Kĩambĩrĩria 44
1 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.
Then Joseph instructed the steward of his house, saying: “Fill their sacks with grain, as much as they are able to hold. And place each one’s money at the top of the sack.
2 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.
But place my silver bowl, and the price that he gave for the wheat, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest.” And so it was done.
3 Rũciinĩ gwakĩa-rĩ, andũ acio makiumagario hamwe na ndigiri ciao.
And when morning arose, they were sent away with their donkeys.
4 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?
And now they had departed from the city and had set out a short distance. Then Joseph, sending for the steward of his house, said: “Rise up and pursue the men. And when you have overtaken them, say: ‘Why have you returned evil for good?
5 Githĩ gĩkombe gĩkĩ tikĩo mwathi wakwa anyuuaga nakĩo na akaragũra nakĩo? Ũndũ ũyũ mwĩkĩte nĩ ũndũ mũũru mũno.’”
The cup that you have stolen, it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs. You have done a very sinful thing.’”
6 Na rĩrĩa aamakinyĩrire-rĩ, agĩcookera ciugo icio kũrĩ o.
He did as he had been ordered. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.
7 Nao makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mwathi witũ ekwaria maũndũ ta macio nĩkĩ? Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũroaga gwĩka ũndũ ta ũcio!
And they responded: “Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?
8 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?
The money, which we found at the top of our sacks, we carried back to you from the land of Canaan. So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?
9 Ndungata o na ĩmwe yaku yakorwo ĩrĩ nakĩo-rĩ, no ĩgũkua, na ithuĩ aya angĩ tũtuĩke ngombo cia mwathi witũ.”
Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek, may he die, and we shall be the servants of my lord.”
10 Nake akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wega, nĩgũtuĩke o ũguo mwoiga. Ũrĩa ũgũkorwo nakĩo nĩwe ũgũtuĩka ngombo yakwa; inyuĩ arĩa angĩ mũtirĩ na ũcuuke.”
And he said to them: “Let it be according to your verdict. With whomever it will be found, let him be my servant, but you will be unharmed.”
11 O mũndũ o mũndũ agĩikũrũkia ikũnia rĩake thĩ na ihenya na akĩrĩtumũra.
And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground, and each one was opened.
12 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.
And when he had searched, beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.
13 Nao moona ũguo-rĩ, magĩtembũranga nguo ciao. Magĩcooka makĩhaicia mĩrigo yao ndigiri igũrũ magĩcooka na thuutha kũu itũũra-inĩ inene.
But they, tearing their garments and burdening their donkeys again, returned to the town.
14 Jusufu aarĩ o kũu nyũmba rĩrĩa Juda na ariũ a ithe maatoonyire kuo. Nao makĩĩgũithia thĩ mbere yake.
And Judah, first among his brothers, entered to Joseph (for he had not yet departed from the place) and together they all fell down before him to the ground.
15 Jusufu akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũyũ mwĩkĩte? Kaĩ mũtooĩ atĩ mũndũ ta niĩ no ahote kũmenya maũndũ na njĩra ya ũragũri?”
And he said to them: “Why would you choose to act in this way? Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”
16 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.”
And Judah said to him, “What could we answer to my lord? And what would we be able to say, or to justly claim? God has discovered the iniquity of your servants. See, we have all become servants to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.”
17 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.”
Joseph responded: “Far be it from me that I should act in this way. He who stole the cup, he will be my servant. But you may go away free to your father.”
18 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.
Then Judah, approaching closer, said confidently: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak a word in your ears, and do not be angry with your servant. For you are next to Pharaoh.
19 Mwathi wakwa, wee woririe ndungata ciaku atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ mũrĩ ithe wanyu kana mũrũ wa thoguo wanyu ũngĩ?’
My lord, you questioned your servants before: ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
20 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.’
And we answered you, my lord: ‘There is our father, an old man, and a young boy, who was born in his old age. His brother of the same womb has died, and he alone is left to his mother and father, who truly love him tenderly.’
21 “Hĩndĩ ĩyo ũkĩĩra ndungata ciaku atĩrĩ, ‘Thiĩi mũmũikũrũkie mũmũrehe ndĩmwĩonere.’
And you said to your servants, ‘Bring him to me, and I will set my eyes on him.’
22 Na ithuĩ tũkĩĩra mwathi witũ atĩrĩ, ‘Kamwana kau gatingiuma harĩ ithe; kangiuma harĩ we, ithe no gũkua angĩkua.’
We suggested to my lord: ‘The boy is not able to leave his father. For if he sends him away, he will die.’
23 No wee werire ndungata ciaku atĩrĩ, ‘Tiga mũũkire na mũrũ wa thoguo ũcio mũnini biũ, mũtikoona ũthiũ wakwa rĩngĩ.’
And you said to your servants: ‘Unless your youngest brother arrives with you, you will not see my face any more.’
24 Na twainũka kũrĩ ndungata yaku ũcio ithe witũ, tũkĩmwĩra ũrĩa wee mwathi witũ woigĩte.
Therefore, when we had gone up to your servant our father, we explained to him all that my lord had spoken.
25 “Ningĩ ithe witũ agĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Cookai, mũthiĩ mũgũre irio ingĩ nini.’
And our father said: ‘Return and buy us a little wheat.’
26 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.’
And we said to him: ‘We cannot go. If our youngest brother descends with us, we will set out together. Otherwise, in his absence, we do not dare to see the face of the man.’
27 “Nayo ndungata yaku ũcio ithe witũ agĩtwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ atĩ mũtumia wakwa Rakeli aanjiarĩire ariũ eerĩ.
To which he responded: ‘You know that my wife conceived twice by me.
28 Ũmwe wacio nĩathiire na ndacooke, na niĩ ngiuga atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ nĩatambuurĩtwo nĩ nyamũ!” Na kuuma hĩndĩ ĩyo ndirĩ ndamuona rĩngĩ.
One went out, and you said, “A beast devoured him.” And since then, he has not appeared.
29 Mũngĩoya ũyũ ũngĩ nake akoone mũtino-rĩ, mwatũma mbuĩ ici ciakwa ithiĩ mbĩrĩra na kĩeha.’ (Sheol h7585)
If you take this one also, and anything happens to him on the way, you will lead my grey hairs down with grief to the grave.’ (Sheol h7585)
30 “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,
Therefore, if I would have gone to your servant, our father, with the boy not present, (though his life depends upon the life of him)
31 oone atĩ kamwana gaka tũtirĩ nako, no gũkua agaakua. Ithuĩ ndungata ciaku tũgĩikũrũkie mbuĩ cia ithe witũ mbĩrĩra-inĩ na kĩeha. (Sheol h7585)
and if he were to see that he is not with us, he would die, and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
32 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!’
Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust, and I promised, saying: ‘Unless I lead him back, I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.’
33 “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.
And so I, your servant, will remain in place of the boy, in ministry to my lord, and then let the boy go up with his brothers.
34 Ingĩhota atĩa kũinũka kũrĩ baba itarĩ na kamwana gaka? Aca! Ndũkareke ngoone kĩeha kĩrĩa kĩngĩnyiita baba.”
For I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I appear as a witness to the calamity that will oppress my father.”
