UGENESISE 46

₁UIsrayeli wasuka nakho konke okwakhe, wafika eBeri-Sheba, wanikela iminikelo kuNkulunkulu kayise uIsaka.

₂UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuIsrayeli ngemibono yasebusuku, wathi: Jakobe, Jakobe! Wathi: Ngilapha.

₃Wayesethi: NginguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kayihlo; ungesabi ukwehlela eGibithe, ngokuba ngiyakukwenza khona isizwe esikhulu.

₄Mina ngiyakwehla, ngiye nawe eGibithe; impela ngizakubuye ngikukhuphule futhi; uJosefa uyakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwamehlo akho.

₅UJakobe wayesesuka eBeri-Sheba; amadodana kaIsrayeli amthwala uJakobe uyise, nezingane zawo, nawomkawo ezinqoleni abezithumile uFaro zokumthwala.

₆Bathatha imfuyo yabo nempahla yabo ababeyizuzé ezweni laseKhanani, bafika eGibithe, uJakobe nayo yonke inzalo yakhe kanye naye.

₇Amadodana akhe, namadodana amadodana akhe, namadodakazi akhe, namadodakazi amadodana akhe, nayo yonke inzalo yakhe wayiletha kanye naye eGibithe.

₈Lawa angamagama abantwana bakwaIsrayeli abafika eGibithe, uJakobe namadodana akhe: nguRubeni izibulo likaJakobe.

₉Amadodana kaRubeni: ngoHanoki, noPhalu, noHesironi, noKarmi.

₁₀Amadodana kaSimeyoni: ngoJemuweli, noJamini, no-Ohade, noJakini, noSohari, noShawule, indodana yowesifazane waseKhanani.

₁₁Amadodana kaLevi: ngoGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari.

₁₂Amadodana kaJuda: ngoEri, no-Onani, noShela, noPheresi, noZera; kepha oEri no-Onani bafela ezweni laseKhanani. Amadodana kaPheresi ayengoHesironi noHamule.

₁₃Amadodana kaIsakare: ngoThola, noPhuva, noJobe, noShimroni.

₁₄Amadodana kaZebuloni: ngoSeredi, noEloni, noJaleli.

₁₅Yilawo angamadodana kaLeya amzalela wona uJakobe ePhadani-Aramu kanye noDina indodakazi yakhe; yonke imiphefumulo yamadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe yayingamashumi amathathu nantathu.

₁₆Amadodana kaGadi: ngoSifijoni, noHagi, noShuni, noEsiboni, noEri, noArodi, noAreli.

₁₇Amadodana ka-Asheri: ngoJimna, noIshiva, noIshivi, noBeriya, kanye noSera udadewabo; amadodana kaBeriya: ngoHebere noMalikiyeli.

₁₈Yilawo angamadodana kaZilipa uLabani amnika yena uLeya indodakazi yakhe; wamzalela wona uJakobe, abantu abayishumi nesithupha.

₁₉Amadodana kaRaheli umkaJakobe: ngoJosefa noBenjamini.

₂₀KuJosefa kwazalelwa ezweni laseGibithe oManase noEfrayimi, amzalela bona uAsenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi waseOni.

₂₁Amadodana kaBenjamini: ngoBela, noBekeri, noAshibeli, noGera, noNahamani, noEhi, noRoshe, noMupimi, noHupimi, noArida.

₂₂Yilawo angamadodana kaRaheli azalelwa wona uJakobe; bonke abantu babeyishumi nane.

₂₃Amadodana kaDani: nguHushimi.

₂₄Amadodana kaNafetali: ngoJaseli, noGuni, noJeseri, noShilemi.

₂₅Yilawo angamadodana kaBiliha uLabani amnika uRaheli indodakazi yakhe; wamzalela wona uJakobe; bonke abantu babeyisikhombisa.

₂₆Bonke abantu abeza noJakobe eGibithe abaphuma okhalweni lwakhe, ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe, bonke abantu babengamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.

₂₇Amadodana kaJosefa azalelwa wona eGibithe ayengabantu ababili; bonke abantu bendlu kaJakobe abeza eGibithe babengamashumi ayisikhombisa.

₂₈Wathuma uJuda ngaphambi kwakhe kuJosefa ukuyokhomba phambi kwakhe indlela eya eGosheni.

₂₉UJosefa wayesebophela inqola yakhe, wakhuphuka ukumhlangabeza uIsrayeli uyise eGosheni; wazibonakalisa kuye, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wakhala ngasentanyeni yakhe isikhathi eside.

₃₀UIsrayeli wayesethi kuJosefa: Sengingafa, lokhu ngiboné ubuso bakho ukuthi usekhona.

₃₁UJosefa wathi kubafowabo nakuyo indlu kayise: Ngizakukhuphuka, ngimtshele uFaro, ngithi kuye: Abafowethu nendlu kababa ababesezweni laseKhanani sebefiké kimi.

₃₂Lawamadoda angabelusi bezimvu, ngokuba ayengamadoda emfuyo; aselethile izimvu zawo, nezinkomo zawo, nakho konke anakho.

₃₃Kuyakuthi lapho uFaro enibiza athi: Uyini umsebenzi wenu,

₃₄anothi: Izinceku zakho zingabantu bemfuyo kwasebusheni bethu kuze kubemanje, thina nawobaba, ukuze nihlale ezweni laseGosheni, ngokuba wonke umalusi wezimvu uyanengeka kwabaseGibithe.