¹And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

¹Makore maviri akati apera, Farao akarota hope; akazviona amire parwizi.

²And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favored kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

²Akaona mhou nomwe dzichikwira dzichibuda murwizi, dzakanga dzakanaka, dzakakora; dzichifura pakati penhokwe.

³And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favored and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

³Zvino akaona dzimwe mhou nomwe dzichikwira mashure madzo, dzichibva murwizi, dzakanga dzakaipa, dzakaonda; dzikamira nedzimwe mhou pamahombekombe erwizi.

⁴And the ill favored and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

⁴Zvino mhou dzakaipa, dzakaonda, dzikadya mhou dziya nomwe dzakanaka, dzakakora. Farao akapepuka.

⁵And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

⁵Akavatazve, akarota rwechipiri; akaona hura nomwe dzezviyo dzakanga dzatumbuka padzinde rimwe, dzakanga dzakakora, dzakanaka,

⁶And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

⁶akaona hura nomwe, dzakanga dzakatetepa, dzakanga dzapiswa nemhepo yokumabvazuva, dzichibuda shure kwadzo.

⁷And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

⁷Zvino hura dzakatetepa dzikamedza hura nomwe dzakakora, dzakanga dzizere. Farao akapepuka, akaona kuti arota.

⁸And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

⁸Zvino fume mangwana mweya wake ukatambudzika, akatuma vanhu kundodana n'anga dzose dzeEgipita navakachenjera vose voko; Fa­rao akavaudza kurota kwake; asi kwaka­nga kusina munhu waigona kuzvidudzira kuna Farao.

⁹Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

⁹Ipapo mukuru wavadiri akaudza Farao, akati, Nhasi ndinorangarira kuta­dza kwangu;

¹⁰Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:

¹⁰Farao akanga akatsa­mwira varanda vake, mukandisunga, ndi­kachengetwa mumba momukuru wavarindi, ini nomukuru wavabiki;

¹¹And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

¹¹ti­karota hope nousiku humwe, ini naiye; tikarota mumwe nomumwe hope dzine dudziro yadzo.

¹²And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.

¹²Zvino ipapo pakanga panesu jaya romuHebheru, muranda wo­mukuru wavarindi; tikamuudza, iye aka­tidudzira kurota kwedu; akadudzira mumwe nomumwe sezvaakarota.

¹³And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

¹³Zvikazoitika sezvaakatidudzira; ini ndakadzoserwa kubasa rangu, asi iye akasungirirwa.

¹⁴Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

¹⁴Ipapo Farao akatuma munhu ku­ndodana Josefa, akakurumidza kumubu­disa mugomba; vakaveura ndebvu dzake nokumufukidza dzimwe nguvo; akapinda kuna Farao.

¹⁵And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

¹⁵Farao akati kuna Josefa, Ndarota hope, asi hakuna munhu ano­gona kundidudzira idzo; zvino ndanzwa kuti iwe, kana wanzwa kurota, unogona kuzvidudzira.

¹⁶And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

¹⁶Josefa akapindura Farao, akati, Kwete, handizini; Mwari ndiye angapa Farao dudziro yorugare.

¹⁷And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

¹⁷Farao akarondedzera kuna Josefa akati, Pakurota kwangu ndakazviona ndimire pamahombekombe erwizi;

¹⁸And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favored; and they fed in a meadow:

¹⁸ndikaona murwizi muchibuda mhou nomwe, dzakanga dzakakora, dzaka­naka; dzikafura pakati penhokwe;

¹⁹And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favored and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

¹⁹ndi­kaonazve dzimwe mhou nomwe dzichi­kwira shure kwadzo dzine nzara, dzakaipa kwazvo, dzakaonda, handina kumboona dzakaipa dzakadai panyika yose yeEgipita.

²⁰And the lean and the ill favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

²⁰Zvino mhou idzodzo dzakaonda, dzakaipa, dzikadya, mhou dziya dzakakora dzokutanga;

²¹And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

²¹dzakati dzadzidya, hadzina kutongozikamwa kuti dzadzidya; asi dzakanga dzakangoipa sapakutanga. Zvino ndikapepuka.

²²And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

²²Ndi­kaonazve pakurota kwangu hura nomwe dzakanga dzatumbuka padzinde rimwe, dzizere, dzakanaka;

²³And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

²³ndikaonazve dzi­mwe hura nomwe, dzakaoma, dzakate­tepa, dzakapiswa nemhepo yokumabva­zuva, dzichibuda shure kwadzo.

²⁴And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

²⁴Hura idzodzo dzakatetepa dzikamedza hura nomwe dzakanaka; ndikaudza n'anga, asi kwakanga kusina munhu akagona kundidudzira izvozvo.

²⁵And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

²⁵Ipapo Josefa akati kuna Farao, Kurota kwaFarao ndokumwe; izvo Mwari zvaanoda kuita, ndizvo zvaakazi­visa Farao.

²⁶The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

²⁶Mhou nomwe dzakanaka makore manomwe, nehura nomwe dza­kanaka makore manomwewo; kurota ndokumwe.

²⁷And the seven thin and ill favored kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

²⁷Mhou nomwe dzakaonda, dzakaipa, dzakakwira shure kwaidzodzo, makore manomwe, nehura nomwe dza­kaputa, dzakapiswa nemhepo yokuma­bvazuva, achava makore manomwe enzara.

²⁸This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he showeth unto Pharaoh.

²⁸Ndiro shoko randataura kuna Farao; izvo Mwari zvaanoda kuita, ndi­zvo zvaakaratidza Farao.

²⁹Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

²⁹Tarirai, ku­nouya makore manomwe amaguta kwa­zvo panyika yose yeEgipita;

³⁰And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

³⁰shure kwaiwayo kuchatevera makore mano­mwe enzara; ipapo maguta ose achaka­nganikwa panyika yeEgipita; nzara ichape­dza nyika;

³¹And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

³¹maguta haangazozikamwi munyika nokuda kwenzara iyoyo inozo­tevera, nekuti ichanyanya kwazvo.

³²And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

³²Ku­rota uku kwakapamhidzwa kuna Farao kaviri, nekuti izvozvo zvakatarwa naMwari, uye Mwari achakurumidza ku­zviita.

³³Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

³³Naizvozvo Farao ngaatsvake munhu akangwara, akachenjera, amuite mubati wenyika yeEgipita.

³⁴Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

³⁴Farao ngaaite izvozvo, ngaaise vatariri panyika yose, atore cheshanu chezviyo zvenyika yeIji­piti pamakore manomwe emaguta.

³⁵And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

³⁵Ngaaunganidze zvokudya zvose zva­makore iwayo akanaka anouya, avige zviyo nomurayiro waFarao, zvive zvoku­dya mumaguta; vazvichengete.

³⁶And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

³⁶Zvoku­dya izvozvo zvichachengeterwa nyika makore manomwe enzara, ichazovapo panyika yeEgipita, kuti nyika irege kupa­radzwa nenzara.

³⁷And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

³⁷Chinhu ichi chaka­nga chakanaka kuna Farao navaranda vake vose.

³⁸And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

³⁸Farao akati kuvaranda vake, Ko tingawana mumwe munhu akafanana nouyu, anomweya waMwari maari here?

³⁹And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

³⁹Farao akati kuna Josefa, Mwari zvaakakuratidza izvozvo zvose, hapana munhu akangwara, akachenjera sewe;

⁴⁰Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

⁴⁰ndiwe uchava mubati weimba yangu; vanhu vangu vose vacharairwa neshoko rako; asi pachigarao changu choushe ndipo pandichava mukuru kwauri.

⁴¹And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

⁴¹Zvino Farao akati kuna Josefa, Tarira, ndakuita mubati panyika yeEgipita yose.

⁴²And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

⁴²Farao akabvisa chimhete chake pa­ruoko rwake, akachiisa paruoko rwaJo­sefa, akamufukidza nguvo dzomucheka wakanakisa, akamushongedza chiketani chendarama pamutsipa wake;

⁴³And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

⁴³akamufa­mbisa nengoro yechipiri yaakanga anayo; vakadanidzira pamberi pake, vachiti, Pfugamai! Akamuita mubati wenyika yose yeEgipita.

⁴⁴And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

⁴⁴Farao akati kuna Josefa, Ndini Farao, asi kunze kwako hapana munhu achasimudza ruoko rwake kana rutsoka rwake panyika yose yeEgipita.

⁴⁵And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

⁴⁵Farao akatumidza Josefa zita rinonzi Zafanatipanea; akamupa Asenati, muku­nda waPotifari, mupristi weOni, kuti ave mukadzi wake. Josefa akabuda, akafamba nenyika yose yeEgipita.

⁴⁶And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

⁴⁶Zvino Josefa akanga ana makore makumi matatu, nguva yaakamira pamberi paFarao, ma­mbo weEgipita.

⁴⁷And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

⁴⁷Nyika ikabereka zvizhinji-zhinji, nama­kore manomwe amaguta.

⁴⁸And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

⁴⁸Akaungani­dza zvokudya zvose zvamakore mano­mwe, aivapo panyika yeEgipita, akaviga zvokudya mumaguta; zvokudya zveminda yakanga yakapoteredza guta rimwe nerimwe, akazvivigamo.

⁴⁹And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

⁴⁹Josefa akaviga zviyo, zvikaita sejecha regu­ngwa, zvizhinji-zhinji, kusvikira akarega kuzviverenga; nekuti zvakanga zvisinga­goni kuverengwa.

⁵⁰And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

⁵⁰Zvino gore renzara risati rasvika, Josefa akaberekerwa vanakomana vaviri, vaakaberekerwa naAsenati, mukunda waPotifari, mupristi weOni.

⁵¹And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

⁵¹Josefa akatu­midza wedangwe zita rinonzi Manase, achiti, nekuti Mwari akandikangamwisa kutambudzika kwangu kose neimba ya­baba vangu yose.

⁵²And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

⁵²Zita rowechipiri akaritumidza Efuremu, achiti, nekuti Mwari akandiberekesa vana panyika yo­kutambudzika kwangu.

⁵³And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

⁵³Zvino makore manomwe amaguta, akanga avapo panyika yeEgipita, akapera.

⁵⁴And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

⁵⁴Makore manomwe enzara akatanga ku­svika, sezvakataura Josefa; nzara ikavapo panyika dzose; asi panyika yose yeEgipita pakanga pane zvokudya.

⁵⁵And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

⁵⁵Zvino vanhu vose veEgipita vofa nenzara, vakachemera zvokudya kuna Farao; Farao akati kuna vose veEgipita, Endai kuna Josefa; itai zvaanotaura kwamuri.

⁵⁶And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

⁵⁶Nzara ikavapo panyika dzose; Josefa akazarura matura ose, akatengesera vaEgipita; nekuti nzara yakanga yakanyanya panyika yeEgipita.

⁵⁷And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

⁵⁷Vanhu venyika dzose vakaenda Egipita kuna Josefa kuzotenga zviyo; nekuti nzara yakanga yakanyanya panyika dzose.