Genesi 37 - Shona Bible 1949 revised 2002

Josefa anotengeswa navakoma vake

¹ Zvino Jakobho akagara munyika youtorwa hwababa vake, munyika yeKenani.

² Marudzi aJakobho ndiwo: Josefa akanga ana makore ane gumi namanomwe, akafudza makwai pamwechete navakoma vake; akanga achiri mukomana pamwechete navanakomana vaBhiriha, navanakomana vaZiripa, vakadzi vababa vake; Josefa akasivaudzira kuna baba vavo.

³ Zvino Isiraeri akanga achida Josefa kupfuura vana vake vose, nokuti akanga ari mwanakomana woutana hwake; akamuitira nguo yakanga yakareba ina maoko.

⁴ Vakoma vake vakaona kuti baba vavo vanomuda kupfuura vakoma vake vose; vakamuvenga, vakasagona kutaura naye nomufaro.

⁵ Zvino Josefa akarota hope, akaudza vakoma vake, ipapo vakanyanya kumuvenga.

⁶ Akati kwavari, “Inzwaiwo hope dzangu dzandarota.

⁷ Tarirai, takanga tichisunga zvisote mumunda, onei chisote changu chikasimuka, chikaramba chimire; ndikaona zvisote zvenyu zvichikomba changu, zvikakotama pamberi pechisote changu.”

⁸ Vakoma vake vakati kwaari, “Ko iwe uchabata ushe pamusoro pedu kani? Ko iwe uchava nesimba pamusoro pedu kani?” Vakanyanya kumuvenga nokuda kwokurota kwake nokwamashoko ake.

⁹ Akapamha kurotazve, akaudza vakoma vake, akati, “Tarirai, ndarotazve dzimwe hope; ndakaona zuva, nomwedzi, nenyeredzi dzine gumi neimwe, dzichikotamira pamberi pangu.”

¹⁰ Akaudza baba vake navakoma vake izvozvo; baba vake vakamutuka, vakati kwaari, “Kurota kwako uku kwawarota kurota kunyi? Ini namai vako navakoma vako tichauya tikakotama pasi pamberi pako kani?”

¹¹ Vakoma vake vakamugodora; asi baba vake vakachengeta shoko iro.

¹² Zvino vakoma vake vakandofudza makwai ababa vavo paShekemu.

¹³ Isiraeri akati kuna Josefa, “Vakoma vako havafudzi makwai paShekemu here? Uya ndikutumire kwavari.” Iye akati, “Ndiri pano hangu.”

¹⁴ Akati kwaari, “Zvino chienda undotarira kana vakoma vako vakafara, namakwai kana akafarawo; ugodzoka kuzondiudza.” Naizvozvo akamutuma, ari pamupata weHebhuroni, akandosvika Shekemu.

¹⁵ Zvino mumwe murume akamuwana achidzungaira musango; murume akamubvunza, akati, “Unotsvakeiko?”

¹⁶ Iye akati, “Ndinotsvaka vakoma vangu; dondiudza hako kwavanofudza makwai.”

¹⁷ Murume akati, “Vabva pano, nokuti ndakavanzwa vachiti, ‘Ngatiende Dhotani.’ ” Josefa akatevera vakoma vake, akandovawana paDhotani.

¹⁸ Ivo vakamuona achiri kure; zvino asati asvika kwavari, vakarangana kuti vamuuraye.

¹⁹ Vakataurirana, vachiti, “Hoyo muroti uya wauya.

²⁰ Uyai zvino timuuraye, timukandire mune rimwe ramakomba aya, tigoti, ‘Wadyiwa nechikara;’ tigoona kuti kurota kwake kuchazoitwa seiko.”

²¹ Rubheni akazvinzwa, akamurwira mumaoko avo, akati, “Ngatirege kumuuraya.”

²² Rubheni akati kwavari, “Musadurura ropa; mukandirei mugomba iri riri musango, asi regai kutambanudza maoko enyu kwaari;” kuti amurwire pamaoko avo, agomudzosera kuna baba vake.

²³ Zvino Josefa akati asvika kuvakoma vake, vakabvisira Josefa nguo yake, nguo iya yakanga yakareba ina maoko, yaakanga akafuka;

²⁴ vakamutora, vakamukandira mugomba; gomba rakanga risina chinhu, makanga musina mvura.

²⁵ Vakagara pasi, vakadya zvokudya; zvino vakasimudza meso avo, vakatarira, vakaona boka ravaIshimaeri vachifamba, vachibva Gireadhi, makamera avo akatakura zvinhu zvinonhuwira, nebarisami, nemura, vachindozviisa Ijipiti.

²⁶ Zvino Judha akati kuvana vababa vake, “Tingawaneiko kana tikauraya mun'una wedu tichivanza ropa rake?

²⁷ Uyai timutengese kuvaIshimaeri; maoko edu arege kuva kwaari; nokuti mun'una wedu, nyama imwe nesu.” Vana vababa vake vakamuteerera.

²⁸ Zvino vatengesi vavaMidhiani vakapfuurapo, vakakwidza Josefa vachimubudisa mugomba, vakatengesa Josefa kuvaIshimaeri namashekeri ana makumi maviri; ivo vakaisa Josefa Ijipiti.

²⁹ Zvino Rubheni akadzokera kugomba, akawana Josefa asisimo mugomba; akabvarura nguo dzake.

³⁰ Akadzokera kuvanunguna vake, akati, “Mwana haachipo; ini zvino ndichaendepiko?”

³¹ Zvino vakatora nguo yaJosefa, vakauraya nhongo yembudzi, vakanyika nguo muropa;

³² vakatumira nguo iyo yakareba ina mavoko kuna baba vavo, vakati, “Tanonga chinhu ichi; fananidzai zvakanaka kana iri nguo yomwanakomana wenyu, kana isati iri iyo.”

³³ Ivo vakafananidza vakati, “Inguo yomwanakomana wangu; wadyiwa nechikara; Josefa zvirokwazvo waparadzwa.”

³⁴ Jakobho akabvarura nguo dzake, akasimira magumbu pachiuno chake, akachema mwanakomana wake mazuva mazhinji.

³⁵ Vanakomana vake vose navakunda vake vose vakasimuka vakamunyaradza; asi akaramba kunyaradzwa, akati, “Ndichaburukira kuhwiro kumwanakomana wangu, ndichichema.” Baba vake vakamuwungudzira.

³⁶ Zvino vaMidhiani vakandomutengesa Ijipiti kuna Potifari, muranda waFarao, mukuru wavarindi.