Shona - Joseph and Asenath by E.W. Brooks

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JOSEFA NAASENATI Asenati anotsvagwa kuroorwa nemwanakomana wamambo nevamwe vakawanda. 1. Mugore rokutanga remaguta, nomwedzi wechipiri, nezuva rechishanu romwedzi, Farao akatuma Josefa kuti apote nenyika yose yeEgipita; nomwedzi wechina wegore rokutanga, nezuva regumi namasere romwedzi, Josefa akasvika kumiganhu yeOriori, achiunganidza zviyo zvenyika iyo, sejecha regungwa. Zvino muguta iro makange muno umwe murume, wainzi Pentefresi, waiva mupristi weOriyopori, mutungamiriri waFarao, mukuru wemachinda ose nemachinda aFarao; uye murume uyu akanga akapfuma kwazvo uye akachenjera uye munyoro, uye akanga ariwo gurukota raFarao, nokuti akanga akangwara kupfuura machinda ose aFarao. Iye wakange ane mukunda wemhandara, wainzi Asenati, wakange ane makore gumi nemasere, murefu uye wakanaka, uye wakange akanaka pakuonekwa kupfuura mhandara dzose panyika. Zvino Asenati pachake akanga asingaenzaniswi nemhandara, ivo vakunda veIjipiti, asi akanga ari pazvose akanga akaita savanasikana vavaHebheru, vakanga vakareba saSara, uye vakanga vakanaka saRabheka, uye wakange akanaka saRakeri; Mukurumbira wokunaka kwake ukapararira kunyika iyo yose kusvikira kumigumo yenyika, naizvozvo vanakomana vose vamachinda namachinda vakada kumufuka, kwete, navanakomana vamadzimambowo; majaya ose neane simba rikavapo pakati pavo nokuda kwake, vakaidza kurwa. Mwanakomana wedangwe waFarao akanzwawo nezvake, akakumbira baba vake kuti vamupe iye ave mukadzi wake, akati kwavari, Ndipei, baba, Asenati, mukunda wePentefresi, murume wokutanga weOri, ave mukadzi wangu; Faro baba vake vakati kwaari, Unotsvakireiko mukadzi ari pasi pako, zvauri mambo wenyika ino yose? Kwete, asi tarirai! mukunda waJoakimi, mambo waMoabhu, uchawanikwa newe, wava mambokadzi, unoyevedza nokuonekwa. Naizvozvo tora uyu ave mukadzi wako. Shongwe inogara Asenati inotsanangurwa. 2. Asi Asenati akazvidza uye akazvidza murume wose, achizvikudza uye achizvikudza, uye akanga asina kumboonekwa nemurume, sezvo Pentefresi akanga ane shongwe yakabatana neimba yake, huru uye yakakwirira zvikuru, uye pamusoro peshongwe pakanga pane shongwe ine gumi. chambers. Imba yokutanga yakanga iri huru, yakanaka kwazvo, yakanga yakarongwa namabwe epepuru, madziro ayo akanga ana mabwe anokosha, ane mavara mazhinji; uye denga rekamuri iyo rakanga riri rendarama. Zvino mukati meimba iyo vamwari vavaEgipita vakanga vasingagoni kuverengwa, vaiti vendarama nesirivha, vakagadzirwa naAsenati vose, vakavanamata, akavabayira zuva rimwe nerimwe. Mukamuri yechipiri makanga mune zvishongo zvose zvaAsenati namabhokisi, makanga mune ndarama, nenguvo zhinji dzesirivha nendarama, zvakanga zvakarukwa zvisina kufanira, namabwe akaisvonaka, anodhura kwazvo, nenguvo dzakaisvonaka, nokushongedza kose kwoumhandara hwake. aivapo. Imba yechitatu yaiva imba yekuchengetera zvinhu yaAsenati, inotakura zvinhu zvose zvakanaka zvepanyika. Nemamwe makamuri manomwe akasara, aibata vasikana vanomwe vaishumira Asenati; imwe neimwe yaiva nekamuri imwe chete, nekuti vaiva vezera rimwe, vakaberekwa neusiku humwe naAsenati; iye waivada zvikuru; uye vakanga vakanakawo zvakanyanya senyeredzi dzekudenga, uye hapana

kana murume akambotaura navo kana mwana mukomana. Zvino imba huru yaAsenati, pakanga pagere umhandara hwake, yakanga ina mahwindo matatu; hwindo rekutanga rakanga rakakura kwazvo, rakatarira kuruvanze kurutivi rwamabvazuva; wechipiri wakatarira zasi, newechitatu wakatarira kunzira. Mukamuri iyo yakanga yakatarira kurutivi rwamabvazuva, kwakanga kune mubhedha wendarama; mubhedha wakanga wakafukidzwa neshinda yepepuru, yakarukwa nendarama, mubhedha wakanga wakarukwa nezvitsvuku, nezvitsvuku, nomucheka wakaisvonaka. Pamubhedha uyu Asenati airara ega, uye haana kumbogara murume kana mumwe mukadzi. Kwakanga kunewo ruvanze rukuru rwakanga rwakabatana neimba yacho kumativi ose, norusvingo rurefu kwazvo rwakapoteredza ruvanze rwakavakwa namabwe makuru akaenzana; Muruvazhe makanga munawo masuwo mana, akanga akafukidzwa namatare, aichengetwa rimwe nerimwe namajaya ane gumi namasere, akanga akashonga nhumbi dzokurwa; uye pakanga pasimwa pamadziro miti yakanaka yamarudzi ose, nemichero inobereka michero, michero yayo yakaibva, nokuti yakanga iri nguva yokukohwa; uye paivewo netsime remvura zhinji raibuda kubva kurudyi rwechivanze ichocho; pasi petsime ipapo pakanga pane tsime guru rinomwiwa mvura yetsime iro, kwakabva kwaita sorwizi pakati poruvazhe, rwainwisa miti yose yoruvazhe urwo. Josefa anozivisa kuuya kwake kuPentefresi. 3. Zvino negore rokutanga ramakore manomwe amaguta, nomwedzi wechina, nezuva ramakumi maviri namasere romwedzi, Josefa akasvika kumiganhu yeOrimoni achiunganidza zviyo zvenyika iyo. Zvino Josefa akati oswedera muguta, akatuma varume vanegumi navaviri pamberi pake kuPentefiro, muprista weOri, achiti: Ndichapinda kwauri nhasi, nekuti inguva yemasikati neyechisvusvuro. kupisa kukuru kwezuva, uye kuti nditonhore pasi pedenga reimba yako. Zvino Pentephres, paakanzwa zvinhu izvi, akafara nemufaro mukuru kwazvo, akati: "Ngaarumbidzwe Ishe Mwari waJosefa, nokuti ishe wangu Josefa akandifunga kuti ndakakodzera." Zvino Pentefresi wakadana mutariri weimba yake, akati kwaari: Kurumidza, ugadzirire imba yangu, ugadzire mabiko makuru, nekuti Josefa, Wamasimba Ose, wasvika kwatiri nhasi. Zvino Asenati paakanzwa kuti baba vake namai vake vakanga vabva kunhaka yavo, akafara zvikuru akati, “Ndichaenda kunoona baba vangu namai vangu, nokuti vabva kunhaka yedu.” wakanga uri mwaka wokukohwa). Asenati akakurumidza kupinda muimba yake yomukati maiva nenguvo dzake, akafuka jasi romucheka mutsvuku, rakarukwa nendarama, akazvisunga chiuno chake nebhanhire rendarama, nezvishongo pamaoko ake; akaisa matehwe endarama patsoka dzake, akaveza muhuro make chishongo chemutengo mukuru, namabwe anokosha, akanga akashongedzwa kumativi ose, akanga akanyorwa mazita avamwari vavaEgipita kose-kose pazviri, pazvishongo zvose. namabwe; akaisawo ngowani pamusoro wake, akaisa korona pazvavovo zvake, akafukidza musoro wake nejasi. Pentephres anoronga kupa Asenati kuna Josefa muwanano. 4. Ipapo akakurumidza kuburuka pamatanho kubva paimba yake yepamusoro, akaenda kuna baba vake namai vake, akavatsvoda. Uye Pentefiresi nemudzimai wake vakafara pamusoro pemwanasikana wavo Asenati nerufaro rukuru, nokuti vakamuona akashongedzwa uye akashongedzwa semwenga waMwari; vakabudisa zvinhu zvose zvakanaka zvavakanga


vatora panhaka yavo, vakazvipa mukunda wavo; Asenati akafara pamusoro pezvinhu zvose zvakanaka, pamusoro pemichero yokupedzisira yezhizha namazambiringa namatenda, nenjiva, namazambiringa namaonde, nokuti zvakanga zvakanaka, uye zvaifadza pakuravira. Zvino Pentefiresi wakati kumukunda wake Asenati: Mwana; Iye akati, "Ndiri pano, ishe wangu." Akati kwaari, Gara pakati pedu, ndikuudze mashoko angu. Tarirai, Josefa, Mhare dzaMwari, wasvika kwatiri nhasi, murume uyu ishe wenyika yose yeEgipita, mambo Farao akamugadza ave mubati wenyika yedu yose, namambo, iye anopa zviyo kunyika ino yose. , uye anoiponesa kubva kunzara iri kuuya; uye Josefa uyu murume anonamata Mwari, uye akangwara uye mhandara sezvauri nhasi, uye murume ane simba muuchenjeri neruzivo, uye mweya waMwari uri pamusoro pake nenyasha dze Ishe ari maari. Uya mudiwa, ndikupe uve mukadzi wake, uye uchava mwenga wake, uye iye achava chikomba chako nekusingaperi. Zvino Asenati wakati achinzwa mashoko iwayo kubva kuna baba vake, dikita guru rakayerera pachiso chake, akatsamwa kwazvo, akatarisa baba vake nameso ake, akati: Naizvozvo, ishe wangu, baba vake. Haiwa Jehovha, munotaura mashoko aya here?+ Mava kuda kundiisa nhapwa kumutorwa nomupoteri uye kune akanga atengeswa here?”+ Uyu haazi mwanakomana womufudzi aibva kunyika yeKenani here?+ Iye akasiyiwa ari oga. Haasi iye here akarara natenzikadzi wake, akamukandira mujeri rerima, Farao akamubudisa mutirongo, achidudzira hope dzake, sezvinodudzirwawo vakadzi vakuru veEgipita? asi ndichava mukadzi womwanakomana wamambo wedangwe, nekuti ndiye mambo wenyika yose. Zvino Pentefresi wakati achinzwa zvinhu izvi, akanyara kutaurazve kumukunda wake Asenati pamusoro paJosefa, nekuti wakamupindura nekuzvikudza uye nehasha. Josefa anosvika pamba paPentefresi. 5. Uye tarira! rimwe jaya revaranda vePentefreta rakapinda, ndokuti kwaari: "Tarirai, Josefa umire pamberi pemikova yeruvanze rwedu." Zvino Asenati wakati achinzwa mashoko iwayo, akatiza pamberi pababa namai vake, akakwira mukamuri yake yokumusoro, akasvika pakamuri yake yomukati, akandomira pahwindo guru, akanga akatarira kurutivi rwamabvazuva, akaona Josefa achipinda mumba mababa vake. Zvino Pentefresi wakabuda kunochingamidza Josefa nemukadzi wake nehama dzavo dzose nevaranda vavo; zvino pakazarurwa masuwo oruvanze rwakatarira kurutivi rwamabvazuva, Josefa akapinda akagara mungoro yechipiri yaFarao; mabhiza mana akanga akasungwa pajoko machena semagada echando nezvindori zvendarama, uye ngoro yose yakanga yakaumbwa nendarama yakaisvonaka. Josefa akanga akapfeka nguo refu chena uye isingawanzooneki, uye nguo yaakanga akamonerwa nayo yaiva yepepuru, yerineni yakarukwa negoridhe, uye pamusoro wake paiva nehanzu yendarama, uye kupoteredza mupendero wake kwaiva nematombo gumi nemaviri akasarudzwa. mabwe akanga ari mazhenje ane gumi namaviri endarama, uye muruoko rwake rworudyi tsvimbo youshe yakanga ine davi romuorivhi rakatambanudzwa, ine michero mizhinji pamusoro payo. Josefa akati apinda paruvanze, mikova yaro yapfigwa, murume nomukadzi vose vatorwa vakasara kunze kworuvanze, nekuti varindi vamasuwo vakanga vachikwevera, vakapfiga mikova, Pentafirisi akasvika nomukadzi wake navose. hama dzavo kunze kwemwanasikana wavo Asenati, uye vakakotamira pasi nezviso zvavo kuna Josefa; Josefa akaburuka mungoro yake, akavakwazisa noruoko rwake.

Asenati anoona Josefa ari pahwindo. 6. Zvino Asenati akati achiona Josefa, akabaiwa kwazvo mumweya, moyo wake ukapwanyika, mabvi ake akadedera, muviri wake wose ukadedera nokutya kukuru, akagomera akati mumoyo make: Haiwa! Nhamo, zvino ini murombo ndichaendepi, kana ndichavanzirwa chiso chake? Nhamo, ndichaendepiko ndinovandovanda, nokuti iye anoona nzvimbo dzose dzokuvanda, anoziva zvinhu zvose, uye hapana chakavanzika chingamupunyuka nokuda kwechiedza chikuru chiri maari?” Zvino Mwari waJosefa ngaanzwirwe nyasha. Ndakataura mashoko akaipa pamusoro pake nokusaziva.” “Zvino ini nyawi, ndichaiteiko?” Handina here kuti, “Josefa, mwanakomana womufudzi, abva kunyika yeKenani, asvika kwatiri? ari mungoro yake sezuva rinobva kudenga, uye akapinda mumba medu nhasi, uye anopenya mairi sechiedza pamusoro penyika. Asi ini ndiri benzi uye ndisingatyi, nokuti ndakamuzvidza uye ndakataura mashoko akaipa pamusoro pake uye ndisingazivi kuti Josefa mwanakomana waMwari. Nokuti ndianiko pakati pavanhu angabereka runako rwakadaro, kana chizvaro chomukadzi chingabereka chiedza chakadaro? Ndinenhamo, ini benzi, nekuti ndakataura zvakaipa kuna baba vangu. naizvozvo zvino baba vangu ngavandipe kuna Josefa kuti ndive murandakadzi nemurandakadzi, ini ndichava muranda wavo nokusingaperi. Josefa anoona Asenati pahwindo. 7. Josefa akapinda mumba maPentefresi akagara pachigaro. Vakashambidza tsoka dzake, vakamuisa tafura pamberi pake vari voga, nekuti Josefa akanga asingadyi navaEgipita, nekuti chinhu ichi chakanga chiri chinonyangadza kwaari. Josefa akasimudza meso ake, akaona Asenati achidongorera, akati kuPentefiro, "Ndianiko mukadzi umire padenga pahwindo? Ngaabude paimba ino." nekuti Josefa wakatya, achiti: Zvimwe naiye amene anditsamwisawo. nekuti vakadzi vose navanasikana vamachinda namachinda enyika yose yeEgipita vaimutsamwisa, kuti vavate naye; asi vakadzi vazhinji navanasikana vavaEgipita, vakanga vaona Josefa, vakashungurudzika nokuda kokunaka kwake; uye nhume dzakanga dzatumwa kwaari navakadzi vane goridhe nesirivha nezvipo zvinokosha Josefa akadzosazve achityisidzira uye nokutuka, achiti, “Handingatadzi pamberi paIshe Jehovha uye pamberi pababa vangu Israeri. nekuti Josefa akanga achiona Mwari pamberi pake nguva dzose, akarangarira nguva dzose mirau yababa vake; nokuti Jakobho aigara achitaura uye akarayira mwanakomana wake Josefa navanakomana vake vose achiti, “Imi vana, zvichengetei pamukadzi wokumwe, kuti murege kuwadzana naye, nokuti kuwadzana naye ndiko kuparadza nokuparadza. Josefa akati, "Mukadzi uyo ngaabve paimba ino." Zvino Pentephres akati kwaari: Ishe wangu, mukadzi uyo wamaona amire pakakwirira, haasi mweni, asi mukunda wedu, unovenga murume wese, uye hakuna umwe murume akambomuona kunze kwako nhasi chete; uye , kana muchida, ishe, achauya kuzotaura nemi, nokuti mwanasikana wedu akafanana nehanzvadzi yenyu. Uye Josefa akafara nomufaro mukuru kwazvo, nokuti Pentefresi yakati: “Imhandara inovenga murume wose.” Josefa akati kuna Pentefiresi nomukadzi wake, Kana ari mwanasikana wenyu, ari mhandara, ngaauye hake, nekuti ihanzvadzi yangu, ndinomuda kubva nhasi sehanzvadzi yangu.


Josefa anoropafadza Asenati. 8. Ipapo mai vake vakakwira kuimba yapamusoro, vakauya naAsenati kuna Josefa, Pentefiresi akati kwaari, “Tsvoda munun’una wako, nokuti naiyewo imhandara sezvawakaita nhasi, uye anovenga mukadzi wose wokumwe sezvaunovenga varume vose vatorwa. ." Asenati akati kuna Josefa, "Haiwa, Ishe, makaropafadzwa naMwari Wekumusoro-soro." Josefa akati kwaari: “Musikana, Mwari anoraramisa zvinhu zvose ngaakuropafadze.” Pentefresi akabva ati kumwanasikana wake Asenati: “Uya utsvode munun’una wako.” Zvino Asenati paakaenda kunotsvoda Josefa, Josefa akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi. ruoko, akaruisa pachipfuva chake pakati pemazamu ake maviri (nokuti mazamu ake akanga atomira semaapuro akanaka), Josefa akati: “Hazvina kufanira kumunhu anonamata Mwari, uyo anorumbidza nemuromo wake Mwari mupenyu. uye anodya chingwa chakaropafadzwa cheupenyu, uye anonwa mukombe wakaropafadzwa wekusafa, uye akazodzwa nekuzodzwa kwakaropafadzwa kwekusaora, kutsvoda mukadzi wechienzi, anoropafadza nemuromo wake zvidhori zvakafa uye matsi uye anodya kubva patafura yavo chingwa chekudzipwa. uye unomwa pazvinopiwa zvavo zvinonwiwa mukombe wekunyengera, wakazodzwa nechizoro chekuparadzwa; asi munhu anonamata Mwari achatsvoda mai vake, nehanzvadzi yake yakazvarwa namai vake, nehanzvadzi, yaakaberekerwa norudzi rwake, nomukadzi anogara panhovo dzake, vanorumbidza nemiromo yavo Mwari mupenyu. Saizvozvowo, hazvina kufanira kuti mukadzi anonamata Mwari atsvode murume mutorwa, nokuti izvi zvinonyangadza pamberi paJehovha Mwari.” Asenati paakanzwa mashoko aya kubva kuna Josefa, akashungurudzika kwazvo uye akatanga kugomera. zvino wakati akanyatsotarira Josefa nameso ake akasvinura, misodzi yakazadzwa nemisodzi; Josefa wakati achimuona achichema, akamunzwira tsitsi zvikuru, nekuti wakange ari munyoro netsitsi, uye aitya Jehovha. akasimudza ruoko rwake rworudyi pamusoro pomusoro wake akati: “Ishe, Mwari wababa vangu Israeri, Wokumusoro-soro uye Mwari ane simba, anoraramisa zvinhu zvose uye anodana kubva murima kuti auye kuchiedza, nokutsauka achienda kuchokwadi, uye kubva murufu kuenda kuupenyu, ropafadzai mhandara iyiwo, muiraramise, uye mumutsidzire noMweya wenyu Mutsvene, uye ngaadye chingwa choupenyu hwenyu, anwe mukombe wokuropafadzwa kwenyu, muiverenge pamwe chete navanhu venyu vamakatsaura zvinhu zvose zvisati zvaitika. uye murege apinde muzororo rako raunogadzirira vasanangurwa vako, uye ngaararame muhupenyu hwako husingaperi. Asenati anozorora uye Josefa anogadzirira kuenda. 9. Asenati akafara pamusoro pokuropafadzwa kwaJosefa, nomufaro mukuru kwazvo. Ipapo akakurumidza kukwira muimba yake yakakwirira ari oga, akawira panhovo dzake nourwere, nekuti pakanga pane mufaro wake nokusuwa nokutya kukuru; zvino ziya rakaramba richiyerera pamusoro pake pakunzwa mashoko iwayo aJosefa, achitaura kwaari nezita raMwari Wekumusoro-soro. Ipapo akachema nokuchema kukuru kunorwadza zvikuru, akapfidza vamwari vake vaakanga agara achinamata, nezvifananidzo zvaakanga asiya, akamirira kusvikira madeko. Asi Josefa akadya nokumwa; akaraira varanda vake kuti vaise mabhiza pangoro dzavo, vapote nenyika yose. Zvino Pentefresi wakati kuna Josefa: Ishe wangu ngaavate pano nhasi, mangwana mugoenda henyu. Josefa akati, "Kwete, ndichaenda nhasi, nokuti ndiro zuva iro Mwari akatanga kuita zvisikwa zvake

zvose, uye nezuva rorusere ndichadzokera kwamuri, ndigovata pano." Asenati anoramba vamwari veEgipita ndokuzvininipisa amene. 10. Josefa akati abuda paimba, Pentefresi akaendawo nemhuri yake yose kunhaka yavo, uye Asenati akasiyiwa ari oga navasikana vanomwe, asina hanya uye achichema kusvikira zuva ranyura. uye wakange asingadyi zvokudya kana kunwa mvura, asi vavete vose, iye oga akanga akamuka achichema, achizvirovarova pachipfuva noruoko rwake. Shure kwaizvozvo, Asenati akasimuka panhovo dzake, akaburuka chinyararire pamatanho achibva padenga reimba, akasvika pasuwo, akawana mutariri wesuwo avete navana vake; akakurumidza, akabvisa pamukova chifukidziro chedehwe chejira, akachizadza nemoto, akachikwidza kumusoro, akachiisa pasi. Ipapo akapfiga gonhi kwazvo, akarisunga nekiyi yedare parutivi, akagomera nokuchema kukuru nokuchema kukuru. Asi mhandara yaidiwa naAsenati kupfuura mhandara dzose dzakanzwa kugomera kwake yakakurumidza kusvika pasuo pashure pokunge yamutsa dzimwe mhandarawo ikawana rakapfigwa. Akati anzwa kugomera nokuchema kwaAsenati, akati kwaari amire kunze, "Chiiko, tenzikadzi wangu, makasuwa seiko? Chiiko chinokunetsai? tinokuona." Zvino Asenati wakati kwaari, ari mukati make, Kurwadziwa kukuru kwarwadza musoro kwandibata, zvino ndirere pamubhedha wangu, uye handigoni kusimuka nekukuzarurirai; naizvozvo endai umwe neumwe kukamuri yake muvate, ini ndinyarare. Zvino mhandara dzakati dzaenda, umwe neumwe kuimba yake, Asenati akasimuka, akazarura musuwo weimba yake yekurara chinyararire, ndokupinda muimba yake yechipiri, makanga mune chipfuva chekushongedza kwake, akazarura bhokisi rake, akatora mucheka mutema nendarama. nguo yaakanga akapfeka akachema pakafa mukoma wake wedangwe. Akatora nguvo iyi, akaiisa muimba yake yomukati, akapfiga gonhizve kwazvo, akaisa chihuri nechemberi necheseri. Naizvozvo Asenati akabvisa nguvo yake youshe, akafuka nguvo yokuchema nayo, akasunungura bhanhire rake rendarama, akazvisunga chiuno norwonzi, akabvisa ngowani, ndiyo ngowani pamusoro wake, nekoronawo; ngetani dzemaoko netsoka dzake dzakanga dzakaiswa pasi. Ipapo akatora nguvo yake yakatsaurwa, nebhanhire rendarama, nengowani, nekorona yake, akazvikanda napahwindo rakanga rakatarira kurutivi rwokumusoro kuvarombo. Ipapo akatora vamwari vake vose vakanga vari mumba make, vamwari vendarama nesirivha vakanga vasingaverengeki, akazvimedura, akazviputsira pasi, akavakandira varombo navapemhi napahwindo. Asenati akatorazve chirayiro chake choushe, nemhuru dzakakora, nehove, nenyama yetsiru, nezvibayiro zvose zvavamwari varo, nemidziyo yewaini yezvipiriso zvinodururwa, akazviwisira napahwindo rakanga rakatarira kurutivi rwokumusoro, kuti zvive zvokudya zvembwa. . 2 Pashure pezvinhu izvi akatora chifukidziro chematehwe chezvipfuyo, akazvidurura pasi; ipapo akatora masaga, akazvisunga chiuno chake; akasunungurawo mambure ebvudzi romusoro wake, akakushira madota pamusoro wake. Akamwayawo mapfupa pasi, akawira pamoto wemoto, akaramba achizvirova-rova chipfuva nemaoko ake nguva dzose, achichema usiku hwose nokugomera kusvikira mangwanani. Zvino Asenati akamuka mangwanani, akaona, zvino tarira! mamvemve akanga ari pasi pake sevhu pamisodzi yake, akawirazve nechiso chake pazvaenga kusvikira zuva ravira. Naizvozvo Asenati akaita mazuva manomwe, asingaravi chinhu.


Asenati anotsunga kunyengetera kuna Mwari wevaHebheru. 11. Pazuva rorusere, utonga huchitsvuka, uye shiri dzakanga dzorira, uye imbwa dzichihukura avo vaipfuura napo, Asenati akasimudza musoro wake zvishoma kubva pasi namadhishi aakanga agere, nokuti akanga aneta zvikuru. uye akanga arasikirwa nesimba renhengo dzake kubva mukunyadziswa kwake kukuru; nokuti Asenati akanga aneta uye aziya uye simba rake rakanga raderera. akaisa musoro wake pachipfuva chake, akarutsira minwe yamaoko ake pabvi rake rorudyi; uye muromo wake wakavharwa, uye haana kuhuvhura mumazuva manomwe neusiku hunomwe hwekunyadziswa kwake. akati mumoyo make, asingashami muromo wake, "Ndichaita seiko, ini murombo, kana ndichaendepi? Ndichawana utiziro kuna anizve, kana kuti ndichataura naniko, mhandara igere nherera, noga, nowakasiyiwa navose nokuvengwa? Zvino vose vakasvika pakundivenga, uye pakati pavo baba vangu namai vangu, nekuti ndakaramba vamwari ndikavasema, ndikavaparadza, ndikavapa varombo. uparadzwe navanhu.” Baba vangu namai vangu vakati, “Asenati haazi mwanasikana wedu.” Asi hama dzangu dzose dzava kundivenga ini navanhu vose, nokuti ndakaparadza vamwari vavo, uye ndakavenga vamwari vavo. vanhu vose navose vaindinyengerera, uye zvino mukunyadziswa kwangu uku ndinovengwa navose uye vanofara pamusoro pokutambudzika kwangu.” Asi Jehovha Mwari waJosefa ane simba anovenga vose vanonamata zvifananidzo, nokuti ndiMwari ane godo. uye zvinotyisa, sezvandakanzwa, pamusoro pavose vanonamata vamwari vokumwe; kubva ipapo wakandivengawo, nekuti ndainamata zvidhori zvakafa nematsi, ndichizviropafadza. Asi zvino ndanzvenga chibayiro chavo, muromo wangu wabva patafura yavo, uye handina kushinga kuti ndidane kuna Jehovha, Mwari wokudenga, Wekumusoro-soro uye ane simba waJosefa ane simba, nokuti muromo wangu wakasvibiswa. zvibayiro zvezvifananidzo. Asi ndakanzwa vazhinji vachiti Mwari wavaHebheru ndiMwari wechokwadi, naMwari mupenyu, naMwari une tsitsi, une mwoyo murefu, uzere netsitsi nounyoro, usingaverengeri zvivi zvomunhu akarurama. unozvininipisa, zvikuru uyo unoita chivi nokusaziva, usingarevi zvakaipa, panguva yokutambudzika kwomunhu ari kutambudzika; saizvozvo neniwo murombo, ndichashinga, ndichadzokera kwaari, ndigotsvaka utiziro kwaari, nokureurura zvivi zvangu zvose kwaari, ndichadurura chikumbiro changu pamberi pake, uye achandinzwira nyasha pakutambudzika kwangu. Nokuti ndiani angaziva, kana akaona kuzvidzwa kwangu uku, nekuparadzwa kwemweya wangu, akandinzwira tsitsi, uye achaonawo hurombo hwenhamo yangu neumhandara hwangu, ndokundirwira? nokuti, sezvandinonzwa, ndiye baba venherera, nomunyaradzi wavanotambudzika, nomubatsiri wavanotambudzwa. Asi zvisinei hazvo, iniwo anozvininipisa ndichashinga uye ndichachema kwaari. Ipapo Asenati akasimuka pamadziro paakanga agere, akapfugama namabvi ake kurutivi rwamabvazuva, akatarira kudenga, akashamisa muromo wake, akati kuna Mwari; Munamato waAsenati 12. Munyengetero nokureurura kwaAsenati: “Jehovha Mwari wowakarurama, mukasika nyika uye anopa upenyu kuzvinhu zvose, makapa zvisikwa zvenyu zvose mweya woupenyu, akabudisa zvinhu zvisingaonekwi muchiedza, iye akaita kuti zvinhu zvisaonekwe. zvinhu zvose uye akaonesa zvinhu zvisina kumboonekwa, iye akasimudza denga uye akateya nheyo dzenyika pamusoro pemvura, iye anomisa matombo makuru

pagomba rakadzika-dzika remvura, asingazonyurudzwe asi ari kuita kuda kwenyu kusvikira pakuguma. nokuti imi Jehovha makataura shoko uye zvinhu zvose zvakaitwa, uye shoko renyu Jehovha ndihwo upenyu hwezvisikwa zvenyu zvose, ndinotizira kwamuri Jehovha Mwari wangu, kubva zvino ndichadana kwamuri Ishe. ,uye ndichareurura zvivi zvangu kwamuri,ndichadurura chikumbiro changu kwamuri,Mudzidzisi,ndichakuratidzai zvakaipa zvangu.Ndiregererei Jehovha,ndiregererei nekuti ndakakutadzirai zvizhinji,ndakakuitirai zvakaipa,ndiregerereiwo Ndakataura zvinhu zvisingafaniri kurehwa, uye zvakaipa pamberi penyu; muromo wangu, Ishe, wakasvibiswa nokuda kwezvibayiro zvezvifananidzo zvavaEgipita, napatafura yavamwari vavo; Ndakatadza, Jehovha, ndakatadza mukuona kwenyu, zvose mukuziva uye mukusaziva ndakaita kusada Mwari nekuti ndainamata zvidhori zvakafa nematsi, uye handina kufanira kushama muromo wangu kwamuri, Ishe, ini nhamo Asenati mukunda waPentephres muprista, mhandara namambokadzi. uyo aimbova anozvikudza uye aizvikudza uye mumwe aibudirira muupfumi hwababa vangu kupfuura vanhu vose, asi zvino nherera uye dongo uye rakasiiwa nevanhu vose. Ndinotizira kwamuri, Ishe, uye ndinokumbira kwamuri, uye ndinodana kwamuri. ndirwirei kuna vanonditeverera. Tenzi, ndisati ndabatwa navo; nekuti somucheche anotya mumwe munhu anotizira kuna baba namai vake, baba vake vachitambanudza maoko avo, ndokumubata pachipfuva chake, saizvozvo newewo uchaita saizvozvo. Ishe, tambanudzai maoko enyu asina kusvibiswa uye anotyisa pamusoro pangu sababa vane rudo, uye ndibatei kubva muruoko rwomuvengi mukuru. Nokuti, tarira! Shumba, ine hasha, ine hasha, inonditeverera, nekuti ndiye baba vavamwari vavaEgipita, uye vamwari vezvifananidzo ndivo vana vake; zvino ndavavenga, ndikavaparadza; ivo vana veshumba, uye ndakarasa vamwari vose veEgipita kubva kwandiri ndikavaparadza, uye shumba, kana kuti baba vavo dhiabhorosi, muhasha pamusoro pangu ari kuedza kundimedza. Asi imi, Ishe, ndirwirei pamaoko ake, ndirwirwe pamuromo wake, arege kundibvarura, akandikandira mumurazvo womoto, moto ukandikandire mudutu, dutu guru richandikunda murima. chikandikandira makadzika megungwa, chikara chikuru chinogara nokusingaperi chikandimedza, ndikaparara nokusingaperi. Ndirwirei, Ishe, zvinhu izvi zvose zvisati zvauya pamusoro pangu; ndirwirei, Ishe, ndiri ndoga, ndisina kudzivirirwa, nokuti baba vangu namai vangu vakandiramba, vachiti, Asenati haazi mukunda wedu; nekuti ndakaputsanya vamwari vavo, ndikavaparadza, ndikavavenga chose. Zvino ini ndiri nherera, ndoga, handisisina tariro kunze kwenyu. Ishe, kana kumwe utiziro, kunze kwetsitsi dzenyu, shamwari yavanhu, nokuti ndimi moga baba venherera, murwiri wavanotambudzwa, mubatsiri wavarombo. Ndinzwireiwo tsitsi Tenzi, ndichengetei ndakachena uye ndiri mhandara, ndakasiiwa nenherera, nokuti imi moga Ishe muri baba vanotapira uye vakanaka uye vakapfava. Nokuti ndianiko baba vakanaka semi, Ishe? Nokuti, tarira! dzimba dzose dzababa vangu Pentefresi, dzavakandipa kuti ive nhaka, ndezvenguva, dzichaparara; asi dzimba dzenhaka yenyu, Jehovha, hadziperi, hadziperi. Munamato waAsenati (unoenderera mberi) 13. "Shanyai, Ishe, kunyadziswa kwangu, mundinzwirewo tsitsi nherera dzangu, mundinzwire tsitsi, ini ndiri murombo. Nokuti tarirai, ini Ishe, ndakatiza kubva kune vose uye ndakatsvaka utiziro kwamuri, shamwari yangu yega yevanhu. Tarirai! Ndakasiya zvakanaka zvose. Haiwa Jehovha, ndakapfeka masaga


namadota, ndakashama uye ndiri ndoga.Tarirai zvino, ndabvisa nguo yangu youshe yomucheka wakaisvonaka nemucheka mutsvuku wakarukwa nendarama, uye ndapfeka nguo nhema yokuchema. Tarirai, ndasunungura bhanhire rangu rendarama, ndikarirasa kure neni, ndikazvisunga chiuno norwonzi nesaga; Tarirai, ndarasa korona yangu nengowani yangu, zvichibva pamusoro wangu, ndazvimwaya madhaka. yakanga yakavezwa nematombo ane mavara mazhinji uye nepepuru, iyo yaichimbova yakanyoroveswa namafuta, uye yakaomeswa nemicheka yerineni inopenya, iye zvino yanyoroveswa nemisodzi yangu uye yanyadziswa nokuti yakasaswa nemadota. nemisodzi yangu ivhu zhinji rakaumbwa muimba yangu yomukati sepanzira yakafara Tarirai, Ishe wangu, mabiko angu oushe nezvokudya zvandakapa imbwa. Tarirai! Ndakatsanyawo, Tenzi, mazuva manomwe nousiku hunomwe, ndisingadyi zvokudya, kana kumwa mvura; muromo wangu wakaoma segumbo, norurimi rwangu rwakaita sorunyanga, nemiromo yangu sechaenga, chiso changu chaunyana, nameso angu apera. vatadza kubuda misodzi. Asi imi, Ishe Mwari wangu, ndisunungurei pakuwanda kwangu kwokusaziva, uye mundiregerere nokuda kwaizvozvo, ndiri mhandara nokusaziva, ndakarasika. Tarirai! zvino vamwari vose vandainamata nokusaziva, zvino ndinoziva kuti vakanga vari zvifananidzo zvakafa uye matsi, ndikavaputsa-putsa, ndikavapa kuti vatsikwe-tsikwe navanhu vose; mbavha dzakavapamba, idzo dzaiva ndarama nesirivha. , uye ndakatsvaka utiziro kwamuri, Ishe Mwari, mumwe chete ane tsitsi uye shamwari yavanhu. Ndiregererei, Ishe, nokuti ndakakutadzirai zvitadzo zvizhinji nokusaziva uye ndakataura mashoko okumhura ishe wangu Joseph, uye ndisingazivi, nenhamo, kuti mwanakomana wenyu. Ishe, sezvo vanhu vakaipa vakakurudzirwa negodo vakati kwandiri, ‘Josefa mwanakomana womufudzi aibva kunyika yeKenani,’ ini murombo ndakavatenda ndikatsauka, uye ndakamuzvidza uye ndakataura zvinhu zvakaipa. nezvake, asingazivi kuti mwanakomana wako. Nokuti ndianiko pakati pavanhu akabereka kana kuzombobereka runako rwakadai? Kana ndianiko akafanana naye, akachenjera noumhare saJosefa tsvarakadenga? Asi ndinomuisa kwamuri, Ishe, nekuti ndinomuda kupfuura mweya wangu. Muchengetei muuchenjeri hwenyasha dzenyu, mundiise kwaari ndive murandakadzi nemurandakadzi, kuti ndigoshambidza tsoka dzake, nekuwaridza nhovo dzake, nekumushumira, nekumushumira, uye ndichava nhapwa yake pabasa rake. nguva dzehupenyu hwangu." Ngirozi huru Mikaeri anoshanyira Asenati. 14. Zvino Asenati akati amira kureurura kuna Jehovha, tarira! nyamasase yakamukawo ichibva kudenga kumabvazuva; Asenati akazviona akafara akati, “Ko, Ishe Jehovha akanzwa munyengetero wangu here? Uye tarira! Nenyamasase denga rakabvaruka uye chiedza chikuru chisingarondedzereki chikaonekwa. Zvino Asenati wakati achiona, akawira pasi nechiso chake pamoto; zvino iye akarara nechiso chake, mutumwa waMwari akati kwaari: Asenati, simuka. Akati, Ndianiko akandidana, nekuti mikova yeimba yangu yakapfigwa, neshongwe yakakwirira, zvino wapinda seiko mumba mangu? Zvino wakamudanazve rwechipiri, achiti: Asenati, Asenati. Iye ndokuti: Ndiri pano, Ishe, ndiudzei kuti ndimwi ani. Akati, "Ndini mukuru wehondo yaIshe Jehovha, nomukuru wehondo yose yoWokumusoro-soro; simuka, umire netsoka dzako, kuti nditaure kwauri mashoko angu." Akasimudza chiso chake, akaona, uye tarira! Murume pazvinhu zvose akanga akafanana naJosefa, akanga akapfeka nguo nenguvo uye netsvimbo youmambo, asi chiso chake chakanga chakaita semheni, nameso ake sechiedza

chezuva, nevhudzi romusoro wake semurazvo womoto wemwenje unopfuta; , uye maoko ake netsoka dzake sesimbi yaipenya kubva mumoto, nokuti zvaiita semasarasaradzi aibuda muzvanza zvake nomutsoka dzake. Asenati achiona zvinhu izvi akatya, akawira pasi nechiso chake, akakoniwa kunyange kumira netsoka dzake; nekuti wakatya kwazvo, mitezo yake yose ikadedera. Murume akati kwaari, Tsunga moyo, Asenati, usatya hako; simuka, umire namakumbo ako, kuti ndikuudze mashoko angu. Ipapo Asenati akasimuka, akamira netsoka dzake; mutumwa akati kwaari, Pinda muimba yako yechipiri usingachadzorwi, ubvise nguvo nhema yawakapfeka, ubvise masaga pachiuno chako, ukurure matende. Ipapo oshambidza chiso chako namaoko ako nemvura yakachena, ufuke nguvo chena isina kubatwa, nokusunga chiuno chako nebhanhire rinopenya rohumhandara, ugodzokera kwandiri, ndigotaura mashoko kwauri. ivo vakatumwa kwauri vachibva kuna Jehovha. Ipapo Asenati akakurumidza kupinda muimba yake yechipiri, makanga mune chipfuva chake chokushongedza, akazarura bhokisi rake, akatora nguvo chena, isina kumbobatwa, akaipfekedza; akatanga abvisa nguvo nhema, akasunungura tambo, akaisunungura. akapfeka masaga muchiuno chake, akazvisunga chiuno chake nebhanhire rinopenya roumhandara hwake, bhanhire rimwe muchiuno chake nerimwe bhanhire pachipfuva chake. Uye akazunzawo madhishi kubva mumusoro make ndokugeza maoko ake nekumeso nemvura yakachena, uye akatora jasi rakanaka kwazvo uye rakanaka uye akafukidza musoro wake. Michael anoudza Asenath kuti achava mukadzi waJoseph. 15. Akabva aenda kumukuru wechuru, akamira pamberi pake. Mutumwa waJehovha akati kwaari: “Chitora nguo yacho mumusoro mako, nokuti nhasi uri mhandara yakachena, uye musoro wako wakachena. murume wechidiki." Asenati ndokuchitora kubva pamusoro wake. Uye zvakare, mutumwa waMwari akati kwaari: "Tsunga moyo, Asenati, mhandara uye wakachena, nokuti tarira, Ishe Mwari akanzwa mashoko ose ekuzvireurura kwako uye munyengetero wako, uye aonawo kunyadziswa uye kutambudzika kwekutambudzika kwako. kwamazuva manomwe okurega kuzvidzora kwako, nokuti ivhu rakawanda rinobva pamisodzi yako rakaumbwa pamberi pako pamarara aya.” Naizvozvo, shinga, Asenati, mhandara uye wakachena, nokuti tarira, zita rako rakanyorwa mubhuku re Hupenyu uye hazvizodzimwa nekusingaperi; asi kubva nhasi uchavandudzwa uye nekugadziridzwa uye nekutsiviwa, uye uchadya chingwa chakaropafadzwa cheupenyu uye uchanwa mukombe uzere nekusafa uye uzodzwa nekuzodzwa kwakaropafadzwa kwekusaora. ufare, Asenati, mhandara yakachena, tarira, Jehovha Mwari wakupa nhasi kuna Josefa kuti ave mwenga wako, uye iye achava chikomba chako nokusingaperi, uye kubva zvino hauchazonzi Asenati, asi zita rako richava chikomba chako nokusingaperi. iva Guta Reutiziro, nokuti mauri marudzi mazhinji achatsvaka utiziro uye vachagara pasi pemapapiro ako, uye marudzi mazhinji achawana pokuvanda nokuda kwako, uye pamasvingo ako vanonamatira kuna Mwari Wokumusoro-soro nokupfidza vachachengetwa vakachengeteka; Nekuti kutendeuka uku mukunda weWekumusoro-soro, uye iye amene anokuteterera kuna Mwari Wekumusoro-soro nguva imwe neimwe uye kune avo vose vanotendeuka, sezvo ari baba vekutendeuka, uye iye amene muzadzisi nemutariri wevasikana vose, anokuda zvikuru uye achikukumbirirai Wekumusoro-soro nguva imwe neimwe, uye kune vose vanotendeuka, uchavapa nzvimbo yekuzorora kumatenga, uye anovandudza umwe


neumwe unotendeuka. Uye kutendeuka kwakanaka kwazvo, mhandara yakachena uye inopfava uye munyoro; naizvozvo Mwari Wekumusoro-soro anomuda, uye vatumwa vose vanomutya, neni ndinomuda zvikuru, nekuti naiyewo ihanzvadzi yangu, sezvaanoda imwi mhandara, neni ndinokudaiwo. Uye tarira! nokuda kwangu ndinoenda kuna Josefa uye ndichataura kwaari mazwi ose aya pamusoro pako, uye achauya kwauri nhasi uye agokuona uye agokufarira uye nekukuda uye kuva chikomba chako, uye iwe uchava mwenga wake anodiwa nekusingaperi. Naizvozvo ndinzwe, Asenati, upfeke nguvo yemuchato, nguvo refu yekare neyekutanga, yakachengetwa muimba yako yemukati kubva kare, ugoshonga zvishongo zvako zvose zvakakunakira, uzvishonge somwenga wakanaka, uzvigadzirire. takagadzirira kusangana naye; nekuti tarira! iye anouya kwauri nhasi uye achakuona uye achafara.” Zvino mutumwa waJehovha akanga ane chimiro chomunhu akati apedza kutaura mashoko iwayo kuna Asenati, akafara nomufaro mukuru pamusoro pezvinhu zvose zvakataurwa naye. akawira pasi nechiso chake, akanamata pamberi petsoka dzake, akati kwaari: Ngaarumbidzwe Jehovha Mwari wenyu, wakakutumai kuti mundisunungure parima, nokundibudisa panheyo dzegomba rakadzika-dzika mugomba rakadzika-dzika. chiedza, uye zita renyu ngarikudzwe nokusingaperi. Kana ndawana nyasha pamberi penyu, ishe wangu, uye ndikaziva kuti muchaita mashoko ose amakataura kwandiri kuti aitike, murandakadzi wenyu ngaataure nemi.” Mutumwa akati kwaari, Taurai henyu.” Iye akati, “Ishe, ndinokumbira kuti mumbogara henyu kwenguva duku panhovo iyi, nokuti mubhedha uyu wakanaka uye hauna kusvibiswa, nokuti hapana mumwe murume kana mumwe mukadzi akambogara pauri, uye ndichaisa pamberi penyu. tafura nechingwa, iwe uchadya, uye ndichakuunzirawo waini yasakara, yakanaka, kunhuhwira kwayo kuchasvika kudenga, ugoinwa, wobva waenda parwendo rwako.” Iye akati kwaari: Kurumidzai, muuye nazvo nokukurumidza. Asenati anowana muzinga mudura rake. 16. Asenati akakurumidza kuisa tafura isina chinhu pamberi pake; zvino wakati otanga kutora chingwa, mutumwa waMwari akati kwaari: Nditorerewo musvi wouchi. Akaramba akamira akakanganisika uye akashungurudzika kuti akanga asina muzinga wenyuchi mudura rake. Mutumwa waMwari akati kwaari, Wamirireiko? Iye ndokuti: Ishe wangu, ndichatuma mukomana kumafuro, nekuti nhaka yenhaka yedu yava pedo; achauya ndokutorapo nekukurumidza, ndigomuisa pamberi penyu. Mutumwa waMwari akati kwaari: “Pinda mudura rako, uye uchawana musvi wenyuchi uri patafura; uritore uuye naro pano. Akati, "Ishe, hamuna chisvingo chenyuchi mudura rangu." Iye akati, Enda, undowana. Zvino Asenati akapinda mudura rake, akawana musvi wouchi uri patafura; muzinga wacho wakanga uri mukuru uye wakachena sechando, uzere nouchi, uye uchi uhwo hwakanga hwakaita sedova rokudenga, uye hwema hwaro hwakaita sohwema hwoupenyu. Zvino Asenati wakashamisika ndokuti mumoyo make: Muzinga uyu uri kubva mumuromo memurume uyu here? Ipapo Asenati akatora muzinga, akauya nawo, akauisa patafura; mutumwa akati kwaari, "Wakati seiko, `Mumba mangu hamuchina musvi wouchi,' zvino tarira, wauyisa kwandiri here? " Akati, "Ishe, handina kumboisa musvi wouchi mumba mangu, asi sezvamakataura, ndizvo zvakaitwa. Ichi chakabuda mumuromo menyu, nokuti kunhuhwira kwazvo kwaita sokunhuhwira kwamafuta." Murume akanyemwerera nokunzwisisa kwomukadzi. Ipapo akamudanira kwaari; zvino wakati asvika, akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi, akabata

musoro wake; zvino, achidzungudza musoro wake noruoko rwake rworudyi, Asenati akatya kwazvo ruoko rwomutumwa, nokuti mazhenje omoto akabuda. maoko ake akaita sedare dzvuku rinopisa, uye naizvozvo akanga achitarira nguva dzose nokutya kukuru nokudedera paruoko rwengirozi. Uye akanyemwerera akati: “Wakaropafadzwa iwe Asenati, nokuti zvakavanzika zvaMwari zvisingatsananguriki zvaratidzwa kwauri; uye vakaropafadzwa vose vanonamatira kuna Jehovha Mwari nokutendeuka, nokuti vachadya muzinga uyu, nokuti muzinga uyu uchadya. ndiwo mweya weupenyu, uye idzi nyuchi dzeparadhiso yemufaro dzakagadzirwa nedova remaruva ehupenyu ari muparadhiso yaMwari nemaruva ose, uye anodya ngirozi nevasanangurwa vose vaMwari nevose. vanakomana veWekumusoro-soro, uye ani naani anozvidya haangafi nokusingaperi. Ipapo mutumwa waMwari akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi, akatora chimedu pazinga, akadya, akaisa zvakanga zvasara pamuromo waAsenati noruoko rwake, akati kwaari, Idya, akadya. Mutumwa ndokuti kwaari: Tarira, ikozvino wadya chingwa cheupenyu, uye wamwa mukombe wekusingaperi, uye wakazodzwa nekusaora; tarira, ikozvino nyama yako inobereka maruva eupenyu kubva pachitubu cheWekumusoro-soro. Kukwidzwa, uye mapfupa ako achakodzwa semisidhari yeparadhiso yemufaro waMwari uye masimba asinganeti achakusimbisa; saizvozvo uduku hwako hahungaoni kuchembera, uye runako rwako harungaperi nekusingaperi; asi iwe uchava sorusvingo. amai-guta rezvose." Mutumwa akabvongodza muzinga, nyuchi zhinji dzikasimuka kubva mumakamuri omuzinga, uye makamuri akanga asingaverengeki, makumi ezviuru zvezviuru nezviuru zvezviuru. Nenyuchiwo dzakanga dzakachena semagada echando, nemapapiro adzo sezvinhu zvine ruvara rwehute nezvitsvuku uye nezvitsvuku; uye dzakanga dzakarumawo, uye hadzina kukuvadza munhu. Ipapo nyuchi idzo dzose dzikakomba Asenati kubva kutsoka kusvikira kumusoro, nedzimwe nyuchi huru dzakafanana navahosi vadzo dzikasimuka kubva mumakamuri, dzikapota-pota pachiso chake napamiromo yake, ndokuita muzinga pamuromo wake napamiromo yake sechisvi chinopinda. vandovata pamberi pomutumwa; nyuchi idzo dzose dzakadya musvi waiva pamuromo waAsenati. Mutumwa akati kunyuchi, "Endai henyu kunzvimbo yenyu." Ipapo nyuchi dzose dzakasimuka dzikabhururuka dzikaenda kudenga; asi vose vaida kukuvadza Asenati vose vakawira pasi uye vakafa. Ipapo mutumwa akatambanudzira tsvimbo yake pamusoro penyuchi, akati kwadziri: Simukai, muendewo kunzvimbo yenyu. Ipapo nyuchi dzose dzakafa dzakasimuka ndokupinda muruvazhe rwakatarisana neimba yaAsenati ndokurara pamiti inobereka michero. Michael anobva. 17. Mutumwa akati kuna Asenati, Waona chinhu ichi here? Iye ndokuti: Hongu, ishe wangu, ndaona zvinhu izvi zvose. Ngirozi youmwari yakati kwaari: “Ndizvo zvichaita mashoko angu ose nomucheka wakaisvonaka wakarukwa nendarama, nekorona yendarama yakanga iri pamusoro womumwe nomumwe wavo; zvizhinji zvandataura kwauri nhasi.” Ipapo mutumwa waJehovha akatambanudza kechitatu ruoko rwake rworudyi, akabata parutivi rwezinga, moto ukabuda patafura, ukapedza muzinga, asi hauna kukuvadza tafura. Zvino kunhuhwira kukuru kwakabuda pakupisa kwechizinga ndokuzadza kamuri, Asenati akati kumutumwa waMwari: Ishe, ndine mhandara nomwe dzakarerwa neni kubva pauduku hwangu, dzakaberekwa neni usiku humwe. , vanondimirira, uye ndinovada vose sehanzvadzi dzangu.


Ndichavadana uye muchavaropafadzawo sezvamunondikomborerawo. Mutumwa akati kwaari, "Vadane." Ipapo Asenati akadana mhandara nomwe akavaisa pamberi pomutumwa, mutumwa akati kwavari: Ishe Mwari Wekumusorosoro uchakuropafadzai, muve mbiru dzoutiziro pamaguta manomwe, navasanangurwa vose veguta iro vageremo. pamwe chete muchazorora pamusoro penyu nokusingaperi. Zvino shure kwezvinhu izvi mutumwa waMwari akati kuna Asenati: Bvisa tafura iyi. Zvino Asenati akati achitendeuka kuti abvise tafura, pakarepo akabva pameso ake, Asenati akaona sengoro, ina mabhiza mana aienda kudenga kudenga; ngoro yakanga yakaita somurazvo womoto, namabhiza semheni. , uye ngirozi yakanga imire pamusoro pengoro iyoyo. Ipapo Asenati akati, "Ini ndiri benzi uye ndiri murombo, nokuti ndakataura somunhu akapinda mukamuri yangu achibva kudenga! nzvimbo yake." Iye akati mumoyo make: Ishe, nzwirai murandakadzi wenyu tsitsi, murege murandakadzi wenyu; Chiso chaAsenati chinoshanduka. 18. Asenati wakati achataura mashoko iwayo mumoyo make, tarira! jaya, mumwe wavaranda vaJosefa, richiti: Josefa, mhare yaMwari, anouya kwamuri nhasi. Pakarepo Asenati akadana mutariri weimba yake, akati kwaari, "Kurumidza, ugadzirire imba yangu, ugadzire mabiko akanaka, nokuti Josefa, munhu ane simba waMwari, wasvika kwatiri nhasi." Zvino mutariri weimba wakati achimuona (nokuti chiso chake chakanga chaunyana nokuda kokutambudzika mazuva manomwe, nokuchema nokuzvinyima zvokudya), akachema kwazvo; akabata ruoko rwake rworudyi, akarutsvoda zvinyoronyoro, akati: Chiiko, mai wangu, kuti chiso chenyu chaunyana kudai? Iye ndokuti: Ndinorwadziwa zvikuru pamusoro pemusoro wangu, uye hope hadzina kubva pameso angu. Ipapo mutariri weimba akaenda, akandogadzira imba nechingwa. Zvino Asenati akarangarira mashoko omutumwa nezvirairo zvake, akakurumidza kupinda muimba yake yechipiri, makanga mune chipfuva chokushongedza chake, akazarura bhokisi rake guru, akabudisa nguvo yake yokutanga yakaita semheni akaiona, akaipfeka; Akazvisungawo bhanhire rinopenya roumambo, rakanga riri rendarama noubwe hunokosha, akaisawo zvishongo zvendarama pamaoko ake, nehombodo dzendarama patsoka dzake, noukomba hunokosha pamutsipa wake, ndokushongedza chishongo chendarama pamaoko ake. musoro wake; nepamupendero pakanga pane ibwe guru resafire, rakanga rakapoteredzwa nebwe guru, rakanga rine mabwe matanhatu anokosha, akafukidza musoro wake nenguvo yakanaka kwazvo. Zvino Asenati akati arangarira mashoko omutariri weimba yake, zvaakati kwaari, chiso chake chakanga chakaunyana, akachema kwazvo, akati, Ndine nhamo, ini murombo, nekuti chiso changu chakaunyana. Josefa achandiona saizvozvo, uye ndichazvidzwa naye. Akati kumurandakadzi wake, Ndipewo mvura yakachena inobva patsime. Akati aiuyisa, akaidururira mumudziyo wokugezera, akakotama kuti ashambidze chiso chake, akaona chiso chake chaipenya sezuva, uye maziso ake akaita senyamasase kana ichibuda, nematama ake akaita senyamasase kana ichibuda. senyeredzi yokudenga, nemiromo yake yakaita samaruva matsvuku, nevhudzi romusoro wake rakanga rakaita somuzambiringa unotumbuka pakati pezvibereko zvake muparadhiso yaMwari; Asenati wakati achiona zvinhu izvi, akashamisika mukati make nezvaakaona, akafara nemufaro mukuru, uye haana kushamba chiso chake, nekuti wakati: Zvimwe ndingasuka runako urwu rukuru, rwunoyevedza. Zvino mutariri weimba yake akadzoka kuzomuudza, akati, Zvinhu

zvose zvamaraira, zvaitwa; uye paakamuona akatya kwazvo uye akabatwa nekudedera kwenguva refu, uye akawira patsoka dzake akatanga kuti: “Chii ichi, tenzikadzi wangu? Ishe Mwari woKudenga akakutsaura kuti uve mwenga waJosefa mwanakomana wake here? Joseph anodzoka ndokugamuchirwa naAsenati. 19. Vachiri kutaura izvozvo, mumwe mukomana akasvika akati kuna Asenati, “Tarirai, Josefa amire pamukova woruvazhe rwedu. Ipapo Asenati akakurumidza kuburuka pamatanho kubva paimba yake yepamusoro, navasikana vanomwe kundosangana naJosefa, akandomira muberere reimba yake. Josefa akati apinda paruvanze, masuwo akapfigwa, navatorwa vose vakasara kunze. Zvino Asenati akabuda paberere kundosangana naJosefa; akati amuona, akashamiswa nokunaka kwake; akati kwaari, "Ndiwe aniko, musikana? Kurumidza ndiudze." Iye akati kwaari, "Ndini, Ishe, ndiri murandakadzi wenyu Asenati; zvifananidzo zvose ndakarasha kwandiri, zvikaparadzwa. Zvino mumwe murume wakasvika kwandiri nhasi achibva kudenga, andipa chingwa choupenyu, ndikadya, ndikadya, ndikadya. Ndakamwa mukombe wakaropafadzwa, akati kwandiri: Ndakupa uve mwenga waJosefa, uye iye uchava chikomba chako nekusingaperi; zita rako haringanzi Asenati, asi richanzi: Guta reMupata. Utiziro,” uye Ishe Mwari achatonga marudzi mazhinji, uye kubudikidza newe vachatsvaka utiziro kuna Mwari Wokumusoro-soro. Murume akati, Ndichaendawo kuna Josefa, ndindotaura mashoko awa pamusoro pako munzeve dzake. Uye ikozvino munoziva, Ishe, kana murume uyo akauya kwamuri uye kana ataura kwamuri pamusoro pangu. Ipapo Josefa akati kuna Asenati, "Wakaropafadzwa iwe mukadzi, naMwari Wekumusoro-soro, uye zita rako ngarikudzwe nokusingaperi, nokuti Jehovha Mwari wakateya nheyo dzamasvingo ako, uye vanakomana vaMwari mupenyu vachagaramo. guta renyu routiziro, uye Ishe Jehovha achatonga pamusoro paro nokusingaperi. nekuti murume uya akauya kwandiri nhasi achibva kudenga, akataura mashoko awa kwandiri pamusoro pako. Naizvozvo zvino chiuya kwandiri, iwe mhandara, wakachena, unomirireiko kure? Ipapo Josefa akatambanudza maoko ake, akambundikira Asenati naAsenati Josefa, vakatsvodana nguva refu, vakararamazve vari vaviri mumweya yavo. Josefa akatsvoda Asenati, akamupa mweya woupenyu, akamusimbisa kechipiri. akamupa mudzimu wouchenjeri, uye akamutsvoda zvinyoronyoro kechitatu akamupa mudzimu wechokwadi. Pentephres anodzoka uye anoshuva kuroora Asenati kuna Josefa, asi Josefa anotsunga kumukumbira ruoko kuna Farao. 20. Zvino vakati vambundikirana kwenguva refu, vakamonera ngetani dzamaoko avo, Asenati akati kuna Josefa, "Uyai pano, ishe, mupinde mumba medu, nokuti neni ndagadzira imba yedu neimba yedu. kudya kwemanheru kukuru." Akabata ruoko rwake rworudyi, akamuisa mumba make, ndokumugarisa pachigaro chePentefirosi baba vake; akauya nemvura yekugeza tsoka dzake. Josefa akati, "Regai mumwe wemhandara auye azoshambidza tsoka dzangu." Asenati akati kwaari, Kwete, ishe, nekuti kubva zvino muri ishe wangu, neni ndiri murandakadzi wenyu. Zvino munotsvakirei izvi, kuti imwe mhandara ishambidze tsoka dzenyu? nokuti tsoka dzenyu itsoka dzangu, maoko enyu maoko angu, mweya wenyu nomweya wangu; mumwe haangashambi tsoka dzenyu.” Ipapo akamugombedzera, akashambidza tsoka dzake.” Ipapo Josefa akamubata ruoko rwake rworudyi


akamutsvoda zvinyoronyoro. Asenati akatsvoda musoro wake zvinyoro-nyoro, akamugarisa kurudyi rwake, baba vake namai vake nehama dzake dzose vakabva panhaka yavo, vakamuona agere naJosefa, akafuka nguvo yomuchato. vakashamiswa nokunaka kwake, vakapembera, vakarumbidza Mwari unomutsa vakafa. Shure kwaizvozvo vakadya, vakamwa, uye vose vakafara, Pentefresi akati kuna Josefa: Mangwana ndichadana machinda ose namachinda enyika yose. Ijipiti, ndichakuitira muchato, uye utore mwanasikana wangu Asenati kuti ave mukadzi wake.” Asi Josefa akati: “Mangwana ndichaenda kuna mambo Farao, nokuti ndiye baba vangu, uye akandigadza kuti ndive mubati wenyika ino yose. ndichataura naye pamusoro paAsenati, uye iye achandipa iye ave mukadzi wangu.” Pentefresi akati kwaari: “Enda norugare. Josefa anoroora Asenati. 21. Josefa akagara zuva iroro paPentefresi, uye haana kupinda muAsenati, nokuti aiti: “Hazvina kufanira kuti murume anonamata Mwari arare nomukadzi wake asati awana. Josefa akamuka mangwanani, akaenda kuna Farao, akati kwaari, Ndipei Asenati, mukunda wePentefresi, mupristi weOri, ave mukadzi wangu. Farao akafara nomufaro mukuru, akati kuna Josefa, "Tarira, uyu haazi iye wakatsimwirwa kwauri kubva pakusingaperi here? Naizvozvo ngaave mukadzi wako kubva zvino uye kusvikira pakusingaperi." Ipapo Farao akatuma munhu kundodana Pentefiresi; Farao paakamuona akashamiswa nokunaka kwake akati: ‘Jehovha Mwari waJosefa ngaakuropafadze, mwana, uye runako rwako urwu rucharamba rusingagumi, nokuti Jehovha Mwari waJosefa akakutsaura kuti uve mwenga wake. Josefa akafanana nomwanakomana woWokumusorosoro, uye iwe uchanzi mwenga wake kubva zvino uye nokusingaperi.” Pashure pezvinhu izvi Farao akatora Josefa naAsenati, akavashongedza nezvishongo zvendarama pamisoro yavo, vakanga vari mumba make kubva kare uye kubva kare. Faro akaisa Asenati kuruoko rworudyi rwaJosefa, uye Farao akaisa maoko ake pamisoro yavo akati, “Jehovha Mwari Wokumusoro-soro achakuropafadzai uye achakuwanzai uye achakurisai nokukukudzai nokusingaperi.” Ipapo Farao akavatendeutsa. vakatarirana, vakatarisana, vakatarirana, vakatsvodana.” Naizvozvo Farao akaitira Josefa mutambo womuchato, nechirairo chikuru, nokunwa kukuru, mazuva manomwe; akazivisa munyika yeIjipiti kuti, “Munhu wose anobata basa pamazuva manomwe omuchato waJosefa naAsenati achafa zvirokwazvo.” Uye muchato uchiri kuenderera mberi, uye pakudya kwemanheru. Josefa akapinda muAsenati, Asenati akava nemimba yaJosefa, akabereka Manase nomunin'ina wake Efuremu mumba maJosefa. Asenati anoziviswa kuna Jakobho. 22. Zvino makore manomwe emaguta akati apera, makore manomwe enzara akatanga kusvika. Zvino Jakobho akati anzwa zvaJosefa mwanakomana wake, akasvika Egipita nemhuri yake yose negore rechipiri revanzara, nomwedzi wechipiri, nezuva ramakumi maviri nerimwe romwedzi, akagara paGosheni. Asenati akati kuna Josefa, Ndichaenda ndinoona baba vako, nekuti baba vako Isiraeri vakaita sababa vangu naMwari; Josefa akati kwaari, “Iwe enda undoona baba vangu.” Josefa naAsenati vakasvika kuna Jakobho munyika yeGosheni, vakoma vaJosefa vakasangana navo, vakavapfugamira zviso zvavo pasi. vakapinda vose vari vaviri kuna Jakobho, Jakobho akanga agere panhovo dzake, zvino iye akanga akwegura, ava mutana kwazvo. Zvino

Asenati akati achimuona, akashamiswa nokunaka kwake; akwegura soujaya hwomurume akanaka, musoro wake wose wakanga wakachena sechando, uye vhudzi romusoro wake rakanga rakapetana uye rakanga rakakora kwazvo, uye ndebvu dzake dzakanga dzakachena dzichisvika pachipfuva chake, maziso ake achifara uye achipenya, marunda ake uye akanga akachena. mapendekete ake namaoko ake akanga akaita soomutumwa, zvidya zvake nemhuru dzake netsoka dzake dzakafanana nehofori.” Asenati akati achimuona akashamisika, akawira pasi, akakotamira pasi nechiso chake. Joseph: "Ndiye muroora wangu mukadzi wako here uyu? Ngaaropafadzwe naMwari Wokumusoro-soro.” Jakobho akashevedza Asenati, akamukomborera, akamutsvoda zvinyoro-nyoro; Asenati akatambanudza maoko ake akabata mutsipa waJakobho, akarembera pamutsipa wake, akamutsvoda zvinyoronyoro. Josefa naAsenati vakaenda kumba kwavo, uye Simioni naRevhi, vanakomana vaRea, ivo voga vakavatungamirira, asi vanakomana vaBhiriha naZiripa, varandakadzi vaRea naRakeri, havana kufambidzana. pakuvabudisa, nokuti vaiva negodo nokuvavenga.” Revhi akanga ari kurudyi rwaAsenati, Simioni kuruboshwe rwake.Asenati akabata ruoko rwaRevhi nokuti aimuda kwazvo kupfuura vakoma vose vaJosefa uye somuprofita nomunamati. aitya Jehovha, nokuti akanga ari murume anonzwisisa uye muprofita woWokumusoro-soro, uye akaona matsamba akanga akanyorwa kudenga, akadziverenga uye akadzizivisa kuna Asenati pakavanda, nokuti Revhi wacho aidawo Asenati zvikuru. akaona nzvimbo yokuzorora kwaro kumusoro-soro. Mwanakomana waFarao anoedza kufurira Simiyoni naRevhi kuti vauraye Josefa. 23. Josefa naAsenati pavakanga vachipfuura vachienda kuna Jakobho, mwanakomana wedangwe waFarao akavaona ari parusvingo, uye paakaona Asenati, akamupengesa nokuda kwokunaka kwake kukuru. Ipapo mwanakomana waFarao akatuma nhume kundodana Simioni naRevhi; vakati vasvika vakamira pamberi pake, mwanakomana wedangwe waFarao akati kwavari, Ndinoziva kuti nhasi muri varume vane simba kukunda vanhu vose vari panyika, noruoko rwenyu urwu rworudyi, guta ravaShekemu rakaputsirwa. , uye neminondo yenyu miviri vakaurayiwa nemhare dzine zviuru makumi matatu. Ndichakutorai nhasi kuti muve shamwari yangu uye ndichakupai goridhe rakawanda nesirivha nevashandirume nevashandikadzi nedzimba nenhaka huru, uye imi murwire kwandiri, mundiitire nyasha. nekuti ndakashorwa kwazvo nomunun’una wenyu Josefa, zvaakatora Asenati kuva mukadzi wake, uye mukadzi uyu akanga anyengwa neni kubva kare; + uye ndichatora Asenati + kuti ave mudzimai wangu, + uye muchava kwandiri sehama neshamwari dzakatendeka. Zvino wakati areva zvinhu izvi, akavhomora munondo wake akavaratidza. Zvino Simioni wakange ari murume akashinga, akatsunga, akafunga kuisa ruoko rwake rworudyi pamupendero womunondo wake, ndokuvhomora mumuhara wawo, arove mwanakomana waFarao, nekuti akanga ataura mashoko makukutu kwavari. Revhi akaona kufunga kwomwoyo wake, nokuti akanga ari muprofita uye akatsika netsoka yake parutsoka rworudyi rwaSimeoni, akarutsikirira, achimuratidza kuti hasha dzake dzapera. Revhi ndokuti kuna Simioni chinyararire: Makatsamwira munhu uyu nemhaka yei? Ipapo Revhi akati kumwanakomana waFarao nomoyo munyoro, “Seiko ishe wedu achitaura mashoko akadai? Tiri vanhu vanonamata Mwari, uye baba vedu ishamwari yaMwari Wokumusoro-soro, uye munun’una wedu somwanakomana


waMwari. toita chinhu ichi chakaipa here, nokutadza pamberi paMwari wedu naIsraeri baba vedu uye pamberi pomunun’una wedu Josefa?” “Zvino inzwai mashoko angu: Hazvina kufanira kuti munhu anonamata Mwari atadze kukuvadza munhu upi zvake mumoto. Kana munhu upi noupi anoda kukuvadza munhu anonamata Mwari, munhu uyo anonamata Mwari haazvitsivi kwaari, nokuti mumaoko ake hamuna munondo. Josefa. Asi kana ukarambira pakurangana kwako kwakaipa, tarira, minondo yedu yakavhomorwa kuzorwa newe. Ipapo Simioni naRevhi vakavhomora minondo yavo mumuhara mavo vakati, "Mavaona here minondo iyi? Jehovha akarova neminondo iyi miviri, nokuzvidza kwavaShekemu, kwavakazvidza nako vana vaIsiraeri kubudikidza nehanzvadzi yedu Dhina, Shekemu, Shekemu." mwanakomana waHamori akasvibiswa. Zvino mwanakomana waFarao akati achiona minondo yakavhomorwa, akatya kwazvo, akabvunda muviri wake wose, nekuti waipenya semurazvo womoto, meso ake otadza, akawira pasi nechiso chake pasi petsoka dzavo. Ipapo Revhi akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi, akamubata, akati, "Simukai, musatya; asi murege kuzotaurazve shoko rimwe rakaipa pamusoro paJosefa munin'ina wedu." Naizvozvo Simioni naRevhi vakabva pamberi pake. Mwanakomana waFarao anorangana naDhani naGadhi kuti vauraye Josefa uye vatore Asenati. 24. Mwanakomana waFarao akabva aramba azere nekutya nekurwadziwa nekuti aitya vakoma vaJosefa, uye zvakare akapenga kwazvo nekuda kwerunako rwaAsenati, uye akashungurudzika kwazvo. Ipapo varanda vake vakati munzeve yake, Tarirai, vana vaBhiriha, navanakomana vaZiripa, varandakadzi vaRea, naRakeri, vakadzi vaJakove, vanovenga zvikuru Josefa naAsenati, nokuvavenga; zvinhu zvose maererano nokuda kwenyu. Naizvozvo mwanakomana waFarao akabva atuma nhume, dzikadzishevedza, dzikauya kwaari paawa yokutanga yousiku, dzikamira pamberi pake, akati kwavari: ‘Ndakadzidza kune vakawanda kuti muri varume vane simba. Ipapo Dhani naGadhi, mukoma nomunun’una, vakati kwaari, “Ishe wangu ngaataure hake kuvaranda vake zvaanoda, kuti varanda venyu vanzwe, tiite sezvamunoda.” Ipapo mwanakomana waFarao akafara zvikuru kwazvo. achifara, akati kuvaranda vake: “Ibvai kwandiri kwenguva duku, nokuti ndine shoko rakavanzika randinofanira kutaura nevarume ava.” Naizvozvo vose vakabva vaenda, mwanakomana waFarao akabva anyepa, akati kwavari: “Tarirai! zvino kuropafadzwa norufu zviri pamberi pezviso zvenyu; naizvozvo muchagamuchira kuropafadzwa kupfuura rufu, nekuti muri varume vane simba, hamungafi savakadzi. asi shingai mutsive vavengi venyu. Nekuti ndakanzwa Josefa munin'ina wako achiti kuna Farao baba vangu: Dhani naGadhi naNafutari naAsheri havazi vanin'ina vangu, asi vana vevarandakadzi vababa vangu; naizvozvo ndinomirira kufa kwababa vangu, uye ndichavabvisa panyika, ndichavaparadza. vana vavo vose, kuti varege kuzogara nhaka nesu, nekuti vari vana vavarandakadzi.” Nokuti naivo vakanditengesa kuvaIshmaeri, uye ndichavatsiva sezvavakandiitira zvakaipa zvavo; baba vangu voga ndivo vachafa. ." Baba vangu Farao vakamurumbidza pamusoro pezvinhu izvi, vakati kwaari: Wataura zvakanaka, mwana wangu; tora kwandiri varume vane simba, uvaitire sezvavakakuitira; ini ndichava mubatsiri wako; " Zvino Dhani naGadhi vakati vachinzwa mashoko iwayo nomwanakomana waFarao, vakatambudzika kwazvo, vakava neshungu kwazvo, vakati kwaari, Tinokumbira, ishe, tibatsirei henyu, nekuti kubva zvino tiri varanda venyu navaranda venyu, tichafa pamwechete nemi. ."

Ipapo mwanakomana waFarao akati, "Ndichava mubatsiri wenyu, kana mukateererawo mashoko angu." Vakati kwaari: Tirairai zvamunoda, tigoita sezvamunoda. Zvino mwanakomana waFarao akati kwavari, Usiku huno ndichauraya baba vangu Farao, nekuti Farao sezvakaita baba vaJosefa, akati kwavari, Iye achakurwirai; urayai henyu Josefa, ini nditore Asenati ave mukadzi wangu. , uye muchava hama dzangu navadyi venhaka pamwe chete neni papfuma yangu yose. Dhani naGadhi vakati kwaari, Tiri varanda venyu nhasi, tichaita zvose zvamakatiraira; takanzwa Josefa achiti kuna Asenati, Endai mangwana kunhaka yedu, nekuti inyika yamakomo. nenguva yekukohwa mazambiringa, akatuma varume vana mazana matanhatu vaiva nesimba kuzorwa naye, navakuru vana makumi mashanu. Naizvozvo zvino tinzwei, tigotaura kuna ishe wedu. Vakataura kwaari mashoko avo ose pakavanda. Ipapo mwanakomana waFarao akapa vana vababa vana mazana mashanu varume mumwe nomumwe, akavaita vakuru vavo namachinda. Ipapo Dhani naGadhi vakati kwaari, Isu tiri varanda venyu nhasi, tichaita zvose zvamakatiraira, tichandovandira murukova, tindovanda mumatenhere petsanga. utore varume vana makumi mashanu vakatasva mabhiza, ufambe pamberi pedu; ipapo Asenati uchauya, ndokuwira mumaoko edu, tiuraye varume vaanavo, iye atize pamberi nengoro yake. uwire mumaoko ako, umuitire sezvinoda moyo wako; shure kwaizvozvo tichaurayawo Josefa achichema Asenati; saizvozvowo vana vake tichavauraya iye achizviona.” Zvino mwanakomana wedangwe waFarao akati anzwa zvinhu izvi, akafara kwazvo-kwazvo, akavatuma pamwechete navo varume vehondo vane zviuru zviviri. Zvino vakati vachisvika parukova, vakavanda mudondo retsanga, vakaparadzana vakaita mapoka mana, vakandomira kurutivi ruri kure rwomupata, savarume vana mazana mashanu kurutivi rwuno rwenzira. Vamwe vakasara vakasarawo, nerutivi rwepedyo rwomupata, ivo vakandomira mudondo retsanga, varume vana mazana mashanu kurutivi urwu nerwenzira; uye pakati pawo pakanga pane nzira yakafara uye yakafara. Mwanakomana waFarao anoenda kunouraya baba vake, asi haabvumirwi. Nafutari naAsheri vanopikisana naDhani naGadhi pamusoro pokurangana uku. 25. Zvino mwanakomana waFarao akamuka usiku ihwohwo, akaenda muimba yokurara yababa vake kuti avauraye nomunondo. Zvino varindi vababa vake vakamudzivisa kupinda kuna baba vake, vakati kwaari: Munokurairai, Ishe? Zvino mwanakomana waFarao akati kwavari, Ndinoda kuona baba vangu, nekuti ndichakohwa mazambiringa omunda wangu wemizambiringa, wakasimwa. Zvino varindi vakati kwaari: Baba venyu vari kurwadziwa, vakavata usiku hwose, vakazorora, vakati kwatiri: Hakuna ungapinda kwavari, kunyange ari mwanakomana wangu wedangwe. Iye achinzwa zvinhu izvi, akatsamwa kwazvo, akabva atora vapfuri vouta vaiva namakumi mashanu, akaenda pamberi pavo sezvaakanga audzwa naDhani naGadhi. Zvino vanin'ina, Nafutari naAsheri, vakataurirana nehama dzavo, Dhani naGadhi, vakati, "Munoitireiko baba venyu Isiraeri nomunun'una wenyu Josefa zvakaipa?" Mwari akamuchengeta semboni yeziso. Hamuna kumutengesa here Josefa?+ Ndiye mambo nhasi wenyika yose yeIjipiti nomupi wezvokudya.+ Naizvozvo zvino, kana muchida kumuitira zvakaipa, achachema kune Wekumusoro-soro,+ uye iye achatuma moto kubva kwaari. denga richakuparadza, uye vatumwa vaMwari vacharwa newe. Ipapo hama huru dzakavatsamwira zvikuru uye dzakati: “Zvino tichafa savakadzi here? Vakabuda kundosangana naJosefa naAsenati.


Vanorangana vanouraya varindi vaAsenati ndokutiza.

Dhani naGadhi vanoponeswa pakuteterera kwaAsenati.

26. Asenati akamuka mangwanani, akati kuna Josefa, "Ndiri kuenda kunhaka yedu, sezvamakataura, asi mweya wangu unotya kwazvo, nekuti wava kuparadzana neni." Josefa akati kwaari, Tsunga moyo, usatya, asi enda uchifara, usingatyi munhu, nekuti Jehovha anewe; iye uchakuchengeta semboni yeziso pazvose. Ndichaenda kundopa zvokudya zvangu, ndichapa varume vose vari muguta, uye hakuna munhu achafa nenzara munyika yeIjipiti. Ipapo Asenati akaenda hake, naJosefa nokuda kwokumupa zvokudya. Zvino Asenati akati asvika panzvimbo yomupata une varume vana mazana matanhatu, pakarepo varume vakanga vane mwanakomana waFarao vakabuda pavaivandira, vakandorwa navarume vakanga vari paAsenati, vakavauraya vose neminondo yavo, neminondo yavo yose. vakauraya vokutanga, asi Asenati akatiza nengoro yake. Ipapo Revhi, mwanakomana waRea, akaziva zvinhu zvose izvi somuporofita, akaudza hama dzake njodzi yaAsenati; pakarepo vakatora munondo wake pachidya chake, nenhovo dzavo mumaoko avo, namapfumo mumaoko avo orudyi, vakavatevera. Asenath nekumhanya kukuru. Zvino Asenati wakatiza pamberi, tarira! Mwanakomana waFarao akasangana naye nevatasvi vemabhiza makumi mashanu naye. Asenati akati achimuona, akabatwa nokutya kukuru, akadedera, akadana zita raJehovha Mwari wake.

28. Zvino vanakomana vaBhiriha naZiripa vakati vachiona chishamiso chakanga chaitwa, vakatya, vakati: Jehovha anotirwira pachinzvimbo chaAsenati. Ipapo vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo, vakanamata Asenati, vakati: Tinzwirei tsitsi varanda venyu, nekuti ndimi tenzikadzi wedu navahosi vedu; makatitsiva sezvatakaita; naizvozvo isu varanda venyu, tinokumbira kuti mutinzwire ngoni isu varombo navanotambudzika, mutirwire pamaoko ehama dzedu; Naizvozvo, ivai netsitsi kuvaranda venyu, vatenzikadzi vari pamberi pavo. Asenati akati kwavari, Farai, musatya hama dzenyu; nekuti ivo vamene vanhu vanonamata Mwari, vanotya Jehovha; asi pindai mudondo retsanga idzi, kusvikira ndichavanzwira tsitsi. mudzore hasha dzavo pamusoro pezvakaipa zvikuru zvamakatsunga kuvaitira, asi Jehovha anoona, ngaatonge pakati pangu nemi. Ipapo Dhani naGadhi vakatizira mudondo petsanga; hama dzavo, vanakomana vaRea, vakamhanyira kwavari, vachimhanya senondo. Asenati akaburuka pangoro yake yaakanga akavanda, akavapa ruoko rwake rworudyi nemisodzi, vakawira pasi, vakamupfugamira, vakachema nenzwi guru; uye vakaramba vachikumbira hama dzavo, vanakomana vevashandikadzi, kuti dzivauraye. Asenati akati kwavari, "Regai hama dzenyu, musatsiva kwavari zvakaipa nezvakaipa. Nokuti Jehovha akandirwira pamaoko avo, akavhuna mapanga avo neminondo mumaoko avo; tarirai vanyunguduka, vaparadzwa; apiswa semadota panyika senamo inobva pamoto, uye izvi zvakakwana kwatiri kuti Jehovha atirwire kwavari. Naizvozvo imi regai kunzwira tsitsi hama dzenyu, nokuti ihama dzenyu neropa rababa venyu Israeri. Ipapo Simioni akati kwaari, "Seiko vatenzi vedu vachitaudza mashoko akanaka pamusoro pavavengi vavo? Asi tichavagura neminondo yedu, nekuti vakarangana zvakaipa pamusoro paJosefa munin'ina wedu, naIsiraeri baba vedu, napamusoro pavavengi vavo." imi, tenzikadzi wedu, nhasi.” Ipapo Asenati akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi, akabata ndebvu dzaSimioni, akamutsvoda zvinyoronyoro, akati: “Hama, usaitira wokwako zvakaipa nezvakaipa, nokuti Jehovha uchatsiva zvakaipa izvi; hama, navana vababa vako Isiraeri, vakatizira kure pamberi penyu; naizvozvo vakanganwirei henyu. Ipapo Revhi akaswedera kwaari, akatsvoda ruoko rwake rworudyi zvinyoronyoro, nekuti waiziva kuti wakange achida kuponesa varume avo pakutsamwa kwehama dzavo, kuti varege kuvauraya. Vakanga vari pedo nefongo renhovo; asi Revhi mukoma wake achiziva izvozvo, haana kuzivisa hama dzake, nekuti wakatya kuti pakutsamwa kwavo vangauraya hama dzavo.

Varume vane mwanakomana waFarao naivo vanaDhani naGadhi vanourawa; uye mukoma nomunun’una vakatizira kumupata uye minondo yavo yakavhomorwa pamaoko avo. 27. Bhenjamini akanga agere naye pangoro yake kurudyi; uye Benjamini akanga ari mukomana akasimba wemakore angangoita gumi nemapfumbamwe, uye paari pakanga paine runako rwusingataurwi nesimba semwana weshumba, uye aivewo munhu aitya Mwari zvakanyanya. Ipapo Bhenjamini akaburuka mungoro, akatora ibwe rakanga rakapoteredza rukova, akazadza ruoko rwake, akakandira mwanakomana waFarao, akarova imba yake yoruboshwe, akamukuvadza nevanga rakaipa kwazvo, akawira pasi pabhiza rake pakati pahafu; akafa. Bhenjamini akabva amhanyira padombo, akati kumufambisi wengoro yaAsenati: “Ndipe matombo omumupata.” Naizvozvo akamupa matombo makumi mashanu. matombo ose akanga anyura muzvavovo zvavo.” Ipapo vanakomana vaRea, Rubheni naSimioni, Revhi naJudha, Isakari naZebhuruni vakatevera varume vakanga vakavandira Asenati, vakavarwisa vakavauraya vose. varume vatanhatu vakauraya varume vane zviuru zviviri namakumi manomwe navatanhatu. Ipapo vanakomana vaBhiriha naZiripa vakatiza pamberi pavo, vakati, Isu takafa pamaoko ehama dzedu, mwanakomana waFarao wafawo noruoko rwaBhenjamini. mukomana wacho, uye vose vaaiva navo vakaparara noruoko rwomukomana Bhenjamini. Naizvozvo, uyai, ngatiuraye Asenati naBhenjamini, titizire mudondo retsanga idzi.” Naizvozvo vakasvika paAsenati vakabata mapakatwa avo akanga akavhomorwa neropa. Zvino Asenati paakavaona akatya kwazvo,+ akati: “Ishe Jehovha, makandiraramisa uye mukandinunura pazvidhori nomukuora kworufu, sezvamakati kwandiri, mweya wangu uchararama nokusingaperi, ndirwireiwo zvino pavanhu ava vakaipa.” Jehovha Mwari akanzwa inzwi raAsenati, uye pakarepo minondo. vevavengi vakawira pasi pamaoko avo, vakashanduka madota.

Mwanakomana waFarao anofa. Farao anofawo uye Josefa anomutevera. 29. Zvino mwanakomana waFarao akasimuka pasi, akagara, akapfira ropa kubva mumuromo make; nokuti ropa rakanga richiyerera richibva mutemberi yake richipinda mumuromo make. Bhenjamini akamhanyira kwaari, akatora munondo wake, akauvhomora mumuhara womwanakomana waFarao (nokuti Bhenjamini akanga asina kusungira munondo pachidya chake), akada kurova mwanakomana waFarao pachifuva chake. Ipapo Revhi akamhanyira kwaari, akamubata ruoko, akati, Hama, usaita chinhu ichi, nekuti tiri vanhu vanonamata Mwari, uye hakuna munhu anotya Mwari kutsiva zvakaipa. kana kutsika-tsika munhu anenge awira pasi, kana kupwanya muvengi wake zvachose kusvikira pakufa.” Naizvozvo zvino dzorerai munondo munzvimbo yawo, muuye mundibatsire, uye ngatiporesei vanga


iri, uye kana achinge afa. mupenyu, achava shamwari yedu uye baba vake Faro vachava baba vedu.” Ipapo Revhi akasimudza mwanakomana waFarao kubva panyika, akageza ropa pachiso chake, akasunga jira paronda rake, akamukwidza pabhiza rake, akaenda naye kuna Farao baba vake, akarondedzera kwaari zvose zvakanga zvaitika, nezvakanga zvaitika. Ipapo Farao akasimuka pachigaro chake choushe, akakotamira pasi pamberi paRevhi, akamuropafadza. Zvino zuva retatu rakati rapera, mwanakomana waFarao akafa nebwe raakakuvadzwa naBhenjamini. Farao akachema kwazvo mwanakomana wake wedangwe, apo Farao akarwara neshungu, akafa ava nemakore 109, uye akasiyira Josefa akanga akanaka kwazvo korona yake. Josefa akatonga ari oga muIjipiti kwamakore makumi mana namasere; Shure kwaizvozvo Josefa akadzosera korona kumwana muduku waFarao, wakange agere pachipfuva pakufa kwaFarao. Josefa akagara Egipita ari baba vomwana muduku waFarao, kusvikira pakufa kwake, achikudza nokurumbidza Mwari.


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