¹Zvino akaraira mutariri weimba yake, achiti, Zadza homwe dzavarume nezvokudya, sezvavanogona ku­takura, uisewo mari yomumwe nomu­mwe pamuromo wehomwe yake.

¹And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

²No­mukombe wangu, mukombe wesirivha, uuise pamuromo wehomwe yomuduku, pamwechete nemari yezviyo zvake. Iye akaita sezvaakaudzwa naJosefa.

²And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

³Zvino fume mangwana koedza varume vaka­tenderwa kuenda, ivo nemadhongi avo.

³As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

⁴Vakati vabuda muguta, vasati vaenda kure, Josefa akaudza mutariri wake, akati, Simuka, tevera varume; kana wavabata, uti kwavari, Matsindiki­reiko zvamaitirwa zvakanaka?

⁴And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

⁵Ko ha­chizi chinhu chinomwira ishe wangu, chaanoshopera nacho here? Chinhu ichi chamaita chakaipa.

⁵Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

⁶Akandovabata, akataura mashoko iwayo kwavari.

⁶And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

⁷Vakati kwaari, Ko ishe wedu anotaurirei mashoko akadai? Ngazvisadaro, varanda venyu havangaiti chinhu chakadai.

⁷And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

⁸Tarirai, mari yatakawana pa­miromo yehomwe dzedu takadzoka nayo kwamuri tichibva kunyika yeKe­nani; taigoba seiko sirivha kana ndarama mumba mashe wenyu?

⁸Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

⁹Ani naani wa­varanda venyu anowanikwa anawo, ngaafe; nesu tichava vasungwa vashe wedu.

⁹With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

¹⁰Iye akati, Ndizvo hazvo, nga­zvive sezvamataura; iye anowanikwa aine mukombe, ndiye achava musungwa wangu; imwi vamwe hamungavi nemho­sva.

¹⁰And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

¹¹Ipapo vakakurumidza mumwe nomumwe kuburutsira homwe yake pasi, mumwe nomumwe akasunungura homwe yake.

¹¹Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

¹²Iye akatsvaka, akatanga kumu­kuru, akaguma kumuduku; mukombe ukawanikwa muhomwe yaBhenjamini.

¹²And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

¹³Ipapo vakabvarura nguvo dzavo, mu­mwe neumwe akatakudza dhongi rake, akadzokera kuguta.

¹³Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

¹⁴Judha navana vababa vake vaka­dzokera kuimba yaJosefa, iye achirimo, vakawira pasi pamberi pake.

¹⁴And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

¹⁵Zvino Josefa akati kwavari, Chinyiko ichi chamaita? Hamuzivi kuti munhu akaita seni anogona kushopera here?

¹⁵And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

¹⁶Judha akati, Ko tingadiniko kuna ishe wangu? Tingataureiko? Tingazvipe­mbedza sei? Mwari akawana kutadza kwavaranda venyu; tarirai tiri vasungwa vashe wedu, isu naiye akawanikwa aine mukombe.

¹⁶And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

¹⁷Iye akati, Ngazvisadaro, handingaiti sai­zvozvo; munhu uyo akawanikwa ano mukombe muruoko, ndiye achava musu­ngwa wangu; kana muri imwi, endai henyu norugare kuna baba venyu.

¹⁷And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

¹⁸Ipapo Judha akaswedera kwaari, akati, Haiwa, ishe wangu, dotenderai henyu muranda wenyu kutaura shoko munzeve dzashe wangu, kutsamwa kwe­nyu kurege kumukira muranda wenyu, nekuti imwi makaenzana naFarao.

¹⁸Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

¹⁹Ishe wangu akabvunza varanda vake, achiti, Muna baba here, kana munin'ina?

¹⁹My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

²⁰Isu tikati kuna ishe wedu, Tina baba vava­mutana, vanomwana woutana hwavo, achiri muduku hake; mukoma wake akafa, iye akasara ari oga, mwana wamai vake, baba vake vanomuda.

²⁰And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

²¹imwi mu­kati kuvaranda venyu, Burukai naye kwandiri, ndimuone nameso angu.

²¹And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

²²Isu tikati kuna ishe wedu, Mukomana haa­ngasii baba vake, nekuti kana akasiya baba vake, baba vake vangafa.

²²And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

²³Zvino makati kuvaranda venyu, Kana munu­nuna wenyu worugotwe asingaburuki nemi, hamungaonizve chiso changu.

²³And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

²⁴Zvino takati takwira kumuranda we­nyu, baba vedu, tikavaudza mashoko ashe wedu.

²⁴And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

²⁵Baba vedu vakati, Endai­zve, mutitengere zvokudya zvishoma­nana.

²⁵And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

²⁶Isu tikati, Hatingaburuki, kana munin'ina wedu asingaburuki nesu; nekuti hatingaoni chiso chomurume uya, kana munin'ina wedu asinesu.

²⁶And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.

²⁷Muranda wenyu, baba vedu, vakati kwatiri, Mu­noziva kuti mukadzi wangu akandibere­kera vanakomana vaviri;

²⁷And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

²⁸mumwe aka­bva kwandiri, ndikati, Zvirokwazvo akabvamburwa; kubva musi iwoyo ha­ndina kuzomuonazve;

²⁸And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

²⁹kana mukandi­torera nouyuwo, akawirwa nenjodzi, mu­chaburutsira vhudzi rangu jena kuguva nokuchema.

²⁹And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

³⁰Naizvozvo, kana zvino ndikandosvika kumuranda wenyu, baba vangu, tisinaiye mukomana, mweya wavo zvawakabatanidzwa nomweya wo­mukomana,

³⁰Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

³¹vachati kana vachiona kuti mukomana asinesu, vachafa; naizvozvo varanda venyu vachaburutsira vhudzi jena romuranda wenyu, baba vedu, ku­guva nokuchema.

³¹It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

³²nekuti muranda wenyu akazviita rubatso rwomukomana kuna baba vangu, ndikati, Kana ndikasauya naye kwamuri,ini ndichava ne­mhosva kuna baba vangu nokusinga­peri.

³²For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

³³Naizvozvo zvino ndinokumbira kuti muranda wenyu agare hake ari musungwa washe wangu pachigaro chomukomana, asi mukomana akwire hake navana vababa vake.

³³Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

³⁴nekuti ndinga­kwira seiko kuna baba vangu, ndisina mukomana? Ndirege hangu kuona njodzi ichawira baba vangu.

³⁴For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.