1 Wa Josẹph otzọhn ọtzọhmnọng kw'ọhọhm kwẹ bi, “Yikha ọchattọhk k'ajinọng mba ka mkpa k'odem kwa bẹ afha atzọhkha, biri khe asilva p'ọnọng-ọnọng ọkk'ọnanga k'ẹmma ch'ẹkpa chẹ. 2 Atzọkha nkkọbh kwaam kwa silva akhe k'ẹmma ch'ẹkpa ch'oyok kw'ikhakhari, abira atzọkha asilva p'otzim odebh ọchattọhk akhẹ-ẹ k'ẹkpa.” Wa ọtzọhmnọng nwa osi macha Josẹph ọtzọhn-ẹ.

3 Okwu otzuma m'owuhobha, bẹ atzọhm ajinọng mba abhana ttara nnyanyaang sabẹ. 4 Mada bẹ an-atzima afona aji obhon k'ibe s'ibhir-obhir, ogbe k'obhiri Josẹph oben ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ bi, “Rọhng akhubh ajinọng mbuma k'eden. Akhebh bẹ, bọbh bẹ bi, ode yan kwa bọng an-atzim itzama, achora ejibha cha bẹ asi anang bọng o? 5 Okhuri yan kwa bọng afhu nkkọbh kw'itta kwaam kw'om-otzima ogwo asi, om-obiro otzima ọbhari ose o? Odik-ttama wọ kwa bọng asi ma e.”

6 Mada okhebh bẹ k'eden, ọmọnga atzim mba bani agbaak bẹ. 7 Yina, bẹ aben-ẹ bi, “Tzọmi-tzọmi okponga k'idachen! Yan kw'itta kwaman ochibhi bi, maman atzọhmnọng pẹ ofha osi odik-dema nwa o? 8 Motzer otzima asilva p'ewunda more ka mma sa mkpa saman ẹtzaanga, ttẹwọr k'irek sa Kenaan okwu orik ma. Mbọng vọ ira on-otzima man mofhu silva obiro ode gol, k'ọhọhm kw'itta kwabọng o? 9 Idikha are ọnọng m'ottem kw'atzọhmnọng pọ kw'otzim nkkọbh nwuma, ọnọng-dema nwuma ópe-ope, maman ka biphyir mon-obiro ode abira p'itta kwọ.”

10 Ọtzọhmnọng nwa on-oben bi, “Odik-jibhada kwa bọng agbaakhi. Tte ode macha bọng abeni. Ọnọng kpenamkpen kw'am-ore nkkọbh nwuma k'ẹkpa chẹ, kẹ ón-ode obira kwaam. Yina, ayok kẹ biphyir ánaanga oponga-pyibha kw'odik nwa ọnaanga.”

11 Mando kw'ọnọng-ọnọng ọhak ẹkpa chẹ k'irerek m'ẹbhar-ẹbhar, obiro ọchari ẹkpamma chẹ. 12 Mando kw'ọtzọhmnọng nwa ọttẹwọr ka mkpa s'adeden-nọng ọm-ọfọhngi, maa okwu opyiri ch'oyok kw'ikhakhari. Wa okwu ore nkkọbh nwuma k'ẹkpa cha Bẹnjamin. 13 Ofona mẹ, votte an-abọkha ọbara fabẹ afọr ajaakhi, bẹ atzini ndọhkha sabẹ anana ka nnyanyaang sabẹ, abhakhi eho akpa nnam k'obhon kw'ira bẹ afon.

14 Iwa Josẹph otzim owobh k'ọhọhm mada Juda ọmaana votte apyiri. Bẹ atto abaangi m'irerek, abhom amọng m'itzitzikha sẹ.

15 Mẹ wọ, Josẹph oben bẹ bi, “Bọng odik-dema kwa bọng asi ma? Bọng karong bi, ọnọng macha kaam mmindima ose nnonga idik s'ítto k'ororo o?”

16 Juda on-obhina bi, “Bọng odik kwa mobiro ọfha ọgbaak itta kwaman o? Bọng odik kwa mọgbaakh-ẹ o? Yan kwa mọkhọkha bi, mbọhk saman iwur-owur m'odik nwa o? Ibinọkpaabyi okk'oponga-pyibha kw'atzọhmnọng pọ ọjaakhi k'ọyaankpa. Mon-ode abira p'itta kwaman ma e, maman ma for saman magbakha oyok kwa bẹ are nkkọbh k'ẹkpa chẹ.”

17 Yina, Josẹph oben bi, “Tzọmi-tzọmi okponga k'idachen bi, kaam nsi odik-dema nwa. Ọnọng kw'ira bẹ are nkkọbh k'ẹkpa chẹ, wọ óde obira kwaam. Bọbọng kẹ biphyir, bọng nọhng abhana atza akhebha atte kwabọng k'odidiri.”

18 Mẹ wọ, Juda ofona ọtza okhebha Josẹph, oben-ẹ bi, “Itta kwaam, ngaam atzim pa mben bi mgbaak nnang-ọ abhaanga. Tzotzokhaan, oning-ọ ọdọkhi ọmaana kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ. Kaam nnong kẹ bi, ẹfa chọ ede ebengambọhk ttara Phero ọkhaam ma for sẹ.

19 “Wa itta kwaam ọbọbhi atzọhmnọng pẹ bi, ‘Bọng akhaam atte ttara ọgbaanọkka ọdọdọk kẹ o?’ 20 Wa mobhin bi, ‘Mọkhaam otte kẹ kw'ọkk'ọtzama, mobiro ọkhaama ọgbaanọtte kw'otte kwaman obhoni k'atzam. Ọgbaanọkka kwa bẹ ade ọkka wani, wa ọkk'ọpa, kẹ-khẹ wọ on-orikhi k'ọkka kwabẹ e, kẹ ọdaakhi otte idik kpọnkpọng e.’

21 “Mẹ wọ, wa aben atzọhmnọng pọ bi, ‘Bọng nọhng atza atzim-ẹ akwu, ifha nnẹ ttara chen paam.’ 22 Wa mọgbaakh-ọ bi, otte kwaman kókhera bi otte nnwa nwa ọbọhk ofona ọjẹ-ẹ e, okhuri bi, ofon ọjẹ-ẹ, otte ópe-ope. 23 Yina, wa aben atzọhmnọng pọ bi, ‘Bọng itzitzikha saam dọk kínnang, bọng ani agbaanatte kw'ode bọng okpong-nnam atzim akwu bi, nnẹ-ẹ.’ 24 Mada mọkpa nnam ọtza okhebha ọtzọhmnọng kwọ, kw'ode otte kwaman, mọgbaakh-ẹ eden cha kọ, itta kwaam, akk'man agbaakha.

25 “Mẹ wọ, mada otte kwaman obeni bi, ‘Bọng nọhng abira atza adebh ọchattọhk ibebaa.’ 26 Yina, wa moben bi, ‘Man kọfha ọtza idikha an-akher bi, motzima ọgbaanotte kwaman ọtza. Man itzitzikha s'ojinọng nwuma kw'om-okpe ọchattọhk kofha ore, idikha ọgbaanotte kwaman kw'ikhakhari oni man abẹ ọtzọni otza odebh ọchattọhk.’

27 “Otte kwaman kw'ode ọtzọhmnọng kwọ obeni man bi, ‘Bọng akk'aronga bi, wa kwanọng kwaam ọmaan-m va afa p'ijinọng. 28 Oyok wani k'akpen dọk kode. K'odik-ọkka nden nkk'ẹ nchikhi k'abir-ibiri. Ttẹwọr kẹ maa apyiri ma, kaam kẹ ka chen kinne. 29 Idikha bọng abira atzima oyok nwa afona, itzama kpenamkpen ikhebh-ẹ k'eden, nnam kọkpa, kw'oyini bi, bọng ánọhng-m k'atzam ttara nkwu-osisi.’

30 “Mẹ wọ ode bi, idikha nnwa nwa oni man abẹ ọtzọni, mada mkpa nnam k'otte kwaam kw'ode ọtzọhmnọng kwọ, kw'ettem chẹ biphyir ẹgban ma nnwa nwa, 31 on-ore bi nnwa nwa man abẹ kọtzọni, kẹ ópe-ope e. Atzọhmnọng pọ án-awọhkhi otte kwaman ope k'atzam, mọnọhng-ẹ ttara izen ka chen e. 32 Kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ wọ nnwọhngi k'itzitzikha s'otte kwaam, mben-ẹ bi, ‘Tte kaam ndima akpen paam ndera eho chẹ, idikha nnẹ-ẹ ndim ngwuna nchen-ọ!’

33 “Mẹ wọ, itta kwaam, kaam ngwukhọ-okhukhi, tzima kaam ọtzọhmnọng kwọ mach'obira atzer eho cha nnwa nwa, ifha attẹ-ẹ ọbọhk ọtzọn votte pẹ abẹ ọbhana. 34 Kaam eden kinnong cha kaam mmana ndor otte kwaman, idikha nnwa nwa oni kaam abẹ ọtzọni ọbhana. Mma e! Kaam ọbọhk katte bi, nda nne ọmmamma kw'odik nwa ọnang otte kwaam e.”