Genesi

37 Djakobo wakarumbwa ecigara mu nyika yo Kanani, yakambogarhwa na baba ake hinga munhu we nyika imweni.

2 Ii ndiyo ngano inoreketa ngezve upenyu wa Djakobo.

Zuzee paainga ano makore 17, iyena waiusha mabira no ana a Bhira uye ana a Zirpa, akadzi a baba ake. Uye Zuzee wakabvunza baba ake zviro zvakashata zvaiizwa ngo hama dzake. 3 Israeri waida maningi Zuzee kupinda ana ake amweni, ngokuti wainga ari mwana waakabara paainga acembera, uye wakaita kuti agadzirirhwe djira rakareba rakanaka. 4 Hama dzake padzakaona kuti baba awo aida maningi iyena kudarika amweni, awona akatanga kumuzonda uye ainga asikacakwanisi kureketa naye zvakanaka.

5 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, Zuzee wakarota hope uye wakadzipanganidzira hama dzake, asi izvona zvakaita kuti awona anyanye kumuzonda. 6 Iyena wakaabvunza kuti: “Ndapota, purutanai hope dzandarota. 7 Ndarota tiri mu munda tecisunga misumbu dzo mbeu, musumbu wangu wakamuka woima uye misumbu dzenyu dzakatenderedza musumbu wangu dzoukotamira.” 8 Hama dzake dzakamubvunza kuti: “Iwewe zvezvirokwazvo uri kuda kudziita mambo wedu uye wotitonga here?” Ngokudaro, hama dzake dzakatunhudzira kumuzonda nge ndaa ye hope dzaakarota uye no zvaakareketa.

9 Mumasure mazvo, iyena wakarotazve hope dzimweni, uye wakadzibvunza hama dzake, eciti: “Ndarotazve hope dzimweni. Pari zvino, zuwa, mwedzi, uye nyeredzi 11 zvaindikotamira.” 10 Pedzepo wakadzipanganidzira kuna baba ake hama dzake dziripoo, asi baba ake akamusumurura eciti: “Hope dzawarota dzinoreyei? Izvirokwazvo here kuti inini pamwepo na mai ako uye no hama dzako ticauya kuzokukotamira?” 11 Uye hama dzake dzakamuitira shanje, asi baba ake akacengeta masoko aya mu mwoyo mawo.

12 Hama dzake dzakaenda koousha mabira a baba awo padhuze no Sikemu. 13 Mumasure mazvo, Israeri wakati kuna Zuzee: “Hama dzako adziripi kuusha zvipfuyo padhuze no Sikemu here? Uya ndikutume kuti uende kaari.” Iyena wakati: “Zvakanaka, ndinoenda!” 14 Hino akati kaari: “Ndapota, enda koona kuti hama dzako dzinotamba here uye zvipfuyo zvakacengeteka here; pedzepo wondiunzisira masoko. Ngokudaro, wakamutuma ecibva ku bani ro Hebroni, uye iyena wakaenda ku Sikemu. 15 Nokuhamba ke nguwa, mwanarume umweni wakamuona eciherereka mushango. Mwanarumewo wakamubvunzisa kuti: “Uri kupsvakei?” 16 Iyena wakadaira kuti: “Ndiri kupsvaka hama dzangu. Ndapota, ndibvunzeiwo, ari kuushira kupi zvipfuyo?” 17 Mwanarumewo wakamudaira kuti: “Awona abva pano; ndaazwa ecibhuya kuti: ‘Ambai ku Dhotani.’” Ngokudaro, Zuzee wakateera hama dzake uye wakaagumira ku Dhotani.

18 Awona paakamuona aciri kure asati aguma dhuze nawo, akatanga kupangana kuti amuuraye. 19 Hino awona akabvunzana eciti: “Onai! muroti uya uri kuuya. 20 Uu ndiwo mukana! Ngatimuurayei, timukhandire mu cimwe cimbo ce mvura, uye tozobhuya kuti warhyiwa ngo cinyama co mushango. Tione kuti cinyi cicaitika no hope dzake.” 21 Rubheni paakazwa izvi, wakaedza kumununura, eciti: “Anhumwi, ngatisamuuraye.”* 22 Rubheni wakatizve: “Musadurure ngazi. Mukhandirei mu cimbo ici ce mvura ciri ku renje rino, asi musamukuwadze.”* Cinangwa cake cainga ce kumupukunyusa mu nyara dzawo, kuti azomuhwirinze kuna baba ake.

23 Hino Zuzee paakandoguma, hama dzake dzakamukhumura djira rake rakareba, djira rakanaka raainga akapfeka, 24 uye awona akamubata omukhandira mu cimbo. Pa nguwa iyona, cimboco cainga cisina mvura.

25 Pedzepo, akagara pasi kuti arhye. Paakamutsa musoro, akaona cikwata ce Aismaeri cecibva ku Giriyadhi. Makamero awo ainga akathwara zvinonama zve miti inonuhwirira, mabharsamu, uye makwenzi anobudisa zvinonama ecienda ku Edjipitu. 26 Hino Djudha wakati ku hama dzake: “I mubairo upi waticaona nge kuuraya hama yedu uye tofushira ngazi yake? 27 Ngatimutengese no Aismaeri, pane kumukuwadza. Kupinda zvese, iyena i hama yedu, nyama yedu.” Hino awona akazwira hama yawo. 28 Uye atengesi e ku Midhiyani paainga ecipinda, akamubudisa mu cimbo uye akamutengesa ku Aismaeri ngo mutengo unokwana 20 we prata. Anhu aya akaenda na Zuzee ku Edjipitu.

29 Rubheni paakazohwirira pa cimbo, uye paakaona kuti mainga musisina Zuzee, wakamwesa macira ake. 30 Paakahwirira kuno hama dzake, wakati: “Mudjaha uya wangara-ngara! Hino inini ndicaitei?”

31 Ngokudaro, awona akatora djira rakareba ra Zuzee, ouraya goto-koto, pedzepo onyika djirero mu ngazi. 32 Pedzepo akatumira djira rakanaka kuna baba awo no masoko aya: “Taona djira iri. Tapota, onai kuti ngere mwana wenyu here kana kuti haiwa.” 33 Iyena wakariringisisa uye woti: “I djira ro mwana wangu! Pamweni warhyiwa nge cinyama ce mushango! Zvezvirokwazvo, Zuzee warhyiwadi kamare!” 34 Ngokudaro, Djakobo wakamwesa macira ake, wakasunga sakhu mu cihunu uye wakacema mwana wake ke mazuwa akawanda. 35 Ana ake ese e anarume no e anakadzi aiedza kumunyaradza, asi iyena wairamba kunyaradzwa uye waibhuya kuti: “Ndicaenda mu Guwa* ndecicema mwana wangu!” Uye iyena wairumbwa ecicema mwana wake.

36 Mumasure mazvo, Amidhiyani akatengesa Zuzee ku Edjipitu kuna Potifari, mutungamiriri we nyumba ya Faraoo uye mutungamiriri we arindi.