Genesisi
48:1 Shure kwaizvozvo Josefa akaudzwa, zvichinzi, "Tarirai!
baba vako vanorwara; iye akatora vanakomana vake vaviri, Manase naManase, vakaenda naye
Efuremu.
48:2 Jakobho akaudzwa, zvichinzi, Tarirai, mwanakomana wenyu, Josefa, wauya kwamuri.
Isiraeri akazvisimbaradza, akagara pauvato.
48:3 Jakove ndokuti kuna Josefa: Mwari Wemasimbaose wakazviratidza kwandiri paRuzi paRuzi
nyika yeKenani, uye akandiropafadza,
48:4 Akati kwandiri: Tarira, ndichakuberekesa, nokukuwanza;
ndichakuita boka rendudzi zhinji; uye ndichapa nyika ino
kuvana vako vanokutevera ive yavo nekusingaperi.
48:5 Zvino vanakomana vako vaviri, vawakaberekerwa, Efuremu naManase
nyika yeEgipita ndisati ndasvika kwauri paEgipita, ndeyangu; as
Rubheni naSimioni vachava vangu;
48:6 Uye vana vako, vawakabereka shure kwavo, vachava vako, uye
vachatumidzwa nezita rehama dzavo panhaka yavo.
48:7 Kana ndirini, pandakabva Padhani, Rakeri akafira pedyo neni munyika ye
Kanani panzira, pachine chinguva chiduku kuti tisvike
Efurata; ndikamuvigapo panzira inoenda Efurata; zvimwe chetezvo
Bhetrehema.
Isiraeri akaona vanakomana vaJosefa, akati, Ndivana aniko?
48:9 Josefa akati kuna baba vake, Ndivo vanakomana vangu vaakapiwa naMwari
ini munzvimbo ino. Iye akati, "Uyai nazvo kwandiri, ini."
achavaropafadza.
48:10 Zvino meso aIsiraeri akanga oneta nokukwegura, akanga asisagoni kuona. Uye
akazviswededza kwaari; ndokuvatsvoda, ndokuvambundikira.
48:11 Isiraeri akati kuna Josefa, "Handina kufunga kuti ndichaona chiso chako;
Mwari akandiratidzawo vana vako.
48:12 Josefa akavabvisa pakati pamabvi ake, akakotama
chiso chake chakatarira pasi.
Josefa akavabata vari vaviri, Efuremu noruoko rwake rworudyi pamusoro paIsiraeri
ruoko rworuboshwe, naManase noruboshwe rwake kurudyi rwaIsiraeri;
akazviswededza kwaari.
48:14 Isiraeri akatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi, akaruisa pamusoro paEfuremu
nomusoro, waiva muduku, noruoko rwake rworuboshwe pamusoro waManase;
achifambisa maoko ake nokuziva; nekuti Manase akanga ari wedangwe.
48:15 Zvino wakaropafadza Josefa, ndokuti: Mwari, pamberi pamadzibaba angu Abhurahamu uye
Isaka ndokufamba, Mwari wakandidyisa upenyu hwangu hwose kusvikira zuva ranhasi;
Mutumwa wakandidzikunura pane zvakaipa zvose, ngaaropafadze vanakomana ava; uye regai zvangu
zita ngaritumidzwe kwavari, namazita amadzibaba angu, Abhurahamu naIsaka; uye
ngavakure vave vazhinji pakati penyika.
48:17 Josefa paakaona kuti baba vake vaisa ruoko rwavo rworudyi pamusoro
Efuremu, hazvina kumufadza; akabata ruoko rwababa vake kuti aende
kubva pamusoro waEfuremu kusvikira pamusoro waManase.
48:18 Josefa akati kuna baba vake, "Kwete, baba vangu, nokuti ndiye Ishe."
dangwe; isa ruoko rwako rworudyi pamusoro wake.
" 48:19 Baba vake vakaramba, uye vakati, "Ndinozviziva, mwanakomana wangu, ndinoziva, uye naiyewo."
vachava vanhu, naiyewo achava mukuru, asi zvirokwazvo muduku wake
munun'una wake achava mukuru kwaari, uye vana vake vachava vazhinji
vemarudzi.
48:20 Akavaropafadza nezuva iro, achiti: Mauri Israeri acharopafadza.
akati, Mwari ngaakuite saEfuremu naManase; ndokugadza Efuremu
pamberi paManase.
48:21 Israeri akati kuna Josefa, "Tarira, ndofa, asi Mwari achava nemi.
ndichakudzoserai kunyika yamadzibaba enyu.
48:22 Ini ndakupa mugove mumwe kupfuura hama dzako, uye ini
akatora muruoko rwomuAmori nomunondo wangu nouta hwangu.