¹Zvino Josefa haana kugona ku­zvidzora pamberi pavose vakanga vamire naye, akadana, achiti, Budisai vanhu vose vari pano neni. Zvino kwa­kanga kusina munhu akamira naye Josefa achizvizivisa kuvana vababa vake.

¹Laj José incßaß chic quixcuy xyâb. Xban nak oc raj re chi yâbac chiruheb laj Egipto, joßcan nak quixye reheb: —Elenkex cuan junpâtak chirix cab, chan reheb. Ut mâ ani chic quicana riqßuin laj José. Caßaj chic eb li ras queßcana riqßuin. Ut laj José quixchßolob xyâlal chiruheb nak aßan li îtzßinbej li quicßayîc junxil.

²Aka­chema kwazvo, vaEgipita naveimba yaFa­rao vakazvinzwawo.

²Ut laj José quiyâbac chi cau xban xsahil saß xchßôl. Eb laj Egipto queßrabi nak yô chi yâbac. Queßrabi ajcuiß li cuanqueb saß rochoch laj faraón.

³Ipapo Josefa akati kuvana vababa vake, Ndini Josefa! Baba vangu vachiri vapenyu Here? Vana va­baba vake vakasagona kumupindura, no­kuti vakanga vachitya pamberi pake.

³Laj José quixye reheb li ras: —Lâin laj José. ¿Ma toj yoßyo lin yucuaß? chan reheb. Ut eb li ras incßaß queßru chi chakßoc. Queßsach xnaßleb riqßuin li cßaßru quixye laj José.

⁴Josefa akati kuvana vababa vake, Do­swederai henyu kwandiri. Zvino vaka­swedera. lye akati, Ndini Josefa, mwana wababa venyu wamakatengesa ndikaiswa Egipita.

⁴Laj José quixye reheb: —Bânu usilal, jilonkex chak cuiqßuin.— Ut eb aßan queßjiloc riqßuin. Laj José quixye reheb: —Lâin laj José lê rîtzßin, li xinêcßayi chak riqßuineb laj Egipto.

⁵Zvino musazvidya moyo, kana kuzvitsamwira, zvamakanditengesera kuno; nekuti Mwari akandituma pamberi penyu, kuti ndichengete upenyu.

⁵Anakcuan mirahoß chic saß êchßôl ut mexcßoxlac chic chirix nak lâex xexcßayin chak cue. Li Kâcuaß Dios xtaklan chak cue arin re nak lâex texcolekß inban.

⁶nekuti zvino ava makore maviri enzara panyika ino; mamwe makore mashanu achiko, avasingazorimi nokukohwa nawo.

⁶Ac xnumeß cuib chihab li cueßej ut toj ôb chihab chic tâcuânk. Ut incßaß tâuxmânk li âuc, ut mâcßaßak ajcuiß li acuîmk.

⁷Mwari akandituma pamberi penyu kuti ndikuchengetei, muve navamwe vacha­sara panyika, ndikuraramisei kuti musu­nungurwe nokusunungurwa kukuru.

⁷Li Kâcuaß Dios quinixtakla chak arin chi cßamoc be chêru re nak texcolekß. Chi joßcaßin tâcuânk nabaleb li kalal kacßajol. Li Kâcuaß Dios quinixtakla arin re nak eb laj Israel incßaß teßosokß saß ruchichßochß.

⁸Zvino hamuzimi makandituma pano, asi Mwari; iye akandiita baba kuna Farao nashe weimba yake yose, nomubati we­nyika yose yeEgipita.

⁸Mâcuaß êban lâex nak cuanquin arin. Aß li Kâcuaß Dios quinixtakla chak arin re nak tinchßolob xyâlal chiru laj faraón. Li Kâcuaß Dios quixkßaxtesi saß cuukß chixjunil li cßaßru cuan re laj faraón ut lâin ajcuiß quin-oc chokß acuabej re chixjunil li tenamit Egipto.

⁹Kurumidzai, mu­kwire kuna baba vangu, mundoti kwavari, Zvanzi naJosefa, mwanakomana wenyu, Mwari akandiita ishe weEgipita rose; buru­kirai kwandiri musanonoka;

⁹Anakcuan têsêba êrib ut texxic cuan cuiß chak lin yucuaß ut têye re chi joßcaßin. “Aßin râtin laj José lâ cualal xtakla chak chikix,” chaßkex re. “Li Dios quinixqßue chokß x-acuabej li tenamit Egipto. Texchâlk chi junpât cuiqßuin. Mêbay chak êrib barak chic.

¹⁰mugare panyika yeGosheni, mugova pedo neni, imwi, navanakomana venyu, navana vavana venyu, namakwai enyu, nemombe dze­nyu, nezvose zvamunazvo;

¹⁰Texinqßue chi cuânc saß li tenamit Gosén re nak nachßak caßchßinak kayânk cuochbenex. Têcßameb chak lê ralal êcßajol. Têcßameb chak lê quetômk joß eb ajcuiß chixjunil li cßaßak re ru cuan êre.

¹¹ndichaku­chengetaipo, nekuti mamwe makore ma­shanu enzara achiripo, kuti murege kuzova varombo, imwi, naveimba yenyu, nezvose zvamunazvo.

¹¹Toj ôb chihab chic tâcuânk li cueßej. Nak ac cuanquex chic arin, talajinqßue êtzacaêmk. Mâ ani êre tâcâmk xban cueßej.” Chixjunil aßin têye re lin yucuaß.

¹²Tarirai meso enyu anoona, nameso omunin'ina wangu Bhenjamini kuti muromo wangu unotaura kwamuri.

¹²Anakcuan qßuehomak retal lâex chixjunilex, joß ajcuiß lâat, at Benjamín. Lâin tzßakal li yôquin chi âtinac saß lê râtinobâl.

¹³Mundoudza baba vangu ku­kudzwa kwangu kose paEgipita, nezvose zvamaona; mukurumidze kuburutsira baba vangu kuno.

¹³Yehomak re li kayucuaß chanru lin cuanquil saß li tenamit aßin. Serakßihomak re chixjunil li xeril arin cuiqßuin. Sêbahomak êrib ut têcßam chak li kayucuaß arin, chan.

¹⁴Akawira pamutsipa waBhenja­mini, munin'ina wake, akachema, naiye Bhenjamini akachema pamutsipa wake.

¹⁴Ut laj José quixkßalu xcux laj Benjamín ut queßyâbac chi xcaßbichaleb.

¹⁵Akatsvoda vakoma vake vose, aka­chema pamusoro pavo; shure kwaizvo­zvo vakoma vake vakataura naye.

¹⁵Ut quilajrutzßeb ru li ras chixjûnkaleb ut quiyâbac xban xsahil saß xchßôl. Ut eb aßan queßâtinac chi ribileb rib.

¹⁶Zvino mukurumbira wazvo waka­nzwika mumba maFarao, zvichinzi, Vana vababa vaJosefa vasvika! Farao navaranda vake vakafara naizvozvo.

¹⁶Ut quicuulac resil saß rochoch laj faraón nak queßcuulac eb li ras laj José riqßuin. Ut laj faraón, joß eb ajcuiß laj cßanjel chiru, queßsahoß saß xchßôl chirabinquil aßin.

¹⁷Farao akati kuna Josefa, Iti kuvana vababa vako, Itai chinhu ichi: Takudzai zvipfuwo zvenyu, mufambe, muende ku­nyika yeKanani;

¹⁷Laj faraón quixye re laj José: —Ye reheb lâ cuas xqßuehakeb li rîk chirixeb lix bûr ut teßxic saß junpât saß li tenamit Canaán.

¹⁸mundotora baba ve­nyu navedzimba dzenyu muuye kwa­ndiri; ndichakupai zvinhu zvakaisvonaka zvenyika yeEgipita, mudye zvakakora zve­nyika.

¹⁸Cßamomak chak lê yucuaß ut têcßam ajcuiß chak chixjunil lê jun cablal li cuan aran. Tinqßue ajcuiß êre chixjunil li cßaßak re ru li châbil li cuan arin saß li tenamit Egipto. Ut tâcuânk ajcuiß chi tzßakal lê châbil tzacaêmk arin.

¹⁹Zvino chiitai sezvamarairwa; torerai vana venyu vaduku navakadzi venyu ngoro panyika yeEgipita, mundotora baba venyu, muuye.

¹⁹Joßcaßin tâbânumânk. Joß yôquin chixyebal âcue, joßcan ajcuiß tâye reheb lâ cuas. “Cßamomakeb li carrêt li cuanqueb arin Egipto. Ut aßan tâcßanjelak chêru re xcßambal chak lê yucuaß joß eb ajcuiß lê rixakil ut lê cocßal.

²⁰Musafunga nhu­mbi dzenyu, nekuti zvakaisvonaka zve­nyika yose yeEgipita ndezvenyu.

²⁰Mexcßoxlac chirix li cßaßak re ru li nacßanjelac chêru saß lê rochoch, xban nak arin cuan nabal li cßaßak re ru li châbil chokß êre,” chan laj faraón re laj José.

²¹Vanakomana vaIsiraeri vakaita saizvozvo. Josefa akavapa ngoro, sezvaa­karairwa naFarao, akavapa mbuva yoku­famba nayo.

²¹Ut eb li ralal laj Israel queßxbânu joß quiyeheß reheb. Laj José quixkßaxtesiheb li carrêt reheb li ras joß quiyeheß re xban laj faraón. Ut quixqßueheb ajcuiß nabal lix tzacaêmk re nak teßcuaßak saß be.

²²Akapa vose, mumwe no­mumwe nguvo dzakanaka; asi Bhenjamini akamupa mashekeri ana mazana matatu esirivha nenguvo dzakanaka shanu.

²²Ut quixqßueheb rakß li junjûnk. Laj Benjamín quixqßue ôb sumal li rakß ut quixqßue ajcuiß oxib ciento lix tumin plata.

²³Nababa vake akavatumira mbo­ngoro dzine gumi, dzakanga dzakatakura zvinhu zvakaisvonaka zveEgipita, namaka­dzi emadhongi gumi akanga akata­kura zviyo, nechingwa, nezvokudya zva­baba vake zvorwendo.

²³Ut quixtakla lajêb li bûr re lix yucuaß. Eb li bûr aßin teßîkânk re li cßaßak re ru li kßaxal châbil li cuan Egipto. Quixtakla ajcuiß lajêb li ixki bûr li teßîkânk re li trigo ut lix tzacaêmk lix yucuaß re nak teßcuaßak saß be nak yôkeb chi châlc.

²⁴Zvino akatendera vana vababa vake kuenda, vakabva; akati kwavari, Chenjerai, mu­satukana munzira.

²⁴Ut laj José quixye reheb aßan: —Chebânu usilal, mêpleti êrib nak yôkex chi xic, chan reheb. Ut laj José quixchakßrabiheb ut queßcôeb.

²⁵Ipapo vakabva Egipita, vakakwira, vakandosvika kunyika yeKanani kuna Jakove, baba vavo.

²⁵Eb aßan queßel saß li tenamit Egipto ut queßcuulac toj saß li tenamit Canaán li cuan cuiß chak laj Jacob lix yucuaßeb.

²⁶Vakavaudza, va­kati, Josefa achiri mupenyu; ndiye mu­bati wenyika yose yeEgipita. Ipapo moyo wavo wakati rukutu, nekuti ha­vana kutenda.

²⁶Ut queßxye re laj Jacob: —¡Cßoxla! Yoßyo laj José. Aßan li nataklan saß xbên chixjunil li tenamit Egipto, chanqueb. Ut quisach xchßôl laj Jacob nak quirabi resil li ralal. Laj Jacob incßaß quixpâb li cßaßru quiyeheß re xbaneb li ralal.

²⁷Vakavaudza mashoko ose aJosefa; zvino vakati vaona ngoro dzakanga dza­tumwa naJosefa kuzovatakura, mweya waJakove, baba vavo, ukavandudzwa;

²⁷Eb li ralal queßxserakßi re chixjunil li cßaßru quitaklâc xyebal re xban laj José. Nak quirileb li carrêt li quixtakla, tojoßnak quicßulun xchßôl laj Jacob.Ut laj Jacob quixye: —Tzßakal riqßuin aßin. Lâin ninpâb nak relic chi yâl toj yoßyo li cualal laj José. Lâin tinxic aran ut tincuil ru nak toj yoßyôquin lâin, chan laj Jacob.

²⁸Isiraeri akati, Zvaringana! Josefa, mwanakomana wangu achiri mupenyu; ndichaenda ndimuone ndisati ndafa.

²⁸Ut laj Jacob quixye: —Tzßakal riqßuin aßin. Lâin ninpâb nak relic chi yâl toj yoßyo li cualal laj José. Lâin tinxic aran ut tincuil ru nak toj yoßyôquin lâin, chan laj Jacob.