1 Nhenge Joseph-ele aweke Judah angkerlenge, re uyarne itirreke, re ingkwe anthurre artneke. Re ahentye-anetyakenhe aneke urrkapentye akngerre ikwerenhe areyele renhe artnelhe-ilerlenge aretyeke re anteme itneke Egypt-arenye angkentyele angkeke, “Apmerenge arratewarraye, ayenge impemele artwe Hebrew nhenhe areyenge anyente.” Kele urrkapentye akngerre itne Joseph renhe imperlte-alheke, re anyente kake ikwerenhe areyenge aneke. 2 Re anteme tnyante anthurre artneke Egypt-arenye areyele akethele-arle tneke renhe awerrirreke artnerlenge itne imerte tyerrtye arrpenhe areyeke iletyeke alhemele apmere Pharaoh-kenhele aneke areyeke.

3 Joseph-ele anteme kake ikwerenhe areye Hebrew angkentyele ileke, “Ayenge kwenhe Joseph! Akngeye atyinhe-ame itethe akwete?” Kake ikwerenhe areye ikwere angketyakenhe aneke itne kwenhe apatewarremele ikwere-ketye atere-irreke.

4 Kenhe Joseph akenhe itneke angkerlenge, “Atyenge-werne angathe-irraye. Arratye, ayenge-arle atyeye ngkwinhe Joseph-arle. Arrule anthurre kwenhe arrantherre ayenge tyerrtye arrpenhe areye maneke antheke. Itne ayenge uterneke urrkapetyeke ayernentye akngerre arrpenhe areye-arteke. 5 Kele mwerre. Itirrewarretyalaye! Tharle arrenhantherrenhe atwetyeke arrangkwe-arle. Arrekantherre-arrpe ahele-irretyale ayenge-arle nhenhe-werne yernekenge. Alakenhe rarle aneke Ngkartele-arle ayenge nhenhe-werne yernetyeke aneke arrekantherre arrekwele-irretyeke tyerrtye areye arntarnte-aretyeke angayakwe aneme-ketye. 6 Tyerrtye areye kwenhe angayakwe aneke uterne atherreke ware ahurratye akngerre-arle anekenge apmere Egypt-nge apmere arrekantherrenhenge-arlke. Kele the arrenhantherrenhe ileme merne kwenye year five-pele awethenge lyapetyeke arrangkwe-arle. Yanhe ikwerele ureke, tyerrtyele merne annge ngkernetyeke ahelheke arrangkwe-arle, tyerrtyele merne inetyeke arrangkwe-arle anetyenhe, arrangkwe anthurre. 7 Alakenhe ikwerenge-arle Ngkartele ayenge yerneke arrekantherrenge arrekwele. Ayenge apeke-arle yanhele anekenge nhenhe-werne apetyetyakenhe, arrantherre ampe-arlke arrekantherrenhe kele angayakwe-arle anemele ilweme-arle. Kenhe tyerrtye ingkirrekele apatewarretyenhe nthakenhe-arle akwele Ngkartele-arle arrenhantherrenhe itetheke mpwarekenge. 8 The arrekantherre iletyeke ahentye-aneme nthakenhe-arle Ngkartele atyenge mpwareke. Arrantherre-arle ayenge nhenhe-werne apetyetyeke uternetyakenhe-arle, arrangkwe. Ngkartele kwenhe re-arrpe ayenge Egypt-arenye areyeke akngerrepate arrerneke. Ayenge-arle urrkapentye akngerre mwerre Pharaoh-kenhe. Tharle arne ingkirrenyeke ikwerenhe areye arntarnte-areme apmere ikwerenhenge. Ayenge-arle akngerrepate aneme apmere arrpe-anenhe nhenhe Egypt-nge.

9 “Kele kake atyinhe areye, iparrpe alherlte-iwaye apmere nhenhenge-ntyele, imerte akngeye atyinhe akenhe apmere-werne alpemele ikwere ilaye, ‘Alakenhe-arle alere ngkwinhe Joseph angkeke anwerneke: Re ilelheke Ngkartele-arle renhe akngakeke tyerrtye Egypt-arenye areyeke akngerrepate anetyeke. Re angkeke unte akwele Egypt-werne alhetyeke iparrpe anthurre akwele renhe aretyeke. 10 Unte apeke Egypt-werne apetyemele, kele re angkeke unte ikwere itwele anetyeke apmere Goshen arritnyele. Re angkeke unte ampe-arlke, ngkwenge ipmenhe areye-arlke, ingkirreke akngetyeke. Re angkeke unte yepe-yepe areye, nanikute areye, pweleke areye-arlke akngetyetyeke, ngkwenge urrkapentye akngerre areye-arlke apurte anetyeke ikwere itwele. 11 Re ileke merneke-arlke-arle arrangkwe-arle anetyenhe year five-pele arrpenheke-atwetye apmere arrpe-anenhele. Ikwerenge-ntyele re ngenhe arntarnte-aretyenhe angayakwe unte ilweme-ketye.’ Alakenhe-arle unte akngeye atyinhe iletyeke.”

12 Joseph angkeke kake ikwerenhe areyeke, “Ayenge araye! Arrantherre itelareme Joseph-arle ayenge arrekantherre angkerle-aneme ayenge-arle Hebrew angkentyele angkemenge-arle. Atyeye akweke atyinhe Benjamin-elarle ayenge areme-arle alknge ikwerenhe-arrpele. 13 Kele alhe anteme akngeye atyinheke iletyeke atyenge-arle tyerrtye Egypt-arenye areye-arle atyenge akangkentye anthurre aneme ayenge-arle akngerrepate impene anemenge. Ikwere ilaye ingkirreke arrantherre-arle areke alknge arrekantherrenhe anthurrele. Iparrpe alhaye akngeye atyinhe inetyeke, nhenhe-werne imerte iparrpe akngetye-alpemele.”

14 Kele Joseph-ele kake akweke ikwerenhe Benjamin akwaketye-akemele, re imerte ikwere artnemele. Benjamin-arlke ikwere artneke. 15 Joseph-ele kake ikwerenhe areye ingkirreke arrwantyeke. Re itneke artneke akwaketye-akemele. Yanhe-ngentyele kake ikwerenhe areye ikwere angkerreke anteme.

16 Tyerrtye anyentele ileke Pharaoh uthene urrkapentye akngerre ikwerenhe areye utheneke, “Artwe Hebrew nhenge areye Canaan-enge-arle apetyewarreke areye, kake Joseph-kenhe areye kwenhe!” Ayeye renhe awemele, itne arnterre anthurre akangkeke. 17 Pharaoh apetyemele Joseph-eke angkeke, “Kake ngkwinhe areye ilaye merne arrernetyeke yakwethe itne-kenheke imerte tangkeye-ke arrernemele itne Canaan-werne alpetyenhenge. 18 Itnenhe ilaye akngeye itnekenhe akngetye-alpetyeke ikwerenhe areye-arlke apmere atyinhe-werne. Nhenge itne Egypt-eke irretye-alpemele, the itnenhe apmere mwerre anthurre antheme itne anerlte-anetyeke itne merne-arlke mwerre arlkwerlte-anetyenhenge nhenhe-arle anwerne atnyeneme kere areye-arlke anwerne merne mwerre anthetyenhenge. 19 Urreke alhetyenhenge, wagon areye itnenhe anthaye itne akngetyeke. Nhenge itne Egypt-werne apetyalperlenge, anewe-arlke ampe-arlke wagon itnekenhenge anerlte-apetyenhenge apurrke-irreme-ketye. Akngeye itnekenhe-arlke wagon-eke antyemele apetyetyeke. 20 Nhenge itne nhenhe-werne apetyalpemele, itnenhe ilaye merne-arlke, mantere-arlke arne ingkirrenyeke imperlte-alhetyeke. Itnenhene ilaye arne itne-kenheke itirretyale nhenhe Egypt-nge-arle anwerne arne atningke atnyenemenge. Anwerne-arle itnenhe arne mwerre areye nhenhe-ngentyele-arle anthetyenhe.” Alakenhe-arle Pharaoh Joseph-eke angkeke.

21 Kele, Joseph-ele wagon pweleke-kenhe areye itnenhe antheke Pharaoh-elarle ileke-arteke. Re imerte merne-arlke atningke itnenhe anthemele aletheke. 22 Re itnenhe mantere mwerre areye antheke itne aletheke irrpetyeke. Re atyeyikwe Benjamin mantere five-pele anthurre antheke, re imerte renhe silver 300-pele anthurre anthemele. 23 Joseph-ele itnenhe tangkeye urreye 10-pele antheke arne impene anthurre areye Egypt-ngentyele akngetyerlenge. Re tangkeye marle 10-pele-arlke anthemele merne akngerre akngetyerlenge arne mwerre akngerre arrpenhe areye-arlke akngeye itne-kenheke. 24 Joseph angkeke kake ikwerenhe areyeke, “Arrantherre apmere-werne alperlte-iwemele, ahele akerretyale anetyeke!” Kele itne renhe imperlte-alheke anteme.

25 Itne Egypt impemele alheke apmere akngeye itnekenhe Canaan-werne alpemele. 26 Itne Canaan-eke-irremele, ikwere ileke, “Ngkwenge alere Joseph kwenhe ilwetyakenhe. Re kwenhe itethe akwete! Re kwenhe akngerrepate impene aneme Egypt-arenye areyeke.” Akngeye itnekenhe Jacob atnulkeke anthurre itnenhe awemele rarle itirreke ikwere-arle itne ularele ware-arle ilekeke-athene. 27 Itne ileke nthakenhe-arle Joseph angkeke-arlke-akerte. Jacob-ele anteme areke pweleke wagon areye ikwere-arle Joseph-ele yerneke Egypt-ngentyele. Re anteme mwerre awelheke, atnerte ikwerenhe mwerre anthurre anteme-irreke. 28 Re alere ikwerenhe areye ileke, “Arratye apeke kwenhe! Kele the arratye anteme itelareme alere atyinhe itethe aneme. Ayenge urreke ilwetyenhenge, ayenge Egypt-werne alhetyenhe renhe aretyeke.”