Genesisi

46 Nje-ke u-Israyeli wathatha koke okungekwakhe,* wangena indlela. Wathi nakafika eBheritjheba,+ wenzela uZimu kayise u-Isaka+ imihlatjelo. 2 UZimu wakhuluma no-Israyeli ebhudangweni ebusuku, wathi kuye: “Jakopo, Jakopo!” Waphendula wathi: “Ngilalele kosami!” 3 UZimu wathi: “NginguZimu weqiniso, uZimu kayihlo.+ Ungasabi ukuya eGibhide ngombana kulapho ngizokwenza khona isitjhaba esikhulu.+ 4 Ngizokukhamba nawe eGibhide begodu mina ngokwami ngizokubuyisela enarheni le,+ uJosefa uzokuvala amehlwakho nawuhlongakalako.”+

5 Ngemva kwalokho, uJakopo wakhamba eBheritjheba, amadodanakhe* amthwala, athwala abantwabawo nabafazi bawo ngeenkarana uFaro azithumela bona ziyokuthwala uyise. 6 Bathatha imihlambabo nezinto abazifumene eKanana. Nje-ke uJakopo nawo woke umndenakhe bafika eGibhide. 7 Wafika eGibhide namadodanakhe, amadodakazakhe neenzukulu zakhe, nawo woke umndenakhe.

8 La magama wamadodana ka-Israyeli eza nawo eGibhide,+ uJakopo namadodanakhe: Izibulo lakaJakopo bekunguRubeni.+

9 Amadodana kaRubeni bekunguRhanoki, uPalu, uRhetsironi noKarimi.+

10 Amadodana kaSimiyoni+ bekunguJemuweli, uJamini, u-Ohadi, uJakini, uTsorhari noSawula,+ okumadodana womfazi omKanana.

11 Amadodana kaLevi+ bekunguGeritjhoni, uKhehathi noMerari.+

12 Amadodana kaJuda+ bekungu-Eri, u-Onani, uTjhela,+ uPeretsi+ noZerarhi+ kodwana u-Eri no-Onani bahlongakala eKanana.+

Amadodana kaPeretsi bekunguRhetsironi noRhamulu.+

13 Amadodana ka-Isakari bekunguTola, uPuva, uJobho noTjhimroni.+

14 Amadodana kaZebuloni+ bekunguSeredi, u-Eloni noJarhiliyeli.+

15 La madodana kaLeya awabelethela uJakopo ePadana-Aramu kuhlanganise nendodakazakhe uDina.+ Amadodanakhe namadodakazakhe nasele baboke bebama-33.

16 Amadodana kaGadi+ bekunguTsifiyoni, uRhagi, uTjhuni, u-Etsibhoni, u-Arodi no-Areli.+

17 Amadodana ka-Atjheri+ bekunguJimna, uYitjhiva, uYitjhivi noBheriya, udadwabo bekunguSerarhi.

Amadodana kaBheriya bekunguRhebheri noMalikiyeli.+

18 Lezi ziinzukulwana zakaZilipha+ uLabani azinikela indodakazakhe uLeya. Nasele zizoke iinzukulwana zakaZilipha noJakopo zili-16.

19 Amadodana kaRarheli umkaJakopo bekunguJosefa+ noBhenjamini.+

20 U-Asenathi+ indodakazi kaPothi-Fera umphristi we-Oni* wabelethela uJosefa abantwana okunguManase+ no-Efrayimu+ eGibhide.

21 Amadodana kaBhenjamini+ bekunguBhekeri, uBhela, u-Atjhibeli, uGera,+ uNamani, u-Erhi, uRotjha, uMupi, uRhufi+ no-Aridi.+

22 La madodana kaRarheli abelethelwa uJakopo, nasele awoke ali-14.

23 Indodana* kaDani+ bekunguRhutjhimu.+

24 Amadodana kaNafitali+ bekunguJarhitsiyeli, uGuni, uJetseri noTjhilemu.+

25 Lezi ziinzukulwana zakaBhilirha, loyo uLabani amnikela indodakazakhe uRarheli. Abantwana ababelethela uJakopo balikhomba nasele baboke.

26 Boke ebekungebakaJakopo abaya eGibhide bebama-66 ngaphandle kwabomalukazana bakhe.+ 27 UJosefa wabelethelwa amadodana amabili eGibhide. Nje-ke woke umndeni kaJakopo owaya eGibhide, bekubabantu abama-70.+

28 UJakopo wathumela uJuda+ bona akhambe phambili, ayokutjela uJosefa ukuthi usendleleni utjhinga eGotjheni. Kwathi nabafika eGotjheni,+ 29 uJosefa wahlela ikaranakhe, watjhinga eGotjheni bona ayokuhlangana noyise u-Israyeli. Wathi nakambonako, wamsingatha bewalila khulu. 30 U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Nje-khona sengingafa ngombana ngikubonile begodu ngiyazi nokuthi usaphila.”

31 UJosefa wathi kubafowabo nemndenini kayise: “Akhengiye kuFaro,+ ngiyombikela ukuthi, ‘Abafowethu nomndeni kababa ebewuseKanana bafikile.+ 32 Amadoda la abelusi,+ atlhogomela iinkomo nezimvu,+ nje-ke eze nemihlambawo nakho koke anakho.+ 33 UFaro nakanibizako begodu anibuze athi, ‘Nisebenza ukwenzani?’ 34 Kufuze nithi, ‘Iinsebenzi zakho bezisolo zibelusi kusukela ebutjheni bekube nje njengombana bekwenza abokhokho bethu.’+ Ukwenzela bona niyokuhlala eGotjheni+ ngombana amaGibhide ayabanyenya abantu abalusa izimvu.”+