Bible Society of South Africa

Day 15 – Joseph Reveals Himself

Read about how Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers.

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TSHIMOLOHO 45

Josefa o itsebisa bana babo

1Josefa a sitwa ho itiisa ha a le kapele ho bohle ba neng ba eme pela hae, mme a phahamisa lentswe, a re: “Ntshetsang batho bohle kantle!” Ho ne ho se motho pela hae, ha Josefa a itsebisa bana babo. 2Yaba o bokolla, hoo Baegepeta ba bileng ba utlwa, le ba lelapa la Faro ba ba ba utlwela taba eo.

3Josefa a re ho bana babo: “Ke nna Josefa; na ntate o sa phela?” Empa bana babo ba sitwa ho mo arabela, hobane ba ne ba tshohile ha ba bona hore o a phela.

4Kahoo Josefa a re ho bana babo: “Atamelang ho nna hle!” Yaba ba a atamela, mme a re ho bona: “Ke nna Josefa, ngwanabo lona, eo le neng le mo rekise Egepeta. 5Le se ke la itshwabela, leha e le ho ikgalefela, kahobane le nthekisitse mona. Modimo o ntlisitse mona pele ho lona, hore bophelo bo tle bo bolokehe. 6Tlala e se e aparetse naha ka dilemo tsena tse pedi, empa ho sa na le dilemo tse hlano tseo ka tsona ho sa tlo lengwa le ho kotulwa. 7Modimo o nthometse mona pele ho lona, hore le be le ditloholo naheng ena, le ho le baballa, hore le tle le pholohe le le bangata.

8“Hase lona le nthometseng mona, empa ke Modimo. O nkentse moeletsi wa Faro, le morena wa lelapa lohle la hae, le mmusi wa naha yohle ya Egepeta. 9Potlakang, le nyolohele ho ntate, le re ho yena: ‘Mora wa hao Josefa o re Modimo o nkentse mmusi wa Egepeta yohle; theohela ho nna, o se ke wa dieha. 10O tla jaka seterekeng sa Goshene, o tlo be haufi le nna, wena le bara ba hao, le ditloholo tsa hao, le mehlape ya hao ya dinku le ya dikgomo, le tsohle tseo o nang le tsona. 11Ke tla o baballa teng, hobane ho sa tla dilemo tse hlano tsa tlala, esere mohlomong wena, le ba lelapa la hao, le tsohle tseo o nang le tsona, la futsaneha.’

12“Jwale le a mpona, le mahlo a moena ka Benjamine a a bona hore ke molomo wa ka o buang le lona. 13Tsebisang ntate hlompho yohle eo ke nang le yona mona Egepeta, le tsohle tseo le di boneng. Potlakang, le theolele ntate kwano.”

14Yaba o kopa moena hae Benjamine ka molala, o a lla; le meokgo ya Benjamine ya tsholohela molaleng wa ngwanabo. 15A aka bana babo kaofela, a lla. Kamora tseo bana babo ba qoqa le yena.

16Ha ho bolelwa tlung ya Faro, ho thwe: “Bana babo Josefa ba fihlile.” Faro a thaba, le bahlanka ba hae ba thaba. 17Yaba Faro o re ho Josefa: “Ere ho bana beno: ‘Etsang tjena: bofang dipelesa tsa lona, le kgutlele naheng ya Kanana. 18Le late ntata lona le ba malapa a lona, le tle ho nna, mme ke tla le nea moo naha ya Egepeta e nonneng teng, le je mafureng a naha.’

19“Ba laele hape, o re: ‘Etsang tjena: Nkang makoloi mona Egepeta, le yo lata bana ba lona le basadi ba lona; le nke le ntata lona, le tle kwano. 20Se lleleng thepa ya lona e salang, hobane tse molemo tsa naha yohle ya Egepeta ke tsa lona.’ ”

21Bara ba Iseraele ba etsa jwalo. Josefa a ba nea makoloi ho ya ka taelo ya Faro, a ba nea le mofao. 22Bohle a ba nea diaparo tse ntjha, empa Benjamine yena a mo nea silefera e ka etsang boima ba dikilo tse tharo le halofo, le mefuta e mehlano ya diaparo tse ntjha. 23Ho ntatae a romela tsena: ditonki tse leshome, tse bofileng dintho tsa bohlokwa tsa Egepeta; le ditonki tse leshome, tse tshehadi, tse bofileng koro, le bohobe, le mofao wa ntatae. 24Jwale a re bana babo ba tsamaye, mme ba tsamaya. A re ho bona: “Le se ke la qabana ha le le tseleng.”

25Ba nyoloha Egepeta, ba ya fihla naheng ya Kanana, ho ntata bona Jakobo. 26Ba mmolella, ba re: “Josefa o ntse a phela, ke yena mmusi wa naha yohle ya Egepeta.” Jakobo a sitwa ho bua, hobane o ne a sa kgolwe. 27Empa eitse ha ba mmolella dipolelo tsohle tseo Josefa a di buileng ho bona, le ha a bona makoloi a rometsweng ke Josefa ho tla mo lata, a tsoha molota.

28Yaba Iseraele o re: “Ho lekane; mora wa ka Josefa o ntse a phela. Ke tla ya, ke yo mmona ke eso shwe.”

TSHIMOLOHO 46

Jakobo o fallela Egepeta

1Yaba Iseraele o a falla, o nka tsohle tseo a nang le tsona, mme ha a fihla Beeresheba, a etsetsa Modimo wa ntatae Isaka mahlabelo.

2Modimo a bua le Iseraele ka pono, bosiu, a re: “Jakobo! Jakobo!”

Yena a re: “Ke nna enwa!”

3Modimo a re: “Ke nna Modimo, Modimo wa ntatao. O se ke wa tshaba ho theohela Egepeta, hobane ke moo ke tla o etsa setjhaba se seholo. 4Nna ke tla theoha le wena ho ya Egepeta; ke o tiisetsa hore ke tla boela ke o kgutlisa, mme Josefa o tla kwala mahlo a hao mohla o shwang.”

5Jwale Jakobo a tloha Beeresheba, mme bara ba Iseraele ba palamisa Jakobo ntata bona, le bana ba bona, le basadi ba bona makoloing ao Faro a neng a a rometse ho mo lata. 6Ba kganna mehlape ya bona, ba nka le thepa eo ba e sebeditseng ha ba le naheng ya Kanana, ba ya fihla Egepeta, e le Jakobo le bohle ba leloko la hae: 7Bara ba hae, le bara ba bara ba hae; baradi ba hae, le baradi ba bara ba hae. Leloko la hae lohle a tla le lona Egepeta.

TSHIMOLOHO 45:1-46:7SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

PRAY before you read, asking God to help you understand.
READ the Bible passage for the day – preferably more than once.
REFLECT on the passage. Write your thoughts in a journal.
APPLY what God teaches you from His Word to your life.
PRAY again, asking God to live out His Word.

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