UJosefa uyavivinya abafowabo
1Wayala inceku yendlu yakhe, wathi: “Gcwalisa amasaka alawa madoda ngokudla okulingene namandla abo okuthwala, ufake imali yalowo nalowo emlonyeni wesaka lakhe. 2Ufake indebe yami, indebe yesiliva, emlonyeni wesaka lomncane kanye nemali yamabele akhe.” Yenza-ke njengezwi likaJosefa alishilo.
3Ngakusasa nxa sekusile, amadoda amukiswa, wona nezimbongolo zawo. 4Esephumile emzini, engakabi kude, uJosefa wathi encekwini yakhe: “Suka ulandele lawo madoda; nxa uwafica, yisho kuwo ukuthi: ‘Niphindiseleni okuhle ngokubi na? 5Lena akusiyo indebe inkosi yami ephuza ngayo, ebhula ngayo, na? Nenze kabi ngokwenze njalo.’ ”
6Yawafica, yakhuluma kuwo lawa mazwi. 7Ayesethi kuyo: “Inkosi yami ikhulumelani amazwi anjengalawa? Akube kude nezinceku zakho ukwenze njalo. 8Bheka, imali esayifumana emilonyeni yamasaka ethu sayibuyisa ezweni laseKhanani, sayiletha kuwe; pho, besingeba kanjani endlini yenkosi yakho isiliva noma igolide na? 9Lowo wasezincekwini zakho eyakutholwa kuye, makafe yena, thina sibe yizigqila zenkosi yami.”
10Yathi: “Kalokhu makube njengamazwi enu; lowo ezakutholakala kuye makabe yisigqila sami, nina ningabi nacala.”
11Ayeseshesha ukwehlisela phansi, kwaba yileyo naleyo isaka layo, yileyo naleyo yavula isaka layo. 12Yanyalula, yaqala ngenkulu yagcina ngencane; indebe yatholwa esakeni likaBenjamini. 13Ayeseklebhula izingubo zawo, yileyo naleyo yethwesa imbongolo yayo, abuyela emzini.
14UJuda nabafowabo bafika endlini kaJosefa; wayesekhona lapho; bawa phansi phambi kwakhe. 15UJosefa wayesethi kubo: “Isenzo sini lesi enisenzileyo na? Beningazi yini ukuthi umuntu onjengami angabhula nokubhula na?”
16Wathi uJuda: “Sizakuthini enkosini yami na? Sizakukhulumani? Sizakuzihlanguza kanjani? UNkulunkulu ufumene ububi bezinceku zakho; bheka, siyizigqila zenkosi yami thina naye etholakele esandleni sakhe indebe.”
17Wathi: “Makube kude kimi ukwenze njalo; umuntu etholakele esandleni sakhe indebe uyakuba yisigqila sami, kepha nina manihambe kahle, nenyuke, niye kuyihlo.”
18UJuda wayesesondela kuye, ethi: “O nkosi yami, inceku yakho mayikhulume izwi ezindlebeni zenkosi yami, ungavuthi ulaka ngenceku yakho, ngokuba ungangoFaro wena. 19Inkosi yami yabuza izinceku zayo, yathi: ‘Ninoyihlo, ninomfowenu, na?’ 20Sase sithi enkosini yami: ‘Sinobaba, ixhegu, nomntwana wobuxhegu bakhe omncane; umnewabo ufile, usesele yedwa kwabakanina; uyise uyamthanda.’
21“Wawusuthi ezincekwini: ‘Mehliseni kimi ukuba ngimbone ngamehlo ami.’ 22Sathi enkosini: ‘Umfana akanakumshiya uyise; uma emshiya, uyise uzakufa.’ 23Wathi wena ezincekwini zakho: ‘Uma umfowenu omncane engehli nani, anisayikubuye nibone ubuso bami.’ 24Kwathi sesikhuphukele encekwini yakho ubaba, samlandisa amazwi enkosi.
25“Wathi ubaba: ‘Buyelani, nisithengele ukudlana.’ 26Sathi thina: ‘Asinakwehla. Uma umfowethu omncane enathi, siyakwehla, ngokuba asinakubona ubuso balowo muntu, uma umfowethu omncane engenathi.’
27“Yayisithi kithi inceku yakho ubaba: ‘Niyazi ukuthi umkami wangizalela amadodana amabili. 28Enye yaphuma kimi; ngathi: Impela idatshuliwe nokudatshulwa; angiyiboni kuze kube manje. 29Nanxa nithatha nalena, niyisuse kimi, yehlelwa yingozi, niyakwehlisela izimvi zami endaweni yabafileyo ngosizi.’
30“Kalokhu nxa ngifika encekwini yakho ubaba, umfana engenathi, lokhu inhliziyo yakhe ibambelele enhliziyweni yomfana, 31kuzakuthi lapho ebona ukuthi umfana akakho, afe, izinceku zakho zibe zehlisela endaweni yabafileyo izimvi zenceku yakho ubaba ngosizi. 32Ngokuba inceku yakho yaba yisibambiso somfana kubaba, yathi: ‘Uma ngingambuyiseli kuwe, ngiyakuba necala kubaba kuze kube phakade.’
33“Ngalokho inceku yakho ake ihlale esikhundleni somfana, ibe yisigqila senkosi, umfana akhuphuke nabafowabo. 34Ngokuba ngingakhuphukela kanjani kubaba, umfana engenami, funa ngibone okubi okuzakumehlela ubaba, na?”
