Yusufa ye a faŋ fo a faadiŋolu ye
1 Yusufa maŋ naa a faŋ muta noo kotenke dookuulaalu ñaa la. Bituŋ a kumata ko, “Ali bee ye bo jaŋ!” Misiranka maŋ tara jee, kabiriŋ Yusufa be a faŋ fo la a faadiŋolu ye. 2 A kumboota, fo labaŋo Misirankoolu ye a kumboo kaŋo moyi, aduŋ ñiŋ kuwo futata Firawoona la mansabuŋo to le. 3 Yusufa ko a faadiŋolu ye ko, “Nte le mu Yusufa ti. M faamaa be baluuriŋ ne baŋ hani saayiŋ?” Bari a faadiŋolu maŋ a jaabi noo silaŋo kamma la.
4 Bituŋ a ko ì ye ko, “Ali kata n na naŋ.” Bituŋ ì katata a la. A ko ì ye ko, “Nte le mu ali doomaa Yusufa ti, ali ye meŋ waafi Misirankoolu ma. 5 Ali niyo kana kuyaa, waraŋ ka ali faŋ jalayi, ali la n waafoo ka tara jaŋ. Alla le ye n kii ali ñaato jaŋ, ka ali niyolu tanka. 6 Konkoo le be bankoo kaŋ ñiŋ sanji fuloo kono, aduŋ sanji luulu koteŋ ne be ñaato senoo te ke la mennu la, sako katiri. 7 Alla le ye n tambindi ali ñaato, ka ali la baluwo tanka duniyaa kono jaŋ, ali niŋ ali koomalankoolu. 8 Wo to a maŋ ke alitolu ti, meŋ ye n sii jaŋ, bari Alla. Ate le ye n ke Firawoona ye yaamarilaa ti, ka m marandi a la mansabuŋo bee ma, aniŋ ka n ke maralilaa ti Misira bankoo bee kaŋ. 9 Ali i tariyaa, ali ye taa m faamaa kaŋ, ali ye a fo a ye ko, ‘Alla ye i dinkewo Yusufa le ke Misira bee maralilaa ti. A ko, i ye taa saayiŋ-saayiŋ. 10 I si tara sabatiriŋ Koseni tundoo kaŋ jaŋ, i kana jamfa n na, i niŋ i diŋolu niŋ i mamariŋolu, i la saajiyolu, baalu, ninsoolu aniŋ i la sotofeŋ koteŋolu bee. 11 Konkoo ñiŋ be taa le fo sanji luulu koteŋ. I la kuwo be tara la nte le bulu, niŋ i be Koseni tundoo kaŋ, i niŋ i la dimbaayaalu aniŋ feŋ-wo-feŋ be i la maroo to, wolu bee te bataa la kotenke.’ ” 12 Yusufa tententa ka a fo ì ye ko, “Saayiŋ, ali bee si a loŋ, aniŋ ite Benjamini ko, nte le mu Yusufa ti meŋ ka diyaamu ali ye. 13 Ali si a fo m faamaa ye, ŋa horomoo meŋ siifaa soto Misira, aniŋ ali ye meŋ bee je. Ali i tariyaa, ali ye m faamaa samba naŋ jaŋ.”
14 Bituŋ a ye i miniŋ a doomaa Benjamini kaŋo la, a kumboota, Benjamini fanaa ye i miniŋ a kaŋo la, wo fanaa be kumboo la. 15 A wo kumbootoo taata a kotooñolu kaŋ, a ye ì sumbu. Bituŋ wo le koolaa, ì naata diyaamu noo a ye.
16 Kabiriŋ kuwo ñiŋ kibaaroo futata Firawoona la mansabuŋo to ko, Yusufa baadiŋolu le naata, Firawoona niŋ a la mansakundaa dookuulaalu kontaanita a kuwo la le. 17 Firawoona ko Yusufa ye ko, “A fo i baadiŋolu ye, ì ye ì la beeyaŋolu dunindi, ì ye muru Kanaani bankoo kaŋ. 18 Ì ye ì faamaa samba n ye naŋ, aniŋ ì la dimbaayaalu bee. M be banku kendoo dii la ì la Misira bankoo kaŋ jaŋ ne, daameŋ ì si baluu a tinewo la kendeke. 19 A fo ì ye fanaa ko, ì niŋ sareetoolu ye taa ka bo Misira, ka ì la dindiŋolu, musoolu, aniŋ ì faamaa samba naŋ. 20 Ì kana i miira ì la sotofeŋolu la jee, kaatu Misira dulaa kendoo bee be tara la itolu le bulu.”
21 Isirayila dinkewolu naata wo le ke. Yusufa ye sareetoolu dii ì la, ko Firawoona faŋo ye a yaamaroo dii ñaameŋ. A ye domoroo dii ì la ì la taamasiloo kaŋ, ì be meŋ domo la. 22 A ye dendika ñiimaa baa dii ì bee kiliŋ-kiliŋ naa la, bari Benjamini, a ye kodiforo kuntu keme saba le dii wo la, aniŋ dendika baa luulu. 23 A ye falikee taŋ kii a faamaa ye, ka ì bee dunindi feŋ kendoo doroŋ na ka bo Misira, aniŋ falimusu taŋ, ka ì bee dunindi siimaŋ kesoo la, mbuuroo, aniŋ domori feŋ koteŋolu, a be meŋ domo la siloo kaŋ. 24 Kabiriŋ a taata a faadiŋolu bondi ka taa, a ko ì ye ko, “Ali kana sonka siloo kaŋ!”
25 Bituŋ ì bota Misira ka naa ì faamaa Yaakuba kaŋ Kanaani bankoo kaŋ. 26 Ì ye kuwo ñiŋ bee saata a ye, ì ko a ye ko, “Yusufa be baluuriŋ ne hani saayiŋ. Ate le mu maralilaa ti saayiŋ Misira bankoo bee kaŋ.” Kumoo ñiŋ maŋ a jusoo laa, kaatu a maŋ laa ì la. 27 Bari kabiriŋ ì ye Yusufa la kumakaŋolu bee sindi a ma, aniŋ kabiriŋ a ye sareetoolu je, Yusufa ye mennu kii ka taa a kamma, niitooroo banta a bala. 28 Isirayila ko ì ye ko, “N dinkewo be baluuriŋ hani saayiŋ, wo kaañanta nte fee le. Fo ŋa taa, ŋa a je n ñaa la, janniŋ m be faa la.”
© Mandinka Bible © Bible Society in The Gambia, 2011
