Genesi 39 - Shona Bible 1949 revised 2002

Josefa nomukadzi waPotifari

¹ Josefa akanga aburutsirwa Ijipiti; Potifari, gota raFarao, mukuru wavarindi, muIjipiti, akamutenga pamaoko avaIshimaeri, vakanga vamuburutsira Ijipiti.

² Jehovha zvino akanga ana Josefa, akaramba achikwirira; akagara mumba matenzi wake muIjipiti.

³ Tenzi wake akaona kuti Jehovha anaye, uye kuti Jehovha akafambisa zvakanaka zvose zvaaiita namaoko ake.

⁴ Josefa akawana nyasha kwaari, akamubatira; iye akamuita mutariri weimba yake; zvose zvaakanga anazvo akazviisa pamaoko ake.

⁵ Zvino kubva pakuitwa kwake mutariri weimba yake nowazvose zvaakanga anazvo, Jehovha akaropafadza imba yomuIjipiti nokuda kwaJosefa; kuropafadza kwaJehovha kwakanga kuri pamusoro pezvose zvaakanga anazvo mumba nokumunda.

⁶ Waisiya zvose zvaakanga anazvo pamaoko aJosefa; iye anaye, haazairangarira chinhu, asi zvokudya zvake zvoga zvaaidya. Zvino Josefa akanga anomuviri wakanaka, akanakawo pachiso.

⁷ Zvino shure kwaizvozvo mukadzi watenzi wake akatarira Josefa, akati, “Vata neni.”

⁸ Asi iye akaramba, akati kumukadzi watenzi wake, “Tarirai, nokuda kwangu tenzi wangu haarangariri zviri mumba, asi akaisa zvose zvaanazvo pamaoko angu;

⁹ hakuna mukuru kwandiri paimba ino; haana kundidzivisa chinhu, asi imi moga; nokuti muri mukadzi wake; zvino ndingaita seiko chinhu ichi chakaipa zvikuru nditadzire Mwari?”

¹⁰ Zvino akati ataura naJosefa mazuva ose, iye asingamuteereri kuti avate naye, kana kuva naye,

¹¹ nenguva iyoyo akapinda mumba kuti abate basa rake; makanga musina vamwe varume veimba imomo.

¹² Ipapo akamubata nguo yake, akati, “Vata neni;” iye akasiya nguo yake muruoko rwake, akabuda panze.

¹³ Zvino akati achiona kuti asiya nguo yake muruoko rwake, atiza, aenda,

¹⁴ akadana varume veimba yake, akataura navo akati, “Tarirai, iye akauyisa muHebheru pakati pedu kuti atidadire; akapinda kwandiri, kuti avate neni, ndikaridza mhere neizwi guru.

¹⁵ Zvino akati achinzwa kuti ndinodanidzirisa ndichiridza mhere, akasiya nguo yake neni, akatiza, akabuda panze.”

¹⁶ Akachengeta nguo yake kusvikira tenzi wake achipinda mumba.

¹⁷ Akataura kwaari mashoko iwayo akati, “Muranda muHebheru awakaisa pakati pedu, akauya kwandiri kuti andidadire.

¹⁸ Ndikadanidzirisa, ndikaridza mhere, akasiya nguo yake neni, akatizira panze.”

¹⁹ Tenzi wake akati achinzwa mashoko aakaudzwa nomukadzi wake, achiti, “Ndizvo zvandaitirwa nomuranda wako,” hasha dzake dzikamuka.

²⁰ Tenzi waJosefa akamutora, akamupinza mutorongo, paisungwa vasungwa vamambo; akava mutorongo.

²¹ Asi Jehovha akava naJosefa, akamuitira tsitsi, kuti anzwirwe ngoni nomutariri wetorongo.

²² Mutariri wetorongo akapa mumaoko aJosefa vasungwa vose vakanga vari mutorongo; iye akanga ari muiti wezvose zvaiitwamo.

²³ Mutariri wetorongo akanga asina hanya nechinhu chakanga chiri pamaoko ake, nokuti Jehovha akanga anaye; zvose zvaaiita, Jehovha akazviruramisa.