Genesisi 50:1-26
50 Josefa akabva akotama akambundira baba vake,+ akavachema, akavatsvoda.
2 Pashure paizvozvo Josefa akarayira vashandi vake, vanachiremba, kuti vaomese baba vake.+ Saka vanachiremba vacho vakaomesa Israeri,
3 uye vakatora mazuva 40 vachimuomesa, nekuti iyi ndiyo nguva yavaitora vachiomesa chitunha, uye vaIjipiti vakamuchema kwemazuva 70.
4 Mazuva ekumuchema paakapfuura, Josefa akataura nemachinda aFarao* achiti: “Kana mandinzwira nyasha, udzai Farao kuti:
5 ‘Baba vangu vakaita kuti ndipike,+ vachiti: “Ona ndava kufa.+ Unofanira kundiviga munzvimbo yangu yemakuva+ yandakachera munyika yeKenani.”+ Saka ndinokumbirawo kuenda kunoviga baba vangu, ndozodzoka.’”
6 Farao akapindura kuti: “Enda unoviga baba vako sezvavakaita kuti upike.”+
7 Saka Josefa akaenda kunoviga baba vake, uye vashandi vese vaFarao vakaenda naye, vakuru+ vemumuzinda wake, nevakuru vese vemunyika yeIjipiti
8 neimba yese yaJosefa nevana vababa vake neimba yababa vake.+ Vakasiya vana vavo vadiki chete nemakwai avo nemombe dzavo munyika yeGosheni.
9 Vakaendawo nengoro+ nevatasvi vemabhiza, uye boka racho rakanga rakakura chaizvo.
10 Vakazosvika paburiro* reAtadhi, riri munharaunda yeJodhani, vakachema kwazvo ipapo, uye akachema baba vake kwemazuva manomwe.
11 Vagari vemunyika yacho, vaKenani, vakavaona vachichema paburiro reAtadhi, vakati: “Kuchema uku kukuru ndekwevaIjipiti!” Ndokusaka nzvimbo yacho yakatumidzwa kuti Abheri-mizraimu,* iri munharaunda yeJodhani.
12 Saka vanakomana vake vakamuitira sezvaakanga avarayira chaizvo.+
13 Vanakomana vake vakamutakura vakapinda naye munyika yeKenani, vakamuviga mubako remunda weMakapera, munda wakatarisana neMamre wakanga watengwa naAbrahamu kuna Efroni muHiti kuti ive nzvimbo yake yemakuva.+
14 Pashure pekuviga baba vake, Josefa akadzokera kuIjipiti nevana vababa vake nevanhu vese vaakanga aenda navo kunoviga baba vake.
15 Vakoma vaJosefa pavakaona kuti baba vavo vakanga vafa, vakati: “Josefa anogona kunge achiri kutivenga zvekuti angatitsiva zvakaipa zvese zvatakamuitira.”+
16 Saka vakatumira mashoko aya kuna Josefa: “Baba vako vakasiya vataura izvi vasati vafa:
17 ‘Udzai Josefa kuti: “Ndapota zvangu regerera kutadza kwevakoma vako uye chivi chavakaita pavakakuitira zvakaipa kudaro.”’ Saka tinokumbirawo kuti uregerere kutadza kwevashumiri vaMwari wababa vako.” Josefa akachema pavakataura naye.
18 Vakoma vake vakabva vauyawo vakamugwadamira vakati: “Ita hako zvaunoda nesu, tiri varanda vako!”+
19 Josefa akati kwavari: “Musatya. Ndini Mwari here kuti ndikutongei?
20 Kunyange zvazvo maida kundiitira zvakaipa,+ Mwari aida kuti zvifambe zvakanaka uye aida kuchengetedza vanhu vakawanda vari vapenyu sezvaari kuita nhasi.+
21 Saka musatya. Ndicharamba ndichikupai zvekudya pamwe chete nevana venyu.”+ Saka akavanyaradza uye akavavimbisa kuti hapana zvaaizovaita.
22 Josefa akaramba achigara muIjipiti, iye neimba yababa vake, uye Josefa akararama kwemakore 110.
23 Josefa akaona chizvarwa chechitatu chevanakomana vaEfremu,+ akaonawo vanakomana vaMakiri,+ mwanakomana waManase. Josefa aivaona sevanakomana vake pachake.*
24 Josefa akazoti kuhama dzake: “Ndava kufa, asi chokwadi Mwari achakurangarirai,+ okubudisai munyika ino muchienda kunyika yaakapikira Abrahamu, Isaka, naJakobho.”+
25 Saka Josefa akaita kuti vanakomana vaIsraeri vapike, achiti: “Chokwadi Mwari achakurangarirai. Munofanira kubuda nemapfupa angu muno.”+
26 Uye Josefa akafa ava nemakore 110, vakaita kuti aomeswe,+ uye akaiswa mubhokisi munyika yeIjipiti.
Mashoko Emuzasi
^ Kana kuti “neimba yaFarao.”
^ Ona Tsanangudzo Yemashoko.
^ Kureva kuti “Kuchema kwevaIjipiti.”
^ ChiHeb., “Vakaberekerwa pamabvi aJosefa.”
