UJosefa Uvivinya Abafowabo
1UJosefa wayala induna eyayiphethe endlini yakhe, wathi: “Gcwalisa amasaka alawa madoda ngokudla ngokwamandla awo, bese uphindisela imali yawo ngayinye uyifake emilonyeni yamasaka awo. 2Faka indebe yami yesiliva, nemali yokuthenga okusanhlamvu emlonyeni wesaka lomncane.”
Yenza njengoba uJosefa eshilo. 3Kwathi ukuba kuse, bavalelisana nalawo madoda, ayesengena indlela nezimbongolo zawo.
4Esahambe ibangana ukusuka emzini, uJosefa wathi enduneni yakhe: “Suka uwalandele lawo madoda, lapho uwafica uthi kuwo: ‘Niphindiselani okuhle ngokubi na? 5Akusiyo yini le indebe yenkosi yami ephuza ngayo, ibuye ibhule ngayo na? Enikwenzileyo kubi kakhulu.’ ”
6Yawafica, yakhuluma kuwo lawo mazwi. 7Ayesethi kuyo: “Kungani inkosi yami ikhulume amazwi anjengalawa na? Zingayenza kanjani izinceku zakho into efana naleyo na? 8Bheka, imali esayithola emilonyeni yamasaka ethu, sabuya nayo sisuka eKhanani. Pho singaleba kanjani isiliva noma igolide endlini yenkosi yakho na? 9Lowo ezincekwini zakho eyotholakala kuye makafe; thina sonke siyakuba yizigqila zenkosi yami.”
10Yathi: “Kulungile, akuye njengamazwi enu. Lowo eyotholakala kuye uzokuba yisigqila sami, nina nonke aniyukuba nacala.”
11Bawethula ngokushesha amasaka abo, bawabeka emhlabathini, bawavula, yilowo wavula isaka lakhe. 12Induna yaqala ukucinga ezibulweni, yagcina ngothunjana. Indebe yatholakala esakeni likaBhenjamini. 13Base beklebhula izingubo zabo, bagibelisa imithwalo ezimbongolweni, babuyela emzini.
14UJuda nabafowabo bafika endlini kaJosefa, bamfica esekhona, base bezilahla phansi phambi kwakhe. 15UJosefa wathi kubo: “Kuyini lokhu enikwenzileyo na? Anazi yini ukuthi umuntu onjengami uyakwazi ukubhula na?”
16UJuda waphendula wathi: “Sizothini enkosini yami na? Sizakukhuluma sithini na? Sizakuzithethelela sithini na? UNkulunkulu uliveze obala icala lezinceku zakho. Bheka, silapha ukuba sibe yizigqila zenkosi yami, thina nalowo okutholakale kuye indebe.”
17UJosefa wathi: “Angikwazi ukwenza into enjalo. Umuntu etholakale kuye indebe yami uzokuba yisigqila sami, nina yenyukani, nibuyele kuyihlo ngokuthula.”
UJuda Unxusela UBhenjamini
18UJuda wazidela amathambo, wakhuluma noJosefa wathi: “Ngicela uxolo, nkosi yami, yivumele inceku yakho ibeke libe linye nje enkosini yayo, ungayithukutheleli inceku yakho, ngokuba wena ulingana noFaro uqobo. 19Inkosi yami yazibuza izinceku zayo, yathi: ‘Ninaye yini uyihlo noma umfowenu na?’ 20Sathi enkosini yami: ‘Sinaye ubaba osekhulile, nendodana esencane ayizala esegugile. Umfowabo sewafa, sekusele yona yodwa esiswini sikanina futhi uyise uyayithanda.’
21“Wawusuthi ezincekwini zakho: ‘Mletheni kimi ukuze ngimbone.’ 22Sathi enkosini yami: ‘Umfana akanakumshiya uyise, ngokuba uma engamshiya, uyise angafa.’ 23Wathi ezincekwini zakho: ‘Uma ningezi nomfowenu omncane, ngeke niphinde nibubone ubuso bami.’ 24Sakhuphuka sabuyela encekwini yakho, ubaba, sambikela okushiwo yinkosi yami. 25Ubaba wathi: ‘Buyelani niyosithengela ukudla.’ 26Thina sathi: ‘Asinakubuyela lapho uma umfowethu omncane engahambi nathi, ngokuba ngeke sibubone ubuso balowo muntu uma umfowethu omncane engekho.’
27“Inceku yakho, ubaba, yathi kithi: ‘Niyazi ukuthi umkami wangizalela amadodana amabili; 28omunye sewangishiya, sengize ngakuvuma ukuthi impela sewafa, wadweshulwa yisilwane sasendle, futhi angikaze ngiphinde ngimbone kuze kube namuhla lokhu. 29Uma manje seningithathela nalena, bese yehlelwa yingozi, le mpunga niyoyehlisela kwelabafileyo igcwele usizi.’
30“Manje uma ngibuyela encekwini yakho, ubaba, ngingabuyeli naye, lokhu inceku yakho imthanda kangaka lo mfana, 31kuyothi lapho ibona ukuthi umfana akekho, ivele ife. Izinceku zakho ziyokuba yimbangela yokwehlisela le mpunga kwelabafileyo inomunyu. 32Inceku yakho yethembisile kubaba ukuthi umfana uzophepha, yathi: ‘Uma ngingambuyiseli kuwe ephephile, lelo cala yimi engiyolithwala kuwe, baba, imihla yonke yokuphila kwami.’
33“Ngiyacela ukuba uyivumele inceku yakho kusale yona esikhundleni somfana, ibe yisigqila sakho, kuthi umfana aphindele ekhaya nabafowabo. 34Ngingabuyela kanjani kubaba engekho umfana na? Funa ngibone okubi okungahle kwehlele ubaba.”
