UGENESISI 49 - IsiNdebele 2012 TranslationUJakopo utjela amadodanakhe ngekusasa lawo 1 UJakopo wabiza amadodanakhe wathi: “Bizanani nihlangane ukuze nginitjele bonyana kuzokwenzakalani kini esikhathini esizako. 2 “Buthanani nilalele madodana kaJakopo; lalelani uyihlo u-Israyeli. 3 “Rubeni, ulizibulo lami, umamandlami, umphumela wokuthoma wobudoda bami. Ngawe ngasasa, ngaqina amandla. 4 Kodwana njengamanzi anyamalalako, nawe angeze waba neenzukulwana, ngombana wangena emalalweni kayihlo, wasilaphaza umbhedami. 5 “USimiyoni noLevi zizelamani iinsabula zabo ziinhlabano zenturhu. 6 Angingangeni ebandleni labo, ngingabi mdibi munye nabo, ngombana ngetukuthelwabo babulala abantu, ngokuhlosa baqunta imisipha yemilenze yeenkomo. 7 Akunikelelwe ukuthukuthela kwabo ngombana kubhamba, nobukhali babo ngombana buyavutha! Ngiyabaphadlhalaja kwaJakopo, ngibahlakaze kwa-Israyeli. 8 “Wena Juda, abafowenu bayakubuka, isandla sakho siphezu kwentamo yezitha zakho, amadodana kayihlo ayakukhothamela. 9 UJuda umntwana webhubezi, indodanami ifana nebhubezi elisuthiko: Liyakhothama lizigedagede phasi, akakho ongalinga ukulivusa! 10 Intonga yobukhosi angeze yasuka kuJuda, nentonga yombusi hlangana neenyawo zakhe, bekulethwe isibiko kuye, nezizwe zoke zitjengise ukumlalela. 11 Ubophela udumbanakhe esidiribeni, udumbanyanakhe epandeni ekhethekileko, ahlanze isambatho sakhe ewayinini, iphuraphurakhe eengazini zamadiribe. 12 Amehlwakhe amnyama kunewayini, amazinywakhe amhlophe kunebisi. 13 “UZebuloni uzakuphila ngegwini lelwandle, abe njengesebe leenthayamanzi; imikhawulwakhe inabele ngeTsidoni. 14 “U-Isakari uyikakha kadumbana, ubhesa hlangana nemithwalo. 15 Lokha nakabona ubuhle bendawo yokuphumula, nobuhle benarha, wehlisa ihlombe lakhe bonyana athwale abe likhoboka lomsebenzi okatelelako. 16 “UDani umela amalungelo wabantu bekhabo angomunye wesizwe sakwa-Israyeli. 17 UDani uyinyoka esendleleni, ulirabi elisemzileni, eliluma iinthende zenjomani umkhweli wakhona abe aketuke. 18 “Mina ngiqale isindiswakho Somnini. 19 “UGadi usahlelwa siqhema semigulukudu, kodwana yena ugijimisa isiqhemeso. 20 “Ku-Atjheri kunokudla okunothileko, uphakela iinkhanakhana ezilungele ikosi. 21 “UNafitali umumuthi onabileko, oveza iimpande ezihle. 22 “UJosefa usidiribe esithelako, isidiribe esithelako esiseduze nomthombo, esineempande ezirarela umthangala. 23 Abadumuzi ngomsebe bayamtlhorholoja, bayamsahlela ngombana banevunda naye. 24 Kodwana umsebakhe uhlala uqinile, umkhonwakhe nezandla zakhe zimsinya, ngombana usizwa ngongonamandla kaJakopo, usizwa ngumelusi olidwala laka-Israyeli, 25 iye, usizwa nguSabekako onguZimu kayihlo. UZimu uyakwenyela abe akubusise ngeembusiso zamazulu aphezulu, iimbusiso zamanzi azikileko neembusiso zamabele nesibeletho. 26 Iimbusiso zakaZimu uyihlo zikulu kuneembusiso zeentaba zekadeni, kunezinto ongazifisa emibundwini yekadeni. Inga zoke iimbusiswezi zingaba phezu kwehloko kaJosefa, phezu kwepandla yekosana yabafowabo. 27 “UBhenjamini uyipisi evithizako, ekuseni urhiribidela ukudla kwakhe, entambama wahlukanisa ipango.” 28 Zoke lezi ziinkoro ezilitjhumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli begodu lokhu ngokwatjhiwo nguyisazo kizo lokha nazibusisako. Wanikela enye nenye isibusiso esiyifaneleko. UJakopo uyahlongakala 29 UJakopo wanikela amadodanakhe umyalo wathi: “Sele ngizokuhlongakala. Ningibulunge kibobamkhulu erholweni elisesimini ka-Efroni umRhithi. 30 Ngitjho irholo lesimu yeMakaphela engepumalanga yeMamre eKanana, u-Abrahamu alithenga nesimu ku-Efroni umRhithi kobana kube yindawo yamathuna wasafuthi. 31 Lapho, yindawo lapha kwabulungwa u-Abrahamu nomkakhe uSara, u-Isaka nomkakhe uRabega nabo babulungwa lapho. Nami ngabulunga uLeya lapho. 32 Isimu kanye nerholo elilapho kwathengwa kumaRhithi.” 33 Kuthe bona uJakopo aqede ukuyala amadodanakhe, wanabisela iinyawo zakhe embhedeni, wadosa ummoya kokugcina, wahlongakala. |
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