Gen. 37
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Josefa neVakoma vake
1Jakobe wakagara munyika umwo mwaiya baba ake vakaita chigarandimo, nyika yeKhenani. 2Iyi ndiyo mibarirwana yaJakobe.
Josefa, aane makore gumi namanomwe, waiusha zvifuyo nevakoma vake, vakororo vaBhiriha nevakororo vaZiripha, vakadzi vababa ake, naJosefa wakauya nemashoko akashata ndivo kunababa ake. 3Zvino Isuraeri wakada Josefa kupinda vana vake veshe, ngokuti iye waiya mukororo wousharuka hwake; wakamuitira bhachi rine miara yakawanda.#37:3 Bhachi rine miara yakawanda: Nokuti bhachi rine mioko yakareba. Wonaiwo vhesi 23 navhesi 32. 4Asi apo vakoma vake vaona kuti baba vavo vakamuda kupinda ivo vakoma vake veshe, vakamuzonda, vasaikona kuereketa naye ngokunyarara.
5Josefa wakarota hope, akadzironzera vakoma vake; vakapinda kumuzonda. 6Wakati kwavari, “Izwai, ndinomupota, uku kurota kwendarota. 7Ringirai, taiya techisunga mwanda mumunda, ndikaona, mwanda wangu wamiruka; ukaema, ndikaona, mwanda yenyu yakautendenedza, yakakotamira mwanda wangu.” 8Vakoma vake vakati kwaari, “Ngegwinyiso unozotonga padera pedu here? Nokuti ngegwinyiso unozoita mambo padera pedu here?” Vakapindisisa kumuzonda ngendaa yokurota kwake, nendaa yemazwi ake.
9Wakarota hope dzimweni, akadzironzera vakoma vake, akati, “Wonai, ndarota hope dzimweni; ndaona, zuva nomwedzi nenyeredzi gumi naimwe zvakandikotamira.” 10Wakadzironzera kunababa ake nevakoma vake; baba ake vakamuganyira, vakati kwaari, “Kurotanyi uku kwowarota? Ngegwinyiso here kuti inini namai ako nevakoma vako tinozouya kudzikotamisa kwouri?” 11Vakoma vake vakaita ndurumwa ndiye; asi baba ake vakakarakadza ngeizwi iro.
Josefa Unotengeswa noKuendeswa Egipite
12Vakoma vake vakaenda koousha zvifuyo zvababa avo paShekhemu. 13Isuraeri wakati kunaJosefa, “Vakoma vako avaushiri zvifuyo paShekhemu here? Uya, ndinozokutuma kwavari.” Iye wakati kwavari, “Ndiri pano.” 14Ndizvo vakati kwaari, “Enda, ndapota, uone kuti vakoma vako vanogara zvakanaka here nezvifuyo, undiunzirezve izwi.” Ndizvo wakamutuma kubva mubani reHebroni, akaguma Shekhemu. 15Nomunhu wakamuona, penya, waihamba-hamba mushango nomunhuwo wakamubvunza kuti, “Unotsvakenyi?” 16Wakati, “Ndinotsvaka vakoma vangu; ndapota, ndironzere pevanoushira.” 17Munhuwo wakati, “Vakabva pano, ngokuti ndakazwa vechiti, ‘Ngatiende Dhothani.’ ” Ndizvo Josefa wakateera vakoma vake naye wakavaona paDhothani.
18Vakamuona achikuretu, asati akwedzera kwavari, vakaita dumba ndiye rokumuuraya. 19Vakati umwe kunoumweni, “Ringirai, uyu muroti unouya. 20Ndizvo zvino uyai, ngatimuuraye, timukandire mukati mwerimwe remarindi, nesu tinozoti wakadyiwa ngechikara chakashata, nesu tinozoona ngokurota kwake.” 21Rubheni wakazvizwa, akamununura kubva panyara dzavo; akati, “Tisamuuraya.” 22Rubheni wakati kwavari, “Musaparadza ngazi; asi mukandirei murindi iri riri mushango, asi musaisa nyara padera pake.” Waida kumununura kubva munyara dzavo, amuhwirinze kunababa ake. 23Naapo Josefa paakauya pavakoma vake, vakamubvisa bhachi rake, bhachi iro raiya nemiara yakawanda, raaiya akapfeka. 24Vakamutora, vakamukandira murindi raiya risina chiro, mwaiya musina mvura mukati mwaro.
25Vakagara pashi kudya chingwa; vakamirudza madziso avo, vakaringira, vakaona chikwata chevaIshumaeri#37:25 chevaIshumaeri: VaMidhiani vakaita rupande rwevaIshumaeri. chaiuya chechibva Gireadhi, chine makamera acho, akatwara mutombo inonuhwira nemaka nemhura, kudzaka nazvo Egipite. 26Judha wakati kuhama dzake, “Zvingatidetserenyi kudai techiuraya munun'una wedu nokufisha ngazi yake? 27Uyai ngatimutengise kuvaIshumaeri kuti nyara dzedu dzisaa padera pake; ngokuti munun'una wedu nenyama yedu.” Hama dzake dzakamupurutana. 28Zvino vaMidhiani vatengisi vakapinda ndipo; navo vakakweya nokubudisa Josefa kubva murindi, vakatengesa Josefa kuvaIshumaeri ngezvigurwa zvesirivha makumi mairi (20), vakaunza Josefa muEgipite.
29Rubheni wakahwirira kurindi; wakaona, Josefa asirimwo murindi; naye wakabaura zvokusimira zvake. 30Wakahwirira kuvanun'una vake, akati, “Mwana amuchina, neni ndinozoenda pari?” 31Vakatora bhachi raJosefa, vakauraya chiphongo, vakanyika bhachi mungazi. 32Vakatumira bhachi iro raiya nemiara yakawanda, vakariisa kunababa avo, vakati, “Taona iri, ringirai zvino muone kuti ibhachi romukororo wenyu here.” 33Naye wakarizia, akati, “Ndiro bhachi romukororo wangu; chikara chakamudya; azvirambiki Josefa wakabvajurwa kuita zvigurwa.” 34Jakobe wakabaura zvokusimira zvake, akapfeka jira resaka pachiunu chake, akabonda mazuva akawanda ngendaa yomukororo wake. 35Veshe vakororo vake nevanasikana vake vakamiruka kumuembedzera; akati, “Ndinozodzaka muiba kunomukororo wangu ndechibonda.” Ngokudaro baba ake vakamuchema.
36VaMidhiani vakamutengesa muEgipite kunaPotifa, nduna huru yaFaro, yaiya nduna yemajoni.
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