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Usufu na Mtwanzi wa Potifa
1 Usufu kasoligwa mbaka Misili. Potifa Mmisili, ayo yakalile imwe wa wakulu wa silikali, ayo vivija yakalile kilangizi wa wemilizi wa ng'anda ya Falao, mndewa wa Misili, kamgula kulawa ha Wasumaili, awo wakalile wamgalile haja. 2 MNDEWA kakala na Usufu na kakala yammoteze m'vinhu vose viyatendile, kakala yokala mng'anda ya Potifa. 3 Potifa viyonile kamba MNDEWA ka hamoja na Usufu na kamba MNDEWA kammoteza mkila kinhu kiyatendile, 4 mbuli ino imnogela ng'hani Potifa avo kamtenda yawe mtumigwa wake heyo mwenyego. Potifa kamtenda Usufu kuwa mkulu wa ng'anda yake yose na kavika vinhu vake vose hasi yake heyo. 5 Songela kipigiti kiyamtendile heyo kuwa mkulu wa ng'anda yake yose na vinhu vake vose, MNDEWA kaimoteza ng'anda yose ya Potifa sama ya Usufu. Motelo za MNDEWA zikala uchana ya vinhu vose viyakalile navo Potifa, vinhu vikalile mng'anda na vikalile mmigunda. 6 Avo kila kinhu kiyakalilenacho Potifa kakika hasi ya wimilizi wa Usufu. Potifa hasang'hanike na kinhu chochose ila mandia gayadile.
Usufu kakala yalumbigwe vinogile na kakala yanogile mmeso ga wanhu. 7 Vikibitile kipigiti kidodo, mtwanzi wa Potifa kamulola Usufu na kulonga, “Izo uwase na nie!”
8 Ila heyo kalema na kumulongela, “Mndewa wangu hasang'hanika na kinhu chochose mng'anda ino, ila nie, kwavija nie kanika niwe mkulu wa vinhu vose viyalinavo. 9 Haduhu munhu yali mkulu mng'anda ino kunibanza nie. Na hanizuilile kinhu chochose ila gweye, kwavija gweye kwa mwehe wake, nitendeze mbuli ino ihile, nimtendele vilozo Mulungu?” 10 Kamnanahila Usufu mianza bwando, ila heyo kalema kuwasa nayo na hata kumkwenhukila.
11 Zua dimwe Usufu kengila mng'anda kutenda sang'hano zake, na haduhu mtumigwa yoyose wa mng'anda yakalile muja mng'anda. 12 Mtwanzi wa Potifa kamgoga mkivalo chake na kulonga, “Izo uwase na nie!” Ila kakileka kivalo chake mumkono wake na kukimbila hanze. 13 Viyonile kamba kaleka kivalo chake mumkono wake na kukimbila hanze, 14 kawakema watumigwa zake wa mng'anda na kuwalongela, “Loleni, mbigalo wangu kamgala Mueblania ino yeze kutugela kinyala! Kaningilila mng'anda giladi yawase na nie, avo nitoa nyangi, 15 na viyanihulike notoa nyangi, kakileka kivalo chake hamgwazo wangu, kakimbila na kulawa hanze.”
16 Avo ija imtwanzi kakileka kivalo cha Usufu hamgwazo wake mbaka mbigalo wake viyabwelile. 17 Abaho kamulongela vino, “Ija inyakadala wa Kieblania yuutugalile keza kumwangu nie kunigela kinyala. 18 Ila vunitoile nyangi, kaleka kivalo chake hamgwazo wangu, kakimbila na kulawa hanze.”
19 Potifa viyahulike gaja gayamsimulile mtwanzi wake, vija Usufu viyamtendele mtwanzi wake, kona lusango ng'hani. 20 Potifa kamsola Usufu na kumwasa mkifungo, hanhu hawakalile wafungigwa wa mndewa wofungigwa, kakala himo mkifungo. 21 Ila MNDEWA kakala na Usufu na kumulagusila noge dilekile kuhungula, kamgwelela mhome ya kunogelwa na mkulu wa ikifungo. 22 Ija imkulu wa ikifungo kamtenda Usufu kuwa mkulu wa wafungigwa wose na kilangizi wa mbuli zose zitendeke muja mkifungo. 23 Ija imkulu wa ikifungo hasang'hanike na kinhu chochose kikigwe mmakono ga Usufu, kwavija MNDEWA kakala hamoja na heyo, na kutenda kila kinhu kiyatendile Usufu kinoge.