Gen 37 | Ndebele | STEP | UJakobe wasehlala elizweni uyise ayehlala kilo njengowezizwe , ilizwe leKhanani.

1 UJakobe wasehlala elizweni uyise ayehlala kilo njengowezizwe ^{▼▼ njengowezizwe: Heb ilizwe lokuhlala kukayise njengowezizwe.}, ilizwe leKhanani. 2 Lezi zindaba zezizukulwana zikaJakobe ^b. UJosefa ^c, eleminyaka elitshumi lesikhombisa, wayeselusa umhlambi labafowabo, wayengumfana, elamadodana kaBiliha, lamadodana kaZilipa, omkayise; uJosefa waseletha kuyise imibiko emibi ngabo ^d. 3 Njalo uIsrayeli wayemthanda uJosefa kulawo wonke amadodana akhe, ngoba wayeyindodana yobudala bakhe ^e; wamenzela isigqoko esilemibalabala ^{▼▼ esilemibalabala: kumbe, esiyiziqaziqa.}. 4 Kwathi abafowabo sebebonile ukuthi uyise uyamthanda kulabo bonke abafowabo, bamzonda, babengelakukhuluma kuye ngokuthula.

5 UJosefa wasephupha iphupho, walazisa abafowabo; ngakho baqhubeka bemzonda kakhulu. 6 Wasesithi kibo: Ake lizwe leliphupho engiliphuphileyo. 7 Khangelani-ke, besibopha izithungo phakathi kwensimu, njalo khangelani, isithungo sami sema saqonda futhi, khangelani-ke, izithungo zenu zazingelezela, zasikhothamela isithungo sami ^g. 8 Abafowabo basebesithi kuye: Kanti ukubusa uzasibusa, ukulawula uzasilawula yini? Ngakho baqhubeka bemzonda kakhulu, ngenxa yamaphupho akhe langenxa yamazwi akhe.

9 Wasebuya futhi waphupha elinye iphupho, walilandisela abafowabo, wathi: Khangelani, ngiphuphe futhi iphupho; khangelani-ke, ilanga lenyanga lenkanyezi ezilitshumi lanye zingikhothamela. 10 Waselandisela uyise labafowabo. Uyise wasemsola wathi kuye: Liyini leliphupho oliphuphileyo? Ukuza sizakuza, mina lonyoko ^h labafowenu, sikhothamele emhlabathini phambi kwakho yini? 11 Abafowabo-ke baba lomona ngaye ⁱ, kodwa uyise waligcina lelilizwi ^j.

Ukuthengiswa kukaJosefa

12 Abafowabo basebesiyalagisa umhlambi kayise eShekema ^k. 13 UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Abafowenu kabalagisi eShekema yini? Woza, ngikuthume kibo. Wasesithi kuye: Khangela ngilapha. 14 Wasesithi kuye: Hamba-ke, ubone ukuthi baphila kuhle ^{▼▼ baphila kuhle: Heb bona ukuthula kwabafowenu.} yini abafowenu, lokuthi uyaphila umhlambi, ungibuyisele ilizwi. Wasemthuma esuka esigodini iHebroni ^m wasefika eShekema.

15 Indoda yamfica, ngoba khangela wayezula egangeni; indoda yasimbuza yathi: Udingani? 16 Wasesithi: Ngidinga abafowethu; ake ungazise ukuthi balagise ngaphi. 17 Indoda yasisithi: Basukile lapha, ngoba ngibezwile besithi: Asiye eDothani. UJosefa wasebalandela abafowabo, wabathola eDothani ⁿ. 18 Basebembona esekhatshana. Njalo engakasondeli kubo, bamenzela ugobe lokuthi bambulale. 19 Bakhulumisana besithi: Khangela, lo umphuphi ^{▼▼ umphuphi: Heb inkosi yamaphupho.} uyeza; 20 khathesi-ke, wozani simbulale, simphosele komunye wemigodi, besesisithi: Isilo esibi simdlile. Khona sizabona ukuthi amaphupho akhe azakuba yini. 21 URubeni wasekuzwa, wamophula esandleni sabo, wathi: Asingatshayi impilo ^p. 22 URubeni wasesithi kubo: Lingachithi igazi, mphoseleni kulumgodi osenkangala, lingeluleli isandla kuye; ukuze amkhulule esandleni sabo, ukuze ambuyisele kuyise ^q.

23 Kwasekusithi uJosefa esefikile kubafowabo, bamhlubula uJosefa isigqoko sakhe, isigqoko esilemibalabala ^{▼▼ esilemibalabala: kumbe, esiyiziqaziqa.}, ayesigqokile; 24 basebemthatha, bamphosela emgodini; kodwa umgodi wawungelalutho, kungelamanzi kuwo. 25 Basebehlala phansi ukudla isinkwa. Baphakamisa amehlo abo babona, khangela-ke, udwendwe lwamaIshmayeli luvela eGileyadi ^s, lamakamela awo ethwele isinongo ^t lenhlaka lemure* ^u, ehamba ukukwehlisela eGibhithe. 26 UJuda wasesithi kubafowabo: Yinzuzo bani uba simbulala umfowethu, sifihle igazi lakhe ^v? 27 Wozani, simthengise kumaIshmayeli ^w, lesandla sethu kasingabi phezu kwakhe, ngoba umgumfowethu, inyama yethu ^x. Abafowabo basebelalela. 28 Kwasekudlula amaMidiyani angabathengiselani ^y; basebemdonsa bamphakamisa uJosefa emgodini, bathengisa uJosefa kumaIshmayeli ^z ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezingamatshumi amabili ^aa. Amusa-ke eGibhithe.

29 Kwathi uRubeni ebuyela emgodini, khangela-ke, uJosefa wayengekho emgodini, wadabula izembatho zakhe ^ab. 30 Wasebuyela kubafowabo wathi: Umfana kakho; mina-ke, ngizakuya ngaphi ^ac? 31 Basebethatha isigqoko sikaJosefa, bahlaba izinyane lembuzi, bagxamuza isigqoko egazini ^ad. 32 Basebethumela isigqoko esilemibalabala, basisa kuyise, bathi: Lokhu sikuficile; akunanzelele ukuthi lesi yisigqoko sendodana yakho yini, loba hatshi ^ae. 33 Wasinanzelela wathi: Yisigqoko sendodana yami! Isilo esibi simdlile, isibili udatshulwe uJosefa ^af. 34 UJakobe wasedabula izembatho zakhe, wafaka isaka ekhalweni lwakhe, wayililela indodana yakhe insuku ezinengi ^ag. 35 Njalo wonke amadodana akhe lamadodakazi akhe asukuma ukumduduza ^ah, kodwa wala ukududuzwa, wathi: Ngoba ngizakwehlela engcwabeni endodaneni yami ngilila ^ai. Uyise wamlilela njalo. 36 AmaMidiyani ^aj asemthengisa eGibhithe kuPotifa, umphathi kaFaro, induna yabalindi.