Genesi 37:28-35

Zvino vatengesi vavaMidhiani vakapfuurapo, vakakwidza Josefa vachimubudisa mugomba, vakatengesa Josefa kuvaIshimaeri namashekeri ana makumi maviri; ivo vakaisa Josefa Ijipiti. Zvino Rubheni akadzokera kugomba, akawana Josefa asisimo mugomba; akabvarura nguo dzake. Akadzokera kuvanunguna vake, akati, “Mwana haachipo; ini zvino ndichaendepiko?” Zvino vakatora nguo yaJosefa, vakauraya nhongo yembudzi, vakanyika nguo muropa; vakatumira nguo iyo yakareba ina mavoko kuna baba vavo, vakati, “Tanonga chinhu ichi; fananidzai zvakanaka kana iri nguo yomwanakomana wenyu, kana isati iri iyo.” Ivo vakafananidza vakati, “Inguo yomwanakomana wangu; wadyiwa nechikara; Josefa zvirokwazvo waparadzwa.” Jakobho akabvarura nguo dzake, akasimira magumbu pachiuno chake, akachema mwanakomana wake mazuva mazhinji. Vanakomana vake vose navakunda vake vose vakasimuka vakamunyaradza; asi akaramba kunyaradzwa, akati, “Ndichaburukira kuhwiro kumwanakomana wangu, ndichichema.” Baba vake vakamuwungudzira.