Genesisi 37 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

37 ¹Jakobho akagara munyika yaigara baba vake somutorwa, iyo nyika yeKenani. ²Iyi ndiyo nhoroondo yemhuri yaJakobho. Josefa, jaya rina makore gumi namanomwe, aifudza makwai pamwe chete nevakoma vake, vanakomana vaBhiriha naZiripa, vakadzi vababa vake—akaunzira baba vavo mashoko akaipa pamusoro pavo. ³Israeri aida Josefa kupfuura vamwe vanakomana vake vose, nokuti akanga aberekwa kwaari panguva youchembere hwake, akamuitira nguo ine mavara mazhinji. ⁴Vakoma vake pavakaona kuti baba vavo vaimuda kupfuura vose, vakamuvenga uye vakanga vasingagoni kutaura naye nomutsa.

⁵Josefa akarota hope akadziudza vakoma vake, ivo vakanyanya kumuvenga. ⁶Akati kwavari, “Inzwai hope idzi dzandarota: ⁷Takanga tichisunga zvisote mumunda, zvino chisote changu chikasimuka chikamira chakatwasuka, ipapo zvisote zvenyu zvikachikomba zvikachipfugamira.”

⁸Vakoma vake vakati kwaari, “Ko, uchatitonga zvechokwadi here? Uchava nesimba pamusoro pedu here?” Saka vakanyanya kumuvenga nokuda kwehope dzake namashoko ake. ⁹Akarotazve hope akaudza vakoma vake, “Tarirai, ndarotazve dzimwe hope—zuva, mwedzi, nenyeredzi gumi neimwe zvakanga zvichindipfugamira.” ¹⁰Paakaudza baba vake nevakoma vake, baba vake vakamutsiura vachiti, “Ihope dzeiko idzi dzawarota? Ko, ini, namai vako, nevakoma vako tichauya zvechokwadi kuzokotama pasi pamberi pako here?” ¹¹Vakoma vake vakamuitira godo, asi baba vake vakachengeta shoko iri mumwoyo mavo.

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¹²Zvino vakoma vake vakanga vaenda kundofudza makwai ababa vavo pedyo neShekemu. ¹³Israeri akati kuna Josefa, “Ko, vakoma vako havasi kufudza makwai paShekemu here? Uya, ndichakutuma kwavari.” Iye akapindura akati, “Ndiri pano.”

¹⁴Akati kwaari, “Enda undoona kuti vakoma vako nemakwai zvakadii, ugondivigira shoko.” Saka akamutuma achibva muMupata weHebhuroni, Josefa akasvika kuShekemu. ¹⁵Mumwe murume akamuwana achidzungaira musango, akamubvunza achiti, “Uri kutsvakei?”

¹⁶Iye akapindura akati, “Ndiri kutsvaka vakoma vangu. Ungandiudzawo here kwavari kufudza makwai avo?”

¹⁷Murume akati, “Vabva pano. Ndakavanzwa vachiti, ‘Ngatiende kuDhotani.’” Josefa akatevera vakoma vake akavawana paDhotani.

¹⁸Vakamuona achiri kure, uye asati asvika kwavari, vakarangana kumuuraya.

¹⁹Vakataurirana vachiti, “Tarirai, muroti uyo ouya!” ²⁰“Zvino uyai, ngatimuurayei, timukande mune rimwe ramatsime, titi akadyiwa nechikara. Ipapo tichaona kuti hope dzake dzichazoitei.”

²¹Rubheni akanzwa akaedza kumununura mumaoko avo. Akati, “Ngatiregei kumuuraya.” ²²Rubheni akati kwavari, “Musateura ropa—mukandei mutsime iri riri murenje, asi musamubata.” Rubheni akataura izvi kuti amununure Josefa kubva kwavari, amudzosere kuna baba vake. ²³Josefa paakasvika kuvakoma vake, vakamubvisa nguo yake—nguo ine mavara mazhinji yaakanga akapfeka. ²⁴Vakamutora vakamukanda mutsime. Tsime rakanga risina chinhu, risina mvura mariri.

²⁵Vakagara pasi kuti vadye, vakatarira kumusoro, vakaona boka ravaIshumaeri richibva kuGireadhi, ngamera dzavo dzakatakura zvinonhuhwira, bharisamu, nemura, vakananga kuIjipiti. ²⁶Judha akati kuvakoma vake, “Tinowaneiko kana tikauraya mununʼuna wedu tikaviga ropa rake? ²⁷Uyai, ngatimutengesei kuvaIshumaeri, tirege kumukuvadza isu pachedu—ihama yedu, inyama yedu chaiyo.” Vakoma vake vakabvuma. ²⁸Vashambadzi vemuMidhiani pavakanga vachipfuura, vakoma vake vakabudisa Josefa mutsime vakamutengesa kuvaIshumaeri nemasirivha makumi maviri, vaIshumaeri vakaenda naye kuIjipiti.

²⁹Rubheni paakadzokera kutsime akaona kuti Josefa akanga asisipo, akabvarura nguo dzake. ³⁰Akadzokera kuvakoma vake akati, “Mukomana haachipo! Zvino ini ndichaendepi?”

³¹Ipapo vakatora nguo yaJosefa, vakauraya mbudzi, vakanyika nguo muropa. ³²Vakatumira nguo ine mavara mazhinji vakaiunza kuna baba vavo, vachiti, “Tawana ichi. Nyatsoitarisai: inguo yomwanakomana wenyu here, kana kuti kwete?”

³³Akaiziva akati, “Inguo yomwanakomana wangu—chikara chakaipa chamudya! Zvirokwazvo Josefa abvamburwa-bvamburwa.” ³⁴Ipapo Jakobho akabvarura nguo dzake, akapfeka masaga, akachema mwanakomana wake mazuva mazhinji. ³⁵Vanakomana vake vose nevanasikana vake vakauya kuzomunyaradza, asi akaramba kunyaradzwa, achiti, “Kwete, ndichaburukira kumwanakomana wangu kuguva ndichichema.” Saka baba vake vakamuchema. ^a a v35 Sheori inyika yevakafa—nzvimbo ine mumvuri kwaanoenda munhu wose paanofa, kwete pfungwa yakazouya muTestamente Itsva yegehena senzvimbo yokutongwa. ³⁶Zvino vaMidhiani vakatengesa Josefa muIjipiti kuna Potifari, mukuru waFarao uye mukuru wavarindi.