UGenesise 41 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 41 UJosefa uchazela uFaro amaphupho

¹ Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka emibili egcweleyo uFaro waphupha, khangela-ke, emi emfuleni;

² Bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle namanoni enyama; badla edlelweni.

³ Bheka, kwakhuphuka ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa emfuleni emva kwazo, zibukeka kabi, zondile; wema nezinye izinkomo onqenqemeni lomfula.

⁴ Izinkomo ezimbi nezondile zidlile izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle nezinonileyo. Ngakho uFaro waphaphama.

⁵ Walala, waphupha ngokwesibili, bheka, kwamila izizimba eziyisikhombisa ohlangeni lunye, ziqinile, zizinhle.

⁶ Bheka, kwakhuphuka imithambo eyisikhombisa ezacile, ivungulwa ngumoya wasempumalanga;

⁷ Izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezondile zadla izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa nezikhwebu ezigcwele. Wavuka uFaro, bheka, kwakuyiphupho;

⁸ Kwathi ekuseni umoya wakhe wakhathazeka; wathumela wabiza izanusi zonke zaseGibithe nezihlakaniphi zakhe zonke; uFaro wazilandisa iphupho lakhe; kepha kwakungekho noyedwa ongamchazela uFaro.

⁹ Induna yabaphathizitsha yasikhuluma kuFaro, yathi: Lamuhla ngicabanga iziphambeko zami;

¹⁰ UFaro wazithukuthelela izinceku zakhe, wangifaka esitokisini endlini yenduna yemilindankosi, mina nenduna yababhaki.

¹¹ Saphupha iphupho ngabusuku bunye, mina naye; saphupha, kwaba yilowo nalowo njengokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe.

¹² Kwakukhona kanye lathi ijaha elingumHebheru, inceku yenduna yemilindankosi; samtshela lokho, wasichazela amaphupho ethu; wachaza kwaba yilowo nalowo njengephupho lakhe.

¹³ Kwasekusithi njengokusichasisela kwakhe, kwaba njalo; mina wangibuyisela esikhundleni sami, yena wamxhoma.

¹⁴ UFaro wayesethumela wambiza uJosefa, baphangisa ukumkhipha emgodini; waphuca, wagqoka izingubo zakhe, wangena kuFaro.

¹⁵ UFaro wayesethi kuJosefa: “Ngiphuphe iphupho, akakho ongalichaza; futhi ngizwile uthi uyakwazi ukuqonda iphupho ukuze ulichaze.

¹⁶ UJosefa wamphendula uFaro, wathi: “Akukho kimi; uNkulunkulu uyakumphendula uFaro ngokuthula.”

¹⁷ UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Ephutsheni lami, khangela, ngimi osebeni lomfula.

¹⁸ Bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izinkomo eziyisikhombisa, ezikhuluphele, zibukeka kahle; badla edlelweni.

¹⁹ Bheka, kwakhuphuka ezinye izinkomo eziyisikhombisa emva kwazo, zimbi, ezimbi kakhulu, zizacile, engingakaze ngizibone ezweni lonke laseGibithe ngenxa yobubi.

²⁰ Izinkomo ezondile nezibuthakathaka zadla izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezikhuluphele.

²¹ Kwathi sebedlile, akwaziwa ukuthi balidlile; kodwa zazisezimbi njengasekuqaleni. Ngakho ngavuka.

²² Ngabona ephusheni lami, bheka, kwamila izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ohlangeni lunye, zigcwele, zizinhle;

²³ Bheka, kwavela emva kwazo izinhlamvu eziyisikhombisa ezibunile, ezincane, zipheshulwa ngumoya wasempumalanga.

²⁴ Izikhwebu ezondile zadla izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle, ngazitshela izanusi; kodwa kwakungekho owayengangichazela.

²⁵ UJosefa wasesithi kuFaro: Iphupho likaFaro linye: UNkulunkulu wamambulela uFaro azakukwenza.

²⁶ Izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; lemithambo eyisikhombisa emihle iyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; iphupho linye.

²⁷ Izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezacile nezibuthakathaka ezakhuphuka emva kwazo zazineminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala; imithambo eyisikhombisa engenalutho evunguza umoya wasempumalanga iyakuba yiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala.

²⁸ Nanti izwi engalikhuluma kuFaro: Lokho uNkulunkulu ahlose ukukwenza, uyakubonisa uFaro.

²⁹ Bheka, kukhona iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala enkulu ezweni lonke laseGibithe;

³⁰ Emva kwayo kuyakuvela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala; futhi yonke inala iyokhohlakala ezweni laseGibhithe; indlala iyakudla izwe;

³¹ Inala ayisayikwaziwa ezweni ngenxa yendlala ezolilandela; ngoba kuzoba nzima kakhulu.

³² Ngakho iphupho likaFaro laphindwa kabili; kungenxa yokuthi indaba inqunywe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu uzoyenza maduzane.

³³ Manje uFaro makafune indoda ehlakaniphileyo nehlakaniphileyo ayimise phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe.

³⁴ UFaro makenze lokhu, abeke izinduna phezu kwezwe, athathe okwesihlanu kwezwe laseGibithe ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala.

³⁵ Mababuthe konke ukudla kweminyaka emihle ezayo, babuthe amabele phansi kwesandla sikaFaro, bagcine ukudla emizini;

³⁶ Lokho kudla kuyoba ukudla kwezwe iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eyoba khona ezweni laseGibhithe; funa izwe libhujiswe yindlala.

³⁷ Le ndaba yaba yinhle emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe zonke.

³⁸ UFaro wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: Singamthola yini onjengalo, umuntu onoMoya kaNkulunkulu?

³⁹ UFaro wayesethi kuJosefa: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukubonisile konke lokhu, akakho ohlakaniphileyo nohlakaniphe njengawe;

⁴⁰ Wena uyakuba phezu kwendlu yami, futhi njengezwi lakho bonke abantu bami bayobuswa; esihlalweni sobukhosi kuphela ngizakuba mkhulu kunawe.

⁴¹ UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Khangela, ngikumisile phezu kwelizwe lonke leGibhithe.

⁴² UFaro wayesekhipha indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayifaka esandleni sikaJosefa, wamembathisa ilineni elicolekileyo, wafaka iketanga legolide entanyeni yakhe;

⁴³ Wamkhwelisa enqoleni yesibili ayenayo; bamemeza phambi kwakhe, bathi: Guqani, wambeka umbusi phezu kwelizwe lonke leGibhithe.

⁴⁴ UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Mina nginguFaro; ngaphandle kwakho kakho ongaphakamisa isandla sakhe loba unyawo lwakhe elizweni lonke leGibhithe.

⁴⁵ UFaro waqamba igama likaJosefa ngokuthi, Safnati Phaneya; wamnika u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera, umpristi wase-Oni, abe ngumkakhe. UJosefa waphuma, waya ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

⁴⁶ UJosefa wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu lapho emi phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. UJosefa wayesesuka kuFaro, walihamba lonke izwe laseGibithe.

⁴⁷ Ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala umhlaba wathela ngokugcwala.

⁴⁸ Wabutha konke ukudla kweminyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wakubeka ukudla emizini; ukudla kwensimu ezungeza yonke imizi wakubeka.

⁴⁹ UJosefa wabuthela amabele angangesihlabathi solwandle, amabele, waze wayiyeka isibalo; ngoba lalingelanani.

⁵⁰ UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, ungakafiki unyaka wendlala, amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.

⁵¹ UJosefa waqamba izibulo ngokuthi uManase, ngokuba wathi uNkulunkulu ungenze ngakhohlwa konke umshikashika wami nayo yonke indlu kababa.

⁵² Eyesibili wayiqamba igama lokuthi u-Efrayimi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wangenza ngazala ezweni losizi lwami.

⁵³ Yaphela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala eyayisezweni laseGibithe.

⁵⁴ Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika, njengokusho kukaJosefa; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe kwakukhona isinkwa.

⁵⁵ Izwe lonke laseGibithe labulawa yindlala, abantu bakhalela ukudla kuFaro; uFaro wathi kubo bonke abaseGibithe: “Yanini kuJosefa; yenza lokho akutshela khona.

⁵⁶ Indlala yaba phezu komhlaba wonke; uJosefa wavula zonke iziphala, wathengisela amaGibhithe; indlala yaba nzima ezweni laseGibithe.

⁵⁷ Amazwe onke afika kuJosefa eGibithe ukuthenga ukolweni; ngoba indlala yayinzima emazweni wonke.