Genesisi
47 Nje-ke uJosefa wabikela uFaro wathi:+ “Ubaba nabafowethu nemihlambabo nakho koke abanakho bafikile, bavela enarheni yeKanana, nje baseGotjheni.”+ 2 Wathatha abafowabo abahlanu wabasa kuFaro.+
3 UFaro wathi kubafowabo bakaJosefa: “Nisebenza ukwenzani?” Bathi: “Iinsebenzi zakho zibelusi bezimvu njengombana bekwenza abokhokho bethu.”+ 4 Ngemva kwalokho, bathi kuFaro: “Size lapha bona sizokuhlala enarheni ekungasi ngeyethu le+ ngombana imihlambi yeensebenzi zakho ayinamadlelo ngebanga lokuthi indlala ibhokile eKanana.+ Nje-ke sibawa uvumele iinsebenzi zakho bona zihlale enarheni yeGotjheni.”+ 5 Khonokho uFaro wathi kuJosefa: “Uyihlo nabafowenu beze kuwe. 6 Inarha yeGibhide isezandleni zakho. Hlalisa uyihlo nabafowenu endaweni ehle khulu enarheni.+ Bavumele bahlale eGotjheni begodu nangabe kunamadoda akghona ukwenza umsebenzi kuhle, abeke bona atlhogomele umhlambami.”
7 UJosefa waletha uyise uJakopo kuFaro, uJakopo wabusisa uFaro. 8 UFaro wabuza uJakopo, wathi: “Uneminyaka emingakhi?” 9 UJakopo wathi kuFaro: “Ngineminyaka eli-130 begodu isikhathesi soke nje bengisolo ngikhamba ngihlala koke nje. Iminyakami imbalwa begodu beyigandelela,+ ayisimide njengeminyaka abokhokho bami abayiphila nabakhamba bahlala koke nje.”+ 10 Ngemva kwalokho, uJakopo wabusisa uFaro, wasuka phambi kwakhe.
11 Yeke uJosefa wahlalisa uyise nabafowabo eGibhide, wabanikela indawo ehle khulu enarheni yeRamasese+ njengombana uFaro ayalile. 12 UJosefa wasolo athumela ukudla kuyise, kubafowabo nakulabo ebebahlala nabo kuye ngokwesibalo sabantwababo.
13 Nje-ke bekunganakudla enarheni yoke ngombana indlala beyibhokile begodu abantu beGibhide nebeKanana bebaphelelwa mamandla ngebanga lendlala.+ 14 UJosefa bekabuthelela yoke imali ebeyifumaneka enarheni yeGibhide nenarheni yeKanana ngokuthengisa ikoroyi,+ wasolo aletha imali ngendlini kaFaro. 15 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, abantu beGibhide nebeKanana baphelelwa yimali, nje-ke boke abantu beGibhide baya kuJosefa bathi kuye: “Sipha ukudla! Kubayini kufuze sife phambi kwakho ngebanga lokuthi asisanamali?” 16 UJosefa waphendula wathi: “Nangabe anisanamali lethani ifuywenu, mina ngininikele ukudla.” 17 Nje-ke baletha ifuywabo kuJosefa, wabanikela ukudla ebebakuthenga ngeenjomani zabo, ifuywabo, iinkomo zabo nabodumbana babo. Bekasolo abapha ukudla ebebakuthenga ngefuywabo leyo hlangana nomnyaka loyo.
18 Umnyaka loyo waphela, nje-ke ngomnyaka olandelako, beza kuJosefa bathi kuye: “Indaba le angeze sayifihlela ikosethu ukuthi imalethu nefuywethu sebele sikunikele ikosethu. Yeke akusanalitho esingalinikela ikosethu, sesisele ngemizimbethu le nangeenarha zethu. 19 Kubayini kufuze sife phambi kwakho begodu iinarha zethu zisale zinganabantu? Sithenga bewuthathe neenarha zethu khona uzasipha okuya ngendeni, sizakuba ziingqila zakaFaro neendawo zethu kuzakuba ngezakhe. Sipha imbewu siyokutjala ukwenzela bona siphile begodu neenarha zethu zingasali zinganabantu.” 20 UJosefa wathenga zoke iindawo zamaGibhide kwaba ngezakaFaro, woke amaGibhide athengisa amasimawo ngombana indlala beyibhoke tle! Nje-ke inarha kwaba ngeyakaFaro.
21 UJosefa watjela boke abantu beGibhide ebebahlala kiyo yoke inarha wathi bayokuhlala emadorobheni.+ 22 Inarha yabaphristi ngiyo yodwa angakhenge ayithenge+ ngombana abaphristi bebafumana ukudla kuFaro. Kungebangelo bangakhenge bathengise inarhabo. 23 UJosefa wathi ebantwini: “Namhlanjesi nginithengile naba ngebakaFaro, ngokunjalo nangeenarha zenu. Nje-ke nasi imbewu enizoyitjala emasimini. 24 Nasele nivuna nizakunikela uFaro+ ingcenye eyodwa kezihlanu, kuthi ezine kube ngezenu. Nizakulima ngazo benizidle nabantu abasemizinenu nabantwabenu. 25 Bathi: “Usindise ukuphila kwethu.+ Nje-ke nange ikosi ithanda, sizakuba ziingqila zakaFaro.”+ 26 UJosefa wakwenza kwaba mthetho, okumthetho osasebenza nanamhlanjesi eGibhide ukuthi eengcenyeni ezihlanu yinye, ngeyakaFaro. Yinarha yabaphristi kwaphela engakhenge ibe ngeyakaFaro.+
27 Nje-ke umndeni ka-Israyeli waraga nokuhlala eGibhide, eGotjheni.+ Wahlala khona waba nabantwana abanengi begodu wanda khulu.+ 28 UJakopo wahlala iminyaka eli-17 eGibhide wabe waba neminyaka eli-147.+
29 Kwathi u-Israyeli nasele abona ukuthi uzokuhlongakala+ wabiza indodanakhe uJosefa, wathi kiyo: “Nange ufuna ukungenzela umusa, ngibawa ubeke isandla sakho ngaphasi kwenyongami, ungitjengise ukuthi ungithanda kangangani begodu uthembekile kimi. Ngibawa ungangibulungeli eGibhide.+ 30 Nangihlongakalako kufuze ungikhuphe eGibhide uyongibulungela emalibeni wabokhokho bami.+ Waphendula wathi: “Ngizokwenza njalo.” 31 U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Funga kimi.”+ UJosefa wafunga. Nje-ke u-Israyeli waguqa eenhlokweni zombhedakhe.+