iGenesis iGenesis 47
iGenesis 47
1uYosefu waya kumbikela uFaro, wathi, Ubawo, nabazalwana bam, bevela ezweni lakwaKanan, impahla yabo emfutshane, nemfuyo yabo, neento zonke abanazo; nabo basezweni laseGoshen. 2Wathabatha amadoda amahlanu kubazalwana bakhe, wawazisa kuFaro; 3Wathi uFaro kubazalwana bakhe, Uyintoni na umsebenzi wenu? Bathi kuFaro, Abakhonzi bakho ngabalusi bempahla emfutshane, thina noobawo bethu; 4Bathi kuFaro, Siphambukele kweli hlabathi; ngokuba ingenatyani bampahla yabo emfutshane abakhonzi bakho; ngokuba inkulu indlala ezweni lakwaKanan. Kaloku abakhonzi bakho mabahlale ezweni laseGoshen. 5Wathetha uFaro kuYosefu, wathi, Uyihlo nabantwana bakho bafikile kuwe. 6Ilizwe laseYiputa liphambi kwakho; makahlale uyihlo nabantakwenu kwelona lizwe lilungileyo; wabamisa ezweni laseGoshen; ukuba uyakwazi okwenzekayo phakathi kwabo, bamise babe ngabalusi bemihlambi yam. 7uYosefu wamngenisa uYakobi uyise, wammisa phambi koFaro; uYakobi wamsikelela uFaro. 8Wathi uFaro kuYakobi, Mingaphi na iminyaka yobudala bakho? 9Wathi uYakobi kuFaro, Imihla yeminyaka yokunduluka kwam yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mathathu; ootata ngexesha lokuhamba kwabo. 10uYakobi wamsikelela uFaro, waphuma ebusweni bukaFaro. 11uYosefu wambeka uyise nabazalwana bakhe ezweni laseYiputa, wabanika indawo yokuma kweyona ndawo intle yelizwe, ezweni laseRamses, ngokomthetho kaFaro. 12uYosefu wamondla uyise, nabazalwana bakhe, nendlu yakhe yonke, ngesonka ngokwezizukulwana zabo. 13Bekungekho sonka kulo lonke elimiweyo; kuba ibinkulu kunene indlala, apho lafela khona ilizwe laseYiputa nelizwe lakwaKanan ngenxa yendlala. 14Wayihlanganisa uYosefu yonke imali eyayisezweni laseYiputa nasezweni lakwaKanan, yengqolowa ababeyithenga; wayingenisa uYosefu endlwini kaFaro. 15Yaphela ke imali ezweni laseYiputa nasezweni lakwaKanan, eza onke amaYiputa kuYosefu, esithi, Sinike isonka; kuba imali iyasilela. 16Wathi uYosefu, Zikhupheni iinkomo zenu; ndikunike wena nemfuyo yakho, yakuphela imali leyo. 17Ayizisa imfuyo yawo kuYosefu, uYosefu wawanika isonka samahashe, neenkomo, neenkomo, namaesile; 18Waphela loo mnyaka, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibini, bathi kuye, Asinakukukhanyela kukumkani wethu, ukuba imali iphele; nemihlambi yethu yeenkomo, nkosi yam; akusalanga nto emehlweni enkosi yam, yimizimba yethu ke namasimi ethu kuphela. 19Kutheni na ukuze sife phambi kwamehlo akho, thina nelizwe lethu? Sithenge thina namasimi ethu ngesonka, thina namasimi ethu sibe ngabakhonzi bakaFaro; usinike imbewu, siphile, singafi, lingabi senkangala ilizwe. 20uYosefu wamthenga uFaro wonke umhlaba waseYiputa; kuba amaYiputa athengisa elowo ngesabelo somhlaba wakhe, kuba ayefikelwe yindlala; ilizwe laba lelikaFaro. 21Ke bona abantu wabafudusela emizini, kwathabathela kwelinye icala lomda waseYiputa kwesa kwelinye icala layo. 22Ngumhlaba wababingeleli wodwa angawuthenganga; ngokuba ababingeleli babebanike isabelo sikaFaro, basidla isabelo eso babesinikwe nguFaro; ke bona abathengisanga ngomhlaba wabo. 23Wathi uYosefu ebantwini, Yabonani, nina namasimi enu namhla ndithengise ngawo kuFaro; uyabona, yimbewu yakho le, yihlwayele entsimini leyo; 24Ngexesha lokuvuna nimnike uFaro isahlulo sesihlanu, ize izahlulo ezine zibe zezenu, njengembewu yentsimi, nezokudliwa nini neentsapho zenu, nokutya kwabantwana benu. 25Bathi ke bona, Nguye owasisindisayo; Masibabalwe emehlweni okumkani wam, sibe ngabakhonzi bakaFaro; 26Wawisa umthetho uYosefu ezweni laseYiputa unanamhla, wokuba uFaro athabathe esesihlanu isahlulo; ngaphandle komhlaba wababingeleli wodwa, ongengokaFaro. 27Bahlala oonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa, ezweni laseGoshen; baba nobutyebi kulo, bande, bande kunene. 28uYakobi wadla ubomi iminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe ezweni laseYiputa; Iyonke iminyaka kaYakobi yaba yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mane anesixhenxe. 29Lasondela ixesha lokuba uSirayeli afe; wabiza uYosefu unyana wakhe, wathi kuye, Ukuba kaloku ndibona inceba emehlweni akho, khawubeke isandla sakho phantsi kwethanga lam, ndenzele inceba nenyaniso; uze ungandingcwabi eYiputa. 30Ke mna ndiya kuhlangana noobawo, yaye ngokuqinisekileyo uya kundikhupha eYiputa uze undingcwabe engcwabeni labo. Wathi: Ndiya kwenza njengoko uthethile. 31Wathi ke yena, Ningandinaki; Wamfungela ke. Waqubuda uSirayeli emantloko esingqengqelo.
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