Yakobo abera i Kanani
Yozefu abwira se ivya bene se, yambara ikanzu se yamugiriye, kandi abarotorera inzozi aho bamwunamira. Bagira umugambi wo kumwica, ahubwo baramugurisha, bareka ikanzu yuzuye amaraso ikavuga ibisigaye. Yakobo yanka kuremeshwa na gato.
37 1Yakobo yabaye mu gihugu se yari yarabayemwo nk’umunyamahanga, igihugu ca Kanani. 2Iyi ni yo nkuru y’umuryango wa Yakobo. Yozefu, umusore w’imyaka cumi n’indwi, yaragira ubushwe hamwe na bene wabo, bene Biluha na Zilipa, abagore ba se, maze aja kurega se, abategeka ivyaha vyabo. 3Isirayeli yakunda Yozefu kuruta abandi bahungu biwe bose, kuko yamuvyaye ageze mu zabukuru, maze amukorera umwitero w’amabara menshi. 4Igihe bene wabo babona ko se amukunda kuruta bo bose, baramwanka ntibashobora no kumuganiriza n’inzira nziza.
5Yozefu yararose indoto, ayibwira bene wabo, nuko baca bamwiyongereza inzigo. 6Ababwira ati: “Nimwumvirize iyi ndoto narose: 7Mu mwanya gatoyi twariko tuboha imiganda mu ndimiro, maze giturumbuka, umuganda wanje urahaguruka ugashinga, hanyuma imiganda yanyu irawukikuza irawunamira.”
8Bene wabo baramubwira bati: “Mbega vy’ukuri uzotwama? Mbega koko uzodutegeka?” Nuko baca bamwiyongereza inzigo kubera indoto ziwe n’amajambo yiwe. 9Yaronse iyindi ndoto, ayibwira bene wabo ati: “Ehe narose iyindi ndoto, izuba, ukwezi n’inyenyeri cumi na rimwe vyariko biranyunamira.” 10Igihe yabibwira se na bene wabo, se aramukankamira ati: “Iyo ndoto warose ni iyihe? Mbega vy’ukuri jewe, nyoko na bene wanyu tuzoza tugukubite inkoro imbere yawe?” 11Bene wabo baramugirira ishari, mugabo se abika iryo jambo mu mutima wiwe.
Arungikwa kuraba bene wabo
12Nuko bene wabo bari bagiye kuragira ubushwe bwa se hafi ya Shekemu. 13Isirayeli abwira Yozefu ati: “Mbega bene wanyu si bo bariko baragira ubushwe i Shekemu? Ngwino, ndagutuma kuri bo.” Aramwishura ati: “Ndi hano.”
14Aramubwira ati: “Genda urabe uko bene wanyu bamerewe n’uko ubushwe bumerewe, uze unzanire inkuru.” Nuko amurungika avuye mu Bwonko bwa Heburoni, maze Yozefu ashika i Shekemu. 15Umuntu umwe aramutora yaguyeguye mu ndimiro, aramubaza ati: “Urondera iki?”
16Aramwishura ati: “Ndondera bene wacu. Mbega wonyereka aho bariko baragira ubushwe?”
17Nya muntu aramwishura ati: “Bavuye hano. Nabumvise bavuga bati: ‘Nitugende i Dotani.’” Nuko Yozefu akurikira bene wabo, ababasanga i Dotani.
18Baramubona akiri kure, maze atarashika iyo bari, bagira umugambi wo kumwica.
19Babwirana bati: “Ng’uriya mwene nyogota w’indoto araje! 20None nimuze, tumwice, tumujugunye muri rumwe mu mina, maze tuvuge ngo igikoko c’inkazi ni co camurya. Turabone ingene indoto ziwe zizogenda.”
21Rubeni yaravyumvise, agerageza kumukura mu minwe yabo. Aravuga ati: “Ntitumuvutse ubuzima.” 22Rubeni arababwira ati: “Ntihagire amaraso aseswa, mumujugunye muri iki rwonga ruri mu bugaragwa, mugabo ntimumukoreko.” Rubeni yavuze gutyo kugira ngo amukure mu minwe yabo, amusubize kwa se. 23Igihe Yozefu yashika aho bene wabo bari, baramwambura umwitero wiwe, wa mwitero w’amabara menshi yari yambaye. 24Baramufata bamujugunya muri rwa rwonga. Rwa rwonga rwari ubusa, nta mazi rwarimwo.
25Baricara ngo barye, maze baraza amaso, babona umurwi w’Abishimayeli uva i Gileyadi, ingamiya zabo zikoreye ibimota, uburibwe n’imira, bishira i Misiri. 26Yuda abwira bene wabo ati: “None hari ico twungura nitwica mwene wacu tukanyegeza amaraso yiwe? 27Nimuze, tumugurishe Abishimayeli, ntidutume dukoze nabi ku mwene wacu, kuko ari mwene wacu, umunyamunywe wacu.” Nuko bene wabo baremera. 28Abanyamahanga b’Abimidiyani bagize baraca, bene wabo bakura Yozefu muri rwa rwonga, bamugurisha Abishimayeli ibiceri vy’ifeza mirongo ibiri, maze Abishimayeli bajana Yozefu i Misiri.
29Igihe Rubeni yagaruka kuri rwa rwonga, abona ko Yozefu atakiriho, aratabura impuzu ziwe. 30Asubira kuri bene wabo, avuga ati: “Umwana ntakiriho! None jewe noja hehe?”
31Maze bafata umwitero wa Yozefu, babaga impene, bakoza umwitero mu maraso. 32Barungika wa mwitero w’amabara menshi, bawushikana kwa se, bavuga bati: “Ngibi ivyo twasanze. Nurabe neza: mbega ni umwitero w’umwana wawe canke si wo?”
33Arawumenya ati: “Ni umwitero w’umwana wanje, igikoko c’inkazi ni co camurya! Nta nkeka Yozefu yaratanzuwe.” 34Maze Yakobo atabura impuzu ziwe, yambara impuzu z’ukwatira, aganyira umwana wiwe iminsi myinshi. 35Abahungu biwe bose n’abakobwa biwe baraza kumuhoza, mugabo yanka guhozwa, avuga ati: “Oya, nzomanukana ubugandaguro gushika ku mwana wanje mu mva.” Nuko se aramuririra. a a v35 Sheyoli ni ikwegamiro c’abapfuye, ahantu h’igicucu umuntu wese ajayo apfuye, atari iciyumviro c’inyuma c’Isezerano Rishasha c’umuriro utazima nk’ahantu h’urubanza. 36Nuko Abimidiyani bagurisha Yozefu mu Misiri kuri Potifari, umukuru wa Farawo akaba n’umukuru w’abarinzi.