¹Shure kwaizvozvo mudiri wama­mbo weEgipita nomubiki wake va­katadzira tenzi wavo, mambo weEgipita.

¹And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

²Farao akatsamwira kwazvo varanda vake vaviri, ivo mukuru wavadiri nomukuru wavabiki.

²And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

³Akavasunga kuti vachengetwe mumba momukuru wavarindi, mutirongo, pakanga pakasungwa Josefa.

³And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

⁴Mukuru wavarindi akaraira Josefa kuvachengeta; iye akavabatira, vakaita nguva vachiche­ngetwa.

⁴And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

⁵Zvino vose vaviri vakarota hope usiku humwe, mumwe nomumwe ku­rota kwake, kurota kumwe nokumwe kune dudziro yako, ivo mudiri nomu­biki vamambo weEgipita, vakanga vaka­sungwa mutirongo.

⁵And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

⁶Zvino fume ma­ngwana Josefa akapinda kwavari, akavatarira, akaona kuti havafari.

⁶And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

⁷Aka­bvunza varanda vaFarao vakanga va­chengetwa pamwechete naye mumba matenzi wake, akati, Nhasi makasuwa neiko?

⁷And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

⁸Vakati kwaari, Tarota hope, asi hakuna munhu anogona kudzidudzira. Josefa akati kwavari, Kududzira hakuzi kwaMwari here? Dondirondedzerai he­nyu.

⁸And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

⁹Zvino mukuru wavadiri akaronde­dzera kurota kwake kuna Josefa, akati, kwaari, muchiroto kwangu ndakaona muzambiringa pamberi pangu; pamuza­mbiringa pakanga pana matavi matatu;

⁹And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

¹⁰ukaita sokutumbuka, ukabudisa ma­ruva; masumbu awo akabereka maza­mbiringa akaibva;

¹⁰And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

¹¹mukombe waFarao wakange uri muruoko rwangu; zvino ndikatora mazambiringa, ndikaasvinira mumukombe waFarao, ndikaisa muko­mbe muruoko rwaFarao.

¹¹And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

¹²Josefa akati kwaari, Kududzirwa kwadzo ndiko: Matavi matatu mazuva matatu;

¹²And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

¹³mazuva matatu agere kupera Farao achasimudza musoro wako, noku­kudzosera kubasa rako; ipapo uchaisa mukombe waFarao muruoko rwakezve, sezvawaiita kare uchiri mudiri wake.

¹³Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

¹⁴Asi undirangarire hako kana woitirwa zvakanaka; undiitire tsitsi, undireverere kuna Farao, kuti ndibudiswe paimba ino;

¹⁴But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

¹⁵nekuti zvirokwazvo, ndakabiwa ku­nyika yavaHebheru; napano handina kuita chinhu chakafanira kuti vandiise mugomba iri.

¹⁵For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

¹⁶Zvino mukuru wavabiki akati aona kuti dudziro yakanaka, akati kuna Josefa, Neniwo ndakanga ndiri pakurota kwa­ngu, ndikaona tswanda nhatu dzechingwa chichena dzakanga dziri pamusoro wa­ngu;

¹⁶When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

¹⁷mutswanda yapamusoro makanga mune zvokudya zvamarudzi ose zvakabi­kwa zvaFarao; shiri dzikazvidya mutswa­nda yaiva pamusoro wangu.

¹⁷And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

¹⁸Ipapo Josefa akapindura, akati, Kududzirwa kwadzo ndiko: Tswanda nhatu mazuva matatu;

¹⁸And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

¹⁹mazuva matatu agere kupera, Farao achasimudza musoro wako akaubvisa pamusoro pako, akusu­ngirire pamuti; shiri dzichadya nyama yako dzichiibvisa kwauri.

¹⁹Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

²⁰Zvino nomusi wetatu, musi woku­zvarwa kwaFarao, iye akaitira varanda vake vose mutambo. Akasimudza musoro womukuru wavadiri, nomusoro womu­kuru wavabiki pakati pavaranda vake,

²⁰And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

²¹akadzosera mukuru wavadiri kubasa rake rokudira kwake, akapa mukombe waFarao muruoko rwaFarao;

²¹And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

²²asi akasu­ngirira mukuru wavabiki sezvavakanga vadudzirwa naJosefa.

²²But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

²³Asi mukuru wa­vadiri haana kurangarira Josefa, asi aka­mukangamwa.

²³Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.