Gen. 42
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Vakoma vaJosefa Vanoenda Egipite Kootenga Zvokudya
1Zvino Jakobe azia kuti kune zviyo muEgipite, wakati kuvakororo vake, “Munoringirana ngenyi?” 2Wakati, “Ringirai, ndakazwa kuti zviripo zviyo muEgipite; dzakaiyo, mwootitengereyo zviyo, kuti tipone, tisafa.” 3Ndizvo vakoma vaJosefa gumi vakadzaka Egipite kootenga zviyo. 4Asi Jakobe aazi kutuma Bhenjamini, munun'una waJosefa, nevakoma vake, ngokuti waitya kuti pamweni ungagumirwa ngezvakashata. 5Vakororo vaIsuraeri vakauya kootenga zviyo pakati pevamweni avo vakauya, ngokuti nzara yaiya yashata munyika yeKhenani.
6Josefa waiya mutongi padera penyika, ngokuti ndiye waitengisira vanhu veshe venyika. Vakoma vaJosefa vakauya, vakadzikotamisa pashi pamberi pake nehope dzavo pamavhu. 7Josefa wakaona vakoma vake, akavazia, asi wakavabata kudai ngevapara nokuereketa kwavari ngoushungu. Wakati kwavari, “Munobva kuri?” Vakati, “Tabva kunyika yeKhenani, tauya kuti titenge kudya.” 8Josefa wakazia vakoma vake, asi ivo avazi kumuzia. 9Josefa wakakarakadza hope dzaakarota ndivo; akati kwavari, “Muri vanengeri; mwauya koona pakarembedzeka nyika.”
10Vakati kwaari, “Haiwa, mambo wedu, asi varanda vako vauya kootenga kudya. 11Isusu teshe tiri vakororo vomunhu umwe; tiri vanhu vegwinyiso, varanda vako avari vanengeripi.” 12Wakati kwavari, “Haiwa, asi mwauya kuti muone kurembedzeka kwenyika.” 13Vakati, “Isusu varanda vako, tiri gumi navairi, vakororo vomunhu umwe munyika yeKhenani; ringirai, wokugumisira nyamashi uri kunababa edu noumweni apachina.” 14Josefa wakati kwavari, “Ndizvo zvendaereketa kwomuri ndechiti, ‘Muri vanengeri.’ 15Munozoedzwa ngeichi: ngokupona kwaFaro, amutongozobvi pano, kwega kuti munun'una wenyu mudoko auya pano. 16Tumai umwe wenyu, atore munun'una wenyu, nemwi munozosungwa kuti mazwi enyu aedzwe, kuti aoneke kuti muri vegwinyiso; kuti kusikazi kudaro, ngokupona kwaFaro ngegwinyiso muri vanengeri.” 17Wakavaisa veshe pamwepo mutirongo mazuva matatu.
18Ngezuva rechitatu Josefa wakati kwavari, “Itai ichi, mupone; ngokuti ndinomutya Mwari. 19Kuti muri vanhu vegwinyiso, umwe wevanun'una venyu ngaasare akasungwa mutirongo mwenyu; asi imwimwi mweshe endai, mutware zviyo ngendaa yenzara yomumhatso dzenyu, 20muunze kwendiri munun'una wenyu mudoko; ngokudaro mazwi enyu anozogwinyiswa, nemwi amuzofi.” Vakaita kudaro. 21Vakati umwe kunoumweni, “Ngegwinyiso tine ndaa yomunun'una wedu, ngokuti takaona kutambudzika kwomwoyo wake, apo paakatipota, nesu atizi kupurutana; ndizvo uku kutambudzika kwatigumira.”
22Rubheni wakavapingura echiti, “Andizi kumuronzera here kuti musashaishira murumbwana? Asi amuzi kupurutana. Ndizvo, wonai, tinotambudzwa ngendaa yengazi yake.” 23Avazi kuzia kuti Josefa waivazwa, ngokuti wakaereketa kwavari ngomukumuchi. 24Wakakunukuka kubva kwavari, akachema; wakahwirira kwavarizve, akaereketa navo, akatora Simeoni kubva pakati pavo, akamusunga mukuona kwavo.
Vakoma vaJosefa Vanopetuka Khenani
25Naapo Josefa wakapanga kuti masaka avo azadzwe ngezviyo, nokuhwirinza mare yomunhu weshe musaka rake, nokuvapa mbuva yomuhambo wavo. Izvi zvakaitwa kudaro kwavari. 26Vakatwikisa mbongoro zviyo zvavo, vakabvapo. 27Naapo umwe wavo paakabeura saka rake kuti ape mbongoro yake kudya pandau pevakaata, wakaona mare yake pamuromo wesaka rake; 28akati kuhama dzake, “Mare yangu yahwirinzwa, iyi iri pamuromo wesaka rangu!” Nomwoyo yavo yakademera. Vakaringirana vechihuta, vechiti umwe kunoumweni, “Chiinyi ichi chaaita Mwari kwetiri?”
29Naapo vakaguma kunaJakobe baba avo munyika yeKhenani, vakavaronzera zveshe zvakavagumira vechiti, 30“Munhu uwo, mambo wenyika, wakaereketa ngoushungu kwetiri, akatierenga kuti tiri vanengeri venyika. 31Takati kwaari, ‘Tiri vanhu vegwinyiso, atiri vanengeripi. 32Tiri gumi navairi, vakororo vababa edu; umwe apachina, nowokugumisira nyamashi uno uri kunababa edu munyika yeKhenani.’ 33Zvino munhu, mambo wenyika, wakati kwetiri, ‘Ngeichi ndinozozia kuti muri vanhu vegwinyiso; siyai umwe wehama dzenyu neni, mutore zviyo ngendaa yenzara yomumhatso dzenyu, muende. 34Muunze munun'una wenyu wokugumisira kwendiri; naapo ndinozozia kuti amuri vanengeripi, asi kuti muri vanhu vegwinyiso. Ndizvo ndinozomupa hama yenyu, nemwi munozotenga munyika.’ ”
35Zvino vachadurura masaka avo, munhu weshe wakaona butwa remare raiya musaka rake; naapo ivo nababa avo vaona maputwa avo emare, vakatyiswa. 36Jakobe baba avo wakati kwavari, “Mwandipedzera vana vangu, Josefa apachina, Simeoni apachina, nemwi mwoda kutora Bhenjamini. Zveshe izvi zvinondikonzera!” 37Rubheni wakaereketa kunababa ake echiti, “Munozouraya vakororo vangu vairi, kuti ndisamuunza kwomuri. Muisenyi munyara dzangu, neni ndinozomuunzazve kwomuri.” 38Wakati, “Mukororo wangu aazoendiyo nemwi; ngokuti mukoma wake wakafa, ndiye ega wasara. Kudai chakashata chechimugumira munjira yomunozohamba ndiyo, naapo munozodzasa bvudzi rangu rinemvi muiba mukusvipa mwoyo.”
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