Josefa utjela bomnakabo kutsi ungubani
1Josefa wehluleka kutibamba embikwetisebenti takhe, ngako watsi: “Abakhishwe bonkhe la endlini.” Ngako-ke kwakungasekho muntfu ngesikhatsi atjela bomnakabo kutsi ungubani. 2Wakhala kakhulu, kwadzimate kweva nemaGibhithe, kanye nebendlu yakaFaro.
3Josefa watjela bomnakabo watsi: “Phela mine nginguJosefa; babe usaphila yini?” Kodvwa bomnakabo abazange bakhone kumphendvula, ngobe babesetfuke kakhulu.
4Josefa wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ngicela, senisondzele la.” Nembala basondzela, watsi kubo: “NginguJosefa, umnakenu, lenamtsengisa eGibhithe. 5Kodvwa ningakhatsateki futsi ningahlupheki ngekutsi nangitsengisa la. Empeleni nguNkulunkulu lowangitfumela kutsi ngite kulendzawo. Abentela kutsi nginendvulele ngekuta lapha ngitewusindzisa timphilo tebantfu. 6Kusengumnyaka wesibili lona indlala ikhungetse umhlaba; kusasele leminye iminyaka lesihlanu kungalinywa kungavunwa. 7Ngako nguNkulunkulu lowatsi anginendvulele ngekuta lapha, kuze anilondvolote nibe yinsali emhlabeni, nisindziswe kube kukhululwa lokukhulu.
8“Ngako-ke, akusini lenangitfumela la, kodvwa nguNkulunkulu. Sewungente ngaba nguyise waFaro, nenkhosi yendlu yakhe, nembusi etikwelive lonkhe laseGibhithe.
9“Sheshani nibuyele kubabe nifike nimtjele nitsi: ‘Josefa, indvodzana yakho, utsi: Nkulunkulu ungente ngaba yinkhosi eveni laseGibhithe lonkhe; shesha wehle ute kimi ungalibali. 10Utawuhlala eveni laseGosheni, ubesedvute nami, wena nebantfwabakho, nebatukulu bakho, nemihlambi yakho yetimvu, neyetinkhomo, nako konkhe lonako. 11Ngitaninakekela kahle nanilapho, ngobe kusasele iminyaka lesihlanu yendlala. Angifuni kutsi wena nendlu yakho nako konkhe nife nibulawe yindlala.’ ”
12Josefa wachubeka watsi: “Manje, seniyabona-ke ngisho nawe, Bhenjamini, niyabona kutsi nginguJosefa. 13Nibotjela babe kutsi sengaba mkhulu kanganani lapha eGibhithe, nimtekele nangako konkhe lenikubonile. Sheshani nilandze babe, ehle ete la.” 14Wase ugaca imikhono entsanyeni yaBhenjamini wakhala; naBhenjamini wakhalela entsanyeni yaJosefa. 15Bonkhe labomnakabo wabanga, akhala; emvakwaloko bonkhe labomnakabo base bakhuluma naye.
16Kwatsi lendzaba nayibikwa kuFaro kutsi bomnakaboJosefa laba labefikile, Faro netiphatsimandla takhe bajabula kakhulu. 17Faro wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Tjela labomnakenu kutsi ababophele imitfwalo yabo etimbongolweni tabo bahambe baye eveni laseKhenani, 18balandze uyihlo nemindeni yabo bete la kimi. Ngitabanika lokuhle kakhulu la eGibhithe bahlale benabe ngekutsandza kwabo. 19Ubatjele batsatse tincola talapha eGibhithe, batekwetfwala ngato bantfwababo, nebafati babo, neyihlo, bete nabo. 20Bangahlupheki ngekushiya emagugu abo emuva, ngobe konkhe lokuhle kakhulu kwalapha eGibhithe kutawuba kwabo.”
21Emadvodzana a-Israyeli enta njengobe abetjeliwe. Josefa wabanika tincola njengekuyala kwaFaro, wabanika nemiphako yendlela. 22Kwaba ngulowo nalowo wamnika ingubo yekushintja; kodvwa Bhenjamini wamnika tinhlavu tesiliva letingemakhulu lamatsatfu netingubo letisihlanu tekushintja. 23Uyise wamtfumelela timbongolo letatilishumi letatitfwele tintfo letinhle taseGibhithe, netimbongolo letinsikati letatetfwele kudla, netinkhwa, nemiphako yeyise labetayidla nasehla eta eGibhithe. 24Wase uyabahambisa labomnakabo, batsi nase besuka wabayala watsi: “Ningabohambe nilwa endleleni.”
25Besuka-ke bahamba babuyela kuyise Jakobe eKhenani. 26Bafike bamtjela batsi: “Josefa usaphila! Ungumbusi etikwalo lonkhe live laseGibhithe.” Jakobe wamane waphela emandla nje, wacale wangete wabakholwa.
27Kodvwa kwatsi sebamtjele yonkhe inkhulumo yaJosefa layikhulume kubo, asabone netincola letatitfunyelwe nguJosefa kutsi titemetfwala, umoya waJakobe, uyise, wavuseleleka. 28Israyeli wakhuluma watsi: “Sengenelisekile kutsi Josefa, indvodzana yami, uyaphila. Angehle ngiyekumbona, ngingakafi.”
