2 Naapo Jakobe aronzerwa kuti, “Mwana wako Josefa wauya kwouri,” zvino Isuraeri wakadzigwinyisa, akagara pamubhedu. 3 Jakobe wakati kunaJosefa, “Mwari Unesimba-reshe wakaoneka kwendiri paRuzi munyika
yeKhenani, akandikomborera
4 akati kwendiri, ‘Ringira, ndinozokuita kuti ubare, ndikuwanze; ndinozokuita chiunga chevanhu, ndinozopa nyika iyi kumibarirwana yako inouya sure kwako kuita yavo mhera na rini''. 7 Zvino vana vako vairi vewakabarirwa munyika yeEgipite ndisati ndauya kwouri muEgipite, ngevangu; Efuremu naManase vanozoita vangu kudai ndiRubheni naSimeoni ngevangu.
5 Nevana vounozobara ngesure kwavo, vanozoita vako; vanozodaidzwa ngezina revakoma vavo mukati mwenhaka yavo.
6 Ngokuti inini, apo pendakauya kubva Padhana, Racheri wakafa mukutambudzika kwangu
munyika yeKhenani, tiri murwendo, apo uchipo muhambo wokuguma Efrathi neni ndakamuikapo
munjira yokuenda Efrathi''. ndiro Bheth.
8 Naapo Isuraeri paakaona vana vaJosefa, wakati, “Ndiani ava?”.9 Josefa wakati kunababa ake, “Ndivo vana vangu, vaakandipa Mwari uno.” Wakati, “Ndapota, vaunze kwendiri, kuti ndivafumise''.
10 Zvino madziso aIsuraeri aiya aita mazweezwee ngousharuka, asikachakoni kuona. Ndizvo
Josefa wakavakwedzedza kwaari; akavachingamidza ngomuromo nokuvafungata.
11 Isuraeri wakati kunaJosefa, “Andizi kurmera kuti ndichazoona hope yako. Wona, Mwari wakanditendera kuti ndionewo rudzi rwako''.12 Josefa wakavabvisa kubva pakati pemabvi aJakobe; wakakotamisa hope yake pashi pamavhu.
13 Josefa wakavatora veshe, Efuremu ari munyara yake yokumudyo kumuisa kunyara yokumuoshwe yaIsuraeri, naManase ari munyara yake yokumuoshwe kumuisa kunyara yokumuryo yaIsuraeri, akavakwedzedza kwaari. 14 Isuraeri wakatambanudza nyara yake yokumuryo, akaiisa padera pesoro raEfuremu uwo waiya mudoko, nenyara yake yokumuoshwe padera pesoro raManase, echichinjikisa nyara dzake echizia; ngokuti Manase ndiye waiya dangwe.
15 Naye wakafumisa Josefa, akati, “Mwari uwo madzibaba angu akahamba pamberi pake madzibaba angu Abrahama naIsaka. Mwari uwo waiya Muushi wangu mukupona kwangu kweshe metsa nyamashi,
16 ngirosi iyo yakandinunurira kubva mukushata kweshe, ngaifumise varumbwana ava; nezina rangu ngaritumidzwe padera pavo, nemazina emadzibaba angu Abrahama naIsaka; ngavakure vawande kakurutu panyika. 17 Naapo Josefa aona kuti baba ake vakaisa nyara yavo yokumudyo padera pesoro raEfuremu, azvizi kumudakadza; naye wakabvisa nyara yababa ake kubva pasoro raEfuremu kuiisa pasoro
raManase.
18 Josefa wakati kunababa ake, “Haiwa kudaro, baba angu; nokuti uyu ndiye dangwe; isa nyara
yenyu yokumudyo padera pesoro rake''.
19 Baba ake vakaramba, vakati, “Ndinozia, mwana wangu, ndinozia; iye naye unozoita dzinza, iyenayewo unozoita mukuru; munukuna wake unozoita mukuru kupinda iye, norudzi rwake runozoita madzinza akawandisa''.
20 Wakavakomborera ngeiro zuva echiti, “Kubudikidza ndiwe vaIsuraeri vachakomborerwa vechiti, ‘Mwari ngaakuite kudai ndiEfuremu naManase;’ ” naye wakaisa Efuremu ngepamberi paManase. 21 Naapo Isuraeri wakati kunaJosefa, “Wona, inini ndaa kuda kufa, asi Mwari unozoa nemwi
nokumuhwirinzazve kunyika yamadzibaba enyu.
22 Nepadera peizvi ndapa kwouri chikoaniswa chimwe kupinda vana vababa ako, bandaanda
romutunhu rendakatora kubva kunyara yevaAmori ngemunondo yangu nouta.