UGenesise 46 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 46 UNkulunkulu utshela uJakobe ukuthi akufanele esabe ukuya eGibhithe

¹ U-Israyeli wasuka nakho konke anakho, wafika eBeri Sheba, wanikela imihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu kayise u-Isaka.

² UNkulunkulu wakhuluma ku-Israyeli ngemibono yasebusuku, wathi: “Jakobe, Jakobe! Wathi: “Ngilapha.”

³ Wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kayihlo; ungesabi ukwehlela eGibithe; ngoba ngizakwenza ube yisizwe esikhulu khona.

⁴ Mina ngizakwehlela lawe eGibhithe; futhi ngokuqinisekile ngizokuvusa futhi, futhi uJosefa uyobeka isandla sakhe phezu kwamehlo akho.

⁵ UJakobe wasuka eBeri Sheba; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamthwala uJakobe uyise, nabantwana babo, nawomkabo, ezinqoleni uFaro ayezithumele ukuba zimthwale.

⁶ Bathatha imfuyo yabo nempahla yabo ababeyithole ezweni laseKhanani, bafika eGibhithe, uJakobe nayo yonke inzalo yakhe kanye naye.

⁷ Amadodana akhe namadodana amadodana akhe kanye naye, amadodakazi akhe namadodakazi amadodana akhe nayo yonke inzalo yakhe wayiletha kanye naye eGibhithe.

⁸ Lawa angamagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abafika eGibithe, uJakobe namadodana akhe: uRubeni izibulo likaJakobe.

⁹ Amadodana kaRubeni: uHanoki, noFalu, noHezironi, noKarmi.

¹⁰ Amadodana kaSimeyoni ngu oJemuweli, noJamini, no-Ohadi, noJagini, noSohari, noSawule, indodana yowesifazane waseKhanani.

¹¹ Amadodana kaLevi ngu uGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari.

¹² Amadodana kaJuda; u-Eri, no-Onani, noShela, noPerezi, noSeraki; kepha o-Eri no-Onani bafela ezweni laseKhanani. Amadodana kaPheresi: ngoHezironi noHamuli.

¹³ Amadodana ka-Isakare ngu uThola noPhuva noJobe noShimroni.

¹⁴ Amadodana kaZebuloni ngu uSeredi no-Eloni noJaleli.

¹⁵ Lawa angamadodana kaLeya awazalela uJakobe ePhadani Aramu kanye nendodakazi yakhe uDina; yonke imiphefumulo yamadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe yayingamashumi amathathu nantathu.

¹⁶ Amadodana kaGadi: uSifiyoni noHagi, uSuni no-Esboni, u-Eri no-Arodi no-Areli.

¹⁷ Amadodana ka-Asheri: UJimna, noJisuwa, noIshivi, noBeriya, noSeraki, udadewabo; namadodana kaBeriya; uHebere noMalikiyeli.

¹⁸ Lawa angamadodana kaZilipa uLabani awanika uLeya indodakazi yakhe, awazalela wona uJakobe, imiphefumulo eyishumi nesithupha.

¹⁹ Amadodana kaRaheli umkaJakobe; uJosefa noBenjamini.

²⁰ UJosefa wazalelwa ezweni laseGibithe oManase no-Efrayimi, amzalela bona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.

²¹ Amadodana kaBhenjamini kwakunguBhela, noBhegeri, no-Ashibeli, noGera, noNahamani, no-Ehi, noRose, noMuphimi, noHupimi, no-Ardi.

²² Lawa angamadodana kaRaheli azalelwa wona uJakobe; yonke imiphefumulo yayiyishumi nane.

²³ Amadodana kaDani: Hushim.

²⁴ Oonyana bakaNafetali ngu Ukuzingela uphawu kanye noGuni noJeser noSillem.

²⁵ Lawa angamadodana kaBiliha uLabani amnika uRaheli indodakazi yakhe; wamzalela wona uJakobe; yonke imiphefumulo yayiyisikhombisa.

²⁶ Yonke imiphefumulo eyafika noJakobe eGibhithe, eyaphuma okhalweni lwakhe, ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe, yonke imiphefumulo engamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha;

²⁷ Amadodana kaJosefa azalelwa wona eGibithe ayeyimiphefumulo emibili; yonke imiphefumulo yendlu kaJakobe eyafika eGibithe yayingamashumi ayisithupha neshumi.

²⁸ Wathuma uJuda phambi kwakhe kuJosefa ukuba abhekise ubuso bakhe ngaseGosheni; bafika ezweni laseGosheni.

²⁹ UJosefa walungisa inqola yakhe, wakhuphuka ukumhlangabeza u-Israyeli uyise eGosheni, wammisa phambi kwakhe; wawela entanyeni yakhe wakhala isikhathi eside entanyeni yakhe.

³⁰ UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Ake ngife, ngoba ngibonile ubuso bakho, ngoba usaphila.

³¹ UJosefa wayesethi kubafowabo nakuyo indlu kayise: “Ngiyakwenyuka ngimbonise uFaro, ngithi kuye: ‘Abafowethu nendlu kababa ababesezweni laseKhanani bafikile kimi;

³² La madoda angabelusi, ngokuba umsebenzi wawo wawuwukwelusa imfuyo; baletha izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nakho konke ababenakho.

³³ Kuzakuthi-ke lapho uFaro elibiza esithi: Uyini umsebenzi wenu?

³⁴ nithi: ‘Umsebenzi wezinceku zakho kwasebusheni bethu kuze kube manje wawunezinkomo, thina nawobaba, ukuze nihlale ezweni laseGosheni; ngoba bonke abelusi bayisinengiso kwabaseGibhithe.