Genesis 46

UJakobe uya eGibhithe

1UIsrayeli wasesuka lakho konke ayelakho, wafika eBherishebha a, wanikela imihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu kayise uIsaka b. 2UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma kuIsrayeli emibonweni c yebusuku esithi: Jakobe, Jakobe! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha. 3Wasesithi: NginguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kayihlo d; ungesabi ukwehlela eGibhithe, ngoba ngizakumisa ube yisizwe esikhulu khona e; 4mina ngizakwehlela eGibhithe lawe, njalo lami isibili ngizakwenyusa f; futhi uJosefa uzabeka isandla sakhe phezu kwamehlo akho g. 5UJakobe wasesukuma evela eBherishebha. Lamadodana kaIsrayeli amthwala uJakobe uyise labantwanyana bawo labomkawo ezinqoleni uFaro ayezithumile ukumthwala h. 6Basebethatha izifuyo zabo lempahla zabo ababezizuzile elizweni leKhanani, bafika eGibhithe, uJakobe lenzalo yakhe yonke laye, 7amadodana akhe, lamadodana amadodana akhe kanye laye, lamadodakazi akhe, lamadodakazi amadodana akhe; layo yonke inzalo yakhe wayiletha laye eGibhithe i.

Inzalo kaJakobe

8Njalo la ngamabizo amadodana kaIsrayeli j afika eGibhithe: UJakobe lamadodana akhe. Izibulo likaJakobe: URubeni k. 9Lamadodana kaRubeni: OHanoki, loPalu, loHezironi, loKarimi.

10Lamadodana kaSimeyoni: OJemuweli loJamini loOhadi loJakini loZohari, loShawuli indodana yomKhananikazi.

11Lamadodana kaLevi l: OGerishoni, uKohathi loMerari.

12Lamadodana kaJuda m: OEri loOnani loShela loPerezi loZera; kodwa uEri wafa, loOnani, elizweni leKhanani n. Lamadodana kaPerezi ayengoHezironi loHamuli o.

13Lamadodana kaIsakari p: OThola loPuva loYobi loShimroni.

14Lamadodana kaZebuluni: OSeredi loEloni loJaleli. 15La ngamadodana kaLeya awazalela uJakobe ePadani-Arama loDina indodakazi yakhe q; yonke imiphefumulo yamadodana akhe lamadodakazi akhe yayingamatshumi amathathu lantathu.

16Njalo amadodana kaGadi: UZifiyoni loHagi, uShuni loEziboni, uEri loArodi loAreli r.

17Lamadodana kaAsheri s: OJimna loIshiva loIshivi loBeriya loSera udadewabo. Lamadodana kaBeriya: OHeberi loMalikiyeli. 18La ngamadodana kaZilipa t, uLabani amnika yena uLeya indodakazi yakhe u, njalo la wawazalela uJakobe, imiphefumulo elitshumi lesithupha.

19Amadodana kaRasheli umkaJakobe: OJosefa loBhenjamini.

20Kwasekuzalelwa uJosefa elizweni leGibhithe oManase loEfrayimi, amzalela bona uAsenathi indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi
 umpristi: kumbe,  induna.
weOni w.

21Lamadodana kaBhenjamini: OBhela loBekeri loAshibeli, uGera loNamani, uEhi loRoshi, uMupimi loHupimi loAridi x. 22La ngamadodana kaRasheli azalelwa uJakobe; yonke imiphefumulo ilitshumi lane.

23Lamadodana kaDani: UHushimi.

24Lamadodana kaNafithali y: OJazeli loGuni loJezeri loShilema. 25La ngamadodana kaBiliha z, uLabani amnika yena uRasheli indodakazi yakhe aa, wasemzalela la uJakobe; yonke imiphefumulo iyisikhombisa.

26Yonke imiphefumulo eyafika loJakobe eGibhithe, evela ekhalweni lwakhe, ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe, yonke imiphefumulo ingamatshumi ayisithupha lesithupha ab. 27Lamadodana kaJosefa awazalelwa eGibhithe ayimiphefumulo emibili. Yonke imiphefumulo yendlu kaJakobe eyafika eGibhithe yayingamatshumi ayisikhombisa.

UJakobe labantwana bakhe eGibhithe

28Wasethuma uJuda phambi kwakhe kuJosefa, ukuthi akhokhele phambi kwakhe esiya eGosheni; basebefika elizweni leGosheni ac. 29UJosefa wasebopha inqola yakhe, wenyukela eGosheni ukuhlangabeza uIsrayeli uyise; wazibonakalisa kuye, wawela entanyeni yakhe, wakhala inyembezi isikhathi eside entanyeni yakhe ad. 30UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Khathesi kangife, lokhu sengibonile ubuso bakho, ngoba usaphila. 31UJosefa wasesithi kubafowabo lakundlu kayise: Ngizakwenyuka ngibike kuFaro ngithi kuye: Abafowethu lendlu kababa ababeselizweni leKhanani sebefikile kimi ae; 32lamadoda angabelusi bezimvu, ngoba abengamadoda afuyileyo; njalo alethe izimvu zawo lenkomo zawo lakho konke alakho. 33Njalo kuzakuthi lapho uFaro elibiza esithi: Iyini imisebenzi yenu af? 34Lizakuthi-ke: Izinceku zakho zingamadoda okufuya ag, kusukela ebutsheni bethu kuze kube khathesi ah, thina sonke labobaba; ukuze lihlale elizweni leGosheni; ngoba wonke umelusi wezimvu uyanengeka kumaGibhithe ai.
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