Genesi 44 - Shona Bible 1949 revised 2002

¹ Zvino akaraira mutariri weimba yake, achiti, “Zadza homwe dzavarume nezvokudya, sezvavanogona kutakura, uisewo mari yomumwe nomumwe pamuromo wehomwe yake.

² Nomukombe wangu, mukombe wesirivha, uuise pamuromo wehomwe yomuduku, pamwechete nemari yezviyo zvake.” Iye akaita sezvaakaudzwa naJosefa.

³ Zvino fume mangwana kwoedza varume vakatenderwa kuenda, ivo nembongoro dzavo.

⁴ Vakati vabuda muguta, vasati vaenda kure, Josefa akaudza mutariri wake, akati, “Simuka, tevera varume; kana wavabata, uti kwavari, ‘Matsindikireiko zvamaitirwa zvakanaka?’

⁵ Ko hachizi chinhu chinonwira ishe wangu, chaanoshopera nacho here? Chinhu ichi chamaita chakaipa.”

⁶ Akandovabata, akataura mashoko iwayo kwavari.

⁷ Vakati kwaari, “Ko ishe wedu anotaurirei mashoko akadai? Haisa, varanda venyu havangaiti chinhu chakadai.

⁸ Tarirai, mari yatakawana pamiromo yehomwe dzedu takadzoka nayo kwamuri tichibva kunyika yeKenani; taigoba seiko sirivha kana ndarama mumba mashe wenyu?

⁹ Ani naani wavaranda venyu anowanikwa anawo, ngaafe; nesu tichava vasungwa vashe wedu.”

¹⁰ Iye akati, “Ndizvo hazvo, ngazvive sezvamataura; iye anowanikwa aine mukombe, ndiye achava musungwa wangu; imi vamwe hamungavi nemhosva.”

¹¹ Ipapo vakakurumidza mumwe nomumwe kuburutsira homwe yake pasi, mumwe nomumwe akasunungura homwe yake.

¹² Iye akatsvaka, akatanga kumukuru, akaguma kumuduku; mukombe ukawanikwa muhomwe yaBhenjamini.

¹³ Ipapo vakabvarura nguo dzavo, mumwe nomumwe akatakudza mbongoro yake, akadzokera kuguta.

¹⁴ Judha navana vababa vake vakadzokera kuimba yaJosefa, iye achirimo, vakawira pasi pamberi pake.

¹⁵ Zvino Josefa akati kwavari, “Chinyiko ichi chamaita? Hamuzivi kuti munhu akaita seni anogona kushopera here?”

¹⁶ Judha akati, “Ko tingadiniko kuna ishe wangu? Tingataureiko? Tingazvipembedza sei? Mwari akawana kutadza kwavaranda venyu; tarirai tiri vasungwa vashe wedu, isu naiye akawanikwa aine mukombe.”

¹⁷ Iye akati, “Haisa, handingaiti saizvozvo; munhu uyo akawanikwa ano mukombe muruoko, ndiye achava musungwa wangu; kana muri imi, endai henyu norugare kuna baba venyu.”

¹⁸ Ipapo Judha akaswedera kwaari, akati, “Haiwa, ishe wangu, dotenderai henyu muranda wenyu kutaura shoko munzeve dzashe wangu, kutsamwa kwenyu kurege kumukira muranda wenyu, nokuti imi makaenzana naFarao.

¹⁹ Ishe wangu akabvunza varanda vake, achiti, ‘Muna baba here, kana mun'una?’

²⁰ Isu tikati kuna ishe wedu, ‘Tina baba vavamutana, vanomwana woutana hwavo, achiri muduku hake; mukoma wake akafa, iye akasara ari oga, mwana wamai vake, baba vake vanomuda.’

²¹ Imi mukati kuvaranda venyu, ‘Burukai naye kwandiri, ndimuone nameso angu.’

²² Isu tikati kuna ishe wedu, ‘Mukomana haangasiyi baba vake, nokuti kana akasiya baba vake, baba vake vangafa.’

²³ Zvino makati kuvaranda venyu, ‘Kana mun'una wenyu worugotwe asingaburuki nemi, hamungaonizve chiso changu.’

²⁴ Zvino takati takwira kumuranda wenyu, baba vedu, tikavaudza mashoko ashe wedu.

²⁵ Baba vedu vakati, ‘Endaizve, mutitengere zvokudya zvishomanana.’

²⁶ Isu tikati, ‘Hatingaburuki, kana mun'una wedu asingaburuki nesu; nokuti hatingaoni chiso chomurume uya, kana mun'una wedu asi nesu.’

²⁷ Muranda wenyu, baba vedu, vakati kwatiri, ‘Munoziva kuti mukadzi wangu akandiberekera vanakomana vaviri;

²⁸ mumwe akabva kwandiri,’ ndikati, ‘Zvirokwazvo akabvamburwa; kubva musi iwoyo handina kuzomuonazve;

²⁹ kana mukanditorera nouyuwo, akawirwa nenjodzi, muchaburutsira vhudzi rangu jena kuhwiro nokuchema.’

³⁰ Naizvozvo, kana zvino ndikandosvika kumuranda wenyu, baba vangu, tisinaiye mukomana, mweya wavo zvawakabatanidzwa nomweya womukomana,

³¹ vachati kana vachiona kuti mukomana asinesu, vachafa; naizvozvo varanda venyu vachaburutsira vhudzi jena romuranda wenyu, baba vedu, kuhwiro nokuchema.

³² Nokuti muranda wenyu akazviita rubatso rwomukomana kuna baba vangu, ndikati, ‘Kana ndikasauya naye kwamuri, ini ndichava nemhosva kuna baba vangu nokusingaperi.’

³³ Naizvozvo zvino ndinokumbira kuti muranda wenyu agare hake ari musungwa washe wangu pachigaro chomukomana, asi mukomana akwire hake navana vababa vake.

³⁴ Nokuti ndingakwira seiko kuna baba vangu, ndisina mukomana? Ndirege hangu kuona njodzi ichawira baba vangu.”