1Yakobo aba mu gihugu cy'ubusuhukebwa se, ni cyo gihugu cy'i Kanāni.
2Uru ni rwo rubyaro rwa Yakobo.
Yosefu amaze imyaka cumi n'irindwi avutse yaragiranaga na bene se intama, mu busorebwe yabanaga na bene Biluha na bene Zilupa baka se, akajya abarira se inkuru y'ibibi bakora.
3Isirayeli atonesha Yosefu, amukunda birusha iby'abana be bose kuko ari we yabyaye ashaje, amudodeshereza ikanzu ndende.
4Bene se bamenya yuko se amukunda birusha ibyabo bose baramwanga, ntibajya bagira ineza bamubwira.
5Yosefu arota inzozi azirotorera bene se, barushaho kumwanga.
6Arababwira ati “Ndabinginze nimwumve inzozi narose:
7ngo twahambiraga imiba mu murima,umubawanjyeurahagararaurema, iyanyu miba ikikizauwanjye, iwikubitaimbere.”
8Bene se baramubazabati “Niukuriwoweuzabaumwami wacu? Niukuriwoweuzadutwara?”Izo nzozi ze n'ayo magambo ye bituma barushaho kumwanga.
9Yongera kurotaizindi nzozi, azirotorera bene se ati “Nongeye kurotaizindi nzozi: ngo izuba n'ukwezi n'inyenyeri cumi n'imwe binyikubiseimbere.”
10Azirotorera se na bene se, se aramucyaha aramubazaati “Izo nzozi ni nzozi ki? Niukurijye na nyoko na bene so tuzazatwikubitehasi imbere yawe?”
11Bene se bamugirira ishyari, ariko se ajya yibuka ayo magambo.
12Bene se bajya kuragiriraumukumbi wa se i Shekemu.
13Isirayeli abwira Yosefu ati “Bene so ntibaragiriyeumukumbi i Shekemu? Ngwino ngutumekuri bo.”
Aramusubizaati “Ntuma.”
14Aramubwira ati “Gendaumenye yuko bene so ari amahoro, n'umukumbi yuko uri amahoro, mazeugarukeumbwire.”Nuko aramutuma, ava mu gikombe cy'i Heburoni, agera i Shekemu.
15Umugaboamubonaazerera mu gasozi, uwo mugaboaramubazaati “Urashaka iki?”
16Aramusubizaati “Ndashaka bene data, ndakwinginze mbwira aho baragiriye.”
17Uwo mugaboaramusubizaati “Baragiye kuko numvise bavuga bati ‘Tujye i Dotani.’”Yosefu akurikira bene se, abasanga i Dotani.
18Bamwitegera akiri kure, bamugirainama yo kumwica atarabīgira hafi.
19Baravuganabati “Dore Karosi araje.
20Nuko nimuze tumwice, tumujugunye mu rwobo rumwe muri izi zacukuriwekubikaamazi, tuzavuge tuti ‘Inyamaswa y'inkazi yaramuriye’, tuzamenya inzozi ze, uko zizaba.”
21Rubeniarabyumva aramubakiza, arababwira ati “Twe kumuhwanya.”
22Kandi ati “Mwe kuvusha amaraso, ahubwo mumujugunye muri uru rwobo ruri mu butayu, ariko amaboko yanyu ye kumubaho.”Kwariukugirango amubakize, amusubizese.
23Yosefu ageze kuri bene se, bamwambura ya kanzu ndende,
24baramufatabamujugunya muri rwa rwobo, kandi rwarimoubusanta mazi yari arurimo.
25Bicazwa no kuryaumutsima, bubuyeamaso babona itara ry'Abishimayeli bavuye i Galeyadi, bagenda bafite ingamiya zihetse imibavu n'umutiwomora n'ishangi, babijyana muri Egiputa.
26Yuda abwira bene se ati “Kwica mwene data no guhisha amaraso ye byatumarira iki?
27Nimuze tumugurena bariya Bishimayeli, amaboko yacu ye kumubahokuko ari mwene data, tukabaakara kamwe.”Bene se baramwumvira.
28Hahita Abamidiyani batundaga, bakururaYosefu, bamukuramuri rwa rwobo bamugurana ba Bishimayeli ibice by'ifeza makumyabiri. Bajyana Yosefu muri Egiputa.
29Rubeniagaruka kuri rwa rwobo, asanga Yosefu atarimo, ashishimura imyenda ye.
30Asubirakuri bene se arababwira ati “Umwana ntakirimo, nanjye ndajya he?”
31Benda ya kanzu ya Yosefu, babāga isekurumey'ihene binika ikanzu mu maraso yayo,
32bohereza ya kanzu ndende, bategeka ko bayijyana kwa se, bamutumahobati “Twabonye iyi, noneumenye ko yaba ikanzu y'umwana wawe cyangwa ko atari yo.”
33Arayimenya aravuga ati “Ni ikanzu y'umwana wanjye, inyamaswa y'inkazi yaramuriyenta gushidikanya, Yosefu yatanyaguwe na yo.”
34Yakobo ashishimura imyenda ye, akenyera ibigunira, amara iminsi myinshi ababaye yiraburiyeumwana we.
35Abahungu be bose n'abakobwa be bose barahagurukango bamumareumubabaro, ariko yanga kumarwaumubabaro ati “Nzarinda nsangaumwana wanjye ikuzimunkirira.”Nuko se aramuririra.
36Ba Bamidiyani bajyana Yosefu muri Egiputa, bamugurirayo na Potifari,umutware wa Farawo, watwaraga abamurinda.