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₁U-Israyeli wasuka nakho konke okwakhe, wafika eBeri Sheba, wanikela iminikelo kuNkulunkulu kayise u-Isaka.

₂UNkulunkulu wakhuluma ku-Israyeli 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 ka-Israyeli amthwala uJakobe uyise, nezingane zawo, nawomkawo ezinqoleni abezithumile uFaro zokumthwala. ₆Bathatha imfuyo yabo nempahla yabo ababeyizuze 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 bakwa-Israyeli 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: ngo-Eri, no-Onani, noShela, noPheresi, noZera; kepha o-Eri no-Onani bafela ezweni laseKhanani. Amadodana kaPheresi ayengoHesironi noHamule. ₁₃Amadodana ka-Isakare: ngoThola, noPhuva, noJobe noShimroni. ₁₄Amadodana kaZebuloni: ngoSeredi, no-Eloni, 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, no-Esiboni, no-Eri, no-Arodi, no-Areli. ₁₇Amadodana ka-Asheri: ngoJimna, no-Ishiva, no-Ishivi, 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 no-Efrayimi, amzalela bona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni. ₂₁Amadodana kaBenjamini: ngoBela, noBekeri, no-Ashibeli, noGera, noNahamani, no-Ehi, noRoshe, noMuphimi, noHuphimi, no-Arida.

₂₂Yilawo angamadodana kaRaheli azalelwa wona uJakobe; bonke abantu babe yishumi nane. ₂₃Amadodana kaDani: nguHushimi. ₂₄Amadodana kaNafetali: ngoJaseli, noGuni, noJeseri, noShilemi.

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

₂₆Bonke abantu abeza noJakobe eGibithe abaphuma okhalweni lwakhe, ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe, bonke abantu babe ngamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha. ₂₇Amadodana kaJosefa azalelwa wona eGibithe ayengabantu ababili; bonke abantu bendlu kaJakobe abeza eGibithe babe ngamashumi ayisikhombisa.

₂₈Wathuma uJuda ngaphambi kwakhe kuJosefa ukuyokhomba phambi kwakhe indlela eya eGosheni. ₂₉UJosefa wayesebophela inqola yakhe, wakhuphuka ukumhlangabeza u-Israyeli uyise eGosheni; wazibonakalisa kuye, wawa entanyeni yakhe, wakhala ngasentanyeni yakhe isikhathi eside.

₃₀U-Israyeli wayesethi kuJosefa: “Sengingafa, lokhu ngibone ubuso bakho ukuthi usekhona.”

₃₁UJosefa wathi kubafowabo nakuyo indlu kayise: “Ngizakukhuphuka, ngimtshele uFaro, ngithi kuye: ‘Abafowethu nendlu kababa ababesezweni laseKhanani sebefike kimi. ₃₂Lawa madoda 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 kube manje, thina nawobaba,’ ukuze nihlale ezweni laseGosheni, ngokuba wonke umalusi wezimvu uyanengeka kwabaseGibithe.”