UGenesise 41
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UGenesise 41
UJosefa uchazela uFaro amaphupho
1Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka emibili egcweleyo uFaro waphupha, khangela-ke, emi emfuleni;
2Bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle namanoni enyama; badla edlelweni.
3Bheka, kwakhuphuka ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa emfuleni emva kwazo, zibukeka kabi, zondile; wema nezinye izinkomo onqenqemeni lomfula.
4Izinkomo ezimbi nezondile zidlile izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle nezinonileyo. Ngakho uFaro waphaphama.
5Walala, waphupha ngokwesibili, bheka, kwamila izizimba eziyisikhombisa ohlangeni lunye, ziqinile, zizinhle.
6Bheka, kwakhuphuka imithambo eyisikhombisa ezacile, ivungulwa ngumoya wasempumalanga;
7Izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezondile zadla izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa nezikhwebu ezigcwele. Wavuka uFaro, bheka, kwakuyiphupho;
8Kwathi ekuseni umoya wakhe wakhathazeka; wathumela wabiza izanusi zonke zaseGibithe nezihlakaniphi zakhe zonke; uFaro wazilandisa iphupho lakhe; kepha kwakungekho noyedwa ongamchazela uFaro.
9Induna yabaphathizitsha yasikhuluma kuFaro, yathi: Lamuhla ngicabanga iziphambeko zami;
10UFaro wazithukuthelela izinceku zakhe, wangifaka esitokisini endlini yenduna yemilindankosi, mina nenduna yababhaki.
11Saphupha iphupho ngabusuku bunye, mina naye; saphupha, kwaba yilowo nalowo njengokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe.
12Kwakukhona kanye lathi ijaha elingumHebheru, inceku yenduna yemilindankosi; samtshela lokho, wasichazela amaphupho ethu; wachaza kwaba yilowo nalowo njengephupho lakhe.
13Kwasekusithi njengokusichasisela kwakhe, kwaba njalo; mina wangibuyisela esikhundleni sami, yena wamxhoma.
14UFaro wayesethumela wambiza uJosefa, baphangisa ukumkhipha emgodini; waphuca, wagqoka izingubo zakhe, wangena kuFaro.
15UFaro wayesethi kuJosefa: “Ngiphuphe iphupho, akakho ongalichaza; futhi ngizwile uthi uyakwazi ukuqonda iphupho ukuze ulichaze.
16UJosefa wamphendula uFaro, wathi: “Akukho kimi; uNkulunkulu uyakumphendula uFaro ngokuthula.”
17UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Ephutsheni lami, khangela, ngimi osebeni lomfula.
18Bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izinkomo eziyisikhombisa, ezikhuluphele, zibukeka kahle; badla edlelweni.
19Bheka, kwakhuphuka ezinye izinkomo eziyisikhombisa emva kwazo, zimbi, ezimbi kakhulu, zizacile, engingakaze ngizibone ezweni lonke laseGibithe ngenxa yobubi.
20Izinkomo ezondile nezibuthakathaka zadla izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezikhuluphele.
21Kwathi sebedlile, akwaziwa ukuthi balidlile; kodwa zazisezimbi njengasekuqaleni. Ngakho ngavuka.
22Ngabona ephusheni lami, bheka, kwamila izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ohlangeni lunye, zigcwele, zizinhle;
23Bheka, kwavela emva kwazo izinhlamvu eziyisikhombisa ezibunile, ezincane, zipheshulwa ngumoya wasempumalanga.
24Izikhwebu ezondile zadla izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle, ngazitshela izanusi; kodwa kwakungekho owayengangichazela.
25UJosefa wasesithi kuFaro: Iphupho likaFaro linye: UNkulunkulu wamambulela uFaro azakukwenza.
26Izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; lemithambo eyisikhombisa emihle iyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; iphupho linye.
27Izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezacile nezibuthakathaka ezakhuphuka emva kwazo zazineminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala; imithambo eyisikhombisa engenalutho evunguza umoya wasempumalanga iyakuba yiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala.
28Nanti izwi engalikhuluma kuFaro: Lokho uNkulunkulu ahlose ukukwenza, uyakubonisa uFaro.
29Bheka, kukhona iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala enkulu ezweni lonke laseGibithe;
30Emva kwayo kuyakuvela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala; futhi yonke inala iyokhohlakala ezweni laseGibhithe; indlala iyakudla izwe;
31Inala ayisayikwaziwa ezweni ngenxa yendlala ezolilandela; ngoba kuzoba nzima kakhulu.
32Ngakho iphupho likaFaro laphindwa kabili; kungenxa yokuthi indaba inqunywe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu uzoyenza maduzane.
33Manje uFaro makafune indoda ehlakaniphileyo nehlakaniphileyo ayimise phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe.
34UFaro makenze lokhu, abeke izinduna phezu kwezwe, athathe okwesihlanu kwezwe laseGibithe ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala.
35Mababuthe konke ukudla kweminyaka emihle ezayo, babuthe amabele phansi kwesandla sikaFaro, bagcine ukudla emizini;
36Lokho kudla kuyoba ukudla kwezwe iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eyoba khona ezweni laseGibhithe; funa izwe libhujiswe yindlala.
37Le ndaba yaba yinhle emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe zonke.
38UFaro wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Singamthola yini onjengalo, umuntu onoMoya kaNkulunkulu?
39UFaro wayesethi kuJosefa: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukubonisile konke lokhu, akakho ohlakaniphileyo nohlakaniphe njengawe;
40Wena uyakuba phezu kwendlu yami, futhi njengezwi lakho bonke abantu bami bayobuswa; esihlalweni sobukhosi kuphela ngizakuba mkhulu kunawe.
41UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Khangela, ngikumisile phezu kwelizwe lonke leGibhithe.
42UFaro wayesekhipha indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayifaka esandleni sikaJosefa, wamembathisa ilineni elicolekileyo, wafaka iketanga legolide entanyeni yakhe;
43Wamkhwelisa enqoleni yesibili ayenayo; bamemeza phambi kwakhe, bathi: Guqani, wambeka umbusi phezu kwelizwe lonke leGibhithe.
44UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Mina nginguFaro; ngaphandle kwakho kakho ongaphakamisa isandla sakhe loba unyawo lwakhe elizweni lonke leGibhithe.
45UFaro waqamba igama likaJosefa ngokuthi, Safnati Phaneya; wamnika u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera, umpristi wase-Oni, abe ngumkakhe. UJosefa waphuma, waya ezweni lonke laseGibithe.
46UJosefa wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu lapho emi phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. UJosefa wayesesuka kuFaro, walihamba lonke izwe laseGibithe.
47Ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala umhlaba wathela ngokugcwala.
48Wabutha konke ukudla kweminyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wakubeka ukudla emizini; ukudla kwensimu ezungeza yonke imizi wakubeka.
49UJosefa wabuthela amabele angangesihlabathi solwandle, amabele, waze wayiyeka isibalo; ngoba lalingelanani.
50UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, ungakafiki unyaka wendlala, amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.
51UJosefa waqamba izibulo ngokuthi uManase, ngokuba wathi uNkulunkulu ungenze ngakhohlwa konke umshikashika wami nayo yonke indlu kababa.
52Eyesibili wayiqamba igama lokuthi u-Efrayimi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wangenza ngazala ezweni losizi lwami.
53Yaphela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala eyayisezweni laseGibithe.
54Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika, njengokusho kukaJosefa; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe kwakukhona isinkwa.
55Izwe lonke laseGibithe labulawa yindlala, abantu bakhalela ukudla kuFaro; uFaro wathi kubo bonke abaseGibithe: “Yanini kuJosefa; yenza lokho akutshela khona.
56Indlala yaba phezu komhlaba wonke; uJosefa wavula zonke iziphala, wathengisela amaGibhithe; indlala yaba nzima ezweni laseGibithe.
57Amazwe onke afika kuJosefa eGibithe ukuthenga ukolweni; ngoba indlala yayinzima emazweni wonke.
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