¹Zvino Josefa akaenda, akandoudza Farao, akati, Baba vangu navana vababa vangu vasvika, vachibva kunyika yeKanani, vane makwai avo, nemombe dzavo, nezvose zvavanazvo; zvino, tarirai vari munyika yeGosheni.

¹Laj José quicuulac riqßuin laj faraón ut quixye re: —Lin yucuaß joß eb ajcuiß li cuas xeßel chak saß li tenamit Canaán ut anakcuan ac xeßcßulun saß li naßajej Gosén. Xeßxcßam chak chixjunileb lix quetômk chirix joß eb ajcuiß chixjunil li cßaßru cuan reheb, chan.

²Akatora varume vashanu kuvana vababa vake, akavaisa pamberi paFarao.

²Laj José quixcßam ôb li ras chirix ut quixcßuteb aßan chiru laj faraón re nak tixnauheb ru.

³Farao akati kuvakoma vake, Basa renyu nde­reiko?

³Ut laj faraón quixye reheb: —¿Cßaßru cßanjelil nequebânu lâex? chan. Eb aßan queßchakßoc ut queßxye re: —Chacuy taxak kamâc, at Kâcuaß. Anakcuan cuanco châcuu re nak lâat tattaklânk ke. Lâo aj ilol xul joß eb ajcuiß li kaxeßtônil yucuaß najter, chanqueb.

⁴Vakati kuna Farao, Tauya kuzogara tiri vatorwa munyika ino; nekuti hakuna mafuro amakwai avaranda venyu, nekuti kune nzara kunyika yeKanani; zvino tinokumbira kuti varanda venyu vagare munyika yeGosheni.

⁴Ut queßxye ajcuiß re laj faraón: —Lâo xochal chi cuânc arin xban nak kßaxal numtajenak li cueßej aran Canaán, yal ta li pachßayaß cuan re teßxcuaß li kaquetômk. Aßan aj e nak xochal chixtzßâmanquil âcue nak tâbânu usilal, toâcanab chi cuânc saß li naßajej Gosén, chanqueb re.

⁵Ipapo Farao aka­taura naJosefa, akati, Baba vako navana vababa vako vauya kwauri;

⁵Ut laj faraón quixye re laj José: —Lâ yucuaß joß eb ajcuiß lâ cuas xeßcßulun âcuiqßuin.

⁶nyika yeIji­piti iri pamberi pako; baba vako navana vababa vako ngavagare panzvimbo ya­kaisvonaka panyika ino, ngavagare pa­nyika yeGosheni; kana uchiziva kuti pakati pavo pana varume vakangwara, uvaite vatariri vemombe dzangu.

⁶Chixjunil li tenamit Egipto cuan rubel âtakl. Canabeb chi cuânc saß li naßajej Gosén xban nak li chßochß aßan châbil. Ut cui cuanqueb saß êyânk li nequeßxbânu chi us li cßanjel, tâkßaxtesiheb inquetômk reheb re nak eb aßan teßilok re, chan laj faraón.

⁷Josefa akapinda naJakove, baba vake, akavaisa pamberi paFarao; Jakove akaropafadza Farao.

⁷Ut laj José quirocsi lix yucuaß re nak laj faraón tixnau ru. Ut laj Jacob quixtzßâma re li Kâcuaß Dios nak aßan taxak chi-osobtesînk re laj faraón.

⁸Farao akati kuna Jakove, Manganiko mazuva amakore oupenyu hwenyu?

⁸Laj faraón quixpatzß re laj Jacob: —¿Jarub chihab cuan âcue lâat, Jacob? chan re.

⁹Jakove akati kuna Farao, Mazuva amakore outorwa hwangu makore ane zana namakumi matatu; mazuva amakore oupenyu hwangu aiva mashoma hawo, akaipa, haana kusvikira pamazuva amakore oupenyu hwamadzibaba angu pamazuva outorwa hwavo.

⁹Ut laj Jacob quichakßoc ut quixye re: —Jun ciento riqßuin lajêb xcaßcßâl chihab cuoquic chi bêc lâin yalak bar. Nabal li raylal xincßul saß ruchichßochß ut incßaß qßui lin chihab joß lix chihab eb lin xeßtônil yucuaß nak queßcuan saß ruchichßochß, chan laj Jacob.

¹⁰Jakove akaropafadza Farao, akabuda pamberi paFarao.

¹⁰Ut laj Jacob quixtzßâma re li Kâcuaß Dios nak aßan taxak tâosobtesînk re laj faraón. Nak quixchakßrabi laj faraón, laj Jacob qui-el riqßuin.

¹¹Zvino Josefa akapa baba vake navana vababa vake pokugara, akavapa nzvimbo panyika yeEgipita, kuti ive yavo, pakaisvonaka panyika iyo, panyika yeRa­mesesi, sezvaakarairwa naFarao.

¹¹Ut laj José quixqßue chi cuânc lix yucuaß saß li tenamit Egipto, joßeb ajcuiß li ras. Ut quixsi reheb li chßochß li kßaxal châbil. Li naßajej aßan Gosén xcßabaß. Ramesés ajcuiß nayeman re li naßajej aßan. Laj José quixbânu joß quiyeheß re xban laj faraón.

¹²Josefa akachengeta baba vake, navana vababa vake, navose veimba yababa vake, aka­vapa zvokudya achiverenga navana va­vowo.

¹²Laj José quixqßue xtzacaêmk lix yucuaß joß eb ajcuiß li ras ut chixjunileb li rechßalal. Aß yal chanru xqßuialeb lix cocßal, chixjunileb queßxcßul lix tzacaêmk.

¹³Zvino pakanga pasina zvokudya panyika yose, nekuti nzara yakanga iri huru, nyika yeEgipita nenyika yeKanani dzikaziya nenzara.

¹³Nak quinumta li cueßej aran, mâcßaß chic li tzacaêmk saß li tenamit Egipto. Câmqueb re chixjunileb laj Egipto joßeb ajcuiß laj Canaán xban lix tzßocajiqueb.

¹⁴Josefa akaunganidza mari yose yakanga iri panyika yeEgipita, napanyika yeKanani, yavakatenga zviyo nayo, Josefa akaisa mari iyo mumba maFarao.

¹⁴Chixjunil li tumin li queßxtoj cuiß lix trigo eb laj cananeo joß eb ajcuiß laj Egipto, laj José quicßuluc re ut quixkßaxtesi saß rochoch laj faraón.

¹⁵Mari yose yakati yapera mu­nyika yeEgipita, napanyika yeKanani, vaEgipita vose vakauya kuna Josefa, vakati, Tipei zvokudya, nekuti tingafa seiko pamberi penyu? nekuti mari yapera.

¹⁵Chi joßcaßin quilaj chixjunil li tumin re li tenamit Canaán joß ajcuiß Egipto. Ut chixjunileb laj Egipto queßcuulac riqßuin laj José ut queßxye re: —Bânu usilal, qßue bayak katzacaêmk. ¿Ma naru ta biß toâqßue chi câmc xban nak anakcuan xlaj li katumin? chanqueb re laj José.

¹⁶Josefa akati, Uyai nemombe dze­nyu, ndikupei zvokudya pamusoro pezvi­pfuwo zvenyu, kana mari yapera.

¹⁶Laj José quixye reheb: —Lâex cuan lê cuacax. Naru têqßue lê cuacax chokß xtzßak lê trigo, chan.

¹⁷Zvino vakauya kuna Josefa nezvipfuwo zvavo; Josefa akavapa zvokudya, vachi­tsinhanha namabhiza, namakwai, nemo­mbe, nemadhongi; akavararamisa nezvo­kudya, vachitsinhanha nezvipfuwo zvavo zvose gore iroro.

¹⁷Eb aßan queßxkßaxtesi lix cuacaxeb riqßuin laj José, joß eb ajcuiß lix cacuây, lix carner ut eb lix bûr. Ut laj José quixqßue lix tzacaêmk aß yal chanru xqßuialeb lix cuacaxeb. Ut chiru li chihab aßan queßxqßueheb lix cuacax chokß xtzßakeb lix trigo.

¹⁸Gore iroro rakati rapera, vakauya kwaari negore rechipiri, vakati kwaari, Hatingavanziri ishe wedu kuti mari yedu yose yapera, mapoka ezvipfuwo ava ashe wedu; hakuchina chakasara pamberi pashe wedu, asi miviri yedu neminda yedu;

¹⁸Nak quirakeß li chihab aßan, queßcuulac cuißchic riqßuin laj José ut queßxye re: —Lâo incßaß takamuk châcuu nak quilaj li katumin joß eb ajcuiß li cuacax. Chixjunil li cßaßru ke lâo, ac xkakßaxtesi re laj faraón. Caßaj chic lâo cuanco ut li kachßochß.

¹⁹zvino tingafa seiko pamberi pe­nyu, isu nenyika yedu? Titengei henyu, isu nenyika yedu, tive varanda vaFarao; tipeiwo mbeu tirarame tirege kufa, nenyika irege kushanduka iite sango.

¹⁹Incßaß naru tocâmk châcuu. Anakcuan lâo mâcßaß chic naru nakabânu. Us raj toâlokß chokß âmôs ut tâlokß ajcuiß li kachßochß re nak tâqßue bayak katzacaêmk. Ut lâo joß ajcuiß li kachßochß aßan tâcßanjelak chokß xtzßak li katzacaêmk. Lâo chic xlokßbil môs laj faraón. Ut tâqßue li kiyaj re nak toâuk ut riqßuin aßan incßaß tocâmk, chanqueb re laj José.

²⁰Zvino Josefa akatengera Farao nyika yose yeEgipita, nekuti vaEgipita vaka­tengesa mumwe nomumwe munda wake, nekuti nzara yakanga iri huru pamusoro pavo, nyika ikava yaFarao.

²⁰Ut laj José quixlokß chixjunil lix chßochßeb chokß re laj faraón. Eb laj Egipto quilajeßxcßayi chixjunil lix chßochßeb xban nak numtajenak li cueßej. Ut chixjunil li chßochß quicana chokß re laj faraón.

²¹Kana vari vanhu akavatamisa kumaguta, kubva ku­muganhu mumwe weEgipita kusvikira kuno mumwe muganhu wayo.

²¹Chixjunileb li cuanqueb saß cßalebâl queßchal saß li nimla tenamit re teßcßanjelak.

²²Asi nyika yavapristi yoga haana kuitenga, nekuti vapristi vakanga vaganhurirwa mugove wavo naFarao; vaidya mugove wavo wavaipiwa naFarao. Naizvozvo havana kutengesa nyika yavo:

²²Caßaj cuiß eb laj cßamol be re tijoc incßaß queßxcßayi lix chßochßeb riqßuin laj José xban nak junelic nequeßqßueheß xtzacaêmk xban laj faraón. Joßcan nak incßaß queßxcßayi lix chßochß.

²³Zvino Josefa akati kuvanhu, Tarirai, ndakate­ngera Farao imwi nenyika yenyu nhasi, hedzi mbeu, mudzvare panyika.

²³Tojoßnak laj José quixye reheb li tenamit: —Anakcuan lâex lokßbilex chêjunilex inban chokß re laj faraón joß eb ajcuiß lê chßochß. Cueß lê riyaj ut ayukex chi âuc.

²⁴Ne­nguva yokukohwa munofanira kupa Fa­rao cheshanu, zvina zvichava zvenyu, zvive mbeu dzeminda, nezvokudya zve­nyu, nezvavari mudzimba dzenyu, nezvo­kudya zvepwere dzenyu.

²⁴Nak têsicß ru lê racuîmk, têqßue li roß jachal re laj faraón. Ut li câhib jachal chic tâcanâk chokß êre. Aßan tâcßanjelak chêru chokß re êriyaj nak tex-âuk saß li chihab jun. Ut tâcßanjelak ajcuiß chokß xtzacaêmk lê ralal êcßajol joß ajcuiß chixjunileb li cuanqueb saß lê rochoch, chan laj José.

²⁵Ivo vakati, Ndimwi makatiche­ngeta; ngatiwane hedu nyasha panashe wedu, tive varanda vaFarao.

²⁵Eb aßan queßchakßoc ut queßxye re: —Lâo xocoleß âban. Chixcßul taxak âchßôl lâat nak lâo to-oc chokß xmôs laj faraón, chanqueb.

²⁶Josefa akatema mutemo panyika yeEgipita, uripo nanhasi, kuti Farao apiwe cheshanu; asi nyika yavapristi yoga haina kuva yaFa­rao.

²⁶Tojoßnak laj José quixqßue jun li chakßrab saß li tenamit Egipto re nak laj faraón junelic tixcßul li roß jachal li acuîmk li tâêlk aran. Caßaj chic laj cßamol be re tijoc incßaß queßxqßue li roß jachal li racuîmk xban nak eb lix chßochß moco lokßbil ta xban laj faraón. Toj chalen anakcuan cuan li chakßrab aßan.

²⁷Zvino vaIsiraeri vakagara panyika yeEgipita, panyika yeGosheni, vakazviwa­nira fuma imomo, vakabereka vana, vakawanda kwazvo.

²⁷Ut eb laj Israel queßcana aran Egipto saß li naßajej Gosén. Ut queßtam li cßaßru reheb aßan. Ut queßqßuian ajcuiß eb li ralal xcßajol.

²⁸Jakove akagara panyika yeEgipita makore ane gumi namanomwe; naizvo­zvo mazuva aJakove makore oupenyu hwake, aiva makore ane zana namakumi mana namanomwe.

²⁸Cuuklaju chihab tzßakal quicuan laj Jacob saß li tenamit Egipto. Jun ciento riqßuin cuukub roxcßâl chihab quixbânu laj Jacob saß ruchichßochß.

²⁹Zvino nguva yokufa kwaIsiraeri yakanga ya­swedera, iye akadana mwanakomana wake Josefa, akati kwaari, Kana nda­wana nyasha kwauri, chiisa hako ruoko rwako pasi pechidya changu, undiitire tsitsi nechokwadi; rega hako kundiviga paEgipita;

²⁹Nak yô chi cuulac xkßehil lix camic, laj Israel quixbok laj José riqßuin ut quixye re: —Anakcuan lâin tincuaj tâbânu junak usilal cue. Qßue lâ cuukß rubel cuaß joß cßaynakeb chixbânunquil li katenamit nak nequeßxbânu li juramento. Tintzßâma châcuu nak incßaß tinâmuk arin Egipto.

³⁰asi kana ndavata namadzibaba angu, undibvise paEgipita, unondiviga mu­guva ravo. Iye akati, Ndichaita sezvamataura.

³⁰Nak tincâmk, tinêrisi Egipto ut tinêcßam aran Canaán ut tinêmuk chixcßatk li naßajej li queßmukeß cuiß lin yucuaß camenak joß ajcuiß lin yucuaßchin, chan laj Jacob. Ut laj José quixye re: —Us. Matcßoxlac. Tinbânu li cßaßru yôcat chixyebal cue, chan.Ut lix yucuaß quixye re: —Ye cue ma relic chi yâl nak tâbânu chi joßcan, chan. Ut laj José quixye re: —Relic chi yâl tinye âcue nak lâin tinbânu chi joßcan, chan. Ut laj Jacob quix-anab rib chiru xjolom lix chßât ut quixlokßoni li Kâcuaß Dios.

³¹Vakati, Ndipikire; iye akavapi­kira. Ipapo Isiraeri akakotamira pamu­soro wouvato hwake.

³¹Ut lix yucuaß quixye re: —Ye cue ma relic chi yâl nak tâbânu chi joßcan, chan. Ut laj José quixye re: —Relic chi yâl tinye âcue nak lâin tinbânu chi joßcan, chan. Ut laj Jacob quix-anab rib chiru xjolom lix chßât ut quixlokßoni li Kâcuaß Dios.