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37 Yakobo akomeza gutura mu gihugu se yari yaratuyemo ari umwimukira,+ mu gihugu cy’i Kanani.+
2 Iyi ni yo nkuru ivuga iby’amateka ya Yakobo.
Igihe Yozefu+ yari afite imyaka cumi n’irindwi, yari aragiranye intama+ n’abavandimwe be, kandi yari akiri muto, ari kumwe n’abahungu ba Biluha+ n’aba Zilupa,+ abagore ba se. Nuko Yozefu abwira se ibintu bibi bakoraga.+ 3 Isirayeli yakundaga Yozefu kurusha abandi bahungu be bose,+ kuko yari umwana yabyaye ageze mu za bukuru. Yari yaramuboheshereje ikanzu ndende y’amabara.+ 4 Abavandimwe be babonye ko se amukunda cyane kubarusha bose, batangira kumwanga,+ kandi ntibaba bagishobora kuvugana na we mu mahoro.+
5 Yozefu aza kurota inzozi maze azirotorera abavandimwe be,+ baba babonye indi mpamvu yo kumwanga. 6 Nuko arababwira ati “nimwumve inzozi narose.+ 7 Twari mu murima hagati duhambira imiba, nuko umuba wanjye ureguka uhagarara wemye, maze imiba yanyu ikikiza umuba wanjye iwikubita imbere.”+ 8 Abavandimwe be baramubwira bati “ubwo se urashaka kuvuga ko uzaba umwami wacu?+ Cyangwa urashaka kuvuga ko uzadutegeka?”+ Nuko babona indi mpamvu yo kumwanga bamuhoye inzozi ze n’amagambo ye.
9 Hanyuma arota izindi nzozi, azirotorera abavandimwe be, arababwira ati “nongeye kurota maze mbona izuba n’ukwezi n’inyenyeri cumi n’imwe byikubita imbere yanjye.”+ 10 Nyuma yaho azirotorera se n’abavandimwe be, maze se atangira kumucyaha amubwira+ ati “izo nzozi zawe zishatse kuvuga iki? Ubwo se, jyewe na nyoko n’abavandimwe bawe tuzaza twikubite imbere yawe?” 11 Nuko abavandimwe be bamugirira ishyari,+ ariko se akomeza kuzirikana iryo jambo.+
12 Igihe kimwe, abavandimwe be bagiye kuragira umukumbi wa se hafi y’i Shekemu.+ 13 Hashize igihe, Isirayeli abwira Yozefu ati “dore abavandimwe bawe baragiye hafi y’i Shekemu, none ngwino mbagutumeho.” Na we aramubwira ati “niteguye kujyayo!”+ 14 Nuko aramubwira ati “genda urebe niba abavandimwe bawe bari amahoro kandi bamerewe neza, urebe niba n’umukumbi uri amahoro kandi umerewe neza, hanyuma ugaruke umbwire.”+ Nuko aramwohereza, ava mu kibaya cy’i Heburoni+ yerekeza i Shekemu. 15 Nyuma yaho umuntu aza kumubona azerera mu gasozi. Uwo muntu aramubaza ati “urashaka iki?” 16 Na we aramusubiza ati “ndashaka abavandimwe banjye. Ndakwinginze, mbwira aho baragiye umukumbi.” 17 Uwo muntu aramubwira ati “bavuye hano kuko numvise bavuga bati ‘nimuze tujye i Dotani.’” Nuko Yozefu akurikira abavandimwe be abasanga i Dotani.
18 Bamubona akiri kure, maze ataragera hafi yabo batangira gucura umugambi wo kumwica.+ 19 Nuko barabwirana bati “dore wa murosi araje.+ 20 None nimuze tumwice tumujugunye mu rwobo rw’amazi,+ tuzavuge ko yariwe n’inyamaswa y’inkazi.+ Hanyuma tuzaba tureba uko inzozi ze zizamera.” 21 Rubeni abyumvise agerageza kumubakiza.+ Arababwira ati “ntitumwice.”+ 22 Rubeni akomeza ababwira ati “ntimumene amaraso,+ ahubwo mumujugunye mu rwobo rw’amazi ruri mu butayu. Ntimurambure ukuboko kwanyu ngo mumugirire nabi.”+ Yari afite umugambi wo kumubakiza akamusubiza se.
23 Nuko Yozefu akigera aho abavandimwe be bari, bahita bamwambura umwenda we muremure, wa mwenda muremure w’amabara yari yambaye,+ 24 barangije baramufata bamujugunya mu rwobo rw’amazi.+ Icyo gihe urwo rwobo rwarimo ubusa, nta mazi yarimo.
25 Hanyuma baricara kugira ngo barye.+ Bubuye amaso babona ingamiya z’Abishimayeli+ bari baturutse i Gileyadi, zikoreye umubavu n’umuti womora n’ibishishwa by’ibiti bivamo ishangi,+ bamanutse bajya muri Egiputa. 26 Yuda ababonye abwira abavandimwe be ati “turamutse twishe umuvandimwe wacu tukabihisha*+ byatumarira iki? 27 Nimuze tumuhe Abishimayeli bamugure,+ aho kumuramburiraho amaboko yacu.+ N’ubundi kandi ni umuvandimwe wacu, akaba n’umubiri wacu.” Nuko bumvira uwo muvandimwe wabo.+ 28 Abacuruzi b’Abamidiyani+ banyura aho ngaho. Abavandimwe ba Yozefu bamukura muri rwa rwobo+ bamuha Abishimayeli bamugura ibiceri by’ifeza makumyabiri.+ Amaherezo abo Bishimayeli bageza Yozefu muri Egiputa.
29 Nyuma yaho Rubeni agaruka kuri rwa rwobo asanga Yozefu atakirimo. Nuko ahita ashishimura imyenda ye.+ 30 Agarutse aho abavandimwe be bari, atera hejuru ati “wa mwana nta wurimo! None nderekera he?”+
31 Hanyuma bafata wa mwenda muremure wa Yozefu, maze babaga imfizi y’ihene, bawinika mu maraso yayo.+ 32 Barangije boherereza se uwo mwenda muremure w’amabara, bamutumaho bati “dore umwenda twatoraguye. None ugenzure+ urebe niba ari wa mwenda muremure w’umwana wawe, cyangwa niba atari wo.”+ 33 Arawugenzura maze atera hejuru ati “ni umwenda w’umwana wanjye we! Agomba kuba yarariwe n’inyamaswa y’inkazi!+ Nta gushidikanya, Yozefu yatanyaguwe n’inyamaswa!”+ 34 Nuko Yakobo ashishimura umwitero we maze akenyera ikigunira, amara iminsi myinshi aborogera umwana we.+ 35 Abahungu be bose n’abakobwa be bose barahaguruka ngo bamuhumurize,+ ariko akomeza kwanga guhumurizwa, aravuga+ ati “nzarinda manuka nsanga umwana wanjye mu mva* nkimuborogera!” Nuko se akomeza kumuririra.
36 Ariko Abamidiyani bamugurisha muri Egiputa, agurwa na Potifari wari umutware wo mu rugo rwa Farawo,+ watwaraga abamurinda.+