GENESI 39 - BIVHILI KHETHWA Mafhungo Madifha

Josefa na musadzi wa Photifara

¹ Huno Josefa o vha o no iswa Egipita; Photifara wa Muegipita, gota ḽa Farao, mulangammbi wa pfamo ya musanda, a mu renga kha Vhaishmaele vhe vha mu isa henengei.

² Muṋe washu o vha e na Josefa, zwa mu nakela, a dzula muṱani wa muṋe wawe wa Muegipita.

³ Muṋe wawe a zwi vhona uri Muṋe washu u nae, na u vhona uri Muṋe washu u mu nakisela zwoṱhe zwine a ita,

⁴ a thoma u takalela Josefa, a vha mudzulatsini wawe. Photifara a vhea Josefa uri a lange zwa muṱa wawe, a mu kumedza zwoṱhe zwe a vha e nazwo.

⁵ U bva tshifhinga tshe a mu vhea uri a lange zwa muṱa wawe na zwoṱhe zwe a vha e nazwo, Muṋe washu a shudufhadza muṱa wa uyo Muegipita a tshi itela Josefa; Muṋe washu a shudufhadza zwoṱhe zwe Photifara a vha e nazwo, hoṱhe muṱani na tsimuni,

⁶ zwoṱhe zwe a vha e nazwo a zwi kumedza Josefa uri a zwi londole, Photifara a si tsha ḓidina nga tshithu arali zwi si zwiḽiwa zwine a ḽa fhedzi. Huno Josefa o vha o vhumbea zwavhuḓi, o naka.

⁷ Ngavhuya mufumakadzi wa muṋe wawe a mu emula a ri, “Nga ri dzhenisane nḓuni!”

⁸ Josefa a hana, a fhindula mufumakadzi wa muṋe wawe a ri, “Nga vha vhone, nṋe ndi langa zwoṱhe, muṋe wanga a vha tsha ḓidina nga tshithu fhano muṱani; zwoṱhe zwine vha vha nazwo vho zwi kumedza nṋe uri ndi zwi londole.

⁹ A hu na ane a vha muhulwane fhano muṱani u fhira nṋe. Muṋe wanga a vha nnzivhisi tshithu arali vhe si vhone fhedzi nge vha vha mufumakadzi wavho. Zwino ndi nga itelani vhuvhi vhungafho nda khakhela Mudzimu?”

¹⁰ Naho uyo mufumakadzi o amba na Josefa a dovha misi yoṱhe, Josefa a lamba u mu dzhenisa nḓuni, naho hu u tou dzula nae.

¹¹ Muṅwe musi Josefa a ya nḓuni a tshi yo shuma mishumo yawe; henefho ngomu ho vha hu si na na muthihi wa vhashumi vha nḓuni.

¹² Uyo mufumakadzi a fara Josefa nga khanzu a ri, “Nga ri dzhenisane nḓuni!” Hone Josefa a shavha a bva nḓuni, a sia khanzu yawe yo farwa nga uyo mufumakadzi.

¹³ Musi uyo mufumakadzi a tshi vhona uri Josefa o shavha a bva nḓuni a sia khanzu yawe zwanḓani zwawe,

¹⁴ a vhidza vhashumi vhawe vha nḓuni a ri, “Vhonani, uyu Muheberu o ḓiswa kha riṋe uri a tambe nga riṋe! O dzhena hafhano a tshi ri a ntshipe, nṋe nda ṱavha mukosi.

¹⁵ Musi a tshi pfa ndi tshi ṱavha mukosi, a mbo ḓi shavha a bva nḓuni a sia khanzu yawe ndo i fara.”

¹⁶ A vhea khanzu ya Josefa tsini hawe u swika muṋe wawe a tshi vhuya hayani.

¹⁷ Ndi hone a tshi mu vhudza ayo mafhungo a ri, “Iḽa phuli ya Muheberu ye vha ri ḓisela yone yo ḓa kha nṋe ya tamba nga nṋe.

¹⁸ Hone musi ndi tshi thoma u ṱavha mukosi, a shavha a bva nḓuni, a sia khanzu yawe ndo i fara.”

¹⁹ Musi muṋe wa Josefa a tshi pfa mafhungo e a vhudzwa nga mufumakadzi wawe a tshi ri, “Phuli yavho yo nnyita tshauri na tshauri,” a sinyuwa zwihulu.

²⁰ Muṋe wa Josefa a mu dzhia a mu hoṋela dzhele, henefho he ha vha ho valelwa zwivhotshwa zwa khosi. Huno musi Josefa e henefho dzhele,

²¹ Muṋe washu o vha e nae; a mu itela vhuthu, a ita uri mulindadzhele a mu takalele.

²² Mulindadzhele a ita uri Josefa a lange vhoṱhe vhe vha vha vho farwa dzhele, a ita uri a lavhelese zwoṱhe zwi no itwa henefho.

²³ Zwoṱhe zwine zwa londolwa nga Josefa mulindadzhele a si tsha zwi londa, nge Muṋe washu a vha e na Josefa, a ita uri zwoṱhe zwine a ita zwi mu nakele.