¹Zvino Josefa akawira pamusoro pechiso chababa vake, akachema pamusoro pake, akamutsvoda.

¹Huan, Joseph in apa mai a, sia, a kaha, a tawptawpa.

²Josefa akaraira varanda vake dzakanga dziri n'anga, kuti vasasike baba vake, n'anga dzikasasika Isiraeri.

²Huan, Josephin a sikha damdawi siamte a pa luang muat theiloua bawl dingin thu a piaa: huchiin damdawi siamten Isreal luang muat theilouin a bawlta uhi.

³Vakapedza mazuva makumi mana naye, nekuti ndiwo aiva mazuva okusasika; navaEgipita vakamu­chema mazuva makumi manomwe.

³A luang bawlnain ni sawm li a zang ua, muat theiloua bawlnain ni huchizah ala nak ahi: huan, ni sawm sagih suang teng Aiguptaten amah a kah uhi.

⁴Zvino mazuva okuchema akati apera, Josefa akataura naveimba yaFarao, akati, Zvino kana ndawana nyasha kwa­muri, dorevai munzeve dzaFarao, muti,

⁴Huan, amah a kah nite uh a bei nugin Josephin Pharo inkuante a houpiha, Hehpihtakin Pharo bila jak dingin, Ka pan, Ngaiin, si ding ka hita,

⁵Baba vangu vakandipikisa, vachiti tari­rai, ndofa, muguva randakazvicherera munyika yeKanani, ndimo maunofanira kundivigamo. Naizvozvo zvino dondite­nderai henyu kuti ndikwire, ndindoviga baba vangu, ndogodzoka.

⁵Kanan gam a ka han ka tohsa ah, hiailai ngeiah na honvui ding ahi, chiin, a honkichiamsaka, Huchiin, hehpihtakin ka pa hon vaposak inla, huan, ka hong pai nawn mai ding, a chi hi, chiin, gen un, a chi a.

⁶Farao akati, Kwira, undoviga baba vako, sezvavakakupikisa.

⁶Huchiin, Pharoin, A honkichiamsak bangin na pa vapo tou ve, a chi a.

⁷Ipapo Josefa akakwira kundoviga baba vake, navaranda vose vaFarao va­kakwira naye, vakuru veimba yake, na­vakuru venyika yeEgipita,

⁷Huchiin, Joseph bel a pa vui dingin a vahoh toua: huan, Pharo sikha tengteng, a innkuan laka upate leh Aigupta gam upa tengteng leh,

⁸naveimba yose yaJosefa, navana vababa vake, naveimba yababa vake; asi pwere dzavo dzoga, namakwai avo, nemombe dzavo, vaka­zvisiya panyika yeGosheni,

⁸Joseph inkuanpihte tengteng leh, a unaute leh, a pa inkuanpihte, a kiangah a vahoh tou a: a tanu neu chikchikte uleh, a belam honte uleh a bawng honte kia uh Gosen gamah a nusia ua.

⁹ngoro nava­tasvi vamabhiza vakakwirawo naye, ri­kava boka guru-guru.

⁹Huan, a kiang uah kangtalaite. Sakol tungtuang mite toh, a hih ua; huchiin pawl lianpi ahi uh.

¹⁰Vakasvika paburiro raAtadhi, riri mhiri kwaJoridhani, vakamuchemapo nokuchema kukuru kwazvo; akachema baba vake mazuva manomwe.

¹⁰Huan Jordan lui gala Atadia phual a tuang ua, huailaiah nakpitakin a kah ua: ni sagih a pa sunna a bawl hi.

¹¹Zvino vanhu vaigara panyika yeKanani vakati vachiona kuchema ikoko paburiro raAtadhi, vakati, Kuchema uku kukuru ndokwavaEgipita; naizvozvo nzvimbo iyoyo ikatumidzwa Abherimiziraimu, iri mhiri kwaJoridhani.

¹¹Huan, hiai gama a mi Kananten, Atada phual a a mi sun uh a muh un, Hiai Aiguptate misi sunna thupital ahi, a chi ua: huaijiakin huai mun minin Abel-Mozraim a sa ua, huai Jordan lui gala om ahi.

¹²Vanakomana vake vakamuitira sezvaakanga avaraira;

¹²Huan, a tapaten a thupiak bang jelin a hihsak ua:

¹³nekuti vanakomana vake vakando­muisa kunyika yeKanani, vakamuviga mubako romunda weMakapera, riya ra­katengwa naAbhurahamu, pamwechete nomunda kuna Efuroni muHeti, pakata­risana neMamure, kuti zvive zvake, ive nzvimbo yake yokuviga.

¹³A tapten Kanan gamah a jawng lut ua, Abrahamin, kivuina mun gou dinga, Hit mi Ephron akipana a lou toh a lei Mamre maa Makpel lou a kokhuk ah a vuita uhi.

¹⁴Zvino Josefa akati aviga baba vake, akadzokera Egipita, iye navakoma vake, navose vakanga vakwira naye ku­ndoviga baba vake.

¹⁴Huan, Joseph bel, a pa a vui khitin, amah leh, a unaute leh, apa vui ding a kianga hohtoute tengteng toh, Aigupta gamah a pai nawnta uhi.

¹⁵Zvino vakoma vaJosefa vakati vachiona kuti baba vavo vafa, vakati, Zvimwe Josefa achative­nga, nokutitsiva kwazvo zvakaipa zvose zvatakamuitira.

¹⁵Huan, Joseph unauten a pa uh si a ngaihtuah un, Josephin hon mudah dinga, a tunga I thil hihkelh tengteng uh phu i tunguah kim sipsipin a honla kha ding e aw, a chi ua.

¹⁶Naizvozvo vakatuma shoko kuna Josefa, vachiti, Baba venyu vakaraira, vasati vafa, vachiti,

¹⁶Huchiin, Joseph kiangah hilh dingin thu a khak ua, Na pan a sih main hichiin thu a pia,

¹⁷Taurai naJosefa, muti, Zvino dokangamwirai henyu kutadza kwavakoma venyu; ne­zvivi zvavo, nekuti vakakuitirai zva­kaipa; zvino dokangamwirai kutadza kwa­varanda vaMwari wababa venyu. Josefa akachema pakutaura kwavo naye.

¹⁷Hichiin Joseph kiangah, hehpihtakin na unaute tatlekna leh a gilouhna uh ngaidamin, na tungah thil a hih leh a hihkhial na uh, chiin, na gen ding uh, a chi, chiin: huchiin hehpihtakin na pa Pathian sikhate tatlekna ngaidamin, a chi ua. Huan, a kianga a gentak un Joseph a kapta hi.

¹⁸Vakuru vake vakaendawo, vaka­wira pasi pamberi pake, vakati, Tarirai, tiri varanda venyu.

¹⁸Huan, a unaute leng a vahoh ua, a maah a khupboh chiat ua; huan, Ngaiin, na sikhate ka hi uhi, a chi ua.

¹⁹Josefa akati kwavari, Musatya, nekuti ini ndiri pachigaro chaMwari here?

¹⁹Huan, Josephin, a kiang uah, Lau kei un: Pathian sika om ka hi hia?

²⁰Kana murimwi, makandifungira zvakaipa, asi Mwari akafunga kuti zvive zvakanaka, kuti zviitwe sezvinoitwa nhasi, kuti vanhu vazhinji vararamiswe.

²⁰Nou jaw ka tungah thil gilou hih lungsimin na pu ua; himahleh Pathianin tuni bangin, mi tampi hing leh dama humbitna dinga, thil hoih a suahsak a lungsim put ahi jaw ngala.

²¹Naizvozvo zvino musatya, ndichaku­chengetai, nepwere dzenyu. Akavanya­radza, akataura navo nomoyo waka­naka.

²¹Hichiin lau kei un: noute leh na ta na nau chikchikte ka hon vak jel ding, a chi a. Huchiin, a lungmuana, kam siam takin a houpih chiat hi.

²²Josefa akagara Egipita, iye navei­mba yababa vake; Josefa akagara makore ane zana negumi.

²²Huan, Joseph bel, amah leh apa inkuanpihte toh, Aigupta gamah a om ua: Joseph kum ja leh kum sawm a dam hi.

²³Josefa akaona vana vaEfuremu vorudzi rwechitatu, navana vaMakiri, mwanakomana waManase, va­kaberekerwa pamabvi aJosefa.

²³Josephin Ephraim ta, tusawn thum chiang a mu a: Manassi tapa Makir tate leng Joseph phei tungah a piang ua.

²⁴Josefa akati kuhama dzake, Ndofa, asi Mwari achakumutsai zvirokwazvo, nokukubudi­sai panyika ino, muende kunyika yaaka­pikira Abhurahamu naIsaka, naJakove.

²⁴Huan, Josephin a unaute kiangah, si ding ka hita hi: himahleh Pathianin a hongveh ngeingei ding hi, hiai gam akipanin a hongpi khiain. Abraham te, Isaak te, Jakob te kianga kichiama piak achiam gamah a honpi tou ding, a chi a.

²⁵Josefa akapikisa vana vaIsiraeri, akati, Mwari achakumutsai zvirokwazvo, nemwi mutakure mafupa angu abve pano.

²⁵Huan, Josephin Isreal suante a kichiam saka, Pathian in a hongveh ngeingei dinga, ka guhte hiai akipanin na jawng tou ding uh ahi, a chi a.Huchiin, Joseph bel, kum ja leh kum sawm a upa a hihin, a si a: huan, a luang muat theilouin a bawl ua, Aigupta gamah kuang ah a koih uh.

²⁶Ipapo Josefa akafa, ava namakore ane zana negumi; vakamusasika, akaiswa mubhokisi paEgipita.

²⁶Huchiin, Joseph bel, kum ja leh kum sawm a upa a hihin, a si a: huan, a luang muat theilouin a bawl ua, Aigupta gamah kuang ah a koih uh.