Mabasa 7:1-16

Mupristi mukuru akati, “Ndizvo here izvi?” Sitefani akati, “Hama nemi madzibaba ndinzwei. Mwari wembiri akazviratidza kuna tateguru wedu Abhurahamu paakanga ari kuMesopotamia asati andogara kuHarani akati kwaari, ‘Ibva munyika mako nomuhama dzako uende kunyika yandichakuratidza.’ Akabva kunyika yavaKaradhia akandogara kuHarani. Pakafa baba vake, Mwari akamubvisa ikoko akamuunza munyika ino yamugere iye zvino. Asi haana kumupa nhaka mairi kunyange pokutsika rutsoka zvarwo, asi akatsidza kuti achaipa kwaari kuti ive yake uye kuti ive yezvizvarwa zvake mushure make. Kunyange akanga asina mwana, Mwari akati zvizvarwa zvake zvichava vatorwa munyika yavamwe vachavaita varanda nokuvabata zvakaipa kwamakore mazana mana. Asi Mwari akati, ‘Ndicharanga rudzi irworwo rwavachashandira. Mushure maizvozvo vachabuda vozondinamata munzvimbo ino.’ Akaita naye chitenderano chokudzingiswa. Naizvozvo Abhurahamu akava baba vaIsaki akamudzingisa pazuva rechisere. Isaki akava baba waJakobho. Jakobho akava baba wamadzitateguru gumi namaviri. “Pamusana pokuti mamwe madzitateguru aya akaita shanje naJosefi, akamutengesa kuIjipiti asi Mwari aiva naye. Akamununura munhamo dzake dzose akamuitira nyasha. Akamupa ungwaru pamberi paFarao mambo weIjipiti. Iye Farao akamuitawo mutongi weIjipiti neweimba yake yose. Zvino kwakauya nzara muIjipiti yose neKanani nokutambura kukuru kwazvo. Madzitateguru edu akashaya zvokudya. Jakobho paakanzwa kuti kune zvokudya kuIjipiti akatuma madzibaba edu kokutanga. Parwendo rwechipiri Josefi akazvizivisa kuvakoma vake. Ndokubva mhuri yaJosefi yazivikanwa naFarao. Josefi akavatuma kundodana Jakobho baba vake kwaari nehama dzake dzose dzaisvika makumi manomwe ane vanhu vashanu. Jakobho akadzika kuIjipiti. Iye pachake namadzitateguru edu vakafa. Jakobho akatakurwa achiendeswa kuShikemu akaradzikwa muguva rakanga ratengwa nechitsama chemari kuvana vaHamori kuShikemu.