Yakobo atura i Kanāni
Yozefu azana amakuru ya bene se, yambara ikanzu se yamukoreye, akababwira inzozi aho bamwunamira. Baragambirira kumwica, ahubwo bamugurisha, maze bareka ikanzu yuzuye amaraso ikavuga ibisigaye. Yakobo yanga guhozwa kose.
37 1Yakobo yatuye mu gihugu se yabayeho nk'umugenzi, ari cyo gihugu cya Kanāni. 2Dore abakomoka kuri Yakobo. Yozefu yari umusore w'imyaka cumi n'irindwi, aragira amatungo na bene se, abahungu ba Biliha na Zilipa, abagore ba se; kandi Yozefu yazanaga se amakuru mabi yabo. 3Isiraheli yakundaga Yozefu kurusha abandi bahungu be bose, kuko yavutse ageze mu za bukuru, maze amukorera ikanzu y'amabara menshi. 4Bene se babonye ko se amukunda kubarusha bose, baramwanga ntibashobora no kumubwiza neza.
5Yozefu yarose inzozi, azibwira bene se, nuko bakomeza kumwanga cyane. 6Arababwira ati: “Nimwumve izi nzozi narose: 7Dore twari guhambira imiba mu murima, maze umuba wanjye urahaguruka urahagarara ugororotse, nuko imiba yanyu irawuzengeruka irawunamira.”
8Bene se baramubwira bati: “Mbese koko uzatubera umwami? Mbese koko uzadutegeka?” Nuko bakomeza kumwanga cyane bitewe n'inzozi ze n'amagambo ye. 9Arongera arota indi nzozi, azibwira bene se ati: “Dore narose indi nzozi; mbona izuba n'ukwezi n'inyenyeri cumi n'imwe binyunamira.” 10Abibwiye se na bene se, se aramutonganya ati: “Izo nzozi warose ni izihe? Mbese koko jyewe na nyoko na bene so tuzaza tukwunamire ku butaka?” 11Bene se baramuganirira, ariko se abika iryo jambo mu mutima.
Yoherezwa kuri bene se
12Nuko bene se bagiye kuragira amatungo ya se hafi ya Shekemu. 13Isiraheli abwira Yozefu ati: “Mbese bene so ntibari kuragira amatungo i Shekemu? Ngwino nkohereze kuri bo.” Aramusubiza ati: “Karame.”
14Aramubwira ati: “Jya kureba uko bene so n'amatungo bamerewe, maze unzanire amakuru.” Nuko amwohereza avuye mu Kibaya cya Heburoni, Yozefu agera i Shekemu. 15Umugabo umwe amusanga azerera mu mirima, aramubaza ati: “Ushaka iki?”
16Aramusubiza ati: “Ndashaka bene data. Mbwira aho baragira amatungo yabo.”
17Uwo mugabo ati: “Bavuye hano. Numvise bavuga bati: ‘Nitujye i Dotani.’” Nuko Yozefu agenda akurikira bene se, aza kubasanga i Dotani.
18Bamubonye yitaruye, atarabageraho, bagambirira kumwica.
19Barabwirana bati: “Dore wa muntu urota inzozi araje! 20None nimuze, tumwice, tumujugunye mu bwa buvumo bumwe, hanyuma tuvuge ko inyamaswa y'inkazi yamuriye. Nuko tuzarebe aho inzozi ze zizagera.”
21Rubeni arabyumva, agerageza kumukura mu maboko yabo ati: “Ntitumwice.” 22Rubeni arababwira ati: “Ntimumene amaraso; ahubwo mumujugunye muri iki cyobo cyo mu butayu, ariko ntimukamukoreho.” Rubeni yabivuze agamije kumukura mu maboko yabo ngo amusubize se. 23Yozefu agera kuri bene se, baramwambura ikanzu ye, ya kanzu y'amabara menshi yari yambaye. 24Baramufata bamujugunya mu cyobo. Icyo cyobo cyari ubusa, nta mazi cyarimo.
25Bicara kurya, bubura amaso, babona agatsiko k'Abishimayeli kaza kava i Gileyadi, ingamiya zabo zikoreye imibavu n'amavuta yomora na mira, bajya kubimanura mu Misiri. 26Yuda abwira bene se ati: “Twungukira iki nitumara kwica mwene wacu tugahisha amaraso ye? 27Nimuze, tumugurishe Abishimayeli, ntitumugirire nabi twe ubwacu; kuko ari mwene wacu, umubiri wacu bwite.” Bene se barabyemera. 28Abacuruzi b'Abamidiyani banyura aho, bene se bakuramo Yozefu mu cyobo, bamugurisha Abishimayeli ibiceri by'ifeza makumyabiri, nuko Abishimayeli bamujyana mu Misiri.
29Rubeni asubiye ku cyobo, abona ko Yozefu adakirimo, atantamura imyambaro ye. 30Asubira kuri bene se ati: “Umwana ntakiriho! None nerekere he?”
31Nuko bafata ikanzu ya Yozefu, babaga ihene, bakoza iyo kanzu mu maraso. 32Bohereza se ya kanzu y'amabara menshi, bayimugezaho bati: “Twabonye iki. Kibaririze: ese ni ikanzu y'umuhungu wawe, cyangwa si yo?”
33Arayimenya ati: “Ni ikanzu y'umuhungu wanjye! Inyamaswa y'inkazi yamuriye! Nta gushidikanya ko Yozefu yatabaguwe.” 34Nuko Yakobo atantamura imyambaro ye, yambara imyenda y'icyunamo, agira iminsi myinshi aririra umuhungu we. 35Abahungu be bose n'abakobwa be baza kumuhoza, ariko yanga guhozwa ati: “Oya, nzamanukana icyunamo njya ku muhungu wanjye mu mva.” Nuko se aramuririra. a a v35 Sheyoli ni aho abapfuye baba — ahantu h'igicucu umuntu wese ajyayo apfuye, atari igitekerezo kiza nyuma mu Isezerano Rishya cy'ikuzimu nk'ahantu h'urubanza. 36Nuko Abamidiyani bajyana Yozefu mu Misiri, bamugurisha Potifari wari umwe mu batware ba Farawo, akaba umuyobozi w'abarinzi b'umwami.