Mavambo 37
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IV: NHOROONDO YOUPENYU HWAJOSEFI
Josefi navakoma vake
1Jakobho aigara munyika yeKanani maimbogara baba vake achiti apa garei tamei apa garei. 2Heinoi nhoroondo yemhuri yaJakobho.
Josefi paakanga ava jaya rine makore gumi namanomwe aienda navakoma vake kundofudza zvipfuwo. Vakoma vake ava vaiva vana vaBhiriha naZiripa vakadzi vababa vake. Josefi aigarovachera kuna Isiraeri baba vake.
3Isiraeri aida Josefi chaizvo kupfuura vamwe vana vake vose nokuti akazoberekwa ivo vakwegura. Akasonera Josefi hanzu yakanga yakareba, yemaoko marefu. 4Vakoma vake vakazviona kuti baba vavo vaimuda kupfuura vamwe vose, vakamuvenga vakatadzawo kunyatsotauriranawo naye zvakanaka. 5Rimwe zuva Josefi akarota hope dzake. Paakadziudza vakoma vake, vakabva vatonyanya kumuvenga. 6Akati, “Donzwai hope dzangu dzandarota. 7Tanga tichisunga zvisote zvekoroni mumunda, wanei chisote changu chakanyatsoti twi-i kumira. Zvisote zvenyu zvakomberedza changu zvikabva zvazochikotamira.” 8Vakoma vake vakati, kwaari “Heya! Saka unofunga kuti uchava ishe wedu ugotitonga tose nhai!” Vakanyanya kumuvengera zviroto zvake nezvaaitaura.
9Akazorota zvakare dzimwe hope, ndokuudza vakoma vake achiti, “Ndarotazve dzimwe hope. Ndaona zuva nomwedzi nenyenyedzi gumi neimwe zvichindikotamira.” 10Asi paakaudza baba vake navakoma vake izvozvo, baba vake vakamutsiura vachiti, “Ko iwe dzako ihopei dzaunongoti ndarota ndarota? Heya unoreva kuti ini namai vako navakoma vako, chaizvoizvo tichazogwadamira iwe nhai?” 11Vakoma vake ndokubva vava kumuitira shanje, asi baba vake vakazvipfundira mumwoyo mavo.
Kutengeswa kwaJosefi nokuendeswa kwake kuIjipiti
12Vakoma vaJosefi vakandofudzira hwai dzababa vavo kuShikemu. 13Zvino Isiraeri akati kuna Josefi, “Handiti vakoma vako vari kufudzira zvipfuwo kuShikemu? Uya ndikutume kwavari.” Josefi akati, “Zvakanaka, nditumei henyu.” 14Jakobho akati, “Enda kuna vakoma vako vari kufudza zvipfuwo undoona kuti kwakadii, ugodzoka wondiudza.” Saizvozvo akamutuma achibva kubani reHebhuroni achienda kuShikemu. 15Ipapo mumwe murume akaona Josefi achipukaira musango. Murume uyu akati, “Uri kutsvakei?” 16Josefi akati, “Ndiri kutsvaka vakoma vangu vari kufudza zvipfuwo. Ko mungandiudzewo kwavari here?”
17Murume uyu ndokuti, “Vakabva pano, nokuti ndakavanzwa vachiti, ‘Ngatiendei kuDhotani.’ ” Josefi akatevera vakoma vake ikoko akandovawanira kuDhotani. 18Zvino vakoma vake vakamuona achiri kure, asati asvika pedyo navo, vakarangana kuti vamuuraye. 19Vakataurirana vachiti, “Heyo shasha iye yokurota yauya. 20Ngatimuurayei, timukande mune rimwe gomba, tozoti akadyiwa nechikara, tigoona kuti kurota kwake kwacho kuchasvikepi.” 21Rubheni paakazvinzwa, akanunura Josefi mumaoko avo achiti, “Ngatiregei kumuuraya.” 22Rubheni akatizve, “Ngatiregei kudeura ropa. Mukandei zvenyu mugomba iri riri pano murenje muno asi musawane chamunoita kwaari.” Akareva izvozvo achida kununura Josefi mumaoko avo kuti azomudzosera kuna baba vake. 23Kuzoti Josefi asvika kuvakoma vake, vakamukatanura hanzu yake aya yaakanga akapfeka, yakanga yakareba, yemaoko marefu. 24Vakamubata vakamukanda mugomba risina mvura.
25Vakagara pasi vava kudya zvavo, ndokubva vaona dungwerungwe revaIshimaeri vaibva kuGiriadhi vachienda kuIjipiti. Vakanga vaine ngamera dzavo dzakanga dzakatakura zvokuzora zvinonhuhwira zvinoti, gamu neBharimu tunonhuhwirira. 26Zvino Judha akati, kuvakoma navanun'una vake, “Kuuraya munun'una wedu, tichizoramba mhosva yacho kunobatsireiko? 27Uyai timutengese kuvaIshimaeri tirege kumukuvadza nokuti munun'una wedu chaiye, tiri veropa rimwechete.” Vakoma navanunun'una vake vakabva vamuteerera. 28Kuzoti vashambadzi vorudzi rwevaMidhiani ava vasvikapo, vakoma vake vakakweva Josefi vachimuburitsa mugomba umu, vakabva vamutengesa kuvaIshimaeri ndokupiwa mari yesirivha makumi maviri, vaIshimaeri ava ndokuenda naye kuIjipiti. 29Rubheni paakazodzokera kugomba kuya, akaona Josefi musisina, ndokubva abvarura hanzu dzake neshungu. 30Akadzokera kuvanun'una vake, ndokusvikoti, “Vakomana, inga mwana haasisimo mugomba. Zvino ini ndinoenda kupiko ini!” 31Vakabva vauraya mbudzi ndokunyika hanzu yaJosefi iya muropa rayo. 32Vakatumira hanzu yake yemaoko marefu iya kuna baba vavo vachiti, “Onai zvatanonga izvi. Tarisaiwo muone kana iri hanzu yomwana wenyu kana kuti kwete.” 33Jakobho akaiziva ndokubva ati, “Inga ihanzu yomwana wangu! Akadyiwa nechikara chete! Chokwadi Josefi akaparara!” 34Jakobho akabvarura hanzu dzake neshungu. Akapfeka masaga akabva achema mwana wake kwamazuva mazhinji. 35Vana vake vose vakomana navasikana vakaedza kumunyaradza, asi mwoyo wake wakaramba kusununguka. Akati, “Ndichadzamara kufa ndichizoenda kunzvimbo yavachakabvu ndichichema mwana wangu.” Ndokuchema kwaiita baba vake zuva nezuva. 36Izvo vaMidhiani vaye vakanga vatotengesa Josefi kuIjipiti, kuna Potifari, jinda raFarao raiva mukuru mukuru wavachengeti vokwamambo.
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Mavambo 37: SCLB
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