Genesisi

49 UJakopo wabiza amadodanakhe wathi: “Tjhidelani kimi madodanami, nginitjele bona kuzokwenzekani kini emihleni yokuphela ezako. 2 Buthanani nilalele nina madodana kaJakopo, lalelani uyihlo u-Israyeli.

3 “Rubeni,+ ulizibulo lami,+ ubelethwe lokha nangisese namandla, bewunesithunzi esikhulu namandla. 4 Angekhe ube mkhulu kunabafowenu ngombana ube njengesikhukhula, ulele nomfazi kayihlo.+ Ngokwenza lokho, akhenge uhloniphe umtjhadwami. Ngilokho-ke okwenzileko!

5 “USimiyoni noLevi bantwana bomuntu.+ Basebenzisa iinkhali zabo bona baphehle inturhu.+ 6 Kwanga ngingahlala ngingazihlanganisi nabo. Angifuni ukuzihlanganisa nebandla labo ngombana lokha nabasilingekileko, babulala amadoda+ begodu baqunta imisipha yeenkunzi ngaphandle kwesizathu. 7 Aliqalekiswe ilaka lobukhohlakali babo nelaka labo elivuthako.+ Ngizobahlukanisa enarheni kaJuda begodu ngibarhatjhe kwa-Israyeli.+

8 “Nakunguwe Juda,+ abafowenu bazokudumisa.+ Uzokuhlula amanabakho+ begodu amadodana kayihlo azokukhothama phambi kwakho.+ 9 Juda ndodanami unjengomntwana webhubezi.+ Ndodanami nakanjani uzokudla inyamazana ngemva kwalokho usikime. Uzozigedageda phasi njengebhubezi. Ngubani ozokulinga ukukuvusa? 10 Intonga yobukhosi angekhe isuke kuJuda,+ ngitjho nentonga yokubusa angekhe isuke eenyaweni zakho bekufike uTjhilo*+ ozokulalelwa babantu.+ 11 Uzokubophelela udumbanakhe esidiribeni nodumbanyanakhe esidiribeni esinothileko. Uzokuhlanza izambatho zakhe ewayinini nemhluzini wamadiribe. 12 Amehlwakhe abomvu ngebanga lokusela iwayini begodu amazinywakhe amhlophe ngebanga lokusela ibisi.

13 “UZebuloni+ uzokuhlala eligwini lelwandle lapha imikhumbi ibotjhelwa khona,+ umkhawulo wesifunda sakhe uzokunaba bewufike eTsidoni.+

14 “U-Isakari+ ngudumbana onamathambo aqinileko, ulele phasi nemithwalo emibili emgogodlhenakhe. 15 Uzokubona ubuhle bendawo yokuphumula nokuthi inarha yihle. Uzokwehlisa amahlombakhe athwale umthwalo begodu uzokwamukela umsebenzi obudisi.

16 “UDani+ ungomunye weenkoro zakwa-Israyeli,+ uzokwahlulela abantu bakhe. 17 UDani akabe yinyoka esendleleni, inyoka eneempondo eqadi kwendlela, eluma iinthende zenjomani bona oyikhwelileko awe.+ 18 Ngizokulinda isindiso evela kuwe, Jehova.

19 “NakunguGadi,+ uzokusahlelwa libutho labadlelezeli kodwana uzozibuyiselela nalibalekako.+

20 “Ukudla kwaka-Atjheri+ kuzokuba kunengi begodu uzokunikela abantu ukudla okulungele ikosi.+

21 “UNafitali+ umsinya begodu uyatjhelela, ukhuluma amezwi amnandi.+

22 “UJosefa+ uyipande yomuthi othelako, umuthi othelako ohlanu komthombo, iimpande zawo ezikhamba phezu komthangala. 23 Abadumuzi bemisubela bayamhloya, bayamtlhorholoja begodu bayamdumuza.+ 24 Nangaphasi kobujamobu usolo abambe umsubelakhe izandla zakhe ziqinile+ begodu zimsinya.+ Lokhu kuvela kiloyo onamandla owasiza uJakopo, umalusi ilitje laka-Israyeli. 25 UJosefa usisipho esivela kuZimu ozokusiza, unoMninimandla Woke ozokubusisa ngesibusiso esivela ezulwini, ngamanzi asuka ekuzikeni,+ ngabantwana abanengi nangefuyo. 26 Iimbusiso zakayihlo zizokudlula iimbusiso zeentaba zekadeni neembusiso zemibundu ehlala isikhathi eside.+ Zizokuhlala ehloko kaJosefa, phezu kwesihlohlo sokhethiweko hlangana nabafowabo.+

27 “UBhenjamini+ uzokusolo adabula amanabakhe njengepisi.+ Ekuseni uzokudla inyamazana kuthi ntambama ahlukanise ipahla ayifumene epini.”+

28 Boke laba ziinkoro ezili-12 zakwa-Israyeli begodu ngilokho uyise abatjela khona nakababusisako. Omunye nomunye umnikele isibusiso esimfaneleko.+

29 Ngemva kwalokho, wabanikela nasi imiyalo: “Ngizokuhlongakala kungasikade.+ Ngibulungani nabokhokho bami erholweni elisesimini ka-Efroni umRhiti,+ 30 erholweni elisesimini yeMakaphela phambi kweMamre enarheni yeKanana, esimini eyathengwa ngu-Abrahama ku-Efroni umRhiti bona ibe yindawo yokubulungela. 31 Lapho kwabulungelwa khona u-Abrahama nomkakhe uSara.+ Lapho kwabulungelwa khona u-Isaka+ nomkakhe uRabega nami ngabulungela uLeya khona. 32 Isimu nerholo okulapho kwathengwa emadodaneni kaRhiti.”+

33 Nje-ke uJakopo wathi nakaqeda ukunikela amadodanakhe iinqophiswezi, wathabulula iinyawo embhedeni wahlongakala, wabulungwa nabantu bekhabo.+