Mudiri Nomubiki
Vatariri vaviri vaFarao vanorota muchitokisi chimwe chetiirongo. Josefa, achiti kududzira ndekwaBaba vedu, anoverenga hope dzose nokutendeka: mudiri anorarama, mubiki anosungirirwa. Anokumbira chete kuti arangarirwe. Haarangarirwi — chitsauko chinopera mudiri amukanganwa zvachose.
40 1Shure kwezvinhu izvi, mudiri namubiki wamambo weIjipiti vakatadzira tenzi wavo, mambo weIjipiti. 2Farao akatsamwira zvikuru machinda ake maviri, mukuru wavadiri nomukuru wavabiki. 3Akavaisa mutorongo mumba momukuru wavarindi, mutorongo maichengetwa Josefa. 4Mukuru wavarindi akagadza Josefa kuti avashandire; vakagara mutorongo kwamazuva akati. 5Zvino vose vari vaviri, mudiri nomubiki wamambo weIjipiti, vakanga vakapfigirwa mutorongo, mumwe nomumwe akarota hope usiku humwe chete, hope dzomumwe nomumwe dzine dudziro yadzo. 6Josefa akati achisvika kwavari mangwanani, akaona kuti vakanga vakatambudzika. 7Akabvunza machinda aFarao aaiva nawo mutorongo mumba matenzi wake, achiti, “Sei zviso zvenyu zvakasuruvara nhasi?”
8Vakamuudza, vachiti, “Mumwe nomumwe wedu arota hope, asi hapana angadzidudzira.” Josefa akapindura akati, “Ko kududzira hakuzi kwaBaba vedu here? Dzindiudzei henyu.” a a v8 Josefa anodana Baba vedu somavambo edudziro yose yechokwadi — kunyange kuvaIjipiti vasingavazivi.
9Mukuru wavadiri akaudza Josefa hope dzake, achiti, “Muhope dzangu, ndakaona muzambiringa pamberi pangu. 10Muzambiringa wakanga une matavi matatu; wakati uchitungira, maruva awo akatumbuka, masumbu akaibva akava mazambiringa. 11Mukombe waFarao wakanga uri muruoko rwangu; ndikatora mazambiringa, ndikaasvina mumukombe waFarao, ndikaisa mukombe muruoko rwaFarao.”
12Ipapo Josefa akati kwaari, “Iyi ndiyo dudziro yadzo: matavi matatu mazuva matatu. 13Mukati mamazuva matatu Farao achasimudza musoro wako, agokudzosera panzvimbo yako, uye uchaisa mukombe waFarao muruoko rwake, sezvazvakanga zvakaita kare, pawaiva mudiri wake. 14Asi undirangarire kana zvakunakira; ndiitirewo mutsa — undireverere kuna Farao, kuti andibudise mumba muno. 15Nokuti ndakabirwa zvechokwadi kubva kunyika yavaHebheru, uye kunyange pano handina chandakaita chingandiisa mugomba rino.”
16Mukuru wavabiki akati achiona kuti dudziro yakanga yakanaka, akati kuna Josefa, “Neniwo ndarota hope: tswanda nhatu dzechingwa chichena pamusoro pangu. 17Tswanda yokumusoro yakanga ine mhando dzose dzezvokudya zvakabikirwa Farao, asi shiri dzaidya kubva mutswanda yakanga iri pamusoro pangu.”
18Josefa akapindura akati, “Iyi ndiyo dudziro yadzo: tswanda nhatu mazuva matatu. 19Mukati mamazuva matatu Farao achabvisa musoro wako pauri agokusungirira pamuti — shiri dzichadya nyama yako.” 20Nezuva rechitatu, zuva rokuberekwa kwaFarao, akaitira machinda ake ose mabiko, akasimudza musoro womukuru wavadiri nomusoro womukuru wavabiki pakati pavo, 21akadzosera mukuru wavadiri panzvimbo yake, zvokuti akaisa mukombe muruoko rwaFarao. 22Asi akasungirira mukuru wavabiki, sezvachaizvo Josefa akanga avadudzira. 23Kunyange zvakadaro mukuru wavadiri haana kurangarira Josefa — akamukanganwa.