UGenesise 40 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 40 UJosefa ufakwa ejele

¹ Emva kwalezo zinto umphathizitsha wenkosi yaseGibithe nombhaki bakhubekisa inkosi yabo, inkosi yaseGibithe.

² UFaro wazithukuthelela izinceku zakhe ezimbili, induna yabaphathizitsha nenduna yababhaki.

³ Wabafaka esitokisini endlini yenduna yemilindankosi, etilongweni, indawo lapho uJosefa ayeboshwe khona.

⁴ Induna yemilindankosi yamyala uJosefa, wabasebenzela; bahlala esitokisini isikhathi.

⁵ Baphupha iphupho bobabili, yilowo nalowo iphupho lakhe ngabusuku bunye, kwaba yilowo nalowo njengokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe, umphathizitsha nomphekizinkwa wenkosi yaseGibithe, owayeboshiwe etilongweni.

⁶ UJosefa wangena kubo ekuseni, wababheka, bheka, babedabukile.

⁷ Wasebuza izinceku zikaFaro ezazilaye egciniwe yendlu yenkosi yakhe, wathi: Kungani likhangeleka lilusizi kangaka lamuhla?

⁸ Bathi kuye: “Siphuphe iphupho, akakho olichazayo.” UJosefa wathi kubo: “Izincazelo azikaNkulunkulu na? ngicela ungitshele.

⁹ Induna yabaphathizitsha yamlandisa uJosefa iphupho layo, yathi kuye: “Ephusheni lami, nanto isivini phambi kwami;

¹⁰ Emvinini kwakukhona izicucu ezintathu, okungathi umile, uqhakazile izimbali; amahlukuzo awo athela izithelo zomvini ezivuthiwe;

¹¹ indebe kaFaro yayisesandleni sami; ngathatha izithelo zomvini, ngazikhamela endebeni kaFaro, ngayinikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro.

¹² UJosefa wathi kuye: “Nanku ukuchazwa kwakho: Amagatsha amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu;

¹³ Kodwa phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakho, akubuyisele endaweni yakho; uyakubeka indebe kaFaro esandleni sakhe njengakuqala, usengumphathizitsha wakhe.

¹⁴ Kodwa ngikhumbule, lapho kukuhambela kahle, ungibonise umusa, ungibize kuFaro, ungikhiphe kule ndlu.

¹⁵ Ngokuba ngempela ngebiwa ezweni lamaHeberu; nalapha angenzanga lutho ukuthi bangangifaka emgodini.

¹⁶ Kwathi induna yabaphekizinkwa ibona ukuthi ingcazelo yayinhle, yathi kuJosefa: “Nami ephusheni lami, bheka, nganginamaqoma amathathu amhlophe ekhanda lami.”

¹⁷ Eqomeni eliphezulu kwakukhona zonke izinhlobo zenyama eyosiwe kaFaro; izinyoni zakudla eqomeni elisekhanda lami.

¹⁸ UJosefa waphendula wathi: “Nanku ukuchazwa kwakho: oqoma abathathu bayizinsuku ezintathu.”

¹⁹ Kodwa phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakho alisuse kuwe, akulengise emthini; izinyoni ziyakudla inyama yakho kuwe.

²⁰ Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwakuwusuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro, wazenzela izinceku zakhe zonke idili;

²¹ Wayibuyisela induna yabaphathizitsha esikhundleni sayo; wayinikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro.

²² Kodwa wayiphanyeka induna yababhaki, njengokutsho kukaJosefa kubo.

²³ Kodwa induna yabaphathizitsha ayizange icabange ngoJosefa, kodwa yamkhohlwa.