Mwandzo.
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Bada ya muda, mlavyadzi uchi mkpwulu na mkpwulu wa apishi amkosera tajiri wao, mfalume wa tsi ya Misiri. 
Mfalume watsukizwa sana ni hano atumishi airi, 
na achiafunga jela yokala akafungbwa Yusufu. Jela iyo kala i tsini ya Potifa, mkpwulu wa arindzi. 
Potifa wamuika Yusufu akale mtumishi wao. Nao akala mo jela kpwa muda. 
Siku mwenga usiku, mo jela, mlavyadzi wa uchi na mpishi a mfalume wa Misiri, aloha ndoso na chila ndoso kala ina manage. 
Ligundzure Yusufu ariphokpwedza, waaona kukala taana raha. 
Phahi waauza maofisaa a Farao, “Mbona rero tamuna raha?” 
Achimuamba, “Chila mmwenga wehu akaloha ndosoye ela taphana amanyaye manage.” Yusufu achiamba, “Dze, si Mlungu avugulaye ndoso? Haya, niambirani ndoso zenu.” 
Phahi, yuya mlavyadzi uchi mkpwulu wamuambira Yusufu ndosoye, achimuamba, “Mwangu ndosoni, nkaona mzabibu mbere zangu, 
nao che una panda tahu. Uriphotuluza makodza tu, ukatuluza maruwa na gara maruwa gakavyala zabibu, na zikaivwa. 
Mimi che Nkagbwiririra chikombe cha mfalume mwangu mkpwononi. Phahi nkahala zira zabibu, nkaziminya chikombeni mwa mfalume na nkamupha mkpwononi.” 
Yusufu achimuamba, “Higa ndigo manage. Mana ga zira panda tahu ni siku tahu. 
Kabila ya siku tahu mfalume andakuswamehe, akutuluze jela na akuuyize phako kazini. Undakala uchimupha chikombeche, dza vira mwandzo, wakati kala u mlavyadzi wa uchi. 
Ela nakuvoya mambo gachikuphihirato unitambukire na unionere mbazi, rihadze dzina rangu mbere za mfalume ili unihende nituluzwe jela. 
Mana náhendatekpwa kula tsi ya Aeburania, na hata phapha sidzangbwehenda rorosi ra kunihenda nifungbwe jela.” 
Mpishi mkpwulu ariphoona mana ga ndoso hira ni manono, wamuambira Yusufu, “Hata mimi piya nkaloha! Mo ndosoni che nkadzihika nyungo tahu za mabofulo. 
Lungo ra dzulu che rina vyakurya aina tafwauti-tafwauti vya kuochwa dza mabofulo. Vyakurya hivyo che ni vya mfalume. Ela nyama a mapha che anavirya mo lungoni phangu chitswani.” 
Yusufu achimuamba, “Ndosoyo manage ni hino: Zira nyungo tahu ni siku tahu. 
Kabila ya siku tahu mfalume andakukata chitswa na mwirio andautsomeka dzulu gongoni, na nyama a mapha andaurya.” 
Sambi, siku ya hahu mfalume kala anasherekeya sikuye ya kuvyalwa, waalika karamu atumishie osi. Achituluza jela mlavyadzi uchi mkpwulu na mkpwulu wa apishi na achiareha phara phokala phana atumishie. 
Achimuuyiza kazini mlavyadzi uchi mkpwulu, na achikala analavya uchi tsona kpwa mfalume. 
Ela mfalume wamuolaga yuya mkpwulu wa apishi, na mwiriwe achiutsomeka dzulu gongoni viratu Yusufu vyomvugurira ndosoye. 
Ela yuya mlavyadzi uchi mkpwulu wayala gara goambirwa ni Yusufu. 
