Ndini Josefa
Josefa anobudisa vose mumba obva aputsika: Ndini Josefa. Anoudza hanzvadzi dzake dzakatya kuti dzirege kuzvirwadzisa — Baba vedu vakamutuma pamberi kuti vararame. Ngoro dzinozadzwa, uye moyo waJakobho wakanga wanyonga unomuka paanonzwa mashoko.
45 1Josefa akatadza kuzvidzora pamberi pavanhu vose vakanga vakamira naye, saka akadanidzira achiti, “Budisai vanhu vose pandiri!” Hapana akasara naye Josefa paakazvizivisa kuhama dzake. 2Akachema nenzwi guru zvokuti vaIjipiti vakazvinzwa, neimba yaFarao ikazvinzwa. 3Josefa akati kuhama dzake, “Ndini Josefa! Baba vangu vachiri vapenyu here?” Hama dzake dzakatadza kumupindura, nokuti vakavhunduka pamberi pake.
4Josefa akati kuhama dzake, “Ndapota, swederai pedyo neni.” Vakaswedera pedyo. Akati, “Ndini Josefa hama yenyu, wamakatengesa kuIjipiti.
5Zvino musashushikana kana kuzvitsamwira nokuda kwokunditengesa kuno, nokuti Baba vedu vakandituma pamberi penyu kuti ndichengetedze upenyu. 6Nzara yava nemakore maviri munyika; kwasara mamwe makore mashanu okusarima nokusakohwa. 7Baba vedu vakandituma pamberi penyu kuti ndikuchengeterei vakasara panyika, uye kuti ndikuchengetei muri vapenyu seboka guru ravakapona. 8Saka zvino, hamusi imi makandituma kuno, asi Baba vedu—ivo vakandiita baba kuna Farao, ishe weimba yavo yose, nomutongi wenyika yose yeIjipiti. a a v8 Josefa anodura uranda hwake souchengeti hwaBaba vedu — uipi hwehama nourongwa hworudzikinuro hwaBaba zvichifamba nechiitiko chimwe chete.
9Kurumidzai, kwirai kuna baba vangu, muvaudze kuti: Mwanakomana wenyu Josefa anoti: Baba vedu vakandiita ishe weIjipiti yose. Burukai muuye kwandiri; musanonoka. 10Muchagara muGosheni, pedyo neni—imi, vana venyu, vana vavana venyu, makwai enyu, mombe dzenyu, nezvose zvamunazvo. 11Ndichakuriritirai ikoko—kwasara makore mashanu enzara—kuti imi, imba yenyu, nezvose zvamunazvo murege kuva varombo. 12Meso enyu anoona, nameso omununʼuna wangu Bhenjamini, kuti muromo wangu chaiwo ndiwo uri kutaura nemi. 13Udzai baba vangu kukudzwa kwangu kwose kuIjipiti, nezvose zvamakaona. Kurumidzai muburutse baba vangu pano. 14Ipapo akambundikira mununʼuna wake Bhenjamini akachema, naBhenjamini akachemawo pamutsipa wake.” 15Akatsvoda hama dzake dzose akavachema. Shure kwaizvozvo hama dzake dzakataura naye.
16Shoko rakasvika kuimba yaFarao richiti, “Hama dzaJosefa dzasvika.” Zvikafadza Farao namachinda avo. 17Farao vakati kuna Josefa, “Iti kuhama dzako: itai izvi—takudzai mhuka dzenyu, muende, mudzokere kunyika yeKenani. 18Mutore baba venyu nemhuri dzenyu muuye kwandiri. Ndichakupai zvakanaka zvenyika yeIjipiti, uye muchadya zvakakora zvenyika. 19Warayirwa kuti: uvaudze, ‘Itai izvi—torai ngoro kubva kuIjipiti dzevana venyu navakadzi venyu, muuye nababa venyu, muuye. 20Musava nehanya nenhumbi dzenyu—zvakanaka zvose zvenyika yeIjipiti ndezvenyu.’”
21Vanakomana vaIsraeri vakaita saizvozvo; Josefa akavapa ngoro sokurayira kwaFarao, akavapawo mbuva yorwendo. 22Akapa mumwe nomumwe nguo dzokuchinja, asi Bhenjamini akamupa masirivha mazana matatu nenguo shanu dzokuchinja. 23Akatumira baba vake mbongoro gumi dzakatakura zvakanaka zveIjipiti, nembongoro hadzi gumi dzakatakura zviyo, chingwa, nezvokudya zvorwendo rwavo. 24Akaonekana nehama dzake; pavakanga vachienda, akati, “Musapopotedzana munzira.”
25Saka vakabva kuIjipiti vakasvika kuna baba vavo Jakobho kuKenani. 26Vakamuudza vachiti, “Josefa achiri mupenyu—mutongi weIjipiti yose!” Asi mwoyo wavo wakaoma; havana kuvatenda. 27Asi pavakavaudza mashoko ose aJosefa aakanga ataura kwavari, uye pavakaona ngoro dzakanga dzatumwa naJosefa kuti dzizovatakura, mweya wababa vavo Jakobho wakavandudzwa. 28Israeri vakati, “Zvaringana! Josefa mwanakomana wangu achiri mupenyu. Ndichaenda ndinomuona ndisati ndafa.”