UGenesise 37
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UGenesise 37
UJosefa uthengiswa ngabafowabo
1UJakobe wahlala ezweni uyise ayegogobele kulo, ezweni laseKhanani.
2Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaJakobe. UJosefa, owayeneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa, walusa umhlambi kanye nabafowabo; indodana yayikanye namadodana kaBiliha kanye namadodana kaZilipa abafazi bakayise; uJosefa waletha umbiko wabo omubi kuyise.
3U-Israyeli wamthanda uJosefa ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantwana bakhe, ngokuba wayeyindodana yobudala bakhe; wamenzela ingubo enemibala eminingi.
4Lapho abafowabo bebona ukuthi uyise wayemthanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke abafowabo, bamzonda futhi babengakwazi ukukhuluma naye ngokuthula.
5UJosefa waphupha iphupho, walitshela abafowabo, basebemzonda kakhulu.
6Wathi kubo: “Zwanini leliphupho engiliphuphileyo.”
7Ngokuba bheka, besibopha izithungu ensimini, bheka, isithungu sami savuka, saqonda; bheka, izithungu zenu zema nxazonke, zakhothama phambi kwesithungu sami.
8Abafowabo bathi kuye: “Impela uyakusibusa na?” noma uzosibusa ngempela na? Basebemzonda kakhulu ngenxa yamaphupho akhe langenxa yamazwi akhe.
9Waphupha elinye iphupho, walitshela abafowabo, wathi: “Bhekani, ngiphuphe elinye iphupho; bheka, ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye kukhothama phambi kwami.
10Wasebalandisa uyise labafowabo; uyise wamkhuza wathi kuye: Liphupho lini leli oliphuphileyo? Ingabe mina nonyoko kanye nabafowenu sizofika ngempela ukuze sikhothame phambi kwakho emhlabeni?
11Abafowabo basebemhawukela; kodwa uyise waligcina ilizwi.
12Abafowabo bahamba bayakwelusa izimvu zikayise eShekemi.
13UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Abafowenu abafuyi yini umhlambi eShekema? woza, ngizakuthuma kubo. Wathi kuye: “Ngilapha.”
14Wathi kuye: “Hamba, ubheke ukuthi basahlezi kahle yini abafowenu nomhlambi; futhi ungilethele izwi futhi. Wamthuma esuka esigodini saseHebroni, wafika eShekemi.
15Umuntu othile wamfumana, bheka, wayezulazula endle; indoda yambuza yathi: Ufunani?
16Wathi: “Ngifuna abafowethu; ngitshele lapho abalusa khona imihlambi yabo.
17Wayesethi lowo muntu: “Bamukile lapha; ngoba ngibezwile besithi: Kasiye eDothani. UJosefa wabalandela abafowabo, wabafumana eDothani.
18Lapho bembona ekude, engakasondeli kubo, bamenzela ugobe lokumbulala.
19Basebekhulumisana besithi: Khangelani, nangu umphuphi esiza.
20Wozani manje simbulale, simphonse emgodini othile, sithi: ‘Udliwe yizilwane ezimbi, sibone ukuthi ayakuba yini ngamaphupho akhe.’
21URubeni wakuzwa, wamsindisa esandleni sabo; wathi: “Masingambulali.”
22URubeni wathi kubo: “Ningachithi gazi, kepha mphonseni kulo mthombo osehlane, ningabeki isandla kuye; ukuze amkhulule esandleni sabo, ambuyisele kuyise.
23UJosefa esefikile kubafowabo, bamhlubula uJosefa ingubo yakhe, ingubo yakhe enemibala eyayimbethe;
24Bamthatha, bamphonsa emthonjeni; umthombo wawungenalutho, kungekho manzi kuwo.
25Bahlala phansi ukuba badle isinkwa, baphakamisa amehlo abo, babheka, bheka, kwafika isixuku sabakwa-Ishmayeli bevela kwaGileyadi namakamela alo ethwele izinongo, nebhalisamu, nomure, behlela ukukwehlisela eGibithe.
26UJuda wasesithi kubafowabo: Kuzasizani ukuthi sibulale umfowethu, sifihle igazi lakhe?
27Wozani simthengise kwabakwa-Ishmayeli, isandla sethu masingabi phezu kwakhe; ngokuba ungumfowethu nenyama yethu. Abafowabo basutha.
28Kwase kudlula abathengi bakwaMidiyani; bamkhipha uJosefa emgodini, bakhuphula uJosefa, bathengisa ngoJosefa kuma-Ishmayeli ngamashekeli angamashumi amabili esiliva; bamyisa uJosefa eGibithe.
29URubeni wabuyela emgodini; bheka, uJosefa wayengekho emthonjeni; waklebhula izingubo zakhe.
30Wabuyela kubafowabo, wathi: “Umntwana akasekho; mina-ke, ngiyaphi na?
31Base bethatha ingubo kaJosefa, bahlaba izinyane lembuzi, bacwilisa ingubo egazini;
32Bayithumela ingubo enemibala, bayiyisa kuyise; yathi: “Siyitholile; yazi manje ukuthi iyisambatho sendodana yakho noma qha.
33Wase ekwazi, wathi: “Le ingubo yendodana yami; isilo esibi samudla; Ngokungangabazeki, uJosefa wadwengulwa.
34UJakobe waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wembatha indwangu yesaka okhalweni lwakhe, walilela indodana yakhe izinsuku eziningi.
35Onke amadodana akhe nawo onke amadodakazi akhe asuka ukumduduza; kepha wala ukududuzwa; wathi: “Ngokuba ngiyakwehlela endaweni yabafileyo ngilila indodana yami.” Ngakho uyise wamkhalela.
36AbakwaMidiyani bamthengisa eGibithe kuPotifari, isikhulu sikaFaro, induna yabalindi.
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