Genesis 44
1 Joseph ordered his household supervisor, “Fill the men's sacks with as much grain as they can hold and put each man's money at the top of his sack.
Nake Jusufu agĩatha mũnene wa nyũmba yake, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Iyũria makũnia ma andũ aya irio nyingĩ o ta ũrĩa mangĩhota gũkuua, na wĩkĩre betha ya mũndũ o mũndũ mũromo-inĩ wa ikũnia rĩake.
2 Then put my special silver cup at the top of the sack of the youngest, along with the money for his grain.” He did as Joseph told him.
Ningĩ wĩkĩre gĩkombe gĩakwa kĩrĩa kĩa betha mũromo-inĩ wa ikũnia rĩa ũrĩa mũnini biũ wao, hamwe na betha cia ngano yake.” Nake mũnene ũcio agĩĩka o ũrĩa Jusufu aamwĩrire.
3 At sunrise they were sent on their way with their donkeys.
Rũciinĩ gwakĩa-rĩ, andũ acio makiumagario hamwe na ndigiri ciao.
4 They had hardly left the city when Joseph told his household supervisor, “Go after those men, and when you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you paid back good with evil by stealing my master's silver cup?
Matanathiĩ kũraya na itũũra rĩu inene-rĩ, Jusufu akĩĩra mũnene wa nyũmba yake atĩrĩ, “Rũmĩrĩra andũ acio o rĩu, na wamakinyĩra ũmoorie atĩrĩ, ‘Mwarĩha wega na ũũru nĩkĩ?
5 This is the cup he personally drinks from, and which he uses for divination. What you've done is really evil!’”
Githĩ gĩkombe gĩkĩ tikĩo mwathi wakwa anyuuaga nakĩo na akaragũra nakĩo? Ũndũ ũyũ mwĩkĩte nĩ ũndũ mũũru mũno.’”
6 When he caught up with them, he told them what Joseph had said.
Na rĩrĩa aamakinyĩrire-rĩ, agĩcookera ciugo icio kũrĩ o.
7 “My lord, what are you saying?” they replied. “We your servants wouldn't do anything like that!
Nao makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mwathi witũ ekwaria maũndũ ta macio nĩkĩ? Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũroaga gwĩka ũndũ ta ũcio!
8 Remember that we brought back the money we found at the top of our sacks when we returned from Canaan. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?
Ithuĩ o na nĩtũragũcookeirie betha iria twakorire mĩromo-inĩ ya makũnia maitũ kuuma bũrũri wa Kaanani; nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma tũiye betha kana thahabu kuuma nyũmba ya mwathi waku?
9 If any one of us is found with it, he shall die, and all of us will become your slaves.”
Ndungata o na ĩmwe yaku yakorwo ĩrĩ nakĩo-rĩ, no ĩgũkua, na ithuĩ aya angĩ tũtuĩke ngombo cia mwathi witũ.”
10 “Whatever you say,” the man replied, “but only the one found with it will become my slave since the rest of you will be free of any blame.”
Nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wega, nĩgũtuĩke o ũguo mwoiga. Ũrĩa ũgũkorwo nakĩo nĩwe ũgũtuĩka ngombo yakwa; inyuĩ arĩa angĩ mũtirĩ na ũcuuke.”
11 They all unloaded their sacks and put them on the ground. They each opened their own sacks.
O mũndũ o mũndũ agĩikũrũkia ikũnia rĩake thĩ na ihenya na akĩrĩtumũra.
12 The household supervisor searched the sacks, beginning with the oldest and working his way down to the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Nake mũnene ũcio wa nyũmba ya Jusufu akĩambĩrĩria gũcaria gĩkombe, ambĩrĩirie harĩ ũrĩa mũkũrũ wao na akĩrĩkĩrĩria harĩ ũrĩa mũnini biũ. Nakĩo gĩkombe kĩu gĩkĩoneka ikũnia-inĩ rĩa Benjamini.
13 The brothers tore their clothes in grief. Then they loaded their sacks back on their donkeys and headed back to the city.
Nao moona ũguo-rĩ, magĩtembũranga nguo ciao. Magĩcooka makĩhaicia mĩrigo yao ndigiri igũrũ magĩcooka na thuutha kũu itũũra-inĩ inene.
14 Joseph was still at home when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him.
Jusufu aarĩ o kũu nyũmba rĩrĩa Juda na ariũ a ithe maatoonyire kuo. Nao makĩĩgũithia thĩ mbere yake.
15 “Why did you do this?” Joseph asked. “Don't you know a man like me can find out things through divination?”
Jusufu akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũyũ mwĩkĩte? Kaĩ mũtooĩ atĩ mũndũ ta niĩ no ahote kũmenya maũndũ na njĩra ya ũragũri?”
16 “My lord, what can we say?” Judah replied. “How can we explain this to you? In what way can we prove our innocence? God has exposed the guilt of your servants. My lord, we are your slaves—all of us, including the one who was found with the cup.”
Juda akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa tũngĩĩra mwathi witũ? Tũngiuga atĩa? Tũngĩhota atĩa kuonania atĩ tũtiĩhĩtie? Ngai nĩwe ũguũrĩtie mahĩtia ma ndungata ciaku. Rĩu ithuĩ tũrĩ ngombo cia mwathi witũ, ithuothe ũndũ ũmwe na ũrĩa ũkorirwo na gĩkombe kĩu.”
17 “I wouldn't do anything like that!” Joseph replied. “Only the man who was found with the cup will become my slave. The rest of you are free to return to your father.”
No Jusufu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndĩroaga gwĩka ũndũ ta ũcio! Mũndũ ũrĩa ũkorirwo na gĩkombe kĩu nowe ũgũtuĩka ngombo yakwa. Inyuĩ aya angĩ, cookai kũrĩ ithe wanyu na thayũ.”
18 Judah came closer and said to him, “If you please, my lord, let your servant just say a word. Please don't become angry with your servant, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself.
No Juda agĩthiĩ harĩ we, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha mwathi wakwa, ĩtĩkĩria ndungata yaku yarĩrie mwathi wakwa. Ndũkarakarĩre ndungata yaku o na gũtuĩka ũiganaine na Firaũni we mwene.
19 My lord, previously you asked us, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
Mwathi wakwa, wee woririe ndungata ciaku atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ mũrĩ ithe wanyu kana mũrũ wa thoguo wanyu ũngĩ?’
20 We told you, my lord, ‘We have an elderly father, and a younger brother, born when our father was already old. The boy's brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother's children left, and his father loves him dearly.’
Na ithuĩ tũgĩgũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘Tũrĩ na ithe witũ mũthuuri mũkũrũ mũno, na kũrĩ kamwana kanini aaciarĩirwo ũkũrũ-inĩ wake. Mũrũ-wa-nyina na kamwana kau nĩ mũkuũ, na nowe wiki wa ariũ a nyina ũtigarĩte, na ithe nĩamwendete mũno.’
21 Then you ordered us, ‘Bring him here to me so I can see him.’
“Hĩndĩ ĩyo ũkĩĩra ndungata ciaku atĩrĩ, ‘Thiĩi mũmũikũrũkie mũmũrehe ndĩmwĩonere.’
22 We told you, ‘The boy can't leave his father; if he did, his father would die.’
Na ithuĩ tũkĩĩra mwathi witũ atĩrĩ, ‘Kamwana kau gatingiuma harĩ ithe; kangiuma harĩ we, ithe no gũkua angĩkua.’
23 But you told us, ‘If your youngest brother doesn't come with you, you won't see me again.’
No wee werire ndungata ciaku atĩrĩ, ‘Tiga mũũkire na mũrũ wa thoguo ũcio mũnini biũ, mũtikoona ũthiũ wakwa rĩngĩ.’
24 So when we went back to your servant, our father, we explained to him everything you had told us.
Na twainũka kũrĩ ndungata yaku ũcio ithe witũ, tũkĩmwĩra ũrĩa wee mwathi witũ woigĩte.
25 However, later on, our father told us, ‘Go back and buy some more food.’
“Ningĩ ithe witũ agĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Cookai, mũthiĩ mũgũre irio ingĩ nini.’
26 But we said, ‘There's no way we can go back unless Benjamin our youngest brother goes with us, because we won't be able to see the man if Benjamin isn't with us.’
No ithuĩ tũkĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Tũtingĩikũrũka kuo. No gũkorirwo nĩtũgũthiĩ na mũriũ waku ũyũ mũnini biũ. Tũtingĩona ũthiũ wa mũndũ ũcio tiga mũriũ waku ũyũ akorirwo na ithuĩ.’
27 Then my father said to us, ‘You realize that my wife had two sons for me.
“Nayo ndungata yaku ũcio ithe witũ agĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ atĩ mũtumia wakwa Rakeli aanjiarĩire ariũ eerĩ.
28 One is no more, ripped to pieces no doubt, for I've never seen him since.
Ũmwe wacio nĩathiire na ndacooke, na niĩ ngiuga atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ nĩatambuurĩtwo nĩ nyamũ!” Na kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo ndirĩ ndamuona rĩngĩ.
29 If you take this one away from me too, and something bad happens to him, you'll send this old man to his grave in grief.’ (Sheol h7585)
Mũngĩoya ũyũ ũngĩ nake akoone mũtino-rĩ, mwatũma mbuĩ ici ciakwa ithiĩ mbĩrĩra na kĩeha.’ (Sheol h7585)
30 So if the boy isn't with us when I go back to my father, whose life depends on the life of the boy,
“Na rĩrĩ, kamwana gaka kangĩaga gũthiĩ na niĩ tũgacooka kũrĩ ndungata yaku ũcio baba, o baba ũcio muoyo wake wohanĩtio na muoyo wa kamwana gaka-rĩ,
31 as soon as he sees the boy isn't there he'll die, and we will really send this old man, our father, to his grave in grief. (Sheol h7585)
oone atĩ kamwana gaka tũtirĩ nako, no gũkua agaakua. Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũgĩikũrũkie mbuĩ cia ithe witũ mbĩrĩra-inĩ na kĩeha. (Sheol h7585)
32 In fact I gave myself as the guarantee for the boy to my father. I told him, ‘If I don't bring him back to you, then I will always carry the blame!’
Niĩ ndungata yaku-rĩ, nĩnderutĩire kũrĩ baba gũkamenyerera. Ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ingĩkaaga gũgacookia kũrĩ we-rĩ, nĩngacookererwo nĩ ihĩtia rĩĩrĩ ndĩ mbere ya baba, matukũ mothe ma muoyo wakwa!’
33 So please let me stay here as my lord's slave instead of the boy. Let him go back home with his brothers.
“Na rĩu ndagũthaitha ũreke niĩ ndungata yaku ndigwo gũkũ nduĩke ngombo ya mwathi wakwa handũ ha kamwana gaka, na wĩtĩkĩrie kamwana gaka kainũke na ariũ a ithe.
34 For how could I ever go back to my father if the boy wasn't with me? I couldn't stand seeing the anguish that would cause my father.”
Ingĩhota atĩa kũinũka kũrĩ baba itarĩ na kamwana gaka? Aca! Ndũkareke ngoone kĩeha kĩrĩa kĩngĩnyiita baba.”
