UGenesise 42:13 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Bathi: “Izinceku zakho ziyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana andodanye ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, encane ikubaba namuhla, enye ayikho. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Base bethi kuye: “Thina zinceku zakho ziyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana andodanye ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, encane ikubaba manje, enye ayisekho.” IsiZulu 2020 Bazilandulela bathi: “Izinceku zakho ziyizelamani ezili-12, zingamadodana endoda eyodwa, eyakhe eKhanani, uthunjana usele nobaba, omunye akasekho.” |
Sonke singamadodana andodanye; singamadoda angempela, izinceku zakho azizona izinhloli.
Siyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana kababa; enye kakho, encane ikubaba namuhla ezweni laseKhanani.
Uyise uJakobe wayesethi kubo: “Nginiphucile abantwana bami; UJosefa akasekho, noSimeyoni akasekho, nizomsusa noBenjamini; zonke lezi zinto zimelene nami.
Wayesethi: “Indodana yami ayinakwehla nani; ngoba umfowabo ufile, yena usesele yedwa; uma emehlelwa okubi endleleni enihamba ngayo, niyokwehlisela izimvi zami endaweni yabafileyo ngosizi.
Waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona uBenjamini umfowabo, indodana kanina, wathi: “Lo ungumfowenu omncane enakhuluma ngaye kimi na?” Wathi: “UNkulunkulu makakuhawukele, ndodana yami!
Bathi: “Lowo muntu wasibuza kahle ngesimo sethu nangendlu yethu, wathi: “Usekhona uyihlo na?” ninomunye umfowenu, samtshela ngokwalawa mazwi, sathi: “Siyazi ngempela ukuthi uzakuthi: Mehliseni umfowenu na?
Sathi enkosini yami: ‘Sinobaba ixhegu, nomntwana wobungane bakhe omncane; umfowabo wafa, yena wasala yedwa kunina, uyise wamthanda.
Enye yaphuma kimi, ngathi: Impela idatshuliwe; futhi angizange ngimbone kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Wamtshela wathi: “UJosefa usekhona, ungumbusi wezwe lonke laseGibithe.” Inhliziyo kaJakobe yaphela, ngokuba engabakholwanga.
Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Izwi liyezwakala eRama, ukulila nokukhala okumunyu; URaheli owayekhalela abantwana bakhe wala ukududuzwa ngabantwana bakhe ngoba bengekho.
Khona uHerode, ebona ukuthi uklolodelwe yizazi, wathukuthela kakhulu; isikhathi ayebuzisise ngaso kwabahlakaniphileyo.
Kwezwakala izwi eRama, ukulila nokukhala nokulila okukhulu, uRaheli ekhalela abantwana bakhe, engafuni ukududuzwa, ngokuba bengasekho.