Genesisi 47:1-31
47 Josefa wahamba wayewubikela Faro+ watsi: “Sewufikile babe nabomnaketfu kanye nemihlambi yabo yetimvu netimbuti neyetinkhomo nato tonkhe tintfo labesuke nato eKhenani, nyalo basendzaweni yaseGosheni.”+
2 Weta nabomnakabo labasihlanu, wafike wabetfula kuFaro.+
3 Faro watsi kulabomnakabo Josefa: “Nenta msebenti muni?” Bona batsi: “Tinceku takho telusa timvu, futsi nabokhokho betfu bebenta loyo msebenti.”+
4 Ngemuva kwaloko batsi kuFaro: “Sitele kutewukhosela kulelive+ ngobe eKhenani+ sekute emadlelo lesingadlisa kuwo imfuyo yetfu ngenca yekutsi indlala ibhoke kakhulu. Ngako siyacela, mane uvumele tinceku takho kutsi tihlale endzaweni yaseGosheni.”+
5 Faro wabese utsi kuJosefa: “Babe wakho nabomnakenu bete kuwe.
6 Lelive laseGibhithe lisetandleni takho. Tsatsa babe wakho nabomnakenu ubahlalise endzaweni lenhle kakhulu kulelive.+ Abahlale endzaweni yaseGosheni, futsi nangabe emkhatsini wabo kukhona labanelikhono lekwelusa, babeke kutsi banakekele imfuyo yami.”
7 Ngemuva kwaloko Josefa waletsa babe wakhe Jakobe kuFaro, wafike wametfula kuye. Jakobe wabese ubusisa Faro.
8 Faro wabuta Jakobe watsi: “Uneminyaka lemingakhi?”
9 Yena watsi: “Ngineminyaka lengu-130 futsi kuphila kwami konkhe ngikucitse ngihlala njengesihambi. Lena bekuyiminyaka lematima,+ kodvwa mincane nangiyicatsanisa neminyaka bokhokho bami labayicitsa bahlala njengetihambi.”+
10 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe wabusisa Faro wase uyamshiya.
11 Ngako Josefa wabeka babe wakhe nabomnakabo eveni laseGibhithe futsi wabaniketa umhlaba endzaweni lenhle kakhulu, lokuyindzawo yaseRamsesi,+ njengobe nje Faro abeshito.
12 Josefa wachubeka aniketa babe wakhe nabomnakabo kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yababe wakhe kudla,* futsi bekabanika kuye ngekutsi banebantfwana labangakhi.
13 Kudla* kwaphela kuyo yonkhe indzawo, ngobe lendlala beseyibhoke kakhulu, futsi simo saba sibi kakhulu eveni laseGibhithe naseveni laseKhenani ngenca yalendlala.+
14 Josefa wabutsa yonkhe imali bantfu baseGibhithe nebaseKhenani lebebatsenga ngayo kudla,+ futsi lemali abesolo ayiletsa endlini yaFaro.
15 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, imali yaphela eveni laseGibhithe kanye naseveni laseKhenani, ngako bonkhe bantfu baseGibhithe babese beta kuJosefa batsi: “Sinikete kudla! Usho kutsi sesingaze sife embikwakho ngenca yekutsi sesite imali?”
16 Josefa watsi kubo: “Nangabe imali yenu seyiphelile, letsani imfuyo yenu. Naninginika lemfuyo, mine ngitawuniniketa kudla.”
17 Ngako baletsa imfuyo yabo kuJosefa. Josefa abebaniketa kudla bese bona bamniketa emahhashi abo, imihlambi yetimvu, yetimbuti neyetinkhomo, kanye netimbongolo. Kuloyo mnyaka, Josefa wachubeka abaniketa kudla, bona bamniketa yonkhe imihlambi yabo.
18 Nasewuphelile lowo mnyaka, labantfu beta kuJosefa emnyakeni lolandzelako batsi: “Sifuna kukwatisa nkhosi kutsi yonkhe imali kanye nemfuyo yetfu sesikunikete wena. Nyalo kute lutfo lesesisele nako, ngaphandle kwemitimba yetfu kanye nelive letfu.
19 Usho kutsi sesingafa nje embikwakho, nelive letfu lisale lite muntfu? Kuncono utsenge tsine nalelive letfu bese wena usinika kudla, futsi sitawuba tigcili taFaro, nalelive letfu libe lakhe. Sinikete inhlanyelo kuze singatewubulawa yindlala, nelive letfu lingatewuhlala lite lutfo.”
20 Josefa watsenga yonkhe indzawo yebantfu baseGibhithe yabese iba yaFaro, ngobe bonkhe batsengisa ngendzawo yabo ngenca yekutsi lendlala beseyimatima kakhulu. Ngako-ke lendzawo yabese iba yaFaro.
21 Ngemuva kwaloko wasusa labantfu kuto tonkhe tincenye taseGibhithe wabayisa emadolobheni lehlukahlukene.+
22 Indzawo yebaphristi ngiyo kuphela langazange ayitsenge,+ ngobe nguFaro lobekaniketa baphristi kudla futsi bebaphila ngalokudla Faro labebaniketa kona. Kungako-ke bangazange bayitsengise indzawo yabo.
23 Josefa wabese utsi kulabantfu: “Lamuhla, nine nendzawo yenu nginitsengile kuze nibe baFaro. Nayi inhlanyelo, hambani niyewuhlanyela emasimu enu.
24 Nasenivuna, nibotsatsa incenye leyodvwa kuletisihlanu niyinike Faro,+ bese kutsi loko lokusalako nikwente inhlanyelo lenitayisebentisa emasimini enu, lokunye kube kudla kwenu, kwebantfwana benu nekwayo yonkhe indlu yenu.”
25 Ngako batsi kuye: “Ukusindzisile kuphila kwetfu.+ Sicela kutsi simane sitfole umusa emehlweni akho nkhosi, futsi sitawuba tigcili taFaro.”+
26 Josefa wabese ukwenta umtsetfo loku. Nalamuhla lomtsetfo wekutsi incenye leyodvwa kuletisihlanu iba yaFaro usasebenta eveni laseGibhithe. Indzawo yebaphristi ngiyo kuphela lengazange ibe yaFaro.+
27 Bantfu baka-Israyeli bachubeka bahleti eveni laseGibhithe, endzaweni yaseGosheni.+ Bahlala khona, baba nebantfwana futsi bandza kakhulu.+
28 Jakobe waphila iminyaka lengu-17 eveni laseGibhithe. Ngako seyiyonkhe iminyaka layiphila yaba ngu-147.+
29 Ngesikhatsi Israyeli sekatakufa,+ wabita indvodzana yakhe Josefa, watsi: “Nangabe ngitfole umusa emehlweni akho, ngicela ubeke sandla sakho ngephansi kwelitsanga lami, ukhombise kutsi uyangitsandza* nekutsi wetsembekile kimi. Ngicela kutsi ungangingcwabi lapha eGibhithe.+
30 Nangifa,* ubongitsatsa uyongingcwaba lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bami.”+ Josefa watsi: “Ngitokwenta njengobe usho.”
31 Jakobe wabese utsi: “Ngicela ufunge.”+ Ngako Josefa wafunga kuye. Ngemuva kwaloko Israyeli waguca phansi embikwaNkulunkulu ngasenhloko yembhedze wakhe.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “sinkhwa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “sinkhwa.”
^ Nobe “lutsandvo lolucotfo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Nangilala nabokhokho bami.”
