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1 Zvino Jakobe azia kuti kune zviyo muEgipite, wakati kuvakororo vake, “Munoringirana ngenyi?”,

2 Wakati, “Ringirai, ndakazwa kuti zviripo zviyo muEgipite; dzakaiyo, mwootitengereyo zviyo, kuti

tipone, tisafa.”,

3 Ndizvo vakoma vaJosefa gumi vakadzaka Egipite kootenga zviyo.,

4 Asi Jakobe aazi kutuma Bhenjamini, munun'una waJosefa, nevakoma vake, ngokuti waitya kuti

pamweni ungagumirwa ngezvakashata.,

5 Vakororo vaIsuraeri vakauya kootenga zviyo pakati pevamweni avo vakauya, ngokuti nzara yaiya

yashata munyika yeKhenani.,

6 Josefa waiya mutongi padera penyika, ngokuti ndiye waitengisira vanhu veshe venyika. Vakoma

vaJosefa vakauya, vakadzikotamisa pashi pamberi pake nehope dzavo pamavhu.,

7 Josefa wakaona vakoma vake, akavazia, asi wakavabata kudai ngevapara nokuereketa kwavari

ngoushungu. Wakati kwavari, “Munobva kuri?” Vakati, “Tabva kunyika yeKhenani, tauya kuti

titenge zvekurya.”,

8 Josefa wakazia vakoma vake, asi wona avazi kumuzia., 9 Josefa wakakarakadza hope dzaakarota ndivo; akati kwavari, “Muri vanengeri; mwauya koona

pakarembedzeka nyika.”,

10 Vakati kwaari, “Haiwa, mambo wedu, asi varanda vako vauya kootenga kudya.,

11 Isusu teshe tiri vanakomana vomundhu umwe; tiri vanhu vegwinyiso, varanda vako avari vanengeripi. 12 13 Wakati kwavari, “Haiwa, asi mwauya kuti muone kurembedzeka kwenyika.”, Vakati, “Isusu varanda vako, tiri gumi navairi, vanakomana vomundhu umwe munyika yeKhenani; ringirai, wokugumisira nyamashi uri kunababa edu noumweni 14 Josefa wakati kwavari, “Ndizvo zvendaereketa kwomuri ndechiti, ‘Muri vanengeri.’,

15 Munozoedzwa ngeichi: ngokupona kwaFaro, amutongozobvi pano, kwega kuti munun'una

wenyu mudoko auya pano.,

16 Tumai umwe wenyu, atore munun'una wenyu, nemwi munozosungwa kuti mazwi enyu aedzwe, kuti aoneke kuti muri vegwinyiso; kuti kusikazi kudaro, ngokupona kwaFaro ngegwinyiso muri

vanengeri.”,

17 Wakavaisa veshe pamwepo mutirongo mazuva matatu., 18 Ngezuva rechitatu Josefa wakati kwavari, “Itai ichi, mupone; ngokuti ndinomutya Mwari.,

19 Kuti muri vanhu vegwinyiso, umwe wevanun'una venyu ngaasare akasungwa mutirongo

mwenyu; asi imwimwi mweshe endai, mutware zviyo ngendaa yenzara yomumhatso dzenyu,,

20 muunze kwendiri munun'una wenyu mudoko; ngokudaro mazwi enyu anozogwinyiswa, nemwi

amuzofi.” Vakaita kudaro.,

21 Vakati umwe kunoumweni, “Ngegwinyiso tine ndaa yomunun'una wedu, ngokuti takaona

kutambudzika kwomwoyo wake, apo paakatipota, nesu atizi kupurutana; ndizvo uku

kutambudzika kwatigumira.”,

22 Rubheni wakavapingura echiti, “Andizi kumuronzera here kuti musashaishira murumbwana? Asi

amuzi kupurutana. Ndizvo, wonai, tinotambudzwa ngendaa yengazi yake.”,

23 Avazi kuzia kuti Josefa waivazwa, ngokuti wakaereketa kwavari ngomuturikiri.,

24 Wakakunukuka kubva kwavari, akachema; wakahwirira kwavarizve, akaereketa navo, akatora

Simeoni kubva pakati pavo, akamusunga mukuona kwavo.,

25 Naapo Josefa wakapanga kuti masaka avo azadzwe ngezviyo, nokuhwirinza mare yomunhu

weshe musaka rake, nokuvapa mbuva yomuhambo wavo. Izvi zvakaitwa kudaro kwavari.,

26 Vakatwikisa mbongoro zviyo zvavo, vakabvapo.,

27 Naapo umwe wavo paakabeura saka rake kuti ape mbongoro yake kudya pandau pevakaata, wakaona mare yake pamuromo wesaka rake;,

28 akati kuhama dzake, “Mare yangu yahwirinzwa, iyi iri pamuromo wesaka rangu!” Nomwoyo yavo

yakademera. Vakaringirana vechihuta, vechiti umwe kunoumweni, “Chiinyi ichi chaaita Mwari

kwetiri?”,

29 Naapo vakaguma kunaJakobe baba avo munyika yeKhenani, vakavaronzera zveshe

zvakavagumira vechiti,,

30 “Munhu uwo, mambo wenyika, wakaereketa ngoushungu kwetiri, akatierenga kuti tiri vanengeri

venyika.,

31 Takati kwaari, ‘Tiri vanhu vegwinyiso, atiri vanengeripi.,

32 Tiri gumi navairi, vakororo vababa edu; umwe apachina, nowokugumisira nyamashi uno uri

kunababa edu munyika yeKhenani.’,

33 Zvino munhu, mambo wenyika, wakati kwetiri, ‘Ngeichi ndinozozia kuti muri vanhu vegwinyiso;

siyai umwe wehama dzenyu neni, mutore zviyo ngendaa yenzara yomumhatso dzenyu, muende.,

34 Muunze munun'una wenyu wokugumisira kwendiri; naapo ndinozozia kuti amuri vanengeripi, asi

kuti muri vanhu vegwinyiso. Ndizvo ndinozomupa hama yenyu, nemwi munozotenga munyika.’ ”,

35 Zvino vachadurura masaka avo, munhu weshe wakaona butwa remare raiya musaka rake;

naapo ivo nababa avo vaona maputwa avo emare, vakatyiswa.,

36 Jakobe baba avo wakati kwavari, “Mwandipedzera vana vangu, Josefa apachina, Simeoni

apachina, nemwi mwoda kutora Bhenjamini. Zveshe izvi zvinondikonzera!”,

37 Rubheni wakaereketa kunababa ake echiti, “Munozouraya vakororo vangu vairi, kuti

ndisamuunza kwomuri. Muisenyi munyara dzangu, neni ndinozomuunzazve kwomuri.”,

38 Wakati, “Mwanakomana wangu aazoendiyo nemwi; ngokuti mukoma wake wakafa, ndiye ega wasara. Kudai chakashata chechimugumira munjira yomunozohamba ndiyo, naapo munozodzasa

bvudzi rangu rinemvi muiba mukusvipa mwoyo.”