Genesi 41:17-57

Farao akarondedzera kuna Josefa akati, “Pakurota kwangu ndakazviona ndimire pamhenderekedzo yorwizi; ndikaona murwizi muchibuda mhou nomwe, dzakanga dzakakora, dzakanaka; dzikafura pakati penhokwe; ndikaonazve dzimwe mhou nomwe dzichikwira shure kwadzo dzine nzara, dzakaipa kwazvo, dzakaonda, handina kumboona dzakaipa dzakadai panyika yose yeIjipiti. Zvino mhou idzodzo dzakaonda, dzakaipa, dzikadya, mhou dziya dzakakora dzokutanga; dzakati dzadzidya, hadzina kutongozikanwa kuti dzadzidya; asi dzakanga dzakangoipa sapakutanga. Zvino ndikapepuka. Ndikaonazve pakurota kwangu hura nomwe dzakanga dzatumbuka padzinde rimwe, dzizere, dzakanaka; ndikaonazve dzimwe hura nomwe, dzakaoma, dzakatetepa, dzakapiswa nemhepo yokumabvazuva, dzichibuda shure kwadzo. Hura idzodzo dzakatetepa dzikamedza hura nomwe dzakanaka; ndikaudza n'anga, asi kwakanga kusina munhu akagona kundidudzira izvozvo.” Ipapo Josefa akati kuna Farao, “Kurota kwaFarao ndokumwe; izvo Mwari zvaanoda kuita, ndizvo zvaakazivisa Farao. Mhou nomwe dzakanaka makore manomwe, nehura nomwe dzakanaka makore manomwewo; kurota ndokumwe. Mhou nomwe dzakaonda, dzakaipa, dzakakwira shure kwaidzodzo, makore manomwe, nehura nomwe dzakaputa, dzakapiswa nemhepo yokumabvazuva, achava makore manomwe enzara. Ndiro shoko randataura kuna Farao; izvo Mwari zvaanoda kuita, ndizvo zvaakaratidza Farao. Tarirai, kunouya makore manomwe amaguta kwazvo panyika yose yeIjipiti; shure kwaiwayo kuchatevera makore manomwe enzara; ipapo maguta ose achakanganikwa panyika yeIjipiti; nzara ichapedza nyika; maguta haangazozikanwi munyika nokuda kwenzara iyoyo inozotevera, nokuti ichanyanya kwazvo. Kurota uku kwakapamhidzwa kuna Farao kaviri, nokuti izvozvo zvakatarwa naMwari, uye Mwari achakurumidza kuzviita. “Naizvozvo Farao ngaatsvake munhu akangwara, akachenjera, amuite mubati wenyika yeIjipiti. Farao ngaaite izvozvo, ngaaise vatariri panyika yose, atore cheshanu chezviyo zvenyika yeIjipiti pamakore manomwe eguta. Ngaaunganidze zvokudya zvose zvamakore iwayo akanaka anouya, avige zviyo nomurayiro waFarao, zvive zvokudya mumaguta; vazvichengete. Zvokudya izvozvo zvichachengeterwa nyika makore manomwe enzara, ichazovapo panyika yeIjipiti, kuti nyika irege kuparadzwa nenzara.” Chinhu ichi chakanga chakanaka kuna Farao navaranda vake vose. Farao akati kuvaranda vake, “Ko tingawana mumwe munhu akafanana nouyu, anomweya waMwari maari here?” Farao akati kuna Josefa, “Mwari zvaakakuratidza izvozvo zvose, hapana munhu akangwara, akachenjera sewe; ndiwe uchava mubati weimba yangu; vanhu vangu vose vacharairwa neshoko rako; asi pachigarao changu choushe ndipo pandichava mukuru kwauri.” Zvino Farao akati kuna Josefa, “Tarira, ndakuita mubati panyika yeIjipiti yose.” Farao akabvisa chimhete chake paruoko rwake, akachiisa paruoko rwaJosefa, akamufukidza nguo dzomucheka wakanakisa, akamushongedza chiketani chendarama pamutsipa wake; akamufambisa nengoro yechipiri yaakanga anayo; vakadanidzira pamberi pake, vachiti, “Pfugamai!” Akamuita mubati wenyika yose yeIjipiti. Farao akati kuna Josefa, “Ndini Farao, asi kunze kwako hapana munhu achasimudza ruoko rwake kana rutsoka rwake panyika yose yeIjipiti.” Farao akatumidza Josefa zita rinonzi Zafanatipanea; akamupa Asenati, mukunda waPotifari, mupristi weOni, kuti ave mukadzi wake. Josefa akabuda, akafamba nenyika yose yeIjipiti. Zvino Josefa akanga ana makore makumi matatu, nguva yaakamira pamberi paFarao, mambo weIjipiti. Josefa akabuda pamberi paFarao, akafamba, akapota nenyika yose yeIjipiti. Nyika ikabereka zvizhinji-zhinji, namakore manomwe amaguta. Akaunganidza zvokudya zvose zvamakore manomwe, akanga aripo panyika yeIjipiti, akaviga zvokudya mumaguta; zvokudya zveminda yakanga yakapoteredza guta rimwe nerimwe, akazvivigamo. Josefa akaviga zviyo, zvikaita sejecha regungwa, zvizhinji-zhinji, kusvikira akarega kuzviverenga; nokuti zvakanga zvisingagoni kuverengwa. Zvino gore renzara risati rasvika, Josefa akaberekerwa vanakomana vaviri, vaakaberekerwa naAsenati, mukunda waPotifari, mupristi weOni. Josefa akatumidza wedangwe zita rinonzi Manase, achiti, “Nokuti Mwari akandikanganwisa kutambudzika kwangu kwose neimba yababa vangu yose.” Zita rowechipiri akaritumidza Efuremu, achiti, “Nokuti Mwari akandiberekesa vana panyika yokutambudzika kwangu.” Zvino makore manomwe amaguta, akanga avapo panyika yeIjipiti, akapera. Makore manomwe enzara akatanga kusvika, sezvakataura Josefa; nzara ikavapo panyika dzose; asi panyika yose yeIjipiti pakanga pane zvokudya. Zvino vanhu vose veIjipiti vofa nenzara, vakachemera zvokudya kuna Farao; Farao akati kuna vose veIjipiti, “Endai kuna Josefa; itai zvaanotaura kwamuri.” Nzara ikavapo panyika dzose; Josefa akazarura matura ose, akatengesera vaIjipiti; nokuti nzara yakanga yakanyanya panyika yeIjipiti. Vanhu venyika dzose vakaenda Ijipiti kuna Josefa kuzotenga zviyo; nokuti nzara yakanga yakanyanya panyika dzose.