Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 12

Genesis 42–47

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EYEZIQALO 42

Abantakwabo-Josefu baya kuthenga ingqolowa eJiputa

1UYakobi akuva ukuba iyafumaneka ingqolowa eJiputa, uthe koonyana bakhe: “Kutheni ninyabile nje? 2Ndivile mna ukuba iyafumaneka eJiputa ingqolowa. Yiyani kuyithenga khona, singafi yindlala.” 3Banduluka ke abakhuluwa bakaJosefu abalishumi ukuya kuthenga ingqolowa eJiputa. 4Kodwa uYakobi akazange amthume kunye nabo uBhenjamin umninawa kaJosefu, kuba esoyika hleze ahlelwe yinto.

5Oonyana bakaSirayeli bagaleleka kunye nabanye abathengi, kuba kwakukho indlala kulo lonke eKanana. 6UJosefu, umphathiswa waseJiputa, wayethengisela abantu beendawo ngeendawo ingqolowa. Bafika ke nabantakwabo, bakhahlela bequbuda ngobuso emhlabeni. 7Wathi akubabona abantakwabo uJosefu, wabanakana kwangoko, kodwa wazenza ongabaziyo. Wababuza rhabaxa wathi: “Nivela phi?”

Bona bathi: “Sivela eKanana. Size kuthenga ukutya.”

8Ngalo lonke eli xesha uJosefu wayebazi abantakwabo, kodwa bona babengamazi. 9Wakhumbula nalaa maphupha wayewaphupha ngabo, wathi kubo: “Nina niziimpimpi! Nizele nje ukuza kuhlola iindawo ezibuthathaka kwilizwe lethu.”

10Bathe bona: “Hayi, nkosi, thina sizizicaka zakho nje ezize kuthenga ukutya. 11Singoonyana bomntu omnye sonke. Asizizo konke iimpimpi, mhlekazi. Singamadoda anyanisekileyo.”

12Uthe uJosefu: “Hayi bo, andivumi! Ndithi kuni nina nize kuhlola eli lizwe lethu.”

13Bathe bona: “Mhlekazi, thina kutata singamadoda alishumi linambini. Simi kwilizwe laseKanana. Omnye umntakwethu akasekho; untondo yena usele nexhego ekhaya.”

14“Benditshilo, niziimpimpi nina!” utshilo uJosefu. 15“Niyabona ke, ndiza kunivavanya ngolu hlobo: ndifung' ukumkani, anisayi kube nimke apha kude kuze loo mninawa wenu. 16Omnye wenu uza kuya kumphuthuma. Bonke abanye aba baza kuvalelwa elugcinweni, kude kuvele inyaniso yale nto niyithethayo. Ndifung' ukumkani, mna ndithi niziimpimpi nina.” 17Uthe ke mabavalelwe entolongweni iintsuku ezintathu.

18Ngolwesithathu usuku uJosefu wathi kubo: “Ndingumntu omoyikayo uThixo. Ke ndiza kunisindisa, kodwa phantsi kwalo mqathango: 19Ukuze ndiqonde ukuba ninyanisile omnye wenu uza kuhlala apha kule ntolongo benigcinwe kuyo, abanye bona bagoduke nengqolowa le niyithengileyo, bayise kuloo mawenu alambileyo. 20Kodwa kufuneka nimzise apha kum loo mninawa wenu yena. Loo nto iya kundibonisa ukuba beninyanisile, ndinganibulali ke.”

Bavuma, 21kambe bethetha bodwa besithi: “Kunje-nje-nje kungenxa yento esayenza kumninawa wethu uJosefu. Asizange simhoye esibongoza ukuba simncede kwimbandezelo awayekuyo. Yiyo loo nto nathi sibandezelekile nje.”

22Uthe uRubhen: “Ndandingatshongo kuni ukuba ningayenzakalisi laa ntwana? Ke nina aneva. Nasi ke ngoku isiphumo: igazi lakhe liyathetha.” 23UJosefu wayeyiva into ababeyithetha, nto nje bona babengayazi loo nto, kuba yena wayethetha nabo ngetoliki. 24Wee guququ uJosefu, wakha walila. Uthe akuba nako ukuthetha kwakhona, walatha uSimon, wathi makabotshwe bejongile.

Abakhuluwa bakaJosefu babuyela eKanana

25Wathi uJosefu mazizaliswe ngengqolowa iingxowa zabantakwabo, kufakwe nemali yomntu ngamnye engxoweni yakhe, banikwe nomphako wendlela. Yenziwa yonke loo nto. 26Abakhuluwa bakhe bazilayisha ezimbongolweni iingxowa zabo, banduluka. 27Kwindawo ababekhulule kuyo ukuchitha ubusuku, omnye kubo wayivula ingxowa yakhe, eza kupha idonki yakhe ukutya, wafika imali ibekwe ngaphezulu. 28Ubhekise kubantakwabo wathi: “Imali yam ibuyisiwe; nantsi engxoweni!”

Bothuka kakhulu, bangcangcazela, bathi: “Yintoni le uThixo asenza yona!”

29Bakufika kuyise eKanana, bambalisela konke okwabehlelayo, besithi: 30“Laa mphathiswa waseJiputa wathetha rhabaxa nathi, esithi siziimpimpi ezaziye kuhlola ilizwe labo. 31Samphedula sathi: ‘Asizizo konke iimpimpi, koko singamadoda anyanisekileyo. 32Singoonyana bomntu omnye abalishumi elinambini bebonke. Nto nje omnye akasekho; yena untondo usele noyise eKanana.’ ”

33Baqokela bathi kuyise: “Yathi loo ndoda iphetheyo ukuphendula: ‘Ukuze ndiqonde ukunyaniseka kwenu, makasale abe mnye, bagoduke abanye, baphathele amawenu alambayo ukutya. 34Kodwa ze nize nomninawa wenu kum. Nantso ke into eya kwenza ndiqonde ukuba ngenene anizizo iimpimpi. Ndomkhulula umntakwenu, nani namkeleke kweli lizwe.’ ”

35Bathi bakuzivula iingxowa zabo, bonke ngabanye bafumana kukho imali ezingxoweni. Bothuka, noyise wothuka. 36Wathi kubo uYakobi: “Kutheni ngathi nifuna ndilahlekelwe ngabantwana bam bonke nje? Waya ngaphi uJosefu; ephi yena uSimon? Ngoku nifuna uBhenjamin! Kuyo yonke loo nto ndim obulalekayo.”

37URubhen uthe kuyise: “Ukuba andibuyanga noBhenjamin, uze ubabulale bobabini oonyana bam. Myeke ahambe nam; ndiza kubuya naye.”

38Wala uYakobi, esithi: “Hayi, akanako ukuhamba nani umntwanam. Umntakwabo wasweleka; selinguye yedwa ngoku oseleyo. Usenokuhlelwa yinto endleleni. Noko sendaluphele ngoku; ingandibulala loo nto.”

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EYEZIQALO 43

Abakhuluwa bakaJosefu babuyela eJiputa behamba noBhenjamin

1Yathath' unyawo yona indlala eKanana. 2Kuthe kwakuba kuphele ingqolowa kwaYakobi eyayize noonyana bakhe eJiputa, wathi kubo uyise: “Buyani niye kusithengela into etyiwayo.”

3UJuda wathi: “Laa mfo wasinqonqozisa, esithi akafuni nokusibona oku ukuba asizanga naye uBhenjamin. 4Asikuya kuthenga kutya thina singahambi naye uBhenjamin. 5Ukuba ke uyala, nathi asiyi kuya, kuba laa mfo walitsolisa, wathi singaze sivele phambi kwakhe singahambi noBhenjamin.”

6USirayeli wathi: “Nindenzele ntoni into embi kangaka ngokuxelela laa mfo ukuba ninomnye umninawa?”

7Bathi: “Laa mfo wayesibuza, esigocagoca ngekhaya lethu, efuna ukwazi ukuba ubawo usaphila na, nokuba ngaba sinaye na omnye umntakwethu. Saza ke thina sayiphendula le mibuzo. Besiya kwazi njani ukuba wayeza kuthi makuziwe noBhenjamin?”

8UJuda wathi kuyise uSirayeli: “Yithi mayihambe nam le nkwenkwe, sinduluke kwangoku, siye kuthenga ukutya, ukuze thina neentsapho zethu singafi yindlala. 9Ukuba kukho nto yenzeka kuyo woyibuza apha kum. Ukuba andibuyanga nayo isaphila, ndiya kuthwala ityala bonke ubomi bam. 10Ukuba besingalibazisanga kangaka ngesiye sabuya, nditsho sada saphinda okwesibini.”

11Uyise wathi kubo: “Xa kunjalo ke kulungile, phathani ezona ziphambili izinto ezivela kulo mhlaba, nise kumphathiswa lowo. Thathani intwana yentlaka yokuqhola, ubusi, intlaka emhlope, amakha, neembotyi zepistako, kunye neeamangile. 12Ze niphathe nemali ngokuphindiweyo, kuba kufuneka niyibuyisele leya beniyifumene ezingxoweni zenu. Mhlawumbi yayifakwe ngempazamo. 13Hambani naye ke umntakwenu, niye kuloo ndoda. 14Wanga uThixo uSomandla angayenza mhlophe indlela yenu, ize loo ndoda inenzele inceba, imbuyisele kuni uBhenjamin nalaa mntakwenu useleyo. Ukuba mna kufuneka ndilahlekelwe ngabantwana bam, kulungile.”

15Bazithatha ke izipho oonyana bakhe kunye nemali eyaneleyo, bahamba baya eJiputa kunye noBhenjamin. Bafika bazazisa kuJosefu. 16UJosefu akubabona behamba noBhenjamin, wathi kwisicaka esiyintloko: “La madoda wase endlwini yam. Uze uxhele nokuxhela, khon' ukuze batye nam isidlo sasemini.” 17Senjenjalo ke isicaka ngokomyalelo kaJosefu.

18Ngeli xesha basiwa endlwini babesoyika, besithi: “Sibanjwa ngenxa yemali eyayifakwe ezingxoweni zethu. Uza kusihlasela, asibambe, sibe ngamakhoboka, athimbe needonki zethu.” 19Bathe ke, xa besesemnyango, babhekisa kwisicaka esiphetheyo, bathi: 20“Mhlekazi, bekhe seza kuthenga ukutya apha. 21Sithe sakumisa ngokuhlwa endleleni egodukayo, safumana loo mali besithenge ngayo isesezingxoweni zethu ngaphezulu. Size nayo ke loo mali. 22Siphethe nenye imali yokuthenga ukutya. Asazi ukuba yafakwa ngubani le mali ezingxoweni zethu.”

23“Khululekani, ningoyiki,” sitshilo isicaka. “Kunokuba loo mali yinyhweba evela kuThixo wenu, uThixo kayihlo. Mna ndayifumana intlawulo yenu.” Saza sakhupha uSimon, samzisa kubo.

24Sabangenisa endlwini kaJosefu isicaka. Sabanika amanzi, bahlamba iinyawo. Sapha needonki zabo into etyiwayo. 25Balungiselela ukunika uJosefu izipho ukufika kwakhe ngexesha lesidlo sasemini, kuba babesebexelelwe ukuba uza kutya kunye nabo. 26Akufika basa kuye izipho, bakhahlela, bawa ngobuso emhlabeni. 27Wababuza impilo, waza wathi: “Linjani na ixhego uyihlo enanindixelele ngaye? Usaphila na?”

28Bathi bona: “Mhlekazi, ubawo isicaka sakho, usaphila.” Batsho baguqa bezithoba phambi kwakhe.

29UJosefu uthe akubona uBhenjamin umninawa wakhe: “Ngulo mninawa wenu ke lo benithetha ngaye? Lwanga ufefe lukaThixo lunganawe, mfo wam.”

30UJosefu, esikwa yimfesane kukubona umninawa wakhe, ukhawuleze waphuma, waya kungena egumbini lakhe, kuba wayeseleza kulila. Wafika apho wakhe wagixa.

31Akuba ebuhlambile ubuso, ubuyile, wazibamba, wathi makuphakwe. 32Wayetyela etafileni yakhe yedwa, bona abantakwabo bekweyabo bodwa. NamaJiputa awayelapho ayesitya odwa, kuba kwakungekho sikweni ukutya kunye namaHebhere. 33Oonyana bakaYakobi babehleli kwitafile ejongene nekaJosefu, bebekwe ngokuzana kwabo. Bathe bakuyibona indlela ababekwe ngayo etafileni, bajongana bethe manga. 34Babesitya ukutya okuvela etafileni kaJosefu. UBhenjamin yena waphiwa kakhulu kunabanye, ephindwe kahlanu. Batya ke, basela kunye noJosefu, bada bamnandi.

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EYEZIQALO 44

Ukulahleka kwendebe

1UJosefu wathi kwisicaka esiyintloko emzini wakhe: “Zalisa ezi ngxowa zala madoda zithi ntli, uze ufake nemali yomntu ngamnye engxoweni yakhe, 2ufake nendebe yam yesiliva ngaphezulu engxoweni yomninawa wabo, kwakunye nemali yengqolowa.” Senjenjalo isicaka.

3Kwangentseni wabakhulula abantakwabo, bangena endleleni egodukayo, beqhuba iidonki zabo. 4Kwathi besekude kufuphi nedolophu, wathi uJosefu kwisicaka sakhe: “Khawuleza usukele laa madoda, uthi: ‘Kutheni nibuyisa ubuhle ngobubi? 5Niyibele ntoni indebe yesiliva yenkosi yam? Yile kanye isela ngayo, ikwayile ivumisa ngayo. Ilihlazo le nto niyenzileyo.’ ”

6Siwathethile ke la mazwi isicaka sakufika kubo. 7Bathe bona: “Ungathini, mhlekazi, ukuthetha ngolu hlobo? Asikhange siyenze into enjalo konke-konke. 8Uyazi nawe ukuba nemali esayifumana ezingxoweni zethu ekhaya siyibuyisele kwakuwe. Singathini ke ngoku ukûba isiliva okanye igolide yenkosi yakho? 9Ukuba kukho onayo apha kuthi makabulawe, baze abanye babanjwe babe ngamakhoboka.”

10Sithe isicaka: “Ewe, kulungile, kodwa ngulo ifunyenwe kuye qha oya kubanjwa abe likhoboka; bonke abanye bangakhululeka.” 11Bazithule kwangoko iingxowa zabo, bazibeka phantsi, elowo wavula eyakhe. 12Sakhangelisisa isicaka sikaJosefu, siqala komkhlu sada saya kutsho koyena mncinane. Loo ndebe yafunyanwa engxoweni kaBhenjamin. 13Baba lusizi kakhulu abantakwabo, batsho bakrazula nezambatho zabo, bayilayisha kwakhona imithwalo yabo, babuyela edolophini.

14Ukufika kwabo ooJuda nabantakwabo, bafika esesekhaya uJosefu. Bafika bakhahlela, 15wathi kubo uJosefu: “Niyenzeleni le nto? Beningazi kakade ukuba umntu okwesi sikhundla ndikuso uyakwazi ukuvumisa?”

16UJuda uthe: “Singathini kuwe, mhlekazi, ukukubonisa ukuba asazani nale nto? Singathini ukuzihlamba? NguThixo olaziyo ityala lethu. Thina sonke ngoku singamabanjwa, asinguye kuphela lo ifunyenwe kuye indebe yakho.”

17Uthe uJosefu: “Unongekhe; andiyivumi loo nto! Kuza kubanjwa lo ifunyenwe kuye indebe yam qha. Bonke abanye bangagoduka ngoxolo, babuyele kuyise.”

UJuda ucengela uBhenjamin

18UJuda wasondela kuJosefu, wafika wathi: “Ngxe, mhlekazi! Ndivumele ndithethe, nakuba ungangokumkani ngokwakhe. 19Wasibuza, mhlekazi, ukuba ngaba ubawo usaphila na, nokuba ngaba sinaye na umntakwethu ongomnye. 20Sathi ubawo usadla amazimba, phofu selaluphele. Satsho nokuthi sinaye nomninawa ovele selemdala ubawo. Umkhuluwa wale ntwana akasekho; yiyo yodwa ke ngoko esaphilayo kubantwana bakanina. Uyise uyithanda kakhulu. 21Wathi ke, mhlekazi, ze size nayo le ntwana khon' ukuze uyibone. 22Sathi thina ayinako ukwahlukana noyise; angafa. 23Wathi ke wena thina zicaka zakho ze singezi apha singahambi nale ntwana.

24“Sathi sakufika kubawo samxelela konke owakuthethayo. 25Ubawo ubuye wasithuma ukuba siphinde size kufuna into etyiwayo. 26Samxelela sathi asinakuza apha, singenakwamkelwa, singezanga nayo le ntwana. Besingeza apha kuphela xa ngaba siza nayo. 27Wathi ubawo: ‘Niyazi ukuba umkam uRakeli wandizalela oonyana ababini kuphela. 28Omnye unyana akasekho; kunokuba waqwengwa zizilwanyana, kuba akazange abonwe oko wemkayo. 29Xa ke nifuna ukuhamba naye nalo, aze angabuyi, ingandixhela loo nto ngoku sendimdala.’

30-31“Ke ngoko, mhlekazi,” utshilo uJuda, “ukuba ndingabuyela ekhaya ingekho le ntwana, ubawo angafa zisuka nje xa aphawula ukuba ayikho. Akasenako ukwahlukana nale nkwenkwe. Selaluphele kangangokuba angafa. 32Ngaphezu koko ndafunga kubawo ndathi kungafa mna kunokuba kwenzeke into kule ntwana. Ndathi, ukuba andibuyanga nayo, ityala aze alibeke kum. 33Ke, mhlekazi, ndim oza kuhlala apha abe libanjwa endaweni yale ntwana. Yiyeke yona ibuyele ekhaya kunye nabakhuluwa bayo. 34Ndingathini ukubuyela ekhaya ngaphandle kwale ntwana? Andinako ukukubukela ukudandatheka kukabawo.”

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EYEZIQALO 45

UJosefu uyazazisa kubantakwabo

1UJosefu akabanga saba nako ukuzibamba. Wathi izicaka zakhe maziphume. Kwasala yena nabantakwabo. Wabaxelela ukuba ungubani na. 2Watsho ngesikhalo esaviwa ngamaJiputa, lwaza olo mingi-mingi lwaya kutsho nakomkhulu.

3Wenjenje uJosefu ukuthetha nabantakwabo: “NdinguJosefu. Nithi ubawo usaphila?” Bakukuva oko abantakwabo bothuka, ababi nako nokuthetha.

4Uthe uYosefu: “Sondelani.” Basondela, wathi: “Ndingumntakwenu uJosefu enamthengisa eJiputa. 5Sanukukhathazeka okanye nizohlwaye ngenxa yokuba nandithengisa apha. NguThixo owathi mandinandulele, ukuze kusinde abantu. 6Lo isengowesibini unyaka wendlala; kuseza eminye emihlanu, kungàlinywa, kungàvunwa. 7NguThixo owathi mandize ngaphambi kwenu apha, ukuze nisinde ngale ndlela imangalisayo, kusinde nenzala yenu ngangokuba ingako. 8Ayinini ke ngoko abandizisa apha, nguThixo. Nguye ondenze umphathiswa kakumkani ophethe lonke eli lizwe nolawula iJiputa iphela.

9“Ngoku ke khawulezani niye kubawo, nithi ndithi, mna Josefu unyana wakhe, uThixo undenze umlawuli weJiputa iphela. Makakhawuleze eze kum. 10Angema kulaa mmandla waseGoshen, apho aya kuba kufuphi nam. Makeze nabantwana bakhe, abazukulwana, iigusha, iibhokhwe, iinkomo, konke okwakhe. 11Ndombonelela elapho, kuba kusasele eminye iminyaka emihlanu yendlala, yaye andifuni afe yindlala, yena nendlu yakhe, nento yonke anayo.”

12Uqhube wathi uJosefu: “Niyaqonda ke nonke ngoku ukuba ndinguJosefu, nditsho nawe Bhenjamin. 13Ze nimxelele ubawo ngamagunya endinawo apha eJiputa, nimbalisele ngayo yonke into eniyibonileyo. Nikhawuleze ke, nize naye apha.”

14Wawola uBhenjamin umntakwabo, walila, noBhenjamin walila emgonile. 15Esalila njalo wabagona abantakwabo, wabancamisa. Baqala ukuncokola naye ke abantakwabo emva koko.

16Zakuvakala komkhulu iindaba zokuba uJosefu ufikelwe ngabantakwabo, ukumkani namaphakathi bavuya. 17Wathi kuJosefu: “Xelela abantakwenu ukuba balayishe ukutya kwabo, baye eKanana, 18bafike apho baxelele uyihlo kunye neentsapho zenu ukuba bafudukele eJiputa. Ndobanika eyona ndawo ilungileyo kwelaseJiputa ukuba bahlale khona, babe nenxaxheba kwindyebo yalapha.” 19Wathi mabathathe neenqwelo zokufudusa iintsapho zabo, beze naye noyise. 20Watsho esithi: “Ze ningazixhamli ngezinto eziya kusala eKanana; niza kuzuza ezona zixabisekileyo apha eJiputa.”

21Benza njengoko babeyalelwe oonyana bakaSirayeli. Banikwa iinqwelo nguJosefu ngokomyalelo kakumkani, kwakunye nomphako. 22Elowo wamnika iimpahla ezintsha zokunxiba, kodwa yena uBhenjamin wamnika amakhulu amathathu eesiliva neempahla zaphindwa kahlanu kwezabanye. 23Wathumela uyise ishumi leedonki lithwele ezona mpahla zodidi zaseJiputa, neshumi leemazi zeedonki zithwele ingqolowa, izonka, nokunye ukutya komphako. 24Wabandulula abantakwabo, bemka. Wabayala esithi: “Ze ningalwi endleleni.”

25Banduluka eJiputa, baya kufika eKanana kuyise. 26Bafika bathi: “UJosefu uyaphila! Nguye umphathiswa waseJiputa!” Wathi nqa yiloo nto uYakobi, engakholwa.

27Bakumxelela konke okwathethwa nguJosefu, wazibona neenqwelo awayezithumele, watsho wahlaziyeka emphefumlweni. 28USirayeli wathi: “Usaphila uJosefu umntwanam! Nantso nje qha into endiyifunayo: mandiye kumbona ndingekafi.”

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EYEZIQALO 46

UYakobi ufudukela eJiputa nomzi wakhe

1USirayeli wathatha konke okwakhe wahamba, waya kutsho eBheshebha, apho wafika wenzela uThixo kayise uIsake idini. 2UThixo wathetha naye ngephupha wathi: “Yakobi!”

Wasabela uYakobi wathi: “Ndim lo!”

Wenjenje uThixo ukuthetha naye: 3“Mna ndinguThixo kayihlo. Uzungoyiki ukuya eJiputa; kulapho inzala yakho ndiya kuyenza isizwe esikhulu. 4Ndiya kuya nawe eJiputa, ndibuye ndiyibuyisele kwalapha inzala yakho. UJosefu uya kukucima amehlo ukubhubha kwakho.”

5Wanduluka eBheshebha uYakobi. Yena, nabantwana boonyana bakhe, kunye nabafazi babo, babekhwele kwiinqwelo ezazithunyelwe ngukumkani waseJiputa. 6Baqhuba iinkomo zabo nako konke okwabo abakufumana eKanana, bahamba nako, baya eJiputa. UYakobi wahamba nosapho lwakhe lonke: 7oonyana bakhe, abantwana babo, iintombi zakhe, kunye nabazukulwana bakhe.

8Ngawo la amagama amaSirayeli, inzala kaYakobi, eyangenayo eJiputa kunye naye. 9YayinguRubhen, izibulo, kunye noonyana bakhe: uHanoki, noPalu, noHezeron, noKarmi. 10USimon noonyana bakhe: uJemuweli noJamin, uOhadi noJakin noZoware, kwakunye noShawule, owayezelwe ngumKananakazi. 11ULevi noonyana bakhe: uGershon noKohati kunye noMerari. 12UJuda kunye noonyana bakhe: uShela, noPerezi, noZera. Abanye oonyana bakaJuda, uEre no-Onan, batsahabalala eKanana. UPerezi wanoonyana abanguHezeron kunye noHamuli. 13UIsakare yena wangena noonyana bakhe: uTola, noPuwa, noYashubhi, kunye noShimron. 14UZebhulon naye wangena noonyana bakhe: uZerede, noElon, kunye noYaleli. 15Ngoonyana abazalwa nguLeya aba, kunye nodade wabo uDayina, besesePadan-aram. Bebonke abantwana abangumlibo kaLeya babengamashumi mathathu anantathu.

16UGadi naye wangena noonyana bakhe: uZefon noHagi noShuni, uEzebhon noEri noArodi, kunye noAreli. 17UAshere wangena noonyana bakhe: uImna noIshwa, kunye noIshvi noBheriya, kwakunye nodade wabo uSera. Oonyana bakaBheriya yayinguHebhere kunye noMalekiyeli. 18Aba bantwana abalishumi linantandathu ngabomlibo kaZilipha, impelesi kaLeya awayeyinikwe nguLabhan.

19URakeli umka-Yakobi wayezele oonyana ababini, uJosefu noBhenjamin. 20UJosefu eJiputa wayenoonyana ababini, uManase noEfrayim. Babezelwe nguAsenati intombi kaPotifare umbingeleli waseOni. 21Oonyana bakaBhenjamin yayinguBhela noBhekere, uAshbhele noGera noNaman, uEli noRoshe, uMupim noHupim kunye noArdi. 22Eli shumi linane ke ngumlibo kaRakeli.

23Wayekho noDan kunye nonyana wakhe uHushim; 24noNafetali kunye noonyana bakhe uJazeli noGuni, uYezere kunye noShilem. 25Aba basixhenxe ngumlibo kaBhiliya, impelesi kaRakeli awayinikwa nguyise uLabhan.

26Inani lenzala kaYakobi nqo elaya eJiputa ngamashumi mathandathu anantandathu, ngaphandle koomolokazana bakhe. 27UJosefu wayezele oonyana ababini eJiputa. Loo nto yenza amashumi asixhenxe abantu bomzi kaYakobi abaya eJiputa.

28UYakobi wathi uJuda makaye kuxelela uJosefu ukuba makabahlangabeze eGoshen. Bakuba befikile eGoshen, 29uJosefu wakhwela enqwelweni, waya kukhawulela uyise uSirayeli. Uthe akubona uyise, uJosefu waziphosa kuye, wamanga, walila ithuba elide. 30Uthe uSirayeli kuJosefu: “Nokuba ndingafa ngoku ndikubonile usaphila, kulungile.”

31UJosefu ubhekise kubantakwabo nakumawabo wathi: “Ndiza kukha ndiye kuxelela ukumkani ukuba ubawo nabantakwethu ababefudula beseKanana, bafikile, 32ndithi kuye: ‘Bangabathandi bemfuyo, yaye ke beze nayo yonke impahla yabo nako konke okwabo.’ 33Ke nina xa nibizwe ngukumkani, wanibuza ngomsebenzi eniwenzayo, 34ze nithi: ‘Singamathanda-mfuyo kwasebuncinaneni bethu, kanye njengookhokho bethu.’ Ukuba nitshilo, ukumkani woniyeka nime eGoshen. Kaloku abantu abathanda imfuyo abazelwe nto apha eJiputa.”

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UJosefu wazisa amawabo kukumkani

1UJosefu ke waya kumbikela ukumkani, wathi: “Ubawo ufikile; uze nabo bonke abantakwethu, evela eKanana. Uze nako konke okwakhe, yaye nanko elinde eGoshen.”

2UJosefu uthathe abahlanu kubakhuluwa bakhe, wabasa kukumkani. 3Ukumkani wababuza wathi: “Msebenzi mni na eniwenzayo?”

Bathe bona: “Thina zicaka zakho singamathanda-mfuyo, mhlekazi, kanye njengookhokho bethu.” 4Baza bathi: “Imbangi yokufudukela kwethu eJiputa yimbalela eyatsho angumqwebedu amadlelo eKanana. Ngako oko izicaka zakho ziyacela ukuba uzivumele zime apha eGoshen.”

5Ukumkani ubhekise kuJosefu wathi: “Uyihlo nabantakwenu 6beseJiputa nje, bakowabo; bangahlala apho eGoshen, eyona ndawo inomhlaba otyebileyo. Ukuba kukho amadoda angamachule phakati kwenu, uzuwenze abelusi bemihlambi yam.”

7UJosefu ke weza noyise, wamazisa kukumkani, waza uYakobi wamthamsanqelisa ukumkani. 8Ukumkani wabuza wathi: “Umdala kangakanani na?”

9Uthe uYakobi: “Ubomi bam ndihamba-hamba kulo mhlaba bube yiminyaka elikhulu limashumi mathathu. Loo minyaka imbàlwa ibiyiminyaka enzima, engafaniyo neminyaka emininzi ababengabahambi ngayo kulo mhlaba ookhokho.” 10UYakobi ubuye wamthamsanqelisa ukumkani, waza ke wemka.

11UJosefu ke wabakhethela indawo etyebileyo ooyise nabantakwabo phaya ngakulaa dolophu iRamesi njengokutsho kukakumkani. 12Wabazisela ukutya uJosefu xa bebonke ngokwenani labantwana babo: uyise, abantakwabo, nayo yonke intsapho.

Indlala

13Yaligqugqisa indlala, kwaphela ukutya, bafa yindlala abantu baseJiputa naseKanana. 14-15UJosefu wayeyiqokelela yonke imali ekwakuthengwa ngayo ingqolowa, ayise ebhotwe. Yaphela yonke imali eJiputa naseKanana. AmaJiputa ayesiya kuJosefu athi: “Siphe ukutya. Ungathini ukusiyeka sife yindlala, sibe singenayo nemali?”

16UJosefu wayesithi: “Yizani nemfuyo yenu, nananise ngayo xa imali yenu iphelile.” 17Babeyisa ke imfuyo yabo kuJosefu, aze yena abanike ingqolowa endaweni yamahashe, neegusha, neebokhwe, neenkomo, kunye needonki. Kuloo nyaka wabanceda ngokutya, bona besananisa ngayo yonke imfuyo yabo.

18Kunyaka olandelayo baya kuye bathi: “Sitsho phandle, mhlekazi, ukuthi imali yethu iphelile, nemfuyo yethu iphelele kuwe, yaye asinanto ngaphandle kweziqu zethu namasimi ethu. 19Singathini ukutshabalala ujongile, mhlekazi, thina namasimi ethu? Sananisa ngeziqu zethu namasimi ethu ukuze sifumane ukutya. Njalo ke thina namasimi ethu soba ngabakakumkani. Sinike ingqolowa ukuze sitye siphile, sibe nembewu yokuhlwayela.”

20UJosefu wawathenga ke onke amasimi aseJiputa aba ngakakumkani. UmJiputa wonke wathengisa ngentsimi yakhe ngenxa yendlala, aba ke ngakakumkani onke loo masimi abo. 21Bonke abemi baseJiputa wabenza izicaka uJosefu kulo lonke elo. 22Ngumhlaba wababingeleli kuphela angazange awuthenge. Bona kwakungekho mfuneko yokuba bawuthengise owabo umhlaba, kuba babefumana inkxaso eyaneleyo ngokommiselo kakumkani.

23UJosefu wathi ebantwini: “Ngoku ningabakakumkani, kuba ndinithengile kunye namasimi enu. Nantsi ke imbewu; yiyani kulima. 24Ngexesha lokuvuna ze ninikele isihlanu sesivuno senu kukumkani. Okuseleyo ze nikusebenzisele imbewu nokutya kokondla iintsapho zenu.”

25Bathe ke bona: “Mhlekazi, usincedile, wasisindisa ekufeni; siya kumsebenzela ukumkani.” 26Wawisa umthetho uJosefu wokuba isihlanu sesivuno eJiputa sibe sesikakumkani. Loo mthetho usekho unanamhla oku. Ngamasimi ababingeleli angazange abe ngakakumkani.

UYakobi uyolela ngamathambo akhe

27AmaSirayeli ayemi eGoshen eJiputa. Apho aba nendyebo, anda kakhulu. 28Wahlala apho eJiputa uYakobi, wada wanekhulu linamashumi mane anesixhenxe eminyaka, selegqibe ishumi linesixhenxe leminyaka eJiputa. 29Kuthe xa seleza kubhubha, uSirayeli wabiza uJosefu unyana wakhe, wathi kuye: “Ukuba uyandithanda beka isandla sakho phantsi kwethanga lam ufunge ukuba akusayi kundingcwabela eJiputa. 30Uze undithwale uye kundingcwabela apho bangcwatywe khona ookhokho bam.”

Wathi uJosefu: “Ndiya kwenjenjalo.”

31Wathi uSirayeli: “Funga.” Wafunga uJosefu, waza uSirayeli wanqula uThixo ebambelele kumsimelelo wakhe.

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