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

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

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

²And behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fine-looking and fat-fleshed, and they fed in the reed-grass.

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

³And behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, bad-looking and lean-fleshed, and stood by the kine on the bank of the river.

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

⁴And the kine that were bad-looking and lean-fleshed ate up the seven kine that were fine-looking and fat. And Pharaoh awoke.

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

⁵And he slept and dreamed the second time; and behold, seven ears of corn grew up on one stalk, fat and good.

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

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

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

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

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.

⁸And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the scribes of Egypt, and all the sages who were therein, and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none to interpret them to Pharaoh.

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

⁹Then spoke the chief of the cup-bearers to Pharaoh, saying, I remember mine offences this day.

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

¹⁰Pharaoh was wroth with his bondmen, and put me in custody into the captain of the life-guard's house, me and the chief of the bakers.

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

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

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

¹²And there was there with us a Hebrew youth, a bondman of the captain of the life-guard, to whom we told [them], and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each he interpreted according to his dream.

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

¹³And it came to pass, just as he interpreted to us, so it came about: me has he restored to my office, and him he hanged.

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

¹⁴Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph; and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. And he shaved [himself], and changed his clothes, and came in to Pharaoh.

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

¹⁵And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamt a dream, and there is none to interpret it. And I have heard say of thee, thou understandest a dream to interpret it.

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

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

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

¹⁷And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood on the bank of the river.

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

¹⁸And behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and of fine form, and they fed in the reed-grass.

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

¹⁹And behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor, and very ill-formed, and lean-fleshed -- such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness.

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

²⁰And the lean and bad kine ate up the seven first fat kine;

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

²¹and they came into their belly, and it could not be known that they had come into their belly; and their look was bad, as at the beginning. And I awoke.

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

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

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

²³And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, parched with the east wind, sprung up after them;

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

²⁴and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I told it to the scribes; but there was none to make it known to me.

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

²⁵And Joseph said to Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God will do he has made known to Pharaoh.

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

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

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

²⁷And the seven lean and bad kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears, parched with the east wind, will be seven years of famine.

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

²⁸This is the word which I have spoken to Pharaoh: what God is about to do he has let Pharaoh see.

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

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

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

³⁰And there will arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will waste away the land.

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

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

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

³²And as regards the double repetition of the dream to Pharaoh, it is that the thing is established by God, and God will hasten to do it.

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

³³And now let Pharaoh look himself out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

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

³⁴Let Pharaoh do [this]: let him appoint overseers over the land, and take the fifth part of the land of Egypt during the seven years of plenty,

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

³⁵and let them gather all the food of these coming good years, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, for food in the cities, and keep [it].

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

³⁶And let the food be as store for the land for the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt, that the land perish not through the famine.

³⁷Chinhu ichi chaka­nga chakanaka kuna Farao navaranda vake vose.

³⁷And the word was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his bondmen.

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

³⁸And Pharaoh said to his bondmen, Shall we find [one] as this, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

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

³⁹And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has made all this known to thee, there is none [so] discreet and wise as thou.

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

⁴⁰Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy commandment shall all my people regulate themselves; only concerning the throne will I be greater than thou.

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

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

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

⁴²And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in clothes of byssus, and put a gold chain on his neck.

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

⁴³And he caused him to ride in the second chariot that he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee! and he set him over 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.

⁴⁴And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in 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.

⁴⁵And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah, and gave him as wife Asnath the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

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

⁴⁶And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh, and passed through the whole land of Egypt.

⁴⁷Nyika ikabereka zvizhinji-zhinji, nama­kore manomwe amaguta.

⁴⁷And in the seven years of plenty the land brought forth by handfuls.

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

⁴⁸And he gathered up all the food of the seven years that was in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities; the food of the fields of the city, which were round about it, he laid up in it.

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

⁴⁹And Joseph laid up corn as sand of the sea exceeding much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.

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

⁵⁰And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asnath the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On bore to him.

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

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

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

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

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

⁵³And the seven years of plenty that were in the land of Egypt were ended;

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

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

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

⁵⁵And all the land of Egypt suffered from the dearth. And the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph: what he says to you, that do.

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

⁵⁶And the famine was on all the earth. And Joseph opened every place in which there was [provision], and sold grain to the Egyptians; and the famine was grievous in the land of Egypt.

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

⁵⁷And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph, to buy [grain], because the famine was grievous on the whole earth.