Genesi 45 - Bhaibhiri Idzva rechiShona

Josefi anoudza vakoma vake kuti ndiye Josefi

¹ Josefi akatadza kuzvisimbisa ari mberi kwavanhu vaivapo akadaidzira achiti, “Vamwe vanhu mose chimbobudai zvenyu panze.” Josefi akasara achizivisa kuvakoma navanun'una vake kuti iye ndiani.

² Akachema nezwi guru zvokuti vaIjipiti navanhu vomumuzinda waFarao vakamunzwa.

³ Josefi akaudza vakoma navanun'una vake kuti, “Ndini Josefi! Baba vangu vachiri vapenyu here?” Vakoma navanun'una vake vakashaya romuromo nazvo ndokuti tuzu voshamiswa kuti inga chokwadi ndiye.

⁴ Josefi akataurira vakoma navanun'una vake achiti, “Chiswederai zvenyu kuno.” Ivo ndokuswedera. Akati, “Ndini Josefi munun'una wenyu, wamakatengesa kuno kuIjipiti.

⁵ Zvino regai zvenyu kusuruvara kana kuzvishatirirwa pamusana pokuti makanditengesa nokuti Mwari akafanondiunza kuno kuti ndibatsire kuchengetedza upenyu hwavanhu.

⁶ Izvozvi tava mugore rechipiri renzara, asi kwasara mamwe makore mashanu achange asina munhu anozorima kana kukohwa.

⁷ Asi Mwari akafanonditumira kuno kuti akuchengetedzerei chitsama chavanhu chinosara pasi pano uye, kuti pakati penyu vazhinji vapunyuke rufu zvinoshamisa.

⁸ Saka hamusirimi makandiunza kuno, asi zvakaitwa naMwari. Ndiye akandigadza ndikava jinda guru raFarao. Ndini changamire mumuzinda wamambo. Ndini ndinotonga nyika yake yose yeIjipiti.

⁹ “Chikurumidzai kuenda kuna baba vangu mundoti, ‘Zvanzi nomwana wenyu Josefi, Mwari akandiita changamire weIjipiti yose, uyai zvenyu kuno kwandiri, musanonoke.

¹⁰ Mungazogara zvenyu mudunhu reGosheni, muve pedyo neni munozogarako navana navazukuru venyu nemombe dzenyu nezvimwe zvipfuwo zvenyu nezvose zvamunazvo.

¹¹ Ndichakuchengetai muri kuGosheni ikoko nokuti kuchine mamwe makore mashanu enzara. Mungadaro mukapinda muurombo imi nemhuri dzenyu nezvipfuwo zvenyu.’

¹² “Handiti muri kuzvionera nameso enyu newewo Bhenjamini munun'una wangu kuti ndini Josefi chaiye ndiri kutaura nemi nomuromo wangu.

¹³ Endai mundoudza baba wangu zvose zvoushe hwangu hwomuIjipiti. Vaudzeiwo zvose zvamaona mozokurumidza kuuya navo baba kuno.”

¹⁴ Josefi akambundirana naBhenjamini munun'una wake akabva ahwihwidza kuchema, Bhenjamini ndokuhwihwidzawo.

¹⁵ Ipapo Josefi akatsvoda vakoma vake vose achihwihwidza kuchema. Vakoma vake vakazokurukura naye.

¹⁶ Shoko rakazosvikawo kumuzinda waFarao rokuti vakoma vaJosefi vakasvika. Farao namachinda ake vakafara kwazvo.

¹⁷ Farao akati kuna Josefi, “Taurira vakoma vako kuti, ‘Chidaii izvi, takudzai madhongi enyu mudzokere kuKanani,

¹⁸ mundotora baba venyu nemhuri dzenyu muuye kuno kwandiri ndichakupai pokugara pakanakisisa muno muIjipiti, mugowana zvokudya mugere zvakanaka.’

¹⁹ Uvatiwo, ‘Daii. Torai ngoro dzimwe dzomunyika ino yeIjipiti dzokutakurisa vana namadzimai enyu mundotora baba venyu muuye.

²⁰ Regai zvenyu kuita hanya nezvezvinhu zvenyu zvichasarako, nokuti muchawana zvinhu zvakanyanya kunaka zvomuno muIjipiti.’ ”

²¹ Vanakomana ivava vaIsiraeri vakaita saizvozvo. Josefi akavapa ngoro sezvaakanzi naFarao aite, akavapawo mbuva yaparwendo.

²² Josefi akapa vakoma vake mumwe nomumwe hanzu itsva. Asi akapa Bhenjamini hanzu shanu itsva, nemari yamashekeri yesirivha inokwana mazana matatu.

²³ Akatumira baba vake madhongi gumi makono akanga akatakura zvinhu zvakanaka zvomuIjipiti. Akatakudzawo mamwe madhongi makadzi gumi mbesanwa nechingwa nezvokudya zvababa wake zvaparwendo.

²⁴ Josefi akaonekana nehama dzake, asi pavakasimuka akavati, “Regai kukakavadzana munzira.”

²⁵ Ipapo vakabva muIjipiti vakandosvika kunyika yeKanani kuna baba wavo Jakobho.

²⁶ Vakasvikoti, “Josefi achiri mupenyu! Ndiye ari kutonga nyika yose yeIjipiti!” Zvakaomesa Jakobho mate mukanwa nokuti haana kubvuma zvaakataurirwa.

²⁷ Jakobho akarondedzerwa zvose zvakanga zvarehwa naJosefi. Paakazoona ngoro dzakanga dzatumirwa naJosefi kuzovatakura, ndipo pakadzokazve simba rake.

²⁸ Isiraeri akati, “Zvatokwana izvozvi mwana wangu Josefi mupenyu! Ndinoda kuenda chete ndindomuona ndisati ndafa.”