1Yakobo yumva yukoubuhashyi buri muri Egiputa abaza abana be ati “Ni iki gituma murebana?”
2Kandi ati “Numvise yuko hariubuhashyi muri Egiputa, nimumanuke mujyeyo muduhahireyo tubehotudapfa.”
3Bene se wa Yosefu cumi baramanuka, bajya guhahaimyaka y'impeke muri Egiputa.
4Ariko Benyamini mwene nyina wa Yosefu, Yakobo ntiyamutumanana bene se, kuko yibwiraga ati “Ahari yagira ibyago.”
5Abana ba Isirayeli bajya guhahana n'abandi, kuko inzara yateye mu gihugu cy'i Kanāni.
6Kandi Yosefu ni we wariumutware w'igihugu cya Egiputa, ni we wahahishaga abo muri icyo gihugu bose. Bene se wa Yosefu baraza, bamwikubitaimbere bubamye.
7Yosefu abona bene se arabamenya, arabirengagiza, ababwira nabi. Arababaza ati “Muravahe?”
Baramusubizabati “Turavamu gihugu cy'i Kanāni tuje guhaha.”
8Yosefu amenya bene se ariko bo ntibamumenya.
9Yosefu yibuka za nzozi yabaroteye arababwira ati “Muri abatasi muje gutataaho igihugu gifite amaboko make.”
10Baramusubizabati “Si ko biri databuja, ahubwo abagaragu bawe tuzanywe no guhaha.
11Twese tuva inda imwe, turi abanyakuri, abagaragu bawe ntituri abatasi.”
12Arababwira ati “Si ko biri, ahubwo gutataaho igihugu gifite amaboko make ni ko kubazanye.”
13Baramusubizabati “Abagaragu bawe turi abavandimwe turi cumi na babiri, turi abana b'umwe wo mu gihugu cy'i Kanāni,umuhererezi yasigaranye na data, undi ntakiriho.”
14Yosefu arababwira ati “Icyo ni cyo nababwiye nti ‘Muri abatasi.’
15Iki ni cyo kizabahakanira: ndahiyeubugingo bwa Farawo, ntimuzavahanoumuhererezi wanyu ataje.
16Mutumeumwe muri mwe azane murumunawanyu, namwe murabohwa, amagambo yanyu ageragezwe yuko muri abanyakuri. Nibitaba bityo, ndahiyeubugingo bwa Farawo, muri abatasi.”
17Bose abamaza mu nzu y'imbohe iminsi itatu.
18Ku munsi wa gatatu Yosefu arababwira ati “Mugenze mutya mudapfa kuko nubahaImana:
19niba muri abanyakuri umwe muri mwe abavandimwe, asigare abohewe mu nzu yanyu y'imbohe, abandi mugende mujyane imyaka y'impeke yo kubamara inzara mu ngo zanyu,
20maze munzanireumuhererezi wanyu. Ni ho amagambo yanyu azamenyekana ko ari ay'ukuri, bigatuma mudapfa.”
Bagenza batyo.
21Baravuganabati “Niukuriturihourubanza rw'ibyo twagiriye mwene data, kuko twabonye ukoumutimawe wariubabaye ubwo yatwingingaga natwe ntitumwumvire, ni byo biduteyeaya makuba.”
22Rubeniarababwira ati “Sinababwiye nti, mwe gukoraicyaha kuri uwo mwana mukanga kunyumvira? Ni cyo gitumye amaraso ye adushakirwaho.”
23Ntibamenya yuko Yosefu yumva ibyo bavuga, kuko yavugirwaga n'umusemyi.
24Abateraumugongo abasiga aho ararira, abagarukahoavuganana bo, abakuramoSimiyoni, amubohera mu maso yabo.
25Yosefu ategeka ko babuzurizaimyaka y'impeke mu masaho yabo, kandi ngo basubizeifeza y'umuntu wese mu isaho ye, kandi babahe n'impamba. Babagirira batyo.
26Bahekesha indogobe zabo ihaho ryabo, bavayo.
27Aho baraye, umwe muri bo ahambuye isaho ye ngo agaburireindogobe ye, abona ifeza ye, asanga iri mu munwa w'isaho.
28Abwira bene se ati “Ifeza yanjye irangarukiye, dore iri mu isaho yanjye.”Bakuka imitima, barebana bahinda imishyitsi bati “Ibi ni ibiki, ibyo Imana itugiriye?”
29Basohora kuri se Yakobo mu gihugu cy'i Kanāni, bamubwira ibyababayeho byose bati
30“Umugaboukomeyeutwara icyo gihugu, yatubwiye nabi akeka yuko turi abatasi babatata.
31Natwe turamubwira tuti ‘Turi abanyakuri, ntituri abatasi.
32Turi abavandimwe turi cumi na babiri dusangiye data umwe, umwe ntakiriho,umuhererezi yasigaranye na data mu gihugu cy'i Kanāni.’
33Uwo mugaboukomeyeutwara icyo gihugu aratubwira ati ‘Iki ni cyo kizambwira ko muri abanyakuri: nimunsigire umwe muri mwe abavandimwe, mujyane ibyo kubamara inzara mu ngo zanyu, mugende
34munzanireumuhererezi wanyu. Ni ho nzamenya yuko mutariabatasi, ahubwo ko muri abanyakuri, nanjye nzabaha mwene so kandi muzatunda mu gihugu.’”
35Basutse ibyo mu masaho yabo babona igipfunyika cy'ifeza cy'umuntu wese kiri mu isaho ye, bo na se babonye ibipfunyika byabo baratinya.
36Se Yakobo arababwira ati “Mungize incike: Yosefu ntakiriho, Simiyoni ntariho, none kandi murashaka kunkurahona Benyamini! Ibyo ni jye bibayeho byose!”
37Rubeniabwira se ati “Nintamukugarurirauziceabahungu banjye bombi, mumpe ndamwishingiye nzamukugarurira.”
38Aramusubizaati “Umwana wanjye ntazajyana namwe, kuko mwene nyina yapfuye akaba asigaye ari ikinege, yagirira ibyago mu nzira muzacamo, muzatuma imvi zanjye zimanukanaishavu zijya ikuzimu.”