¹Zvino Jakove akagara munyika youtorwa hwababa vake, munyika yeKanani.

¹Huan, Jakob a pa mikhuala a omna gam, Kanan gamah, a om a.

²Marudzi aJakove ndiwo: Josefa akanga ana makore ane gumi namano­mwe, akafudza makwai pamwechete navakoma vake; akanga achiri muko­mana pamwechete navanakomana vaBhiriha, navanakomana vaZiripa, vaka­dzi vababa vake; Josefa akasivaudzira kuna baba vavo.

²Hiaite Jakob suante ahi uh: Joseph, kum sawm leh kum sagih a upa ahihin, a ute toh ganhon a khak ua; amah naupang ahi laia, a pa jite Bilha leh Zilpa tapate kiangah a om a; huan, Joseph in a gitlouh thuthang uh a pa uh kiangah a tun a.

³Zvino Isiraeri akanga achida Josefa kupfuura vana vake vose, nekuti aiva mwanakomana woutana hwake; aka­muitira nguvo yakanga yakareba ina maoko.

³Huan, Israel in Joseph, a teklam ta ahihjiakin a tate tengteng sangin a it jaw a: huchiin, puannak tual ze tuamtuam a gial abawl saka.

⁴Vakoma vake vakaona kuti baba vavo vanomuda kupfuura vakoma vake vose; vakamuvenga, vakasagona kutaura naye nomufaro.

⁴Huan, a pa un amah bel a ute tengteng sangin a it jaw chih a uten ana theita ua; huchiin, amah amudah mahmah uh, kam hoih himhim in a houpih thei takei uhi.

⁵Zvino Josefa akarota hope, akau­dza vakoma vake, ipapo vakanyanya kumuvenga.

⁵Juan, Joseph in mang a neia, a ute a hilha: huchiin, amah a mudah semsem uh.

⁶Akati kwavari, Inzwaiwo hope dzangu dzandarota.

⁶Huan, aman, a kiang uah, hehpihtakin ka mang thu ngai dih uh:

⁷Tarirai, taka­nga tichisunga zvisote mumunda, onei chisote changu chikasimuka, chikara­mba chimire; ndikaona zvisote zvenyu zvichikomba changu, zvikakotama pa­mberi pechisote changu.

⁷Ngai un, lou ah buhphalte I na gak ua, huan, ngai un, kei buhphal a hong thou a, a ding nemnom a; huan, ngai un, nou buhphalten a hong um ua, kei buhphal chibai a buk chiat uh, achia.

⁸Vakoma vake vakati kwaari, Ko iwe uchabata ushe pamusoro pedu kanhi? Ko iwe uchava nesimba pamusoro pedu kanhi? Vakanyanya kumuvenga nokuda kokurota kwake nokwamashoko ake.

⁸Huan, a uten, a kiangah, nang soplaiin ka tunguah vai na hawm mahmah ding maw? Nang soplaiin ka tunguah thu na nei mahmah ding maw? achi ua. Huchiin, a mang jiakin amah a mudah semsem uh.

⁹Akapamha kurotazve, akaudza va­koma vake, akati, Tarirai, ndarotazve dzimwe hope; ndakaona zuva, nomwedzi, nenyeredzi dzine gumi neimwe, dzichi­kotamira pamberi pangu.

⁹Huan, mang dang a nei nawn a, a ute ahilh nawna, ngai un, mang ka nei nawna; ngai un, ni khawng, kha khawng, aksi sawm leh khat ten chibai a honna buk zenhouh uh ka chi, achia.

¹⁰Akaudza baba vake navakoma vake izvozvo; baba vake vakamutuka, vakati kwaari, Kurota kwako uku kwa­warota kurota kunyi? Ini namai vako navakoma vako tichauya tikakotama pasi pamberi pako kanhi?

¹⁰Huan, a pa a hilh a, a ute leng; huchiin, a pan a tai a, akiangah, mang na neih bangchi mang ahia? Kei leh na nu leh na uten leisiin chibai kon buk mahmah ding u maw? Achia.

¹¹Vakoma vake vakamugodora; asi baba vake vakache­ngeta shoko iro.

¹¹Huan, a uten amah a haja ua; a pa bel a thugen a lungsim in apai nilouh hi.

¹²Zvino vakoma vake vakandofudza makwai ababa vavo paShekemu.

¹²Huan, a ute Sekem ah apa uh ganhon khak in ahoh ua.

¹³Isiraeri akati kuna Josefa, Vakoma vako havafudzi makwai paShe­kemu here? Uya ndikutumire kwavari. Iye akati, Ndiri pano hangu.

¹³Huan, Israel in, Joseph kiangah, na uten Sekem ah a hina maw ganhon a khak uh? Hongpai dih, a kiang uah ka honsawl ding, achia.

¹⁴Akati kwaari, Zvino chienda undo­tarira kana vakoma vako vakafara, nama­kwai kana akafarawo; ugodzoka kuzondiu­dza. Naizvozvo akamutuma, ari pamupata weHebhuroni, akandosvika Shekemu.

¹⁴Huan, aman, a kiangah, na ute a dam dam na uhiam, ganhon leng a dam dam na uhiam ve en inla, a tanchin uh honghilh nawnin, achia. Huchiin, Hebron guam a kipan a sawl khia a, huan, aman Sekem a vapha hi.

¹⁵Zvino mumwe murume akamuwana achidzungaira musango; murume akamu­bvunza, akati, Unotsvakeiko?

¹⁵Huan, mi kuahiam in amah a mua, ngaiin, pawn ah a vakvak a: huchiin, miin, bang zong na hia? chiin, a donga.

¹⁶Iye akati, Ndinotsvaka vakoma vangu; dondiudza hako kwavanofudza makwai.

¹⁶Huan, aman, Ka ute zong ka hi: hehpihtakin, ganhon a khah na uh honhilh ve, a chi a.

¹⁷Murume akati, Vabva pano, no­kuti ndakavanzwa vachiti, Ngatiende Dhotani. Josefa akatevera vakoma vake, akandovawana paDhotani.

¹⁷Huan, miin, hiai akipana pawt hive un: Dothan ah I hoh ding uh, a chih uh ka ja, achia. Huan, Joseph in a ute a delh a, Dothan ah a vamu hi.

¹⁸Ivo vakamuona achiri kure; zvino asati asvika kwavari, vakarangana kuti vamuuraye.

¹⁸Huan, amau, gamla pia kipan a na gal muh ua, huchiin, a kiang nai uh a tun main, amah thah ding thu a phial uhi.

¹⁹Vakataurirana, vachiti, Hoyo muroti uya wauya.

¹⁹Huan, amau, En un, mang neipa a hong.

²⁰Uyai zvino timuuraye, timukandire mune rimwe ra­makomba aya, tigoti, Wadyiwa nechi­kara; tigoona kuti kurota kwake kucha­zoitwa seiko.

²⁰Khai, I that dia, kokhuk khatah I khe ding uh, huan, sahangin a kei, chi nani; huchiin a mangte bangchi bangin a oma chih I thei mai ding uh, a kichi ua.

²¹Rubheni akazvinzwa, akamurwira mumaoko avo, akati, Ngatirege kumuu­raya.

²¹Reuben in huai a na jaa, a khut ua kipanin a hong kheta; a thah jaw I that tel kei ding uh, a chi a.

²²Rubheni akati kwavari, Musa­durura ropa; mukandirei mugomba iri riri musango, asi regai kutambanudza maoko enyu kwaari; kuti amurwire pamaoko avo, agomudzosera kuna baba vake.

²²Huan, Reuben mahin, apa uh kianga pi theihna dinga a khut ua kipana a hotkhiak theihna dingin, a kiang uah, sisan jaw suah kei un, gamdai ah kokhuk ah khia unla, khut jaw a tungah kha kei un, a chi hi.

²³Zvino Josefa akati asvika kuvakoma vake, vakabvisira Josefa nguvo yake, nguvo iya yakanga yakareba ina maoko, yaaka­nga akafuka;

²³Huan, hichi ahi a, Joseph a ute kiang a tunin, Joseph a puannaktual, a puannaktual ze tuamtuama gial a silh, a na suahsak uh;

²⁴vakamutora, vakamuka­ndira mugomba; gomba rakanga risina chinhu, makanga musina mvura.

²⁴Huan, a pi ua, kokhuk ah a kheta uhi: kokhuk a vuak ahi, tui om nawn louhna ahi.

²⁵Vakagara pasi, vakadya zvokudya; zvino vakasimudza meso avo, vakatarira, vakaona boka ravaIshimaeri vachifamba, vachibva Giriyadhi, makamera avo akata­kura zvinhu zvinonhuhwira, nebarisami, nemura, vachindozviisa Egipita.

²⁵Huan, an ne dingin a tu chiat ua: huan, a dak ua, a en ua; huan, ngaiin, Ismael khualzinte Gilead gam akipana a sangawngsau ua banghiam namtui leh singnai damdawi leh murra pua Aigupta gam a paisuk dingte a hong pai ua.

²⁶Zvino Judha akati kuvana vababa vake, Tinga­waneiko kana tikauraya munin'ina wedu tichivanza ropa rake?

²⁶Huan, Juda in a unaute kiangah, I nau uh I thah ua, a sisan suak I im un bang phattuamna om ding ahia?

²⁷Uyai timutengese kuvaIshimaeri; maoko edu arege kuva kwaari; nekuti munun una wedu, nyama imwe nesu. Vana vababa vake vakamuteerera.

²⁷Khai, a tunga khut kha louin, Ismael te kiangah I juak zo ding uh; amah lah I nau uh, I sa ngeingei uh lah ahi ngala, a chi a. Huan, a unauten a thu a juita uh.

²⁸Zvino vatengesi vavaMidhiani vakapfuurapo, vakakwidza Josefa vachi­mubudisa mugomba, vakatengesa Josefa kuvaIshimaeri namashekeri ana makumi maviri; ivo vakaisa Josefa Egipita.

²⁸Huan, Midiante, sumsinte, a hong pai ua; huchiin Joseph kokhuk akipan a dok khia ua, Ismael te kiangah Joseph dangka sawm nih in a khawngta uhi. Huan, Joseph Aigupta gamah a pi uh.

²⁹Zvino Rubheni akadzokera kugo­mba, akawana Josefa asisimo mugomba; akabvarura nguvo dzake.

²⁹Huan, Reuben kokhuk ah a hongpai nawna, huan, ngaiin, Joseph kokhuk ah a na om ta kei a: huchiin, a puansilhte a botkekta hi.

³⁰Akadzokera kuvanin'ina vake, akati, Mwana haa­chipo; ini zvino ndichaendepiko?

³⁰Huan, a naute kiangah a hoh nawna, I nau uh a om nawn kei; kei koi a paita ding ka hia oi? A chi a.

³¹Zvino vakatora nguvo yaJosefa, va­kauraya nhongo yembudzi, vakanyika nguvo muropa;

³¹Huan, Joseph puannaktual a la ua, keltal a gou ua, a si-ah a puannaktual a diah uh;

³²vakatumira nguvo iyo yakareba ina maoko kuna baba vavo, vakati, Tanonga chinhu ichi; fananidzai zvakanaka kana iri nguvo yomwanako­mana wenyu, kana isati iri iyo.

³²Huan, puannaktual ze tuamtuama gial akhak ua, a pa uh kiangah a honla ua; huan, hiai lel ka mu ua, na tapa puannaktual ahi hia, hi lou en dih, a chi ua.

³³Ivo vakafananidza vakati, Inguvo yomwanakomana wangu; wadyiwa ne­chikara; Josefa zvirokwazvo wapara­dzwa.

³³Huan, aman a na thei paha, Ka tapa puannaktual ei ve; sahangin kei eive; Joseph boh nen veka om hi mahmah ding eive, a chi a.

³⁴Jakove akabvarura nguvo dzake, akasimira madhumbu pachiuno chake, akachema mwanakomana wake mazuva mazhinji.

³⁴Huchiin, Jakob in a puansilhte a bot kek a, saiip puan a tenga, ni sawtpi a tapa a sun hi.

³⁵Vanakomana vake vose navakunda vake vose vakasimuka vakamunyaradza; asi akaramba kunyara­dzwa, akati, Ndichaburukira kuguva kumwanakomana wangu, ndichichema. Baba vake vakamuwungudzira.

³⁵Huan, a tapate tengteng leh tanute tengteng amah lungmuang dingin a thou ua; himahleh aman lungmuang a ut kei a; sun kawmin han ah ka tapa kiangah mual ka khum ding, a chi a.Huchiin, amah ngaiin apa a kapkap hi. Huan, Midian ten Joseph bel Aigupta gamah a lut pih ua, Pharo nuaia heutu khat vengmi pawl heutu Potiphar kiangah a khawng uh.

³⁶Zvino vaMidhiani vakandomute­ngesa Egipita kuna Potifari, muranda waFarao, mukuru wavarindi.

³⁶Huchiin, amah ngaiin apa a kapkap hi. Huan, Midian ten Joseph bel Aigupta gamah a lut pih ua, Pharo nuaia heutu khat vengmi pawl heutu Potiphar kiangah a khawng uh.