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Genesis 42:21

Ha gwarịtara onwe ha okwu sị, “Nʼezie, ọ bụ nʼihi nwanne anyị nwoke ka ahụhụ ndị a ji abịakwasị anyị. Anyị hụrụ obi mgbawa ya, mgbe ọ na-arịọ ka anyị chebe ndụ ya, ma anyị egeghị ya ntị. Ọ bụ nke a mere mmekpa ahụ ndị a ji bịakwasị anyị ugbu a.”

Genesis 42:21 · Baịbụlụ Nsọ

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Genesis 42:21 in other translations

KJV King James Version

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

WEB World English Bible

They said to one another, “We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn’t listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”

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In context

18 Josef gwara ha, nʼụbọchị nke atọ, “Nke a bụ ihe unu ga-eme ma dị ndụ, nʼihi na abụ m onye na-atụ egwu Chineke.

19 Ọ bụrụ na unu bụ ndị ezi mmadụ, ka otu onye nʼime unu nọdụ nʼebe a, nʼụlọ mkpọrọ, ka ndị fọdụrụ buru ọka bulaara ndị ezinaụlọ unu nọ nʼagụụ.

20 Ma kpọtaranụ m nwanne unu nke nta nʼebe a, nke a ga-egosi na okwu unu bụ eziokwu, na unu agaghịkwa anwụ.” Ha mere otu a.

21 Ha gwarịtara onwe ha okwu sị, “Nʼezie, ọ bụ nʼihi nwanne anyị nwoke ka ahụhụ ndị a ji abịakwasị anyị. Anyị hụrụ obi mgbawa ya, mgbe ọ na-arịọ ka anyị chebe ndụ ya, ma anyị egeghị ya ntị. Ọ bụ nke a mere mmekpa ahụ ndị a ji bịakwasị anyị ugbu a.”

22 Ruben zara sị ha, “Ọ bụ na mụ agwaghị unu sị unu hapụ imejọ nwantakịrị ahụ, ma unu egeghị ntị? Ugbu a, anyị na-asa ajụjụ banyere ọbara ya.”

23 Ha amataghị na Josef na-anụ ihe ha na-ekwu, nʼihi na onye nsụgharị okwu nọ nʼetiti ha.

24 O sitere nʼebe ha nọ tụgharịa gaa kwaa akwa. Ọ lọghachikwutere ha ọzọ gwakwa ha okwu. O si nʼetiti ha kpọpụta Simiọn kee ya agbụ ka ha na-ele ya anya.

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