UGenesise 45
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UGenesise 45
UJosefa utshela abafowabo ukuthi ungubani ngempela
1UJosefa wayengenakuzibamba phambi kwabo bonke ababemi ngakuye; wamemeza wathi: “Yilowo nalowo makasuke kimi.” futhi kwakungekho muntu owama ngakuye lapho uJosefa ezazisa kubafowabo.
2Wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, abaseGibithe nendlu kaFaro bakuzwa.
3Wayesethi uJosefa kubafowabo: “NginguJosefa; ubaba usaphila nabafowabo behluleka ukumphendula; ngoba babetshaywa luvalo phambi kobuso bakhe.
4UJosefa wayesethi kubafowabo: “Sondelani kimi.” Base besondela. Wathi: “Ngingumfowenu uJosefa enathengisa ngaye eGibithe.”
5Manje ningabi lusizi, ningazithukutheleli ukuthi nathengisa ngami lapha, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wangithuma phambi kwenu ukulondoloza ukuphila.
6Kule minyaka emibili kwakukhona indlala ezweni, futhi kuseneminyaka emihlanu okungayikuvuna ngayo noma kuvunwe.
7UNkulunkulu wangithuma phambi kwenu ukuba nginigcinele inzalo emhlabeni, ngisindise ukuphila kwenu ngokukhululwa okukhulu.
8Manje akunina ongithume lapha, kodwa uNkulunkulu; wangimisa ngaba nguyise kuFaro, nombusi wendlu yakhe yonke, nombusi ezweni lonke laseGibithe.
9Khuphukani masinyane niye kubaba nithi kuye: Isho kanje indodana yakho uJosefa: UNkulunkulu ungenze umbusi phezu kwalo lonke iGibithe; yehlela kimi, ungalibali.
10Uyakuhlala ezweni laseGosheni, ube seduze kwami, wena nabantwana bakho, nabantwana babantwana bakho, nezimvu zakho, nezinkomo zakho, nakho konke onakho.
11Futhi lapho ngiyakunondla; ngoba kusasele iminyaka emihlanu yendlala; ukuthi wena nendlu yakho nakho konke onakho, ningaweli ebumpofu.
12Bhekani, amehlo enu ayabona, namehlo omfowethu uBenjamini ukuthi ngumlomo wami okhuluma kini.
13Kumelwe nitshele ubaba ngayo yonke inkazimulo yami eGibhithe nangakho konke enikubonile; futhi kufanele nisheshe nehlise ubaba lapha.
14Wawela entanyeni kaBhenjamini umfowabo, wakhala; uBenjamini wakhala ngasentanyeni yakhe.
15Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabanga bonke abafowabo wakhala phezu kwabo; ngasemuva abafowabo bakhuluma kuye.
16Kwasekuzwakala umbiko endlini kaFaro, kwathiwa: “Abafowabo bakaJosefa bafikile, kwaba kuhle emehlweni kaFaro nezinceku zakhe.”
17UFaro wayesethi kuJosefa: “Yisho abafowenu ukuthi: ‘Yenzani lokhu; bopha izinkomo zakho, uye ezweni laseKhanani;
18nithathe uyihlo nezindlu zenu, nize kimi, ngininike okuhle kwezwe laseGibithe, nidle amanoni ezwe.
19Manje uyaliwe, kwenze; zithatheleni izinqola ezweni laseGibithe, nithathele abancane benu nabafazi benu, nilethe uyihlo, nize.
20Unganaki impahla yakho; ngoba okuhle kwezwe lonke laseGibhithe kungokwenu.
21Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benze njalo; uJosefa wabanika izinqola njengesiyalo sikaFaro, wabanika ukudla kwendlela.
22Wabanika zonke izingubo ezahlukene; kepha uBenjamini wamnika amashekeli angamakhulu amathathu esiliva nezingubo zangaphansi eziyisihlanu.
23Wathumela kanjalo kuyise; izimbongolo eziyishumi, zithwele izinto ezinhle zaseGibithe, nezimbongolo eziyishumi, zithwele amabele, nesinkwa, nenyama kayise endleleni.
24Wasebamukisa abafowabo, basebesuka, wathi kubo: Qaphelani ukuthi lingawa endleleni.
25Bakhuphuka besuka eGibithe, bafika ezweni laseKhanani kuyise uJakobe.
26Wamtshela wathi: “UJosefa usekhona, ungumbusi wezwe lonke laseGibithe.” Inhliziyo kaJakobe yaphela, ngokuba engabakholwanga.
27Basebemtshela wonke amazwi kaJosefa abewakhulume kubo; lapho ebona izinqola uJosefa ayezithumele ukuba zimthwale, umoya kayise uJakobe waphila.
28Wayesethi u-Israyeli: “Sekwanele; Indodana yami uJosefa isaphila: Ngizohamba ngimbone ngingakafi.
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