¹Zvino Jakove akaona kuti zviyo zvaiveko kuEgipita, Jakove akati kuvanakomana vake, Munotari­rana neiko?

¹Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

²Akati, Ndanzwa kuti zviyo zviriko kuEgipita; burukiraiko, mu­ndotitengerako, tipone, tirege kufa.

²And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

³Ipapo vakoma vaJosefa vane gumi va­kaburuka kundotenga zviyo Egipita.

³And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

⁴Asi Bhenjamini, munin'ina waJosefa, Jakove haana kumutuma navakoma vake; nekuti akati, Zvimwe angawirwa nenjodzi.

⁴But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

⁵Zvino vanakomana vaIsiraeri vakauya kuzotenga pakati pavamwe vaiuya, no­kuti nzara yakanga iripo panyika yeKe­nani.

⁵And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

⁶Zvino Josefa aiva mubati wenyika; ndiye aitengesera vanhu vose venyika; vakoma vaJosefa vakauya, va­kamupfugamira, zviso zvavo zvakatarira pasi.

⁶And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

⁷Josefa akaona vakoma vake, aka­vaziva, asi akaita saasingavazivi, aka­taura nehasha navo, akati kwavari, Ma­bvepiko? Ivo vakati, Tabva kunyika yeKanani kuzotenga zvokudya.

⁷And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

⁸Josefa akaziva vakoma vake, asi ivo havana kumuziva.

⁸And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

⁹Ipapo Josefa akara­ngarira kurota kwake kwaakadeya kurota pamusoro pavo, akati kwavari, Muri vashori, mauya kuzoona kuti nyika yaka­shama papi.

⁹And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

¹⁰Ivo vakati kwaari, Kwete, ishe wedu, asi varanda venyu vauya kuzote­nga zvokudya.

¹⁰And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

¹¹Tiri vanakomana vomu­nhu mumwe chete tose; tiri vanhu vaka­tendeka, varanda venyu havazi vashori;

¹¹We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

¹²iye akati kwavari, Kwete, mauya ku­zoona nyika kuti yakashama papi.

¹²And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

¹³Ivo vakati, Isu varanda venyu, tiri vanakomana vane gumi navaviri vomu­nhu mumwe chete panyika yeKanani; zvino worugotwe ari kuna baba vedu nhasi; mumwe haachisipo.

¹³And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

¹⁴Josefa akati kwavari, Ndizvo zva­ndanga ndichitaura kwamuri, ndichiti muri vashori;

¹⁴And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

¹⁵hechi chinhu chamuchae­dzwa nacho. Noupenyu hwaFarao, hamu­ngabudi pano kana munin'ina wenyu wo­rugotwe asina kuuya pano.

¹⁵Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

¹⁶Tumai mumwe wenyu kuti andotora munin'ina wenyu, asi imwi muchafanira kugara ma­kasungwa, kuti mashoko enyu aedzwe, kana makatendeka; kana zvisina kudaro, zvirokwazvo, noupenyu hwaFarao muri vashori.

¹⁶Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

¹⁷Ipapo akavaisa pamwechete vose mutirongo, kuti vachengetwe ma­zuva matatu.

¹⁷And he put them all together into ward three days.

¹⁸Josefa akati kwavari nezuva retatu, Itai chinhu ichi, mupone; ini ndinotya Mwari;

¹⁸And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

¹⁹kana muri vanhu vakatendeka, mumwe wavanin'ina venyu ngaagare akasungwa mutirongo yenyu; asi imwi endai makatakura zviyo kundopa mhuri dzenyu dzine nzara.

¹⁹If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

²⁰Mugouya nomunu­nuna wenyu worugotwe kwandiri; nai­zvozvo mashoko enyu achasimbiswa, murege kufa. Vakaita saizvozvo.

²⁰But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

²¹Va­kataurirana vachiti, Zvirokwazvo tine mhosva nokuda komunin'ina wedu, no­kuti takaona kutambudzika komweya wake musi uya waakatinyengetera, tika­ramba kumuteerera; naizvozvo tawirwa nokutainbudzika.

²¹And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

²²Ipapo Rubheni akapindura, akati, Handina kukuudzai here, ndichiti, Re­gai kutadzira mwana, mukaramba kundi­teerera? Naizvozvo tarirai, ropa rake rotsvakwa.

²²And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

²³Zvino vakanga vasingazivi kuti Josefa anonzwisisa, nekuti kwanga kuine mupinduri pakati pavo.

²³And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

²⁴Ipapo Josefa akabva kwavari, akachema; aka­dzokerazve kwavari, akataura navo, aka­tora Simioni pakati pavo, akamusunga vachizviona.

²⁴And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

²⁵Josefa akaraira kuti mi­dziyo yavo izadzwe nezviyo, uye kuti mumwe nomumwe adzoserwe mari yake muhomwe yake, uye kuti vapiwewo mbuva yokufamba nayo; vakaitirwa sai­zvozvo.

²⁵Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

²⁶Ipapo vakatakudza madhongi avo zviyo zvavo, vakaenda.

²⁶And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

²⁷Zvino mumwe wavo akati achisunungura ho­mwe yake, kuti ape dhongi rake zvokudya pavakavata usiku, akawana mari yake; heyo yakanga iri mumuromo wehomwe yake.

²⁷And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.

²⁸Akati kuhama dzake, Mari yangu yadzoswa; heyi iri muho­mwe yangu; ipapo vakaora moyo, va­katarirana, vachibvunda, vakati, Chi­nyiko ichi chataitirwa naMwari?

²⁸And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

²⁹Vakasvika kuna baba vavo pa­nyika yeKanani, vakavaudza zvose zva­kanga zvavawira;

²⁹And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

³⁰vakati, Murume uya, ishe wenyika iyoyo, akataura nesu nehasha, akati, tiri vashori venyika.

³⁰The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

³¹Tikati kwaari, Tiri vanhu vakate­ndeka, hatizi vashori;

³¹And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

³²tiri vanakomana vane gumi navaviri vomunhu mumwe chete, vanakomana vababa vedu; mu­mwe haachipo, worugotwe ari kuna baba vedu nhasi panyika yeKanani.

³²We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

³³Zvino murume uya, ishe wenyika, akati kwatiri, Hechi chinhu chandicha­ziva nacho kuti muri vakatendeka, Si­yai mumwe wenyu kwandiri, mutore zviyo, mundopa mhuri dzenyu dzine nzara, muende.

³³And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

³⁴Mugouyazve kwa­ndiri nomunin'ina wenyu worugotwe; ipapo ndichaziva kuti hamuzi vashori, asi kuti muri vanhu vakatendeka; ipapo ndichakupai munin'ina wenyu, mugote­nga panyika ino.

³⁴And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.

³⁵Zvino vakati vachidurura homwe dzavo, tarira chiputu chemari yomumwe nomumwe chakanga chiri muhomwe yake; vakati vachiona zviputu zvemari yavo, vakatya ivo nababa vavo.

³⁵And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

³⁶Zvino Jakove akati kwavari, Manditorera vana; Josefa haachipo, naSimioni haa­chipo, zvino moda kutora naBhenjami­niwo; zvinhu zvose izvi zvandiwira.

³⁶And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

³⁷Ipapo Rubheni akataura nababa vake, akati, Mungauraya henyu vanako­mana vangu vaviri, kana ndisingadzoki naye kwamuri; chimuisai henyu mu­maoko angu, ini ndichauya nayezve kwa­muri.

³⁷And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

³⁸Vakati, Mwanakomana wangu haangaburuki nemi, nekuti mukoma wake wakafa, iye asiiwa ari oga; kana akawirwa nenjodzi parwendo rwamuno­famba, muchaburutsira vhudzi rangu jena kuguva nokuchema.

³⁸And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.