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


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