Genesi 48 - Shona Bible 1949 revised 2002

Jakobho anoropafadza vanakomana vaJosefa

¹ Shure kwaizvozvo Josefa akaudzwa, zvichinzi, “Tarira, baba vako vanorwara;” iye akatora vanakomana vake vaviri, Manase naEfuremu.

² Jakobho akaudzwa, zvichinzi, “Tarirai, mwanakomana wenyu, Josefa, wauya kwamuri.” Isiraeri akazvisimbaradza, akagara pauvato.

³ Zvino Jakobho akati kuna Josefa, “Mwari waMasimbaose akazviratidza paRuzi, panyika yeKenani, akandiropafadza,

⁴ akati kwandiri, ‘Tarira, ndichakuberekesa, ndichakuwanza, ndichakuita ndudzi zhinji; ndichapa vana vako vanokutevera nyika ino, ive yavo nokusingaperi.’

⁵ “Zvino vanakomana vako vaviri, vawakaberekerwa panyika yeIjipiti, ndisati ndasvika kwauri paIjipiti, ndavangu; Efuremu naManase vachava vangu savana Rubheni naSimeoni.

⁶ Asi vana vako, vawakabereka shure kwavo, vachava vana vako, vachatumidzwa nezita ravakuru vavo panhaka yavo.

⁷ Kana ndirini, pakubva kwangu paPadhani, ndakafirwa naRakeri panyika yeKenani munzira ndasvika pedyo neEfurata, ndikamuvigapo panzira inoenda Efurata (rimwe zita ndiBheterehemu).”

⁸ Isiraeri akaona vanakomana vaJosefa, akati, “Ndivananiko?”

⁹ Josefa akati kuna baba vake, “Ndivo vanakomana vangu vandakapiwa pano naMwari.” Vakati, “Douya navo kwandiri ndivaropafadze.”

¹⁰ Zvino meso aIsiraeri akanga oona madzerere nokukwegura, akanga asisagoni kuona. Akavaswededza kwavari, Isiraeri akatsvoda, akavambundikira.

¹¹ Isiraeri akati kuna Josefa, “Handina kufunga kuti ndichaona chiso chakozve, zvino tarira, Mwari akandionesa navana vakowo.”

¹² Josefa akavabvisa pakati pamabvi avo akakotamira pasi nechiso chake.

¹³ Josefa akavabata vari vaviri, Efuremu norudyi rwake kuruboshwe rwaIsiraeri, naManase noruboshwe rwake kurudyi rwaIsiraeri, akavaswededza pedyo naye.

¹⁴ Isiraeri akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi, akaruisa pamusoro paEfuremu, aiva muduku, noruoko rwake rworuboshwe pamusoro waManase, akapesanisa maoko ake achizviziva, nokuti Manase akanga ari wedangwe.

¹⁵ Akaropafadza Josefa, akati, “Mwari uya, akafamba madzibaba angu pamberi pake, vana Abhurahamu naIsaka, Mwari akandifudza paupenyu hwangu hwose kusvikira zuva ranhasi;

¹⁶ mutumwa wakandidzikinura pane zvakaipa zvose, ngaaropafadze vanakomana ava; zita rangu ngaritumidzwe kwavari, namazita amadzibaba angu, Abhurahamu naIsaka, vawande kwazvo panyika.”

¹⁷ Zvino Josefa akati achiona kuti baba vake vaisa ruoko rwavo rworudyi pamusoro waEfuremu, hazvina kumufadza, akabata ruoko rwababa vake, kuti arubvise pamusoro waEfuremu, aruise pamusoro waManase.

¹⁸ Josefa akati kuna baba vake, “Regai kudaro, baba vangu, nokuti ndiye wedangwe, isai ruoko rwenyu pamusoro wake.”

¹⁹ Baba vake vakaramba, vakati, “Ndinoziva, mwana wangu, ndinoziva; naiyewo achava rudzi, naiye achava mukuruwo, asi mun'una wake achava mukuru kwaari, vana vake vachava ndudzi zhinji.”

²⁰ Akavaropafadza nomusi iwoyo, akati, “Newe vaIsiraeri vacharopafadza, vachiti, ‘Mwari ngaakuite saEfuremu naManase.’ ” Akaisa Efuremu pamberi paManase.

²¹ Zvino Isiraeri akati kuna Josefa, “Tarira, ndofa, asi Mwari achava nemi, achakudzoserai kunyika yamadzibaba enyu.

²² Newe ndinokupa mugove mumwe kupfuura vamwe vana vababa vako, uya wandakatorera vaAmori nomunondo wangu nouta hwangu.”