Yakobo arungika abahungu biwe
Inzara ituma bene se cumi baja muri Egiputa, aho bunamira umugabo batamenya. Yozefu, avuga ko atinya Data wacu, abagiriza ko ari abatasi, abohesha Simeyoni, maze yumva bemerera imbere yiwe icaha bamugiriye. Arahindukira ngo arire.
42 1Yakobo abonye ko mu Misiri hari intete, abwira abahungu biwe ati: “Ni kuki murabana amaso gusa?” 2Avuga ati: “Ehe numvise ko mu Misiri hari intete. Nimumanukeyo muzidugulire, kugira ngo tubeho ntidupfe.” 3Nuko benewabo wa Yozefu icumi baramanuka kugura intete mu Misiri. 4Ariko Yakobo ntiyarungikanye nabo Benyamini mwene nyina na Yozefu, kuko yatinya ko hari inabi yomushikira. 5Abahungu ba Isiraheli baraza kugura intete hamwe n’abandi baza, kuko ikigoyi cari mu gihugu ca Kanani. 6Yozefu ni we yari umutware w’igihugu, akaba ari we yagurisha intete abantu bose bo mu gihugu. Benewabo wa Yozefu baraza bamwunamira, mu maso hunamiye hasi. 7Yozefu abonye benewabo arabamenya, ariko agira nk’aho atabazi, abavugisha ijambo rikaze ati: “Muva he?” Bamwishura bati: “Tuva i Kanani, turaje kugura ibifungurwa.”
8Yozefu yaramenye benewabo, mugabo bo ntibamumenye. 9Maze Yozefu yibuka indoto yari yarose ku vyabo, ababwira ati: “Muri inkomamashyi! Muje kuraba uturo igihugu gishobora guterwamwo.”
10Bamwishura bati: “Oya, mukama wacu, abasavyi bawe baje kugura ibifungurwa. 11Twese turi abahungu b’umuntu umwe; turi abantu b’imvugakuri. Abasavyi bawe ntibigeze baba inkomamashyi.”
12Mugabo arababwira ati: “Oya, muje kuraba uturo igihugu gishobora guterwamwo.”
13Baravuga bati: “Abasavyi bawe turi benewabo cumi na babiri, abahungu b’umuntu umwe mu gihugu ca Kanani. Umuhererezi ari kumwe na data uyu musi, uwundi na we ntakiriho.”
14Yozefu arababwira ati: “Ni nk’uko nabibabwiye: muri inkomamashyi. 15Muzogeragezwa muti: Nk’uko Farawo ariho, ntimuzova ng’aha atari uko mwene wanyu w’umuhererezi aje. 16Nimurungike umwe muri mwebwe aje kugarura mwene wanyu, abandi mwebwe musigare mupfungiwe, kugira ngo amajambo yanyu ageragezwe, murabe ko muri abantu b’ukuri. Ariko nimba atari ko, nk’uko Farawo ariho, ntankeka muri inkomamashyi.” 17Nuko ababikira bose mu kigoha iminsi itatu. 18Ku musi ugira gatatu Yozefu arababwira ati: “Nimukore uku muzobeho, kuko ntinya Data wa twese. a a v18 Yozefu avuga izina ry’Imana atinya — Data wa twese — ashinga intahe y’ukwemera kwiwe nyako naho yihishije imbere ya benewabo. Data wa twese, uwo kuboko kwiwe kwihishije kwayoboye intambuko zose z’inkuru ya Yozefu, ni Data nyene benewabo basenga. 19Nimba muri abantu b’ukuri, umwe muri benewanyu nasigare pfungiwe ng’aha, abandi mugende, mwikorere intete zo gutabara inzara y’imiryango yanyu. 20Muzonzanire mwene wanyu w’umuhererezi, kugira ngo amajambo yanyu yemezwe ntimupfe.” Nuko baragira bartyo.
21Maze babwirana bati: “Ni ukuri turafyinze ku vyerekeye mwene wacu, kuko twabonye amarushwa yo mu mutima wiwe igihe yaratwinginga natwe tutavyumva. Ni co gituma aya marushwa adushikiye.” 22Rubeni arabishura ati: “Mbega sinababwiye ko mutagira icaha ku mwana? Ariko ntimwavyumva. None none amaraso yiwe ararondewe.” 23Ntibari bazi ko Yozefu yabumva, kuko hari uwusobanura hagati yabo. 24Arabahunga araririra, maze agaruka avugana nabo. Abakuramwo Simeyoni amuboha imbere y’amaso yabo.
25Yozefu ategeka ko imifuko yabo yuzuzwa intete, n’ifeza ya buri wese igarurwa mu mufuko wiwe, bongere bahabwe impamba y’urugendo. Nuko baragenjejwe gutyo. 26Maze baratwaza intete zabo ku ndogobwa zabo, baragenda baraheruka. 27Aho bararaga, umwe arugurura umufuko wiwe ngo agaburire indogobwa yiwe, abona ifeza yiwe iri mu kanwa k’umufuko. 28Abwira benewabo ati: “Ifeza yanje baragaruye—ehe iri mu mufuko wanje!” Imitima yabo iradohoka; bajugumira babwirana bati: “Mbega Data wa twese yadukoreye iki?” b b v28 Iki ni co kikuru ca mbere benewabo bakanguye ku kuboko kwa Data wa twese kuriko kurakora — naho bafise ubwoba, batahura ko ibi atari impanuka gusa. Data wa twese ari kubagarukana ku rugo ku mutima, aciye ku mbabazi za Yozefu zihishije. 29Baza kwa Yakobo se mu gihugu ca Kanani, bamubwira vyose vyabashikiye bati: 30“Umuntu, umukama w’igihugu, yatuvugishije ijambo rikaze, adufata nk’inkomamashyi z’igihugu. 31Mugabo twamubwiye duti: ‘Turi abantu b’ukuri; ntitwigeze tuba inkomamashyi. 32Turi benewabo cumi na babiri, abahungu ba data. Umwe ntakiriho; umuhererezi na we ubu ari kumwe na data mu gihugu ca Kanani.’ 33Umuntu, umukama w’igihugu, yatubwiye ati: ‘Uku ni ko nzomenya ko muri abantu b’ukuri: nimusige umwe muri benewanyu kwanje, mutware intete zo gutabara inzara y’imiryango yanyu, maze mugende. 34Muzonzanire mwene wanyu w’umuhererezi, nzomenya ko mutari inkomamashyi ahubwo muri abantu b’ukuri. Nzobagarurira mwene wanyu, muze mugure n’ukudandaza mu gihugu.’”
35Bariko bararuhura imifuko yabo, umwe wese yasanga umutwaro wiwe w’ifeza uri mu mufuko wiwe. Babonye imitwaro yabo y’ifeza, bo na se baratinya. 36Yakobo se arababwira ati: “Munyambuye abana: Yozefu ntakiriho, Simeyoni ntakiriho, none muraraba kuntwarira na Benyamini. Ibi vyose birandwanya!”
37Rubeni abwira se ati: “Uzice abahungu banje babiri nimba ntamugarukanye kuri wewe. Numushire mu minwe yanje, nzomugukubita.”
38Aravuga ati: “Umuhungu wanje ntazomanukana namwe, kuko mwene wabo yapfuye, akaba ari we wenyene asigaye. Inabi yoshikira kuri we mu rugendo muriko muragenda, mwomanukana imvi zanje kugeza mw’ikuzimu mu mubabaro.”