1Zwa ri u itea, Josefa a ḓiposa nṱha ha khotsi awe, miṱodzi yawe ya tou tevhuwa, a vha khisa. 2Ndi hone Josefa a tshi vhudza vhalanda vhawe vha dziṅanga uri vha ḓodze tshitumbu tsha khotsi awe mishonga, tshi si sine. Dziṅanga dza ḓodza tshitumbu tsha Israele mishonga uri tshi si sine, 3vha fhedza maḓuvha a 40 vha tshi khou ita uyo mushumo, ngauri zwi ita maḓuvha a 40 u ḓodza tshitumbu mishonga uri tshi si sine. Vhaegipita vha mu lila maḓuvha a 70.
4Musi tshifhinga tsha u mu lila tsho no fhela, Josefa a vhudza vha muṱa wa Farao a ri, “Arali ni tshi ntakalela, swikisani mafhungo haya ha Farao, ni ri, 5‘Khotsi anga vho nnyanisa vha ri: Ndi ḓo ṱuwa ndi tshi fa; ndi na tshalo tshe nda ḓibwela tshone shangoni ḽa Kanana, u ntswiṱe henefho. Zwino-ha, ndi khou humbela thendelo uri ndi gonye henengei ndi yo swiṱa khotsi anga, ndi ḓo konou vhuya.’ ”
6Farao a fhindula a ri, “Iyani ni yo swiṱa khotsi aṋu ni tshi tevhedza muano we vha ni anisa.” 7Josefa a yo swiṱa khotsi awe, vhashumi vhoṱhe vha Farao vhaḓivhalea vha pfamo vha ṱuwa nae, na vhahulwane vhoṱhe vha shango ḽa Egipita, 8na muṱa wa Josefa na vhakomana vhawe na muṱa wa khotsi awe. A ho ngo sala muthu shangoni ḽa Gosheni, ho tou sala vhana vhavho fhedzi, vha sala na masambi avho a nngu na kholomo dzavho. 9Vha fhelekedzwa nga dzigariki na vhanameli vha dzibere. Ḽo vha ḽi gogo ḽihulu.
10Musi vha tshi swika luvhanḓeni lwa u fhulela lwa Atadi vhubvaḓuvha ha Jorodani, vha vusa tshililo tshihulu, zwa ita maḓuvha, Josefa a lila khotsi awe maḓuvha maṱanu na mavhili.
11Musi Vhakanana, vhadzulapo vha shango ḽeneḽo vha tshi vhona hu tshi itwa tshililo itsho luvhanḓeni lwa u fhulela lwa Atadi, vha ri, “Hetsho ndi tshililo tsha Egipita.” Ndi zwe vha ri fhethu afho hu pfi Abele Mitsiraimi (Tshililo tsha Vhaegipita).
12Vhana vha Jakopo vha mu itela zwe a vha laya uri vha mu itele, 13vha mu hwala vha mu isa shangoni ḽa Kanana, vha mu swiṱa bakoni tsimuni ya Makhaphela, tsini ha Mamuri, tsimuni ye Abrahamu a i renga kha Efroni wa Muhithi uri i vhe fhethu ha zwalo zwawe. 14Musi vho no swiṱa Jakopo, Josefa a humela Egipita, ene na vhakomana vhawe, khathihi na vhoṱhe vhe vha ḓa nae vha tshi ḓa u swiṱa khotsi awe.
Josefa a tshi rudza vhakomana vhawe mbilu
15Vhakomana vha Josefa vha tshi vhona uri khotsi avho vho no fa vha ri, “Zwino arali Josefa a ri u a ri lifhedza vhuvhi hoṱhe he ra vhu ita hu ḓo itea mini?” 16Ndi hone vha tshi ruma muḓinḓa a ya ha Josefa a swikisa mafhungo a no ri, “Khotsi avho vha sa athu fa vho ri laya vha ri, 17‘Ni vhudze Josefa ni ri: Yawee, hangwelani vhakomana vhaṋu vhutshinyi na vhuvhi havho na zwoṱhe zwe vha ni ita. Zwino-ha, ri a vha humbela, nga vha ri hangwele vhutshinyi riṋe vhalanda vha Mudzimu wa khotsi avho.’ ” Josefa a tshi pfa mafhungo e vha a swikisa khae a lila.
18Ha ḓa vhakomana vhawe vhone vhaṋe vha ḓa vha gwadama phanḓa hawe, vha ri, “Ro ḓa ha vhone, ri phuli dzavho.”
19Hone Josefa a vha fhindula a ri, “Ni songo ofha tshithu; nṋe ndi nga ḓivhea vhuimoni ha Mudzimu naa? 20Vhunwa he na nndukela hone, Mudzimu o vhu shandula ha vha zwivhuya nga he a dzudzanya, uri a khunyeledze zwine zwa khou itea zwino, ha tshidzwa vhathu vhanzhi. 21Zwenezwo ni songo ofha tshithu; a vha nṋe ndi ḓo ni londola na vhana vhaṋu.” Ngauralo a vha rudza mbilu a amba navho nga vhulenda.
Lufu lwa Josefa
22Huno Josefa a dzula Egipita na muṱa wa khotsi awe. Josefa o tshila miṅwaha ya 110. 23O vhona vhaḓuhulu vha Efraimi, na vhana vha Makhiri, ṅwana wa Manase, vho ri u bebwa a vha takula marumbini awe ha vha u vha ita vhana vhawe. 24Josefa a vhudza vhakomana vhawe a ri, “Ndi ḓo ṱuwa ndi tshi fa. Hone vhukuma Mudzimu u ḓo ni elelwa a ni itela vhuthu, a ni bvisa shangoni heḽino, a ni isa shangoni ḽe a fulufhedzisa Abrahamu na Isaka na Jakopo nga muano.” 25Josefa a tou anisa vhana vha Israele a ri, “Musi Mudzimu a tshi ni elelwa a ni ita nga vhuthu, vhukuma ni hwale marambo anga ni ṱuwe nao.”
26Josefa a fa e na miṅwaha ya 110. Vho mu ḓodza mishonga uri tshitumbu tshawe tshi si sine, vha mu ladza bogisini ḽawe ḽa mufu henefho Egipita.
