UGenesise 47
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UGenesise 47
1UJosefa wayesefika wamtshela uFaro lokho, wathi: “Ubaba nabafowethu, nezimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nakho konke abanakho, bevela ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, basezweni laseGosheni.
2Wathatha kubafowabo, amadoda ayisihlanu, wawayisa kuFaro;
3UFaro wasesithi kubafowabo: Uyini umsebenzi wenu? Basebesithi kuFaro: Izinceku zakho zingabelusi, thina labobaba.
4Bathi kuFaro: “Ngokuba size ukugogobala ezweni; ngokuba izinceku zakho azinadlelo lemihlambi yazo; ngoba indlala inzima elizweni leKhanani. Manje izinceku zakho mazihlale ezweni laseGosheni.
5UFaro wakhuluma kuJosefa, wathi: “Uyihlo nabafowenu beze kuwe.”
6Izwe laseGibhithe liphambi kwakho; endaweni enhle kakhulu yezwe kahlale uyihlo nabafowenu; mabahlale ezweni laseGosheni; uma wazi okuthile phakathi kwabo, ubamise babe ngababusi phezu kwezinkomo zami.
7UJosefa wamngenisa uyise uJakobe, wammisa phambi kukaFaro; uJakobe wambusisa uFaro.
8UFaro wasesithi kuJakobe: Mingaphi iminyaka yakho?
9UJakobe wathi kuFaro: “Izinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kwami ziyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu; oyise ezinsukwini zokuhambela kwabo.
10UJakobe wambusisa uFaro, waphuma phambi kukaFaro.
11UJosefa wayesebamisa uyise nabafowabo, wabanika indawo ezweni laseGibithe, endaweni enhle kunazo zonke yezwe, ezweni laseRamesesi, njengokuyala kukaFaro.
12UJosefa wondla uyise nabafowabo nendlu yakhe yonke ngesinkwa ngokwezizukulwane zabo.
13Kwakungekho sinkwa ezweni lonke; ngokuba indlala yayinzima kakhulu, izwe laseGibithe nezwe lonke laseKhanani kwafa indlala.
14UJosefa waqoqa yonke imali eyatholwa ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani kakolweni ababewuthenga, uJosefa wayingenisa imali endlini kaFaro.
15Kwathi imali isingekho ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani, bonke abaseGibithe beza kuJosefa, bathi: “Siphe isinkwa, ngokuba siyakufelani phambi kwakho na?” ngoba imali iyahluleka.
16Wayesethi uJosefa: “Lethani izinkomo zenu; ngiyakukunika imfuyo yakho, uma imali iyeka.
17Base beletha izinkomo zabo kuJosefa; uJosefa wabanika isinkwa ngamahhashi, nangezimvu, nangezinkomo, nangezimbongolo;
18Kwathi lowo nyaka usuphelile, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili, bathi kuye: “Asiyikufihlela inkosi yami ukuthi imali yethu yachithwa kanjani; Inkosi yami inemihlambi yezinkomo; akusele lutho emehlweni enkosi, kuphela imizimba yethu namasimu ethu.
19Kungani siyakufa phambi kwamehlo akho, thina nezwe lakithi? sithenge thina namazwe ethu ngesinkwa, thina namazwe ethu sibe yizinceku zikaFaro; futhi usinike inzalo, ukuze siphile, singafi, ukuze izwe lingabi yincithakalo.
20UJosefa wamthengela uFaro izwe lonke laseGibithe; ngokuba abaseGibithe bathengisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngesiqephu sakhe somhlaba, ngokuba indlala yabehlula, izwe laba ngelikaFaro.
21Kepha abantu, wabayisa emizini kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lomkhawulo waseGibithe kuze kube kolunye uhlangothi lwalo.
22Yizwe labapristi kuphela angalithenganga; ngoba abapristi bababela isabelo sikaFaro, badla isabelo sabo uFaro abanika sona; ngalokho abathengisanga ngezwe labo.
23UJosefa wayesethi kubantu: “Bhekani, namuhla nginithengele uFaro nina nezwe lenu; bheka, nansi imbewu yenu, nihlwanyele ezweni.
24Esakhiweni niyonika uFaro okwesihlanu, futhi izingxenye ezine ziyoba zenu njengembewu yensimu nokudla kwenu nokwabendlu yenu nokudla kwabancane benu.
25Bathi: “Usindisile ukuphila kwethu; masithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yami, sibe yizinceku zikaFaro.
26UJosefa wabeka umthetho phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe kuze kube namuhla ukuthi uFaro athole ingxenye yesihlanu; ngaphandle kwezwe labapristi lodwa, elingazange libe ngelikaFaro.
27U-Israyeli wahlala ezweni laseGibithe, ezweni laseGosheni; babenemfuyo kulo, banda, banda kakhulu;
28UJakobe wahlala iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa ezweni laseGibithe; Iyonke iminyaka kaJakobe yaba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane nesikhombisa.
29Sase sisondela isikhathi sokuthi u-Israyeli afe; wabiza indodana yakhe uJosefa, wathi kuye: “Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, beka isandla sakho ngaphansi kwenyonga yami, ungenzele umusa neqiniso; ungangingcwabi eGibhithe.
30Kodwa ngizakuba lobudlelwano labobaba, njalo uzangikhupha eGibhithe, ungingcwabe ethuneni labo. Wathi: “Ngizokwenza njengokusho kwakho.”
31Wathi: “Funga kimi.” Wafunga kuye. U-Israyeli wakhuleka ekhanda lombhede.
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