Vhakomana vha Josefa vha tshi ya Egipita u renga zwiḽiwa
1Jakopo a zwi pfa uri hu na mavhele Egipita. Ndi hone a tshi amba na vhana vhawe vha vhatuka a ri, “Ndi mini ni tshi sokou dzula no lavhelesana?” 2A dovha a ri, “Ndo pfa uri Egipita hu na mavhele. Tselani henengei ni yo ri ṱunḓela, ri tshile ri si fe.” 3Ndi hone vhakomana vha Josefa vha fumi vha tshi tsela Egipita u yo renga mavhele. 4Hone Jakopo a tshi vha ruma a vho ngo ṱuwa na Benyamini murathu wa Josefa, nge Jakopo a ofha uri a nga welwa nga khombo.
5Zwenezwo vhana vha Israele vha ṱuwa na vhaṅwe vhe vha vha vha tshi khou ya u renga mavhele, ngauri shangoni ḽoṱhe ḽa Kanana ho vha ho wa nḓala.
6Zwino Josefa o vha e ene muvhusi wa shango ḽa Egipita, a tshi rengisela vhathu vhoṱhe mavhele. Musi vhakomana vha Josefa vha tshi swika, vha mu gwadamela zwifhaṱuwo zwavho zwa ita na u kwama fhasi. 7Josefa a tshi tou vhona vhakomana vhawe, a vha ḓivha, hone a ḓiita mutsinda, a vha ḽela vhuhali, a vha vhudzisa a ri, “Ni bva ngafhi?”
Vhone vha fhindula vha ri, “Ri bva shangoni ḽa Kanana, ro ḓa u renga zwiḽiwa.”
8Naho Josefa o ḓivha vhakomana vhawe, vhone a vho ngo mu ḓivha. 9Ndi hone a tshi elelwa miloro yawe ye ya amba vhone. A vha vhudza a ri, “Ni dziṱholi! No ḓa u vhona he shango ḽashu ḽa si tsireledzwe!”
10Vhone vha fhindula vha ri, “Aiwa muṋe wanga, riṋe vhalanda vhavho ro tou ḓa u renga zwiḽiwa. 11Roṱhe ri vhana vha munna. Riṋe vhalanda vhavho ri a fulufhedzea, a ri dziṱholi lini.”
12Ene a vha vhudza a ri, “A si zwone hezwo, no ḓa u vhona he shango ḽashu ḽa si tsireledzwe.”
13Hone vhone vha fhindula vha ri, “Riṋe vhalanda vhavho ro vha ri vharathu na vhakomana vha 12, ri vhana vha munna a no dzula shangoni ḽa Kanana. Phedzi yashu o sala na khotsi ashu; muṅwe ha tsheeho.”
14Josefa a vha vhudza a ri, “Ndo no ḓi ni vhudza nda ri: Ni dziṱholi! 15Ndi ḓo ni linga nga u rali: Ndi khou ana nga vhutshilo ha Farao ndi ri, a ni nga ṱuwi fhano phedzi yaṋu a sa athu ḓa fhano. 16Rumani muṅwe waṋu a yo dzhia murathu waṋu; vhaṅwe vhaṋu vha ḓo vha vho hoṋelwa dzhele, uri zwi vhonale arali ni tshi khou amba ngoho. Arali ni sa ambi ngoho, vhukuma ndi ana nga vhutshilo ha Farao ndi ri, ni dziṱholi!” 17A vha hoṋela dzhele vha fhedza maḓuvha mararu.
18Nga ḓuvha ḽa vhuraru Josefa a vha vhudza a ri, “Nṋe ndi ofha Mudzimu, zwenezwo arali ni tshi ṱoḓa u tshila itani hezwi: 19Arali ni vhanna vha fulufhedzeaho, siani muṅwe waṋu fhano dzhele, inwi vhaṅwe ni dzhie mavhele ni a ise miṱani yaṋu i no khou ṋoka nga nḓala. 20Hone ni nnḓisele phedzi ya muṱa wa haṋu, uri zwi vhonale uri ni khou amba ngoho, ni sa ḓo fa.” Vha mbo ḓi ita zwenezwo. 21Vha vhudzana vha ri, “Vhukuma ri khou tambudzelwa murathu washu. Ro zwi vhona uri o vha o hanganea hani a tshi khou ri luvhelela uri a tshile, hone ra si thetshelese; ndi zwine ra welwa nga khombo heino.”
22Rubeni a vha vhudza a ri, “A tho ngo ni vhudza nda ri ni songo khakhela uḽa mutukana? Hone inwi a no ngo thetshelesa! Zwino ri lifhedzelwa malofha awe.” 23Vho vha vha sa ḓivhi uri Josefa u khou vha pfa, nge a vha a tshi amba navho nga muṱalutshedzi. 24Ene a vha tsiruwa a thoma u lila, a dovha a huma a yo amba navho. A ita uri Simioni a ṱuwiswe khavho, a vhoxwa vha tshi zwi vhona.
Vhakomana vha Josefa vha tshi humela Kanana
25Josefa a ri saga dzavho dzi ḓadzwe goroi, tshelede ya muṅwe na muṅwe i longwe sagani yawe, vha ṋewe na mbuvha. Musi vho no itelwa zwenezwo, 26vha hwesa dzidonngi mavhele avho, vha ṱuwa.
27He vha lala hone vhusiku, muṅwe a vula saga yawe uri a bvise zwiḽiwa zwa donngi yawe, a mbo ḓi vhona tshelede mulomoni wa saga yawe. 28A vhudza vhana vha khotsi awe a ri, “Tshelede yanga yo humiswa, ngei i ngomu sagani yanga.” Mbilu dzavho dza tou ṋoka, vha lavhelesana vha tshi khou tetemela vha ri, “Mudzimu o ri ita zwithu-ḓe?”
29Musi vha tshi swika ha khotsi avho Jakopo shangoni ḽa Kanana, vha mu anetshela zwoṱhe zwe vha itwa, vha ri, 30“Munna ane a vhusa iḽo shango o ri ḽela vhuhali, a ri ita unga ri dziṱholi dzo ḓaho u tandula iḽo shango. 31Hone riṋe ro mu vhudza ra ri, ‘Riṋe ri vhanna vha fulufhedzeaho, a ri dziṱholi. 32Ri vhakomana na vharathu vha 12; ri vhana vha munna muthihi. Muṅwe ha tsheeho, wa phedzi o sala Kanana na khotsi ashu.’ 33Ndi hone uyo munna ane a vhusa iḽo shango a tshi ri vhudza a ri, ‘Ndi ḓo ḓivha uri ni vhanna vha fulufhedzeaho nga hezwi: Litshani ndi sale na muṅwe waṋu, ni dzhie zwiḽiwa ni ṱuwe ni isele miṱa yaṋu i no khou ṋoka nga nḓala. 34Hone ni nnḓisele phedzi ya muṱa wa haṋu, ndi hone ndi tshi ḓo ḓivha uri a ni dziṱholi, ni vhanna vha fulufhedzeaho. Ndi hone ndi tshi ḓo ni ṋea ṅwana wa khotsi aṋu, na konou ita zwa u ḓitshimbilela fhano shangoni ḽino.’ ”
35Musi vha tshi khou shulula saga dzavho, sagani ya muṅwe na muṅwe ha wanala mukhwama wa tshelede! Musi vhone na khotsi avho vha tshi vhona mikhwama ya tshelede, vha farwa nga nyofho. 36Khotsi avho Jakopo a vha vhudza a ri, “No ntshaisa vhananga. Josefa ha tsheeho, Simioni ha tsheeho, zwino ni ṱoḓa u dzhia na Benyamini. Vhonani uri ni khou nkonḓisela hani vhutshilo!”
37Ndi hone Rubeni a tshi ri, “Vha nga ḓi vhulaha vhana vhanga vha vhatuka vhuvhili havho arali nda sa vhuya na Benyamini nda mu ḓisa khavho. Kha vha nkumedze ene, ndi ḓo mu londola nda vhuya nae.”
38Hone Jakopo a ri, “Ṅwananga a nga si ṱuwe na inwi; mukomana wawe o fa, ho sala ene e eṱhe. Arali a huvhala lwendoni lune na khou lu fara, ndi ḓo fa nga mbilu ndo tshena ṱhoho ndo rano.”
