Israeri Vanosimukira kuIjipiti
Israeri anomira kuBheerishebha kuti abayire, uye Baba vedu vanosangana naye ipapo: usatya kuburuka; ndichaenda newe uye ndichakudzosa. Imba inoverengwa, makumi manomwe pamwe chete, uye Josefa anochema nguva refu pamutsipa wababa vake.
46 1Saka Israeri vakasimuka nezvose zvavaiva nazvo, vakasvika kuBheerishebha, vakabayira kuna Baba vedu, avo baba vavo Isaka vaivanamata.
2Baba vedu vakataura kuna Israeri muzviratidzo zvousiku, vachiti, “Jakobho, Jakobho.” Jakobho vakapindura vachiti, “Ndiri pano.”
3Vakati, “Ndini Baba vako, avo baba vako vaivanamata. Usatya kuburukira kuIjipiti, nokuti ikoko ndichakuita rudzi rukuru. 4Ini pachangu ndichaburukira newe kuIjipiti, uye zvirokwazvo ndichakudzosazve; uye ruoko rwaJosefa pacharwo ruchavhara maziso ako.” a a v4 Baba vedu vanovimbisa kuburukira pamwe naIsraeri kuenda muIjipiti nokuzobudisazve vanhu vavo — ichi ndicho chivimbiso chokutanga chokuvapo kwavo vachiperekedza vanhu vavo vari mukutapwa, chakazozadziswa mazana amakore gare gare pakubuda kwavaIsraeri muIjipiti.
5Jakobho vakasimuka kubva kuBheerishebha. Vanakomana vaIsraeri vakatakura baba vavo Jakobho, navana vavo vaduku, navakadzi vavo mungoro dzakanga dzatumwa naFarao kundomutora. 6Vakatora zvipfuwo zvavo nenhumbi dzavakanga vawana munyika yeKenani, vakasvika muIjipiti—Jakobho nezvizvarwa zvake zvose pamwe navo.
7Vanakomana vake navazukuru vake, vanasikana vake navazukuru vake vasikana—zvizvarwa zvake zvose vakauya nazvo kuIjipiti.
8Aya ndiwo mazita avanakomana vaIsraeri vakapinda muIjipiti—Jakobho navanakomana vake: Rubheni, dangwe raJakobho. 9Vanakomana vaRubheni: Hanoki, Paru, Hezironi, naKarimi. 10Vanakomana vaSimeoni: Jemueri, Jamini, Ohadhi, Jakini, Zohari, naShauri mwanakomana womukadzi muKenani. 11Vanakomana vaRevhi: Gerishoni, Kohati, naMerari. 12Vanakomana vaJudha: Eri, Onani, Shera, Perezi, Zera; asi Eri naOnani vakafira muKenani. Vanakomana vaPerezi: Hezironi naHamuri. 13Vanakomana vaIsakari: Tora, Puva, Iobhi, naShimironi. 14Vanakomana vaZebhuruni: Seredhi, Eroni, naJahareeri. 15Ava ndivo vanakomana vaRea, vaakaberekera Jakobho muPadhani-Aramu, pamwe nomwanasikana wake Dhina; vanakomana navanasikana vake vaisvika makumi matatu nevatatu.
16Vanakomana vaGadhi: Zifiyoni, Hagi, Shuni, Ezibhoni, Eri, Arodhi, naAreri. 17Vanakomana vaAsheri: Imina, Ishiva, Ishivi, Bheria, nehanzvadzi yavo Sera. Vanakomana vaBheria: Hebheri naMarikieri. 18Ava ndivo vanakomana vaZiripa, uyo Rabhani waakapa mwanasikana wake Rea; akaberekera Jakobho ava—vose vaisvika gumi nevatanhatu.
19Vanakomana vaRakeri, mukadzi waJakobho: Josefa naBhenjamini. 20Manase naEfuremu vakaberekerwa Josefa muIjipiti naAsenati, mwanasikana waPotifera, mupristi weOni. 21Vanakomana vaBhenjamini: Bhera, Bhekeri, Ashibheri, Gera, Naamani, Ehi, Roshi, Mupimi, Hupimi, naAradhi. 22Ava ndivo vanakomana vaRakeri vakaberekerwa Jakobho—vanhu vose vaisvika gumi nevana.
23Vanakomana vaDhani: Hushimu. 24Vanakomana vaNafutari: Jazeeri, Guni, Jezeri, naShiremu. 25Ava ndivo vanakomana vaBhiriha, uyo Rabhani waakapa mwanasikana wake Rakeri; akaberekera Jakobho ava—vose vaisvika vanomwe. 26Zvizvarwa zvaJakobho chaizvo zvakauya muIjipiti—kunze kwavakadzi vavanakomana vake—zvaisvika makumi matanhatu nevatanhatu. 27Josefa akanga ana vanakomana vaviri vakaberekerwa muIjipiti. Veimba yaJakobho vose vakauya muIjipiti vaisvika makumi manomwe.
Nzira Yokuenda kuGosheni
28Jakobho vakatuma Judha kuti aende mberi kuna Josefa, kuti aratidze nzira yokuenda kuGosheni; vakasvika munyika yeGosheni. 29Josefa akagadzirira ngoro yake, akakwira kuenda kuGosheni kundochingamidza baba vake Israeri. Akaonekwa kwavari, akawira pamutsipa wavo, akachema pamutsipa wavo kwenguva refu. 30Israeri vakati kuna Josefa, “Zvino regai ndife, sezvo ndaona chiso chako uye uchiri mupenyu.”
31Josefa akaudza hama dzake naveimba yababa vake, “Ndichakwira ndinoudza Farao, ndichiti kwaari, ‘Hama dzangu naveimba yababa vangu, vakanga vari muKenani, vauya kwandiri. 32Varume ava vafudzi, nokuti vagara vari vachengeti vezvipfuwo; vauya namapoka avo amakwai, nemombe dzavo, nezvose zvavanazvo.’ 33Kana Farao akakudaidzai, akati, ‘Basa renyu nderei?’ 34muchati, ‘Varanda venyu vafudza zvipfuwo kubvira paudiki hwedu kusvikira zvino, isu namadzibaba edu,’ kuti mugogara muGosheni; nokuti vaIjipiti vanosema mufudzi wose.”