Kwaba khona indlala ezweni; u-Abrama wehlela eGibithe ukuba agogobale khona; ngoba indlala yayinzima elizweni.
UGenesise 47:4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Bathi kuFaro: “Ngokuba size ukugogobala ezweni; ngokuba izinceku zakho azinadlelo lemihlambi yazo; ngoba indlala inzima elizweni leKhanani. Manje izinceku zakho mazihlale ezweni laseGosheni. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Bathi kuFaro: “Size ukugogobala ezweni, ngokuba akukho dlelo lemihlambi yezinceku zakho, lokhu indlala inzima ezweni laseKhanani; ngalokho izinceku zakho mazakhe ezweni laseGosheni.” IsiZulu 2020 Baqhubeka bathi kuFaro: “Size ukuzogogobala kuleli lizwe, ngokuba akukho madlelo emfuyo yezinceku zakho, lokhu indlala ibhokile eKhanani. Ngakho-ke izinceku zakho ziyacela ukuba uzivumele zihlale eGosheni.” |
Kwaba khona indlala ezweni; u-Abrama wehlela eGibithe ukuba agogobale khona; ngoba indlala yayinzima elizweni.
Wathi ku-Abrama: “Yazi nokwazi ukuthi inzalo yakho iyakuba ngabafokazi ezweni elingesilo elayo, ibakhonze; bayakubacindezela iminyaka engamakhulu amane;
Uyakuhlala ezweni laseGosheni, ube seduze kwami, wena nabantwana bakho, nabantwana babantwana bakho, nezimvu zakho, nezinkomo zakho, nakho konke onakho.
nithi: ‘Umsebenzi wezinceku zakho kwasebusheni bethu kuze kube manje wawunezinkomo, thina nawobaba, ukuze nihlale ezweni laseGosheni; ngoba bonke abelusi bayisinengiso kwabaseGibhithe.
Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Abantu bami behlela eGibithe ukuba bagogobale khona; umAsiriya wabacindezela ngaphandle kwesizathu.
Kwase kufika indlala ezweni lonke laseGibithe nelaseKhanani, nokuhlupheka okukhulu; obaba kabafumananga ukudla.
UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kanje, wathi: “Inzalo yakhe iyakuba ngabafokazi ezweni lezizwe; nokuthi babenze izigqila, babaphathe kabi iminyaka engamakhulu amane.
Uzakhuluma uthi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: Ubaba wayengumAramu owayezabhubha, wehlela eGibhithe, wahlala khona njengowezizwe labayingcosana; njalo lapho induna enkulu yaba ngumuntu olamandla njalo elabantu abanengi isizwe.