UGenesise 42
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UGenesise 42
Abafowabo bakaJosefa baseGibhithe
1Kwathi uJakobe ebona ukuthi kukhona ukolweni eGibithe, uJakobe wathi emadodaneni akhe: “Nibukana ngani na?
2Wathi: “Bheka, ngizwile ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibithe; yehlela lapho, usithengele khona; ukuze siphile, singafi.
3Abafowabo bakaJosefa abayishumi behla ukuyothenga amabele eGibithe.
4Kodwa uBhenjamini umfowabo kaJosefa kamthumanga uJakobe labafowabo; ngoba wathi: Ukuze ububi bungamfica.
5Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli beza ukuthenga ukolweni phakathi kwabafikayo, ngokuba indlala yayikhona ezweni laseKhanani.
6UJosefa wayengumbusi wezwe, wayethengisa kubo bonke abantu bezwe; bafika abafowabo bakaJosefa bakhothama phambi kwakhe ubuso babo bubheke phansi.
7UJosefa wababona abafowabo, wabazi, kepha wazenza ongabazi kubo, wakhuluma kalukhuni kubo; wasesithi kubo: Livela ngaphi? Basebesithi: Sivela elizweni leKhanani ukuyathenga ukudla.
8UJosefa wabazi abafowabo, kepha bona abamazanga.
9UJosefa wayesekhumbula amaphupho awaphupha ngabo, wathi kubo: “Niyizinhloli; ukubona ubuze bezwe oze kulo.
10Bathi kuye: “Qha, nkosi, izinceku zakho zize ukuthenga ukudla.”
11Sonke singamadodana andodanye; singamadoda angempela, izinceku zakho azizona izinhloli.
12Wathi kubo: “Qha, nize ukubona ubuze bezwe.”
13Bathi: “Izinceku zakho ziyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana andodanye ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, encane ikubaba namuhla, enye ayikho.
14UJosefa wathi kubo: “Yilokhu engakhuluma kini ngathi: Niyizinhloli;
15Niyakuvivinywa ngalokhu: Kuphila kukaFaro aniyikusuka lapha, uma umfowenu omncane engezi lapha.
16Thumani omunye wenu ukuba amlande umfowenu, wena uyakuba etilongweni, ukuze kuvivinywe amazwi akho ukuthi kukhona yini iqiniso kuwe;
17Wabafaka bonke esitokisini izinsuku ezintathu.
18UJosefa wayesethi kubo ngosuku lwesithathu: “Yenzani lokhu, niphile; ngokuba ngiyamesaba uNkulunkulu;
19Uma ningamadoda aqotho, omunye wabafowenu makaboshwe endlini yetilongo lenu; hambani, nithwale ukolweni ngendlala yezindlu zenu.
20Kodwa lilethe kimi umfowenu olicinathunjana; ngakho amazwi enu ayakuqiniswa, futhi aniyikufa. Benza kanjalo.
21Base bethi omunye komunye: “Impela sinecala ngomfowethu, ngokuba sabona usizi lomphefumulo wakhe lapho esincenga, kepha asilalelanga; ngakho-ke lolu sizi lusehlele.
22URubeni wabaphendula wathi: “Angikhulumanga kini ngathi: Ningoni kumntwana; kanti ubungafuni ukuzwa? ngakho-ke, bheka, igazi lakhe liyabizwa.
23Kodwa babengazi ukuthi uJosefa wayebazwisisa; ngoba wayekhuluma kubo ngomhumushi.
24Wabafulathela, wakhala; wabuye wabuyela kubo, wakhuluma kubo, wamthatha uSimeyoni kubo, wambopha phambi kwamehlo abo.
25Khona-ke uJosefa wayala ukuba izikhwama zabo zigcwalise ukolweni futhi babuyisele imali yomuntu ngamunye esikhwameni sakhe futhi babanike umphako wendlela; wenza njalo kubo.
26Base bethwesa izimbongolo zabo amabele, bamuka lapho.
27Omunye wabo wavula isikhwama sakhe ukuba aphe imbongolo yakhe endlini yezihambi, wabheka imali yakhe; ngoba bheka, lalisemlonyeni wesikhwama sakhe.
28Wayesethi kubafowabo: “Imali yami isibuyisiwe; futhi bheka, isikhona ngisho ephaketheni lami;
29Bafika kuyise uJakobe ezweni laseKhanani, bamtshela konke okubehleleyo; ithi,
30Indoda, inkosi yezwe, yakhuluma kabi kithi, yasithatha njengezinhloli zezwe.
31Sathi kuye: Singabantu abaqotho; asizona izinhloli.
32Siyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana kababa; enye kakho, encane ikubaba namuhla ezweni laseKhanani.
33Indoda, inkosi yezwe, yathi kithi: ‘Ngalokhu ngiyakwazi ukuthi ningabantu abaqotho; Shiyani omunye wabafowenu lapha kimi, niphathele indlala yezindlu zenu ukudla, nihambe;
34Nilethe umfowenu omncane kimi; khona ngiyakwazi ukuthi anisizo izinhloli, kodwa ukuthi ningamadoda angempela; ngalokho ngiyakuhlenga wena, umfowenu, uhwebe ezweni.
35Kwathi besathulula izikhwama zabo, isikhwama semali salowo lalowo sasisekhukhwini lakhe; kwathi bona noyise bebona izikhwama zemali, besaba.
36Uyise uJakobe wayesethi kubo: “Nginiphucile abantwana bami; UJosefa akasekho, noSimeyoni akasekho, nizomsusa noBenjamini; zonke lezi zinto zimelene nami.
37URubeni wakhuluma kuyise, wathi: “Bulala amadodana ami omabili, uma ngingamlethi kuwe; mnikele esandleni sami, mina-ke ngizambuyisela kuwe.
38Wayesethi: “Indodana yami ayinakwehla nani; ngoba umfowabo ufile, yena usesele yedwa; uma emehlelwa okubi endleleni enihamba ngayo, niyokwehlisela izimvi zami endaweni yabafileyo ngosizi.
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