Mavambo 41:1-16

Kwakati kwapera makore maviri, Farao akarota hope dzake. Akarota amire muna Nairi, achiona mhou nomwe dzemombe dzakanaka, dzakakora dzichibuda murwizi, dzichindofura mutsanga. Akaonazve dzimwe mhou nomwe dzakaipa, dzakaonda dzichibudawo murwizi, dzikandomira paiva nedzimwe mhou dziya dzakanaka pamahombekombe erwizi. Mhou dzakaonda dzakadya mhou dzakakora. Farao ndokubva apepuka. Akavatazve, ndokurota dzimwe hope. Akaona hura nomwe dzekoroni dzakasvika dzakanaka dzaiva padzinde rimwechete. Akaona hura nomwe dzekoroni nhete dzakanga dzisina kusvika, dzakanga dzakaomeswa nemhepo yokumabvazuva. Hura nhete dzakamedza hura dziya dzakasvika, Farao akapepuka, wanei kuti kwaiva kurota chete. Kuzoti kwaedza Farao akanetseka zvikuru. Akatuma vanhu kundodaidza n'anga dzose dzomuIjipiti navachenjeri vose. Akavarondedzera hope dzake, asi havana kugona kudzidudzira kuna Farao. Ipapo mukuru mukuru wokuona nezvewaini akataura kuna Farao achiti, “Nhasi uno ndayeuchidzwa kutadza kwangu. Handiti imi mambo makambotishatirirwa isu varanda venyu, ini nomukuru mukuru wevabiki, makatisunga tikaiswa mujeri, mumba yomukuru wavachengeti vokwamambo. Tose tiri vaviri takarota hope usiku humwechete. Hope dzomumwe nomumwe wedu dzaiva nezvedzaireva. Takanga tiine rimwe jaya rechiHebheru raiva muranda womukuru wavachengetedzi iyeyo. Takamurondedzera hope dzedu, iye akabva adudzira chiroto chimwe nechimwe. Zvose zvaakadudzira, ndizvo zvakazoitika kwatiri. Ini ndakadzorerwa pabasa rangu, mubiki akasungirirwa akafa.” Ipapo Farao akatuma munhu kundodaidza Josefi. Vakamukurumidzisa kubuda mujeri muya. Akaveura ndebvu dzake vakamupfekedza dzimwe hanzu, ndokuenda naye kuna Farao. Farao akataura kuna Josefi achiti, “Ndakarota hope, asi hakuna munhu agona kudzidudzira. Zvino ndanzwa nezvako zvichinzi kana munhu akakurondedzera hope dzake, iwe unogona kudzidudzira.” Josefi akapindura Farao achiti, “Kwete ini, changamire, asi Mwari ndiye angakupei dudziro chaiyo.”