¹Josefa akanga aburutsirwa Egipita; Potifari, gota raFarao, mu­kuru wavarindi, muEgipita, akamutenga pamaoko avaIshimaeri, vakanga vamu­burutsira Egipita.

¹¶ A i kawea iho a Hohepa ki Ihipa; na ka hokona ia e Potiwhara, he tangata nui na Parao, he rangatira no nga kaitiaki, he Ihipiana, i roto i nga ringa o nga Ihimaeri, nana nei ia i kawe ki reira.

²Jehovha zvino akanga ana Josefa, akaramba achikwirira; aka­gara mumba matenzi wake muEgipita.

²Na i a Hohepa a Ihowa, a he tangata whai rawa ia; i noho ano ia i roto i te whare o tona ariki, o te Ihipiana.

³Tenzi wake akaona kuti Jehovha anaye, uye kuti Jehovha akafambisa zvakanaka zvose zvaaiita namaoko ake.

³A i kite tona ariki kei a ia a Ihowa, pono tonu hoki i a Ihowa nga mahi katoa a tona ringa.

⁴Josefa akawana nyasha kwaari, akamubatira; iye akamuita mutariri weimba yake; zvose zvaakanga anazvo akazviisa pa­maoko ake.

⁴Na ka manakohia a Hohepa e ia, ka mahi ia ki a ia: a ka waiho ia hei kaitirotiro mo tona whare, a ka homai e ia ana mea katoa ki tona ringa.

⁵Zvino kubva pakuitwa kwake mutariri weimba yake nowazvose zvaakanga anazvo, Jehovha akaropafa­dza imba yomuEgipita nokuda kwaJosefa; kuropafadza kwaJehovha kwakanga kuri pamusoro pezvose zvaakanga anazvo mumba nokumunda.

⁵A, i a ia ka waiho nei hei kaitirotiro mo tona whare, mo ana mea katoa, na ka manaakitia e Ihowa te whare o te Ihipiana he whakaaro ki a Hohepa; i runga ano i ana mea katoa te manaaki a Ihowa, i te whare, i te mara.

⁶Waisiya zvose zvaakanga anazvo pamaoko aJosefa; iye anaye, haazairangarira chinhu, asi zvo­kudya zvake zvoga zvaaidya.

⁶I waiho hoki e ia i te ringa a Hohepa ana mea katoa; kihai hoki i mohiotia e ia tetahi o ana mea, heoi ano ko te taro i kai ai ia. A he tangata ataahua a Hohepa, he pai hoki ia ki te titiro atu.

⁷Zvino shure kwaizvozvo mukadzi watenzi wake aka­tarira Josefa, akati, Vata neni.

⁷¶ A, i muri i enei mea, ka anga nga kanohi o te wahine a tona ariki ki a Hohepa; a ka mea ia, Takoto taua.

⁸Asi iye akaramba, akati kumukadzi watenzi wake, Tarirai, nokuda kwangu tenzi wangu haarangariri zviri kwandiri mumba, asi akaisa zvose zvaanazvo pamaoko angu;

⁸A ka whakakahore ia, ka mea hoki ki te wahine a tona ariki, Na, e kore toku ariki e mohio ko te aha kei ahau i roto i te whare, kua homai nei hoki e ia ana mea katoa ki toku ringa;

⁹hakuna mukuru kwandiri paimba ino; haana kundidzivisa chinhu, asi imwi moga; nekuti muri mukadzi wake; zvino ndi­ngaita seiko chinhu ichi chakaipa zvikuru nditadzire Mwari?

⁹Kahore tetahi i roto i tenei whare e nui ake i ahau; kahore ano hoki i kaiponuhia e ia tetahi mea ki ahau, ko koe anake, no te mea ko tana wahine koe: na, me pehea e mahi ai ahau i tenei kino nui, e hara ai ki te Atua?

¹⁰Zvino akati ataura naJosefa mazuva ose, iye asingamuteereri kuti avate naye, kana kuva naye,

¹⁰Heoi korero noa ia ki a Hohepa i tenei ra, i tenei ra, a kihai ia rongo ki a ia, kia takoto tahi raua, kia noho tahi raua

¹¹ne­nguva iyoyo akapinda mumba kuti abate basa rake; makanga musina vamwe va­rume veimba imomo.

¹¹Na i taua wa ka haere a Hohepa ki te whare ki te mahi i tana mahi; a kahore tetahi o nga tangata o te whare i reira i roto i te whare.

¹²Ipapo akamubata nguvo yake, akati, Vata neni; iye aka­siya nguvo yake muruoko rwake, akabuda panze.

¹²Na ka hopukia ia e ia, ara tona kakahu, ka mea, Takoto taua: na ka whakarerea e ia tona kakahu ki tona ringa, a rere ana, puta ana ki waho.

¹³Zvino akati achiona kuti asiya nguvo yake muruoko rwake, atiza, aenda,

¹³¶ A, no tona kitenga kua whakarerea e ia tona kakahu i roto i tona ringa, a kua rere ki waho,

¹⁴akadana varume veimba yake, akataura navo akati, Tarirai, iye akauyisa muHe­bheru pakati pedu kuti atidadire; akapi­nda kwandiri, kuti avate neni, ndikaridza mhere neinzwi guru.

¹⁴Na ka karanga ia ki nga tangata o tona whare, ka korero ki a ratou, ka mea, Titiro, kua kawea mai e ia tetahi Hiperu hei hangarau i a tatou; i haere mai ia ki ahau kia takoto maua, a he rahi toku reo ki te hamama:

¹⁵Zvino akati achi­nzwa kuti ndinodanidzirisa ndichiridza mhere, akasiya nguvo yake neni, akatiza, akabuda panze.

¹⁵A, ka rongo ia he rahi toku reo ki te hamama, na ka whakarerea e ia tona kakahu ki ahau, a rere ana, puta ana ki waho.

¹⁶Akachengeta nguvo yake kusvikira tenzi wake achipinda mumba.

¹⁶Na ka waiho e ia tona kakahu ki tona taha, kia hoki mai ra ano tona ariki ki tona whare.

¹⁷Akataura kwaari mashoko iwayo akati, Muranda muHebheru wawakaisa pakati pedu, akauya kwandiri kuti andidadire.

¹⁷A ka korero ia ki a ia, ko aua kupu ano, ka mea, I haere mai ki ahau taua pononga Hiperu, i kawea mai nei e koe ki a matou, ki te hangarau i ahau:

¹⁸Ndi­kadanidzirisa, ndikaridza mhere, akasiya nguvo yake neni, akatizira panze.

¹⁸A, ka rahi toku reo ki te hamama, na ka whakarerea e ia tona kakahu ki ahau, a rere ana ki waho.

¹⁹Tenzi wake akati achinzwa ma­shoko aakaudzwa nomukadzi wake, achiti, Ndizvo zvandaitirwa nomuranda wako, hasha dzake dzikamuka.

¹⁹¶ A, ka rongo tona ariki i nga kupu a tana wahine i korero ai ia ki a ia, i mea ai, Ko nga mea enei i mea ai tau pononga ki ahau; na ka mura tona riri.

²⁰Tenzi waJosefa akamutora, akamupinza muto­rongo, paisungwa vasungwa vamambo; akava mutirongo.

²⁰A ka mau te ariki o Hohepa ki a ia, a maka ana ia ki te whare herehere, ki te wahi i herea ai nga herehere a te kingi: a noho ana ia i reira, i te whare herehere.

²¹Asi Jehovha akava naJosefa, akamuitira tsitsi, kuti anzwirwe tsitsi nomutariri wetirongo.

²¹Otiia i a Hohepa a Ihowa, ka puta ano tona aroha ki a ia, a ka hoatu ki a ia kia manakohia ia e te rangatira o te whare herehere.

²²Mutariri wetirongo akapa mumaoko aJosefa vasu­ngwa vose vakanga vari mutirongo; iye aiva muiti wezvose zvaiitwamo.

²²A i tukua e te rangatira o te whare herehere ki te ringaringa o Hohepa nga herehere katoa i roto i te whare herehere: ko ia ano te kaimahi o nga mea katoa i meatia e ratou i reira.

²³Mutariri wetirongo akanga asina hanya nechinhu chakanga chiri pamaoko ake, nekuti Jehovha akanga anaye; zvose zvaaiita, Jehovha akazviruramisa.

²³Kihai te rangatira o te whare herehere i titiro ki tetahi o nga mea i tona ringa; no te mea i a ia a Ihowa, i mea ano a Ihowa kia pono tana i mea ai.