UGenesise 44
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UGenesise 44
1Waselaya umlindi wendlu yakhe, wathi: Gcwalisani izikhwama zamadoda ngokudla, okungangokudla okungamandla awo, lemali yalowo lalowo uyifake emlonyeni wesikhwama sakhe.
2Ufake indebe yami, indebe yesiliva, emlonyeni wesaka lomncane kanye nemali yengqoloyi yakhe. Futhi wenza njengezwi uJosefa ayelikhulumile.
3Kwathi sekusile, amadoda amukiswa, wona nezimbongolo zawo.
4Sebephumile emzini, bengakabi kude, uJosefa wathi kumphathi wakhe: “Sukuma, ulandele amadoda ngemuva; futhi uma ubafica, uthi kubo: “Kungani nibuyisela okubi ngokuhle na?”
5Lokhu akusikho yini inkosi yami ephuza ngakho, eprofetha ngakho ngempela? nenze okubi ngokwenza kanjalo.
6Wabafica, wakhuluma lawo mazwi kubo.
7Bathi kuye: “Inkosi yami ikhulumelani lawa mazwi na?” UNkulunkulu makube kude nezinceku zakho ukwenza njengalokhu:
8Bheka, imali esayifumana emaphaketheni ethu sayibuyisela kuwe sivela ezweni laseKhanani; pho, besingeba kanjani isiliva negolide endlini yenkosi yakho na?
9Lowo ezincekwini zakho okutholakala kuye, makafe futhi, futhi sizoba yizigqila zenkosi yami.
10Wathi: “Makube njengokwamazwi enu; lowo okutholwa kuye uyakuba yinceku yami; futhi uyakuba msulwa.
11Base beshesha, kwaba yilowo nalowo wakhumula isikhwama sakhe phansi, kwaba yilowo nalowo wavula isikhwama sakhe.
12Wafunisisa, waqala komkhulu, washiya komncane; indebe yafunyanwa ekhukhwini likaBhenjamini.
13Base beklebhula izingubo zabo, kwaba yilowo nalowo wabothisa imbongolo yakhe, babuyela emzini.
14UJuda nabafowabo bangena endlini kaJosefa; ngoba wayeselapho, bawa phansi phambi kwakhe.
15UJosefa wayesethi kubo: “Yisenzo sini lesi enisenzile na? Anazi yini ukuthi umuntu onjengami angabhula na?
16UJuda wasesithi: Sizakuthini enkosini yami? sizokhuluma ngani? noma singazihlanza kanjani na? UNkulunkulu uthole ububi bezinceku zakho; bheka, siyizinceku zenkosi yami, thina naye okufunyenwe kuye indebe.
17Wathi: “UNkulunkulu makangenze ngikwenze lokho; kepha umuntu ofunyanwa esandleni sakhe indebe, uyakuba yinceku yami; wena-ke khuphuka uye kuyihlo ngokuthula.
18UJuda wayesesondela kuye, wathi: “Awu, nkosi yami, inceku yakho mayikhulume izwi ezindlebeni zenkosi yami, futhi intukuthelo yakho mayingayivuthi encekwini yakho, ngokuba unjengoFaro;
19Inkosi yami yasibuza izinceku zayo yathi: Lilobaba yini kumbe umfowenu?
20Sathi enkosini yami: ‘Sinobaba ixhegu, nomntwana wobungane bakhe omncane; umfowabo wafa, yena wasala yedwa kunina, uyise wamthanda.
21Wathi wena ezincekwini zakho: ‘Mehliseleni kimi, ukuze ngimbone ngamehlo ami.’
22Sathi enkosini yami: Indodana ayinakumshiya uyise, ngokuba uma imshiya uyise, uyise uyakufa;
23Wathi wena ezincekwini zakho: ‘Uma umfowenu omncane engehli nani, anisayikubona ubuso bami futhi.
24Kwasekusithi ekunyukeni kwethu kunceku yakho, ubaba, samtshela amazwi enkosi yami.
25Wathi ubaba: “Buyelani, nisithengele ukudla.”
26Futhi sathi: Ngeke sisuse; uma umfowethu omncane enathi, siyakwehla; ngoba ngeke sibubone ubuso bendoda uma umfowethu omncane engekho kithi.
27Inceku yakho ubaba yathi kithi: ‘Niyazi nina ukuthi umkami wangizalela amadodana amabili.
28Enye yaphuma kimi, ngathi: Impela idatshuliwe; futhi angizange ngimbone kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
29Futhi uma futhi nikususa kimi futhi ehlelwa okubi, niyokwehlisela izinwele zami ezimpunga endaweni yabafileyo ngokudabuka.
30Uma ngifika encekwini yakho, ubaba, futhi indodana ingekho kithi; ebona ukuthi impilo yakhe iboshelwe empilweni yomfana;
31Uma ebona ukuthi umfana akekho kithi, uzokufa; izinceku zakho ziyakwehlisela izinwele ezimpunga zenceku yakho, ubaba ethuneni ngosizi.
32Ngokuba inceku yakho yenze isibambiso sendodana nobaba, yathi: ‘Uma ngingayikumletha kuwe, ngiyakuthwala icala likababa kuze kube phakade.
33Manje ake inceku yakho ihlale esikhundleni somfana, isigqila senkosi yami; umfana akhuphuke nabafowabo.
34Ngoba ngingakhuphukela kanjani kubaba, umfana engekho nami? ukuze ngingabuboni ububi obehlela ubaba.
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