Genesis 50 (MKW)

1Yosefi kwendaka kubwa na nzutu ya tata ya yandi. Yandi bandaka na kudila mpe na kufiba yandi na kizizi.Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.

2Yosefi tumisaka minganga ya yandi na kuyumisa nzutu ya tata ya yandi na manganga. Minganga tulaka nzutu ya Isayeli manganga.And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,

3Bawu salaka bilumbu makumi yiya samu na kuyumisa mvumbi. Bantu ya Ngipiti dilaka Isayeli bilumbu makumi nsambwadi.taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

4Ntangu bilumbu ya kyadi manisaka, Yosefi tubaka na bantu yina vwandaka sala na yinzo ya Falawo: «Mulemvo ya beno, kana beno zola munu, beno kwenda tuba na Falawo mutindu yayi:When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that

5Tata ya munu tubaka na munu dyambu yayi, samu ti mu kudila yawu ndefi, yandi tubaka: “Mu me kuma pene-pene na lufwa. Tuba na munu ti, nge ke tula munu na ndyamu yina mu timunaka na yinsi ya Kaana.” Ni yawu yina, mu ke na kulomba na nge na kupesa munu muswa ya kwenda tula tata ya munu kuna. Na manima mu ke vutuka.»my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”

6Falawo vutulaka: «Kwenda tula tata ya nge na ndyamu, mutindu yandi didisaka nge ndefi.»Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

7Na yina, Yosefi kwendaka tula tata ya yandi na ndyamu. Yandi vwandaka na bisadi nyonso ya Falawo, bakuluntu ya yinzo ya Falawo na bamfumu nyonso ya yinsi ya Ngipiti,Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—

8dikanda nyonso ya Yosefi, bampangi ya yandi mpe dikanda nyonso ya tata ya yandi, bawu nyonso kwendaka. Kaka bakento na bana ya fyoti bikanaka kuna na kizunga ya Ngosene, na bangombe na mameme na bankombo.along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.

9Yosefi kwendaka na bipusu-pusu ya mvita mpe nyonso yina ke kwendaka na yawu. Nkonga ya bantu vwandaka ya nene mingi.Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.

10Bawu kumaka na Ngolene-Atade, kisika yina kele na lweka ya nkaka ya nzadi ya Yolodani. Ni kuna bawu salaka matanga ya nene ya nzikulu. Yosefi kotaka kifwidi ya tata ya yandi bilumbu nsambwadi.When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.

11Ba-Kaanani yina vwandaka zinga na yinsi yina, bawu talaka matanga yango ya nzikulu kuna na Ngolene-Atade. Bawu tubaka: «Ya kele kifwidi ya nene samu na yinsi ya Ngipiti!» Ni yawu yina, ba pesaka kisika yina nkumbu Abele-Miselayime, yina zola kutuba «Kifwidi ya Ngipiti.» Kisika yango kele na lweka ya nkaka ya nzadi ya Yolodani.When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.

12Bana ya Yakobi salaka, samu na tata ya bawu, mambu yina yandi tumisaka bawu na kusala.So Jacob’s sons did as he had charged them.

13Bawu nataka nzutu ya tata ya bawu na yinsi ya Kaana mpe bawu tulaka yandi na ndyamu, na ntadi ya bilanga ya Makepela, bilanga yina Abalayami sumbaka na Efelone, mu-Iti, samu na kutulaka bantu ya yandi. Bilanga yango vwandaka na kisika yina ke talasanaka na Mamele.They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

14Na manima ya kutula tata ya yandi na ndyamu, Yosefi vutukaka na Ngipiti na bampangi ya yandi, na bayina nyonso kwendaka na yandi, na nzikulu ya tata ya yandi.After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.

15Ntangu bampangi ya Yosefi talaka ti tata ya bawu me kufwa, bawu tubaka: «Kuzaba ve kana Yosefi ke baka beto mutindu bambeni ya yandi mpe kana yandi ke vutula beto yimbi nyonso yina beto salaka yandi.»When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”

16Na yina, bawu fidisaka muntu na kwenda zabisa Yosefi mutindu yayi: «Ntete tata ya nge kufwa, yandi pesaka ntumunu yayi:So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,

17“Beno ke tuba na Yosefi ti, mulemvo ya nge, lemvokila yimbi ya bampangi ya nge, na disumu ya bawu. Bawu salaka nge yimbi. Kasi ntangu yayi, mulemvo ya nge, lemvokila yimbi ya bisadi ya Nzambi ya tata ya nge.”» Ntangu ba zabisaka Yosefi mambu yina, yandi bandaka na kudila.‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

18Bawu mosi bampangi ya Yosefi, kwendaka na sika ya yandi. Bawu fukiminaka yandi mpe bawu tubaka: «Beto kele bandongo ya nge.»His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”

19Kasi Yosefi tubaka: «Beno vwanda ve na boma. Beno ke na kubanza ti mu ke baka kisika ya Nzambi?But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

20Beno kanisaka na kusala munu yimbi, kasi Nzambi kanisaka na kusala mambu ya mbote, samu na kulungisa mambu yina ke na kusalama bubu yayi. Yawu me salama samu na kuvuukisa luzingu ya dikanda ya nene ya bantu.As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

21Na yina, beno vwanda ve na boma. Mu ke sadisa beno, na bana ya beno na kupesaka beno, bima yina beno ke vwanda na yawu nsatu.» Yandi kindisaka bawu mpe yandi zonzilaka bawu na luzolo nyonso.Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.

22Yosefi zingaka na yinsi ya Ngipiti yandi na dikanda nyonso ya tata ya yandi. Yandi zingaka bamvula nkama na kumi (110).Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.

23Yosefi talaka mbutukulu ya bana na batekolo ya mwana ya yandi Efalayime. Yosefi kulisaka bana ya Makile, mwana ya Manase.He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.

24Yosefi tubaka na bampangi ya yandi: «Mu me kuma pene-pene ya lufwa. Ya tsyelika, Nzambi ke sadila beno mambu ya mbote. Yandi ke basisa beno na yinsi yayi, samu na kunata beno na yinsi yina yandi kudyaka ndefi na kupesa na Abalayami, na Isaaki mpe na Yakobi.»Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

25Na manima, Yosefi didisaka bana ya Isayeli ndefi, yandi tubaka: «Beno kudya ndefi ti, ntangu Nzambi ke sadila beno mambu ya mbote, beno ke baka mikwa ya munu mpe beno ke nata yawu.»And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

26Yosefi kufwaka na bamvula nkama na kumi (110). Ba yumisaka nzutu ya yandi mpe ba tulaka yawu na sanduku, kuna na Ngipiti.So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.

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