Mavambo 41:37-44

Farao namakurukota ake ose vakafadzwa nezano raJosefi, vakaribvuma. Farao akataura namakurukota ake achiti, “Ndokupi kwatingawane munhu anokunda uyu Josefi ane mweya waMwari?” Farao akatiwo, kuna Josefi, “Mwari zvaadai kukuratidza izvozvo zvose, hapana munhu mumwe akangwara sewe angazive kunyatsoronga zvokuita. Ndiwe wava mutongi mukuru wezvapamuzinda wangu. Vanhu vangu vose vanosungirwa kuita sokutaura kwaunenge waita. Asi kana zvava zvoumambo ndipo poga pandiri mukuru kwauri.” Farao akataurirawo Josefi kuti, “Chionaka, ndakugadza kuti utonge nyika yose yeIjipiti.” Farao akabvisa mhete yake youmambo pamunwe wake akaipfekedza pamunwe waJosefi. Akamupfekedzawo hanzu dzerineni dzakanaka kwazvo nenyembe yecheni dzendarama muhuro make. Mambo akati Josefi akwire mungoro yechipiri youmambo. Mberi kwake kukagotungamidzwa vaidaidzira vachiti, “Gwadamai muchimuremekedza.” Ndiko kugadzwa kwakaitwa Josefi kuti atonge nyika yose yeIjipiti. Farao akatiwo kuna Josefi, “Ini ndini mambo munyika yose yeIjipiti. Hapana munhu achaita chinhu kunyange chipi zvacho asina kubvumirwa newe.”