Yakobo Yohereza Abahungu be
Inzara yoherereza abavandimwe icumi mu Misiri, aho bunamira umuntu batamenye. Yozefu, avuga ko atinya Data wa twese, abarega ko ari abatasi, agafunga Simeyoni, maze akumva bemera icyaha cyabo bamugiriye imbere ye. Arahindukira ngo arire.
42 1Yakobo abonye ko ingano ziri mu Misiri, abwira abahungu be ati: “Kuki murebana mutya?” 2Aravuga ati: “Dore numvise ko hari ingano mu Misiri. Nimumanuke muzidugurireyo, kugira ngo tubeho ntidupfe.” 3Nuko abavandimwe ba Yozefu icumi baramanuka bajya kugura ingano mu Misiri. 4Ariko Yakobo ntiyohereza Benyamini murumuna wa Yozefu kumwe na bo, kuko yatinyaga ko yagira icyo aba. 5Abahungu ba Isiraheli baza kugura ingano kumwe n'abandi baje, kuko inzara yari yugarije igihugu cya Kanāni. 6Yozefu ni we wari umutegetsi w'igihugu, agurisha ingano abantu bose. Abavandimwe ba Yozefu baraza bamwunamira baryamye hasi. 7Yozefu abonye abavandimwe be arabamenya, ariko yigira nk'umunyamahanga arabasubizanya inabi ati: “Muturutse he?” Baramusubiza bati: “Twaturutse mu gihugu cya Kanāni, tuje kugura ibyokurya.”
8Yozefu yamenye abavandimwe be, ariko bo ntibamumenya. 9Nuko Yozefu yibuka inzozi yari yabaroteye, arababwira ati: “Muri abatasi! Muje kureba aho igihugu kigoye.”
10Ariko baramusubiza bati: “Oya databuja, abagaragu bawe baje kugura ibyokurya. 11Twese turi abana b'umuntu umwe; turi abantu b'inyangamugayo. Abagaragu bawe ntabwo bigeze baba abatasi.”
12Ariko arababwira ati: “Oya, muje kureba aho igihugu kigoye.”
13Baramusubiza bati: “Abagaragu bawe turi abavandimwe cumi na babiri, abana b'umuntu umwe wo mu gihugu cya Kanāni. Umuhererezi ari kumwe na data uyu munsi, naho umwe akaba atakiriho.”
14Yozefu arababwira ati: “Ni nk'uko nababwiye: muri abatasi. 15Mugiye kugeragezwa muri ubu buryo: ndahiye ubuzima bw'umwami ko mutazava hano, keretse murumuna wanyu w'umuhererezi aje. 16Nimwohereze umwe muri mwe azane murumuna wanyu, naho mwebwe abasigaye muzafungwe, kugira ngo amagambo yanyu ageragezwe, turebe niba ukuri kuri muri mwe. Nibitaba bityo, ndahiye ubuzima bw'umwami, mu by'ukuri muri abatasi.” 17Nuko abafungira hamwe bose iminsi itatu. 18Ku munsi wa gatatu Yozefu arababwira ati: “Nimukore ibi mubeho, kuko ntinya Data wa twese. a a v18 Yozefu aravuga izina ry'Imana atinya — Data wa twese — ahamya uwo yiyeguriye koko n'ubwo yari yihishe imbere y'abavandimwe be. Data wacyoye intambwe zose z'inkuru ya Yozefu ni we Data abavandimwe be basenga. 19Niba muri inyangamugayo, umwe muri bene wanyu asigare hano afungiwe, naho abandi bagende bajyane ingano zo gukiza ingo zanyu inzara. 20Munzanire murumuna wanyu w'umuhererezi, kugira ngo amagambo yanyu yemezwe mudapfa.” Nuko babigenza batyo.
21Nuko babwirana bati: “Mu by'ukuri turi abanyabyaha ku byerekeye murumuna wacu, kuko twabonye agahinda ko mu mutima we igihe yadusabaga twanga kumwumva. Ni cyo gituma uyu mubabaro waje kuri twe.” 22Rubeni arabasubiza ati: “Ntabwo nababwiye ngo ntimukacumure ku muhungu? Ntimwashatse kunyumvira. Ngaho noneho amaraso ye arasabwa.” 23Ntibari bazi ko Yozefu yabumva, kuko hari umusemuzi hagati yabo. 24Arabahunga arira, nuko arasubira arabavugisha. Abakuramo Simeyoni, aramuboha imbere yabo.
25Yozefu ategeka ko imifuka yabo yuzurizwa ingano, na buri muntu agasubizwa ifeza ze mu mufuka we, bahabwa n'impamba yo mu rugendo. Nuko babigenza batyo. 26Nuko bapakira ingano zabo ku ndogobe zabo, bava aho. 27Aho baraye, umwe muri bo afungura umufuka we kugira ngo agaburire indogobe ye, abona ifeza ze ziri mu munwa w'umufuka. 28Abwira abavandimwe be ati: “Ifeza zanjye zarasubiye—dore ziri mu mufuka wanjye!” Imitima yabo irahera, bahinda umushyitsi, babwirana bati: “Ni iki Data wa twese atugize?” b b v28 Ni ho abavandimwe batangiye kubona ukuboko kwa Data wa twese gukora — ndetse no mu bwoba bwabo, bamenya ko ibi bitari impanuka. Data wa twese arimo abagarura iwabo mu bwihangane binyuze mu mbabazi za Yozefu zihishe. 29Baza kwa Yakobo se mu gihugu cya Kanāni, bamubwira ibyababayeho byose bati: 30“Uwo mugabo, umutegetsi w'igihugu, yaratubwiranye inabi, adufata nk'abatasi b'igihugu. 31Ariko tumubwira tuti: 'Turi abantu b'inyangamugayo; ntabwo turi abatasi. 32Turi abavandimwe cumi na babiri, abana ba data. Umwe ntakiriho, naho umuhererezi ari kumwe na data mu gihugu cya Kanāni.' 33Uwo mugabo, umutegetsi w'igihugu, aratubwira ati: 'Uku ni ko nzamenya ko muri inyangamugayo: nimunsigire umwe muri bene wanyu, mujyane ingano zo gukiza ingo zanyu inzara, mugende. 34Munzanire murumuna wanyu w'umuhererezi, nanjye nzamenya ko mutari abatasi, ahubwo ko muri abagabo b'inyangamugayo. Nzabaha murumuna wanyu, kandi muzacururize mu gihugu.'”
35Bakimara gusesa imifuka yabo, buri wese abona agapfunyika k'ifeza ze mu mufuka we. Babonye udupfunyika tw'ifeza zabo, bagira ubwoba bo na se. 36Yakobo se arababwira ati: “Munsigaje nta mwana: Yozefu ntakiriho, Simeyoni ntakiriho, none mushaka no kunyaga Benyamini. Ibyo byose byanteye!”
37Rubeni abwira se ati: “Ushobora kwica abahungu banjye bombi nindamuka ntamugaruriye. Mushyire mu maboko yanjye, nanjye nzamugucyura.”
38Aravuga ati: “Umwana wanjye ntazamanuka kumwe namwe, kuko murumuna we yapfuye, kandi akaba ari we wenyine usigaye. Agahinda nikamusanga mu rugendo mugiye kugenda, mwatuma nsaza nabi ngapfana agahinda.”