Genesisi
50 Ngako Josefa watijika kubabe wakhe,+ wakhalela ebusweni bakhe futsi wamcabuza. 2 Ngemuva kwaloko Josefa watjela tinceku takhe letibodokotela kutsi tigcobise sidvumbu sababe wakhe kuze singonakali.+ Ngako basigcobisa sidvumbu sa-Israyeli, 3 futsi batsatsa emalanga langu-40 njengobe leso bekusikhatsi lesitsatfwako nakugcotjiswa sidvumbu. Bantfu baseGibhithe bachubeka bamkhalela Jakobe kwate kwaphela emalanga langu-70.
4 Atsi nakaphela emalanga ekulilela Jakobe, Josefa wakhuluma netiphatsimandla* taFaro watsi: “Nangabe ngitfole umusa emehlweni enu, ngicela nendlulise nangu umlayeto kuFaro: 5 ‘Babe wangifungisa+ watsi: “Sengiyafa.+ Kufanele ungingcwabe endzaweni lengatilungisela yona+ leseveni laseKhenani.”+ Ngicela ungivumele ngihambe ngiyewumngcwaba, ngemuva kwaloko ngitawubuya.’” 6 Faro waphendvula watsi: “Hamba uyewungcwaba babe wakho njengobe nje akufungisa.”+
7 Ngako Josefa wahamba wayewungcwaba babe wakhe, futsi tonkhe tinceku taFaro tahamba naye, tikhulu+ taFaro kanye nato tonkhe tikhulu telive laseGibhithe. 8 Wahamba nabo bonkhe bendlu yakhe, nabomnakabo kanye nendlu yababe wakhe.+ Bashiya bantfwana babo labancane kanye nemfuyo yabo kuphela endzaweni yaseGosheni. 9 Bahamba netincola+ kanye nalabebagibele emahhashi futsi baba sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu. 10 Ngako befika endzaweni yekubhulela kolo lese-Athadi, esifundzeni saseJordane. Kuleyo ndzawo bafike baba lusizi futsi bakhala kabuhlungu. Josefa wachubeka alilela babe wakhe emalanga langu-7. 11 Bantfu balapho, lokubantfu baseKhenani bababona bakhala kulendzawo yekubhulela kolo lese-Athadi, futsi batsi: “Labantfu baseGibhithe baselusizini lolukhulu!” Kungako leyo ndzawo lesesifundzeni saseJordane yabitwa ngekutsi yi-Abela-misrayimu.*
12 Emadvodzana aJakobe akwenta konkhe loko labewatjele kutsi akwente.+ 13 Ahamba nesidvumbu sakhe aya naso eveni laseKhenani afike amngcwaba emhumeni losensimini yaseMakhaphela, lebukene neMamre. Leyo ngulensimu Abrahama layitsenga ku-Efroni umHethi kuze ibe yindzawo yekungcwaba.+ 14 Ngemuva kwekungcwaba babe wakhe, Josefa wabuyela eGibhithe akanye nabomnakabo nabo bonkhe lebebahambe naye.
15 Ngesikhatsi bomnakabo Josefa babona kutsi babe wabo sewufile, batsi: “Kungenteka kutsi Josefa usasitondza futsi utawutiphindziselela ngenca yako konkhe lokubi lesakwenta kuye.”+ 16 Ngako batfumela umlayeto kuJosefa batsi: “Ngaphambi kwekutsi babe afe watsi: 17 ‘Naku lokufanele nikusho kuJosefa: “Ngicela ucolele bomnakenu kuko konkhe lokubi labakone ngako ngekutsi bakuphatse kabi ngalendlela.”’ Ngako sicela usicolele ngato tonkhe tono lesatenta kuwe, tsine tinceku taNkulunkulu wababe wakho.” Josefa wakhala ngesikhatsi eva lamavi. 18 Ngemuva kwaloko bomnakabo beta kuye bafike baguca embikwakhe, base batsi: “Asimane sibe tinceku takho!”+ 19 Josefa watsi kubo: “Ningesabi. Mine angeke ngitibeke endzaweni yaNkulunkulu. 20 Ngisho nobe nine benitimisele kwenta lokubi kimi,+ kodvwa Nkulunkulu abehlose kutsi ekugcineni loko kube ngulokuhle futsi alondvolote kuphila kwebantfu labanyenti, njengobe nje enta nalamuhla.+ 21 Ngako-ke ningesabi. Mine ngitawuchubeka ngininiketa kudla, nine kanye nebantfwana benu.”+ Josefa wabadvudvuta futsi wabacinisekisa.
22 Josefa wachubeka ahlala eGibhithe, yena kanye nendlu yababe wakhe, futsi waphila iminyaka lengu-110. 23 Waphila waze wabona batukulu ba-Efrayimu,+ kanye nemadvodzana aMakhire,+ indvodzana yaManase. Labantfwana abebatsatsa njengebantfwana bakhe.* 24 Ekugcineni Josefa wakhuluma nabomnakabo watsi: “Mine sengiyafa, kodvwa nakanjani Nkulunkulu utanisita+ futsi anikhiphe kulelive, animikise eveni lafunga kutsi utalinika Abrahama, Isaka naJakobe.”+ 25 Ngako Josefa wawafungisa emadvodzana a-Israyeli, watsi: “Nakanjani Nkulunkulu utanisita. Ngicela kutsi ematsambo ami nihambe nawo naniphuma kulendzawo.”+ 26 Josefa wafa aneminyaka lengu-110, futsi sidvumbu sakhe basigcobisa kuze singonakali,+ ngemuva kwaloko bamfaka ebhokisini eGibhithe.