Mavambo 40
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Josefi anodudzira hope dzavasungwa vaFarao
1Kwakati kwapera nguva yakati kuti, mukuru mukuru wamambo weIjipiti wokuona nezvewaini, nomukuru mukuru wavabiki vakatadzira tenzi wavo, mambo weIjipiti. 2Farao akashatirirwa vashandi vake vaviri ava vanoti mukuru mukuru wokuona nezvewaini nomukuru mukuru wavabiki. 3Akavasunga akavapfigira mumba yomukuru mukuru wavachengeti vokwamambo, mujeri makanga makaiswawo Josefi muya. 4Mukuru mukuru wavachengetedzi iyeyo akaudza Josefi kuti avashandire. Vakagara mujeri kwenguva ndefu. 5Rimwe zuva vashandi vamambo weIjipiti vaviri vaya, vaiti mukuru mukuru wokuona nezvewaini nomukuru mukuru wavabiki vachiri mujeri kudaro, vakarota hope usiku humwechete. Mumwe nomumwe wavo akarota hope dzake dzaiva nezvadzaireva. 6Ava mangwanani Josefi akauya akavaona vakasuruvara. 7Akabvunza vashandi vaFarao ava vaiva mujeri pamwechete naye muimba yatenzi wake achiti, “Ko nhasi uno zviso zvenyu zvakati hurududu kusuwa seiko?” 8Vakamuti, “Tarota hope dzedu, asi tashaya munhu anogona kudzidudzira.” Josefi ndokuti kwavari, “Ko handiti kududzira hope ndokwaMwari here? Dondirondedzerai henyu ndinzwe.” 9Ipapo mukuru mukuru wokuona nezvewaini akarondedzera Josefi hope dzake achiti, “Ndarota ndichiona mugirepisi. 10Mugirepisi wacho wanga una mapazi matatu. Pawangoti bukirei, wabva waburitsa tumaruva. Matsumbu awo akabva aita magirepisi akaibva. 11Ndanga ndakabata mukombe waFarao muruoko rwangu. Ndatora magirepisi ndikasvinira muto wacho mumukombe ndikapa Farao.” 12Josefi akamuti, “Hezvinoi zvadzinoreva: Mapazi matatu anoreva mazuva matatu. 13Kana mazuva matatu apera, Farao achatonga mhosva yenyu, agokudzoserai kubasa renyu. Ipapo muchagamuchidzazve mambo mukombe wake sezvamaiita kare somukuru mukuru wokuona nezvewaini. 14Asi ndinokumbira kuti muzondiyeukawo kana zvazokufambirai zvakanaka. Mundinzwire tsitsi, mundirevererewo kuna Farao, kuti ndibudiswe muno, 15nokuti zvechokwadi ini ndakabiwa kunyika yavaHebheru. Kunyange kuno hapana chandakatadza chingasakise kuti ndiiswe mujeri.” 16Kuzoti mukuru mukuru wavabiki anzwa dudziro yakanaka yakanga yapiwa naJosefi akati, “Neniwo ndarota ndakatakura pamusoro tswanda nhatu dzakaturikidzana dzanga dziine chingwa. 17Mutswanda yapamusoro manga muine mhando nemhando dzezvokudya zvaFarao, asi zvanga zvichidyiwa neshiri zviri mutswanda yanga iri pamusoro pangu.”
18Josefi ndokupindura achiti, “Izvi ndizvo zvinoreva hope dzenyu: Tswanda nhatu dzinoreva mazuva matatu. 19Kana mazuva matatu apera, Farao achatonga mhosva yenyu, agokusungirirai mumuti shiri dzichizodya mutumbi wenyu.” 20Kuzoti kwapera mazuva matatu, mambo Farao akaitira varanda vake mabiko okupemberera zuva rokuberekwa kwake. Akaunza padare mukuru mukuru wokuona nezvewaini pamwechete nomukuru mukuru wavabiki uya paiva namakurukota ake. 21Mukuru mukuru wokuona nezvewaini akadzorerwa pabasa rake rakare rokugamuchidza mambo waini. 22Asi mukuru mukuru wavabiki akamusungirirwa mumuti, sokududzirwa kwazvakanga zvaitwa naJosefi. 23Mukuru mukuru wokuona nezvewaini uya haana kuzorangarira Josefi, asi akatomukanganwa.
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Mavambo 40: SCLBD
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