Genesi 50 - Shona Bible 1949 revised 2002

Kuvigwa kwaJakobho, nokufa kwaJosefa

¹ Zvino Josefa akawira pamusoro pechiso chababa vake, akachema pamusoro pake, akamutsvoda.

² Josefa akaraira varanda vake dzakanga dziri n'anga, kuti vasasike baba vake, n'anga dzikasasika Isiraeri.

³ Vakapedza mazuva makumi mana naye, nokuti ndiwo aiva mazuva okusasika; navaIjipiti vakamuchema mazuva makumi manomwe.

⁴ Zvino mazuva okuchema akati apera, Josefa akataura naveimba yaFarao, akati, “Zvino kana ndawana nyasha kwamuri, dorevai munzeve dzaFarao, muti,

⁵ ‘Baba vangu vakandipikisa, vachiti tarirai, ndofa, muhwiro hwandakazvicherera munyika yeKenani, ndimo maunofanira kundivigamo.’ Naizvozvo zvino donditenderai henyu kuti ndikwire, ndindoviga baba vangu, ndogodzoka.”

⁶ Farao akati, “Kwira, undoviga baba vako, sezvavakakupikisa.”

⁷ Ipapo Josefa akakwira kundoviga baba vake, navaranda vose vaFarao vakakwira naye, vakuru veimba yake, navakuru venyika yeIjipiti,

⁸ naveimba yose yaJosefa, navana vababa vake, naveimba yababa vake; asi pwere dzavo dzoga, namakwai avo, nemombe dzavo, vakazvisiya panyika yeGosheni,

⁹ ngoro navatasvi vamabhiza vakakwirawo naye, rikava boka guru-guru.

¹⁰ Vakasvika paburiro raAtadhi, riri mhiri kwaJorodhani, vakamuchemapo nokuchema kukuru kwazvo; akachema baba vake mazuva manomwe.

¹¹ Zvino vanhu vaigara panyika yeKenani vakati vachiona kuchema ikoko paburiro raAtadhi, vakati, “Kuchema uku kukuru ndokwavaIjipiti;” naizvozvo nzvimbo iyoyo ikatumidzwa Abherimiziraimu, iri mhiri kwaJorodhani.

¹² Vanakomana vake vakamuitira sezvaakanga avaraira;

¹³ nokuti vanakomana vake vakandomuisa kunyika yeKenani, vakamuviga mubako romunda weMakapera, riya rakatengwa naAbhurahamu, pamwechete nomunda kuna Efuroni muHeti, pakatarisana neMamure, kuti zvive zvake, ive nzvimbo yake yokuviga.

¹⁴ Zvino Josefa akati aviga baba vake, akadzokera Ijipiti, iye navakoma vake, navose vakanga vakwira naye kundoviga baba vake.

¹⁵ Zvino vakoma vaJosefa vakati vachiona kuti baba vavo vafa, vakati, “Zvimwe Josefa achativenga, nokutitsiva kwazvo zvakaipa zvose zvatakamuitira.”

¹⁶ Naizvozvo vakatuma shoko kuna Josefa, vachiti, “Baba venyu vakaraira, vasati vafa, vachiti,

¹⁷ ‘Taurai naJosefa,’ muti, ‘Zvino dokanganwirai henyu kutadza kwavakoma venyu; nezvivi zvavo, nokuti vakakuitirai zvakaipa; zvino dokanganwirai kutadza kwavaranda vaMwari wababa venyu.’ ” Josefa akachema pakutaura kwavo naye.

¹⁸ Vakuru vake vakaendawo, vakawira pasi pamberi pake, vakati, “Tarirai, tiri varanda venyu.”

¹⁹ Josefa akati kwavari, “Musatya, nokuti ini ndiri pachigaro chaMwari here?

²⁰ Kana murimi, makandifungira zvakaipa, asi Mwari akafunga kuti zvive zvakanaka, kuti zviitwe sezvinoitwa nhasi, kuti vanhu vazhinji vararamiswe.

²¹ Naizvozvo zvino musatya, ndichakuchengetai, nepwere dzenyu.” Akavanyaradza, akataura navo nomwoyo wakanaka.

²² Josefa akagara Ijipiti, iye naveimba yababa vake; Josefa akagara makore ane zana negumi.

²³ Josefa akaona vana vaEfuremu vorudzi rwechitatu, navana vaMakiri, mwanakomana waManase, vakaberekerwa pamabvi aJosefa.

²⁴ Josefa akati kuhama dzake, “Ndofa, asi Mwari achakumutsai zvirokwazvo, nokukubudisai panyika ino, muende kunyika yaakapikira Abhurahamu naIsaka, naJakobho.”

²⁵ Josefa akapikisa vana vaIsiraeri, akati, “Mwari achakumutsai zvirokwazvo, nemi mutakure mapfupa angu abve pano.”

²⁶ Ipapo Josefa akafa, ava namakore ane zana negumi; vakamusasika, akaiswa mubhokisi paIjipiti.