Genesisi
37 UJakopo waraga nokuhlala enarheni yeKanana, lapha uyise gade ahlala khona enarheni ekungasiyo yekhabo.+
2 Lo mlando kaJakopo.
Kuthe uJosefa+ isokana elineminyaka eli-17 nakalusa umhlambi+ namadodana kaBhilirha+ namadodana kaZilipha+ abafazi bakayise, waletha umbiko omumbi ngawo kuyise. 3 Nje-ke u-Israyeli gade athanda uJosefa ukudlula woke amanye amadodanakhe+ ngombana wabelethelwa yena sele aluphele, wathatha isambatho esikhethekileko wamnikela sona. 4 Abomnakwabo nababona ukuthi uyise umthanda ukubadlula boke, bathoma ukumhloya, akhenge basakhuluma naye ngehlonipho.
5 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uJosefa waba nebhudango, walihlathululela abomnakwabo+ begodu bamhloya khulu. 6 Wathi kibo: “Ngibawa nilalele nanti ibhudango engibe nalo. 7 Besibophelela iinqwambi esimini, isiqwambi sami sajama rwe begodu iinqwambi zenu zazombeleza zakhothamela isiqwambi sami.”+ 8 Abomnakwabo bathi kuye: “Utjho bona uzokuba yikosethu?”+ Lokho kwenza ukuthi bamhloye khulu ngebanga lebhudango lakhe nangalokho abatjele khona.
9 Ngemva kwalokho, waba nelinye godu ibhudango, watjela boke abafowabo ngalo wathi: “Ngibe nelinye godu ibhudango. Ilanga, inyanga neenkwekwezi ezili-11 bezingikhothamela.”+ 10 Walihlathululela noyise phambi kwabafowabo, uyise wamkhalima wathi kuye: “Litjho ukuthini ibhudango lakhweli? Utjho ukuthi mina nonyoko nabafowenu sizokuza kuwe sikukhothamele?” 11 Abafowabo bamfela umona+ kodwana uyise wacabanga ngalokho uJosefa akutjhwileko.
12 Nje-ke abafowabo bakhamba bayokulusa umhlambi kayise hlanu kweTjhekemu.+ 13 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi u-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Abafowenu baluse imihlambi hlanu kweTjhekemu. Yewize ngikuthume kibo.” UJosefa wathi kuye: “Kulungile baba!” 14 U-Israyeli wathi kuye: “Ngibawa uyobahlola ukuthi koke kusakhamba kuhle na, nokuthi umhlambi usavikelekile. Ngemva kwalokho ubuye uzongibikela.” UJosefa wakhamba asuka emrhobeni weRhebroni+ watjhinga eTjhekemu. 15 Kwathi nakasakhambakhamba emmangweni, wahlangana nendoda ethileko. Indoda leyo yambuza yathi: “Uzulazula nje ufunani?” 16 Wathi kiyo: “Ngifunana nabafowethu. Ngibawa ungitjele bayilusele kuphi imihlambi?” 17 Indoda le yaraga yathi: “Basukile lapha, ngibezwe bathi, ‘Asitjhingeni eDotani.’” UJosefa wabalandela wabafumana eDotani.
18 Bambona aseza kude, kuthe angakafiki kibo bathoma ukuluka amano wokumbulala. 19 Bathi komunye nomunye: “Qalani nasiya isibhudangikazesa siyeza!+ 20 Asisibulaleni, sisiphosele ngepetsini bese sizokuthi sidliwe sibandana esiyingozi. Akhesibone ukuthi kuzokwenzekani ngamabhudangwaso.” 21 URubeni+ nakezwa ngalokho, walinga ukumsindisa kibo. Wathi: “Singambulali.”+ 22 URubeni wathi kibo: “Ningathululi iingazi.+ Mphoseleni ngepetsini esemmangweni le kodwana ningamlimazi.”+ Umnqophwakhe bekukumsindisa kibo ukwenzela bona ambuyisele kuyise.
23 UJosefa uthe nakafika kubafowabo, bamhlubulisa isambatho sakhe esikhethekileko,+ 24 bamthatha bamphosela ngepetsini. Ngesikhatheso ipetsi beyinganamanzi.
25 Ngemva kwalokho, bahlala phasi badla. Kwathi nabathi mehlo suka, babona kuza isiqhema sama-Itjhimayeli+ sivela eGiliyadi. Amakamelaso bewathwele iinthako zokulapha nezinukisa kamnandi+ begodu besitjhinga eGibhide. 26 Nje-ke uJuda wathi kubafowabo: “Sizokuzuzani nasingabulala umfowethu besigubuzese iingazi zakhe?+ 27 Asimthengiseleni+ ama-Itjhimayeli, singamlimazi. Mfowethu, ziingazi zethu.”* Nje-ke bavumelana naye. 28 Kwathi abarhwebi bamaMidiyani+ nabadlulako, abafowabo bakaJosefa bakhupha uJosefa ngepetsini bamthengisela ama-Itjhimayeli ngeempaparwana zesiliva ezima-20.+ Amadoda la akhamba noJosefa eGibhide.
29 URubeni uthe nakayokuhlola ngepetsini, nakabona ukuthi uJosefa akakho ngapho warathula izambatho zakhe. 30 Uthe nakabuyela kubafowabo wathi: “Umfowethu akasekho! Ngizokubona ngenzeni?”
31 Nje-ke bahlaba ipongo bathatha isambatho sakaJosefa basifaka ngeengazini. 32 Ngemva kwalokho, bathumela isambatho esikhethekileko kuyise, bathi: “Nakhu esikufumeneko. Sibawa uqalisise ukuthi akusisisambatho sendodanakho na.”+ 33 Wasiqalisisa wathi: “Sisambatho sendodanami! Kungenzeka udliwe sibandana esiyingozi. UJosefa urathulwe waba ziinquqwana!” 34 UJakopo warathula izambatho zakhe, wambatha umgodla wazilela indodanakhe amalanga amanengi. 35 Yeke amadodana namadodakazakhe bekasolo alinga ukumtjhiriya kodwana wabhala ukutjhiriywa, wathi: “Ngizokutjhinga eThuneni*+ ngililela indodanami!” Waraga nokulila.
36 AmaMidiyani amthengisela uPothifara+ eGibhide, isikhulu sesigodlo sakaFaro nenduna yabonogada.+