UGenesise 47:13-31
UGenesise 47:13-31 Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 (CZB24)
Kwakungekho sinkwa ezweni lonke; ngokuba indlala yayinzima kakhulu, izwe laseGibithe nezwe lonke laseKhanani kwafa indlala. UJosefa waqoqa yonke imali eyatholwa ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani kakolweni ababewuthenga, uJosefa wayingenisa imali endlini kaFaro. Kwathi imali isingekho ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani, bonke abaseGibithe beza kuJosefa, bathi: “Siphe isinkwa, ngokuba siyakufelani phambi kwakho na?” ngoba imali iyahluleka. Wayesethi uJosefa: “Lethani izinkomo zenu; ngiyakukunika imfuyo yakho, uma imali iyeka. Base beletha izinkomo zabo kuJosefa; uJosefa wabanika isinkwa ngamahhashi, nangezimvu, nangezinkomo, nangezimbongolo; Kwathi 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. Kungani 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. UJosefa wamthengela uFaro izwe lonke laseGibithe; ngokuba abaseGibithe bathengisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngesiqephu sakhe somhlaba, ngokuba indlala yabehlula, izwe laba ngelikaFaro. Kepha abantu, wabayisa emizini kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lomkhawulo waseGibithe kuze kube kolunye uhlangothi lwalo. Yizwe labapristi kuphela angalithenganga; ngoba abapristi bababela isabelo sikaFaro, badla isabelo sabo uFaro abanika sona; ngalokho abathengisanga ngezwe labo. UJosefa wayesethi kubantu: “Bhekani, namuhla nginithengele uFaro nina nezwe lenu; bheka, nansi imbewu yenu, nihlwanyele ezweni. Esakhiweni niyonika uFaro okwesihlanu, futhi izingxenye ezine ziyoba zenu njengembewu yensimu nokudla kwenu nokwabendlu yenu nokudla kwabancane benu. Bathi: “Usindisile ukuphila kwethu; masithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yami, sibe yizinceku zikaFaro. UJosefa wabeka umthetho phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe kuze kube namuhla ukuthi uFaro athole ingxenye yesihlanu; ngaphandle kwezwe labapristi lodwa, elingazange libe ngelikaFaro. U-Israyeli wahlala ezweni laseGibithe, ezweni laseGosheni; babenemfuyo kulo, banda, banda kakhulu; UJakobe wahlala iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa ezweni laseGibithe; Iyonke iminyaka kaJakobe yaba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane nesikhombisa. Sase 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. Kodwa ngizakuba lobudlelwano labobaba, njalo uzangikhupha eGibhithe, ungingcwabe ethuneni labo. Wathi: “Ngizokwenza njengokusho kwakho.” Wathi: “Funga kimi.” Wafunga kuye. U-Israyeli wakhuleka ekhanda lombhede.
UGenesise 47:13-31 IsiZulu 2020 (ZUL20)
Kwakungekho kudla ezweni lonke, ngokuba indlala yayibhokile eGibhithe naseKhanani. UJosefa waqoqa yonke imali eyayitholakala eGibhithe, neseKhanani, abantu ababeza ukuzothenga ngayo ukudla. Yonke leyo mali wayiyisa endlini kaFaro. Lapho isiphelile imali eGibhithe naseKhanani, bonke abaseGibhithe beza kuJosefa, bathi: “Sinike ukudla. Yini ukuba sife ubhekile na? Isiphelile imali yethu.” Wayesethi uJosefa: “Uma ningasenayo imali, lethani imfuyo yenu, mina ngizoninika ukudla.” Baletha kuJosefa imfuyo yabo, imihlambi yezinkomo, izimbongolo, izimvu, izimbuzi, namahhashi, yena wabanika ukudla. Wabondla kanjalo-ke uJosefa ngalowo nyaka. Kuthe sewuphelile lowo nyaka baphindela kuye ngonyaka olandelayo, bathi: “Singeke sikufihlele lokhu nkosi; imali, nemfuyo yethu, nezinkomo, sekuphelile; asisenalutho nkosi ngaphandle kwethu nomhlaba wethu. Sizakufelani phambi kwakho na? Sithenge nemihlaba yethu, ukuze thina nemihlaba yethu sibe yizigqila zikaFaro, siphile, futhi sithole imbewu, singafi, nezwe lingabi yihlane.” UJosefa wamthengela uFaro lonke iGibhithe, ngokuba bonke abaseGibhithe base bethengise ngamasimu abo ngenxa yokuba nzima kwendlala phezu kwabo; izwe lonke kwaba ngelikaFaro. UJosefa wabasusa abantu kulo lonke iGibhithe, wabayisa emizini. Umhlaba wabaphristi yiwo kuphela angawuthenganga, ngokuba kwakunesabelo sabaphristi esivela kuFaro. Babedla leso sabelo ababesinikwe nguFaro, yingakho bengawuthengisanga umhlaba wabo. UJosefa wathi kubantu: “Njengoba manje uFaro sengimthengele nina nomhlaba wenu, nansi-ke imbewu yenu enizoniyihlwanyela emhlabathini. Kuyakuthi lapho senivunile, uFaro nimnike ingxenye yesihlanu, izingxenye ezine zibe yimbewu yamasimu enu, nokudla kwenu, nokwabendlu yenu, nabantwana benu.” Bathi: “Usisindisile, ngakho-ke masifumane umusa kuwe nkosi, siyakuba yizigqila zikaFaro.” UJosefa wakumisa lokhu kwaba wumthetho mayelana nomhlaba eGibhithe; kusengumthetho osebenzayo nanamuhla, ukuthi ingxenye yesihlanu yezitshalo ingekaFaro. Ngumhlabathi wabaphristi kuphela ongazange ube ngokaFaro. Abakwa-Israyeli bahlala eGibhithe eGosheni, baba nempahla eningi, bazalana, banda kakhulu. UJakobe wahlala eGibhithe iminyaka eyi-17. Izinsuku zikaJakobe neminyaka yokuphila kwakhe emhlabeni kwaba yi-147. Zasondela izinsuku zika-Israyeli zokuba afe, wayesebiza indodana yakhe uJosefa, wathi kuyo: “Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ngiyakucela, faka isandla sakho phansi kwethanga lami, bese ungethembisa ukuthi uyongenzela umusa neqiniso. Uze ungangingcwabi lapha eGibhithe, lapho sengilele kobaba, ubongithwala, ungikhiphe eGibhithe uyongingcwaba ethuneni lobaba.” UJosefa wathi: “Ngizokwenza njengoba ushilo.” UJakobe wathi: “Funga.” Wayesefunga. U-Israyeli wayesekhothamela enhla nombhede.
UGenesise 47:13-31 IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE (ZUL59)
Ukudla kwakungekho ezweni lonke, ngokuba indlala yayinzima kakhulu; izwe laseGibithe nezwe laseKhanani afa indlala. UJosefa waqoqa yonke imali eyatholakala ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani ngamabele ababewathengile; uJosefa wayiyisa imali endlini kaFaro. Isiphelile imali ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani, bonke abaseGibithe beza kuJosefa, bathi: “Siphe ukudla; siyakufelani phambi kwakho na? Ngokuba isiphelile imali.” Wayesethi uJosefa: “Lethani izinkomo zenu; ngizakuninika ngezinkomo zenu, uma imali ingekho.” Baletha-ke izinkomo zabo kuJosefa; uJosefa wabenanela ukudla ngamahhashi, nangezimvu, nangezinkomo, nagezimbongolo; wabapha ukudla ngezinkomo zabo zonke ngalowo mnyaka. Usuphelile lowo mnyaka, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili, bathi kuye: “Asiyikufihlela inkosi ukuthi imali yethu yonke isiphelile; imihlambi yezinkomo isingeyenkosi; akukho okuseleyo emehlweni enkosi ngaphandle kwemizimba yethu namazwe ethu. Siyakufelani phambi kwakho thina namazwe ethu na? Sithenge thina namazwe ethu ngokudla, sibe yizinceku zikaFaro thina namazwe ethu; siphe imbewu ukuba siphile, singafi, izwe lingachitheki.” UJosefa wamthengela uFaro izwe lonke laseGibithe, ngokuba bonke abaseGibithe bathengisa ngamasimu abo, lokhu indlala yayinzima phezu kwabo; izwe lase liba ngelikaFaro. Abantu wabayisa emizini, ebasusa komunye umncele wezwe laseGibithe kwaze kwaba komunye umncele walo. Yizwe labapristi kuphela angalithenganga, ngokuba abapristi babethole isabelo kuFaro, badla isabelo sabo abapha sona uFaro; ngalokho abathengisanga ngezwe labo. UJosefa wayesethi kubantu: “Bhekani, namuhla nginithengile nibe ngabakaFaro nina nezwe lenu; nansi imbewu yenu, nize nihlwanyele emhlabathini. Kuyakuthi ezithelweni nimnike uFaro okwesihlanu, izinxenye ezine zibe ngezenu, kube yimbewu yamasimu, nokudla kwenu nokwabendlu yenu, nokudla kwezingane zenu.” Base bethi: “Usisindisile; masifumane umusa emehlweni enkosi, sibe yizinceku zikaFaro.” UJosefa washaya umthetho ngezwe laseGibithe kuze kube namuhla wokuthi uFaro uzakuba nokwesihlanu; kuphela izwe labapristi bodwa alibanga yilo elikaFaro. U-Israyeli wahlala ezweni laseGibithe ezweni laseGosheni; bafuya khona, bazala, banda kakhulu. UJakobe wahlala ezweni laseGibithe iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa; izinsuku zikaJakobe, iminyaka yokuhamba kwakhe, zaziyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane nesikhombisa. Kwase kusondela isikhathi ayesezakufa ngaso u-Israyeli; wayesebiza indodana yakhe uJosefa, wathi kuye: “Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ake ubeke isandla sakho phansi kwethanga lami, ungenzele umusa neqiniso: ake ungangimbeli eGibithe. Kepha lapho sengilele kobaba, uze ungikhiphe eGibithe, ungimbele ethuneni labo.” Wathi: “Ngizakwenza njengezwi lakho.” Wayesethi kuye: “Funga kimi.” Wayesefunga kuye. U-Israyeli wakhothama esihlokweni sombhede.