Genesi
40 Mumasure mazvo, mutungamiriri we aperekeri e zvekumwa zva mambo we Edjipitu uye no mutungamiriri we abiki e pau akashaishira tenzi wawo, mambo we Edjipitu. 2 Hino Faraoo wakanyangadzwira aseenzi ake aya airi, mutungamiriri we aperekeri e zvekumwa uye mutungamiriri we abiki e pau, 3 uye iyena wakaakanda mu kadheya yainga iri pa nyumba pe mutungamiriri we arindi, mu mbuto yainga yakafungirhwa Zuzee. 4 Mutungamiriri we arindi wakagadza Zuzee kuti aaonerere, uye awona akagara mu kadheya ke mazuwa manganani.
5 Usiku umweni, mutungamiriri we aperekeri e zvekumwa uyewo mutungamiriri we abiki e pau a mambo we Edjipitu, awo ainga akafungirhwa mu kadheya, akarota hope, uye hope dzakarothwa no umwe na umwe dzainga dzecireya zviro zvakasiyana. 6 Macibesi akazoteera, Zuzee paakaenda kooaona, wakaona kuti awona ainga akatsukwara. 7 Hino akabvunzisa aseenzi a Faraoo, ainga ari mu kadheya pamwepo na iyena pa nyumba ya tenzi wake, kuti: “Ngei nyamasi makatsukwara?” 8 Awona akamudaira kuti: “Tarota hope, asi apana munhu unokwanisa kudzidudzira.” Zuzee wakaabvunza kuti: “Mwari andiepi anodudzira hope here? Ndapota, ndibvunzei zvamarota.”
9 Hino mutungamiriri we aperekeri e zvekumwa wakabvunza Zuzee zvaarota; iyena wakati: “Ndarota pamberi pangu pano muuvha. 10 Uye muuvhewo wainga uno zvinhai zvitatu, asi pawainga wecipfipfitira, wakabuda maruwa, uye wakabara uvha dzakapsvuka. 11 Kopo ya Faraoo yainga iri mu nyara mangu, uye inini ndakabata uvha ndodzisvinira mu kopo ya Faraoo. Pedzepo ndakatora kopoyo ndoipasa Faraoo.” 12 Hino Zuzee wakamubvunza kuti: “Hope dzawarota dzinodudzirhwa kudai: Zvinhai zvitatu i mazuwa matatu. 13 Mumasure me mazuwa matatu, Faraoo ucakubudisa muno,* okuhwirinza pa basa rako, uye iwewe ucatangazve kupasa Faraoo zvekumwa hinga zvawaiita kare pawainga uri muperekeri wake we zvekumwa. 14 Asi wozondiedzurirawo kana zvikakuhambira zvakanaka. Ndapota, ndipangidzire rudo rakagondeka uye reketa nge zvangu kuna Faraoo, kuti andibvise muno. 15 Ciripo nge cekuti, ndakaita zvekubiwa mu nyika yo Ahebheru, uye kuno, apana candakaita cinoita kuti ndikandwe mu kadheya.”*
16 Hino mutungamiriri we abiki e pau paakaona kuti Zuzee wainga adudzira zvakanaka, wakati kaari: “Zvandarotawo ndi izvi: Ndaithwara zvitengu zvitatu zve pau dzokucena pamusoro pangu, 17 uye mu citengu candainga ndakathwara, mainga muno mishobo yese ye zvekurhya zvakabikirhwa mambo Faraoo, uye kainga kuno shiri dzakawanda dzairhya zvainga zviri mu citengu cainga ciri pa musoro pangu.” 18 Zuzee wakamudaira kuti: “Hope dzawarota dzinodudzirhwa kudai: Zvitengu zvitatu i mazuwa matatu. 19 Mumasure me mazuwa matatu, Faraoo ucakugura musoro,* okuturika pa danda, uye shiri dzicarhya nyama yako.”
20 Zuwa rocitatu, rainga riri zuwa rokubarhwa ka Faraoo, uye iyena wakaitira mabiko akakura aseenzi ake. Iyena wakabudisa mu kadheya* mutungamiriri we aperekeri e zvekumwa uye mutungamiriri we abiki e pau pamberi pe aseenzi ake. 21 Iyena wakahwirinza mutungamiriri we aperekeri e zvekumwa pa basa rake, uye iyena wakarumbwa eciperekera kopo kuna Faraoo. 22 Asi Faraoo wakaturika pa danda mutungamiriri we abiki e pau, hinga zvainga zvadudzirhwa na Zuzee. 23 Asi mutungamiriri we aperekeri e zvekumwa aazi kuedzurira Zuzee; wakatokanganwa nge zvake.