Mukombe muSaga raBhenjamini
Josefa anoviga mukombe wake musaga raBhenjamini obatira musungo. Judha, uyo akambotengesa imwe hanzvadzi, anoti Baba vedu vavaona, uye anokumbira kuitwa muranda panzvimbo yeimwe pane kuona baba vake vachifa neshungu. Muedzo mumwe chete, wapindurwa zvakasiyana.
44 1Ipapo akaudza mutariri weimba yake, akati, “Zadza masaga avarume nezvokudya, zvose zvavanokwanisa kutakura, ugoisa sirivha yomumwe nomumwe pamuromo wesaga rake. 2Uisewo mukombe wangu, mukombe wesirivha, pamuromo wesaga romudiki, pamwe chete nemari yezviyo zvake.” Akaita sezvakarehwa naJosefa. 3Mangwanani-ngwanani kuchangoedza, varume vakaendeswa nembongoro dzavo. 4Vakanga vabva muguta, vasati vaenda kure, Josefa akati kumutariri wake, “Tevera varume avo. Kana wavabata, uti kwavari, ‘Sei matsiva zvakaipa panzvimbo yezvakanaka? 5Ko uyu haasi mukombe wavanonwira ishe wangu uye wavanoshandisira kushopera here? Zvamaita zvakaipa.’” 6Paakavabata, akataura mashoko aya kwavari.
7Ivo vakati, “Sei ishe wangu vachitaura zvinhu zvakadai? Varanda venyu havangamboiti chinhu chakadaro. 8Tarirai, sirivha yatakawana pamiromo yamasaga edu takaidzosera kwamuri tichibva kunyika yeKenani. Ko tingaba sei sirivha kana goridhe mumba metenzi wenyu? 9Uyo pavaranda venyu achawanikwa nawo achafa, uye isuwo tichava varanda vaishe wangu.”
10Akati, “Zvakanaka, ngazviitike sezvamataura. Uyo achawanikwa nawo achava muranda wangu; imi vamwe hamuna mhosva.”
11Ipapo mumwe nomumwe akakurumidza kuburutsa saga rake pasi, uye mumwe nomumwe akasunungura saga rake. 12Akatsvaka, achitanga nomukuru, achipedzisira nomudiki, mukombe ukawanikwa musaga raBhenjamini. 13Ipapo vakabvarura nguo dzavo, uye mumwe nomumwe akatakudza mbongoro yake, vakadzokera muguta.
14Judha nehama dzake pavakasvika paimba yaJosefa, iye akanga achiripo, vakawira pasi pamberi pake. 15Josefa akati kwavari, “Chii chamaita? Hamuzivi here kuti munhu akaita seni anogona kushopera zvechokwadi?”
16Judha akati, “Tingatii kuna ishe wangu? Tingataurei? Tingazvireverera sei? Baba vedu vakawana mhosva yavaranda venyu. Tarirai, tiri varanda vaishe wangu, isu pamwe chete nouyo akawanikwa nomukombe muruoko rwake.” a a v16 Judha anoona ruoko rwaBaba vedu ruchifukura mhosva yakanga yafushirwa kwenguva refu yokutengesa Josefa — zvichikwevera hama kuti dzitendeuke.
17Asi iye akati, “Handingamboiti izvi. Munhu chete akawanikwa nomukombe muruoko rwake ndiye achava muranda wangu. Imi vamwe, dzokerai kuna baba venyu norugare.”
18Ipapo Judha akaswedera pedyo akati, “Ndapota, ishe wangu, regai muranda wenyu ataure shoko kwamuri. Musatsamwira muranda wenyu, nokuti imi makaita saFarao pachake.
19Ishe wangu vakabvunza varanda vavo, vachiti, ‘Mune baba kana hama here?’ 20Takati kuna ishe wangu, ‘Tine baba vakwegura, nomwanakomana muduku wavakaberekwa pakuchembera kwavo. Mukoma wake akafa; ndiye oga akasara pavana vamai vake, uye baba vake vanomuda.’ 21Ipapo makati kuvaranda venyu, ‘Muburutsirei kwandiri kuti ndimuone ini pachangu.’ 22Takaudza ishe wangu, ‘Mukomana haagoni kusiya baba vake, nokuti kana akavasiya, baba vake vachafa.’ 23Makaudza varanda venyu, ‘Kana mununʼuna wenyu muduku asingaburuki nemi, hamuchazooni chiso changu zvakare.’ 24Patakadzokera kuna baba vangu, muranda wenyu, takavaudza zvamakanga mataura. 25Zvino baba vedu pavakati, ‘Endaizve, mutitengere zvokudya zvishoma,’ 26takati, ‘Hatigoni kuburuka. Kana mununʼuna wedu muduku akaenda nesu, ipapo tichaenda. Nokuti hatigoni kuona chiso chomurume uyo kunze kwokunge mununʼuna wedu muduku anesu.’ 27Ipapo muranda wenyu baba vangu vakati kwatiri, ‘Munoziva kuti mukadzi wangu akandiberekera vanakomana vaviri. 28Mumwe akabva kwandiri, ini ndikati, “Zvirokwazvo akabvamburwa-bvamburwa”; handina kuzomuonazve kubvira ipapo. 29Kana mukatorawo uyu kwandiri, akawirwa nenjodzi, muchaburutsira musoro wangu wechimvi muguva nokuchema. 30Saka kana ndasvika kumuranda wenyu, baba vangu, mukomana asinesu, sezvo upenyu hwavo hwakasungirirwa paupenyu hwomukomana, 31vachaona kuti mukomana haapo, vachafa, uye varanda venyu vachaburutsira muranda wenyu baba vedu kuguva nokusuwa.’ 32Nokuti muranda wenyu akazvisunga nomukomana kuna baba vangu, achiti, ‘Kana ndikasamudzosera kwamuri, ndichava nemhosva pamberi pababa vangu upenyu hwangu hwose.’ 33Saka ndinokumbira, regai muranda wenyu asare ari muranda waishe wangu panzvimbo yomukomana, uye mukomana ngaadzokere nehama dzake. b b v33 Judha anopa upenyu hwake pachinzvimbo chaBhenjamini — kutsiva kwokutanga muMagwaro kunoitwa nomwanakomana waIsraeri. Jesu, Shumba yorudzi rwaJudha, anozadzisa muenzaniso uyu nokutora nzvimbo yedu pamuchinjikwa. 34Ndingadzokera sei kuna baba vangu mukomana asinesu? Handingatsungiriri kuona dambudziko raizowira baba vangu.’”