte-anemele, manterele ayernemele, arnterte ntyeme-ketye. Itne renhe iperteke arteke. Tyerrtye Egypt-arenye areye artnerrirreke akngeye Joseph-kenheke irrare aneke arlte 70 peleke-atwetye.

4 Yanhe-ngentyele, Joseph alhemele angkeke urrkapentye akngerre Pharaoh-kenhe areyeke, “Arrantherre apeke atyenge ahentye-aneme, Pharaoh iletyeke alhaye, 5 ‘Akngeye atyinhe-arle itethe anekenge, the renhe alhileke tharle renhe Canaan-werne akngirtnetyeke. The renhe ileke tharle renhe inteye ikwere-arrpe artekenge ikwere-werne. Ayenge alheye, the akngeye atyinhe arterle-alpetyenhenge. Yanhe-ngentyele apetye-anteme-alpetyenhenge.’ ”

6 Pharaoh-ele ayeye yernintye-alpeke Joseph-eke ilemele, “Mwerre-arle alakenhe. Mpwaraye unte-arle alhileke-arteke. Kele alhaye akngeye ngkwinhe apmere ikwerenheke artetyeke.”

7-9 Tyerrtye atningke alherlte-iweke Joseph-enge akngeye ikwerenhe artetyeke. Urrkapentye akngerre Pharaoh-kenhe areye-arlke alherlte-iweke, akngerrepate arrpenhe Egypt-arenye areye-arlke Joseph-enge alherlte-iweke. Arrpenhe areye nanthe itnekenhenge-arlke alherlte-iweke, arrpenhe areye wagon-akerte itnekenhenge-arlke alherlte-iweke. Joseph-kenheke-artweye areye, kake ikwerenhe areye-arlke, tyerrtye akngeye ikwerenhenge-arle areke areye-arlke, alherlte-iweke Canaan-werne. Itne ampe itnekenhe iwerlte-alheke, yepe-yepe areye-arlke, nanikute areye-arlke, pweleke areye-arlke Goshen-eke. 10 Itne Canaan-eke-irremele, itne apmere Atad arritnye-werne alheke, lhere Jordan-enge ikngerrele. Apmere nhenge itne merne annge areye arneke-arleke arrernemele imernte anthelke uthene renhe uthene akngakemele. Joseph aneke arlte 7-peleke-atwetye tyerrtye itnekenge. Ikwerele ureke, tyerrtye areye arnterre anthurre artnerrirreke Jacob-eke, Joseph akenhe irrare-irrare anthurre-arle artneke, re anteme urnteke anteme alyelhemele. 11 Tyerrtye atningke areye Canaan-arenyele arerrirreke Egypt-arenye areye apmere irrareke apmere Atad-eke, itne imerte angkerremele, “Egypt-arenye yanhe areye kwenhe irrare anthurre awelheme, itne-arle arrpenhe nhenge aparlpe-ilekenge.” Alakenhenge anteme apmere re arritnye “Abel-Mizraim” Canaan-arenyeke angkentyenge ileme, “Egypt-arenye areye anerrirreme alhwarrpe-irremele.”

12-13 Ikwere-iperrele, alere Jacob-kenhe areyele renhe iperteke arterrirreke, alakenhe-arle re arrwekele itneke ilekenge. Renhe inteyeke atheneke, apmere Machpelah-ele arritnye aneke. Ahelhe nhenhe Abraham-elarle ineke artwe Ephron-enge, rarle Hittite anekeke. Abraham ahelhe yanhe ineke rarle ikwere-artweye areye artetyeke. 14 Itne ahelhe irrare-werne-irreke-arle iperrenge, Joseph arrpenhe areye-arlke ingkirreke apmere Egypt-werne alperlte-iweke.

15 Kake Joseph-kenhe areye angkerreke, “Anwerne kwenhe akngeyeke arrangkwe anteme. Joseph apeke-arle anwerneke ahele akwete-arle. Re apeke-arle anwernenhe atwetyenhe anwerne-arle ikwere akurne mpwarekenge arrule, nhenge renhe-arle anwerne yerneke ayernentye akngerre-arteke Egypt-werne. Nthakenhe-ame anwerne irretyenhe?” 16 Itne ayeye yerneke Joseph-werne, ikwere alakenhe angkeke, “Urreke akngeye anwerne-kenhe ilwetyenhenge, re anwerneke angkeke, 17 ‘Arrantherre-arle akurne anthurre areye-arle! Arrantherre-arle Joseph-eke ahentye-anetyakenhe-arle aneke, arrantherre imerte renhe atwemele. Joseph ilaye arrenhantherrenhe ipmentyele impetyeke ilpernetyakenhe anetyeke.’ Alakenhe-arle akngeye anwerne-kenhe angkeke. Anwerne ngkwenge arnterre angkeme anwernenhe unte impetyeke akurne anwerne-kenheke alkngwirretyeke, anwernenhe ilpernetyakenhe aneme. Anwerne-arle Ngkarte anyente renhe-arle apententye akngerre akngeye anwerne-kenhele-arle apentewarretyartenge.” Joseph-ele itnenhe awemele re artneke.

18 Kake Joseph-kenhe areye apetyewarreke ikwere kwene-irreremele. Itne ikwere angkeke, “Anwerne kwenhe ngkwinhe anteme. Anwerne-arle ngkwenge urrkapetyenhe-arle ayernentye akngerre areye-arteke.”

19 Joseph itneke angkeke, “Arrangkwe, atyengenge atere-irrerirretyalaye! Ayenge apele Ngkarte anetyakenhe-arle! Tharle arrenhantherrenhe atwetyeke arrangkwe-arle! 20 Arrule anthurre, arrantherre ayenge atwetyeke ahentye-aneke, kele Ngkartele akngarte-iweke imerte mwerre mpwaremele. Rarle ayenge atnyeneke tyerrtye areyeke mwerre anetyeke itnenhe arntarnte-aremele, itne-arle angayele ilwetyeke-arle aneke, kele arrangkwe-arle. Unte ayenge atwetyeke ahentye-aneke, kenhe Ngkartele akenhe ayenge mwerre-ileke, re ayenge akngakemele tyerrtye atningkeke mwerre anetyeke-arle itnenhe itethe atnyenetyeke. 21 Alakenhenge anteme the arrenhantherrenhe ileme, atyengenge atere-irrerirretyale!” Kele Joseph angkentye mwerre itneke angkeke, “The arrenhantherrenhe arntarnte-areme ampe arrekantherrenhe areye-arlke.” Nhenge kake Joseph-kenhe areyele awerrirremele re alakenhe angkerlenge itne mwerre awelheke, itirrewarretyakenhe-arlke.

22-26 Joseph akngeye ikwere-artweye areye-arlke apmere Egypt-ele anetyarte arrule anthurreke-atwetye, re anteme ampwe anthurre irreke. Ikwere alere Ephraim-ele ampe areye atnyeneke arrenge-arrenge ikwerenhe areye-arlke. Alere Joseph-kenhe Manasseh-ele alere-akerte, Makir arritnye aneke. Makir-ele ampe atningke atnyeneke. Kenhe Joseph ampe ikwerenhe areye altye-ileke.

Urreke re ilwetyenhenge, Joseph kake ikwerenhe areyeke angkeke, “Ayenge kwenhe ilwetyeke-urletye anteme. Ngkartele-arle arrenhantherrenhe akwetethe-arle arntarnte-arerle-anetyenhe. Urreke anteme Ngkarte apetyemele arrekantherre-artweye areye-akerte arratelhe-iletyenhe Egypt-ngentyele, arrenhantherrenhe apmere Canaan-werne arrwekelhe-ileme rarle alhileke Abraham-eke, Isaac-eke Jacob-eke-arlke. Atyenge alhilelherrirraye arrantherre-arle atyalangke atyinhe arrekantherrenge akngirtnetyeke Canaan-werne ayenge ilwerlenge.”

Yanhe-ngentyele, Joseph ilweke, re year 110-pele aneke. Apmere Egypt-ele, ngangkere areyele tyerrtye atyalangke anterele aperneke, itne renhe manterele imarteye-iwemele renhe arne kweneke arrerneke. Alakenhe-arle ayeye Joseph-akerte uyerreme.