UGenesise 48 - IsiZulu 2020

UJakobe Ubusisa UJosefa Namadodana Akhe

¹ Emveni kwalezo zinto uJosefa wathola umbiko othi: “Uyihlo uphathekile.” Wayesethatha amadodana akhe omabili uManase no-Efrayimi ukuyombona.

² Kwabikwa kuJakobe kwathiwa: “Bheka, indodana yakho uJosefa iyeza izokubona.” U-Israyeli waziqinisa, wavuka, wahlala embhedeni.

³ UJakobe wathi kuJosefa: “UNkulunkulu uSomandla wabonakala kimi ngiseLuzi eKhanani, wangibusisa,

⁴ wathi kimi: ‘Ngizoyandisa inzalo yakho ibe yizinkumbi, ngikwenze izizwe eziningi, leli lizwe ngizolinika izizukulwane zakho libe yifa lazo laphakade.’

⁵ “Ngakho-ke lawa madodana akho amabili azalelwe lapha eGibhithe ngingakafiki, asengawami manje. U-Efrayimi noManase bangabami, njengoba kunjalo kuRubeni noSimeyoni.

⁶ Uma uthola amanye amadodana emva kwalawa, ayakuba ngawakho, kodwa ayakulotshwa phansi kohla lwabafowabo, ngokuba ifa lawo ayolithola kubo.

⁷ Lapho ngisesendleleni ngivela ePhadani Aramu, uRaheli wafela eKhanani kuselibangana ukufinyelela e-Efratha, ngase ngimngcwaba khona lapho eceleni kwendlela eya e-Efratha,” (eliyiBhethlehema).

⁸ U-Israyeli ebona amadodana kaJosefa, wabuza wathi: “Ngobani laba na?”

⁹ UJosefa wathi kuyise: “Ngamadodana ami uNkulunkulu angiphe wona ngikuleli lizwe.” Uyise wayesethi: “Alethe lapha ukuze ngiwabusise.”

¹⁰ Amehlo ka-Israyeli ayesenqundekile ngenxa yobudala, engasaboni kahle. Ngakho-ke uJosefa wawasondeza, wayeseyawanga, wawagona.

¹¹ U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Ngangingasalindele ukuthi ngiyophinde ngibubone ubuso bakho. Manje bheka, uNkulunkulu ungivumele ukuba ngibone ngisho nabantwana bakho imbala.”

¹² UJosefa wawasusa ethangeni likayise, wakhothamela emhlabathini wathi mbo ngobuso.

¹³ UJosefa wawathatha womabili, u-Efrayimi engakwesokunene eqondene nesokhohlo sika-Israyeli, uManase engakwesokhohlo eqondene nesokunene sika-Israyeli, wawasondeza kuye.

¹⁴ Kepha u-Israyeli welula isandla sakhe sokunene wasibeka ekhanda lika-Efrayimi, owayengomncane, wabeka isandla sokhohlo ekhanda likaManase, ephambanisa izandla zakhe ukuze asibeke kuManase owayeyizibulo.

¹⁵ Wambusisa uJosefa, wathi: “UNkulunkulu abahambe phambi kwakhe okhokho bami o-Abhrahama no-Isaka, uNkulunkulu obe ngumelusi wami yonke impilo yami kuze kube namuhla.

¹⁶ Ingelosi engihlenge ezingozini zonke, makabusise laba bafana, ukuze ngabo igama lami nelokhokho bami o-Abhrahama no-Isaka lichume njalo. Sengathi banganda babe baningi emhlabeni.”

¹⁷ UJosefa wabona ukuthi uyise ubeke isandla sakhe sokunene phezu kwekhanda lika-Efrayimi, akwaze kwamthokozisa lokho. Wasithatha isandla sikayise ukuba asisuse ekhanda lika-Efrayimi asibeke kwelikaManase.

¹⁸ UJosefa wathi kuyise: “Hhayi kanjalo baba, ngokuba lona nguye oyizibulo, beka isandla sakho sokunene ekhanda lakhe.”

¹⁹ UJakobe akavumanga, kodwa wathi: “Ngiyazi, ndodana yami, ngiyazi; naye uzokuba yisizwe, abe mkhulu. Nokho umnawakhe u-Efrayimi uzokuba mkhulu kunaye, izizukulwane zakhe zibe yizizwe eziningi.”

²⁰ Ngakho-ke uJakobe wababusisa kanjalo ngalolo lusuku, ethi: “Ngawe u-Israyeli uyakubusisana athi: ‘UNkulunkulu makakwenze ufane no-Efrayimi noManase.’ ” UJakobe wambeka u-Efrayimi waba phambi kukaManase.

²¹ U-Israyeli wayesethi kuJosefa: “Sengizokufa, kodwa uNkulunkulu uzokuba nani, aniphindisele ezweni lokhokho benu.

²² Wena-ke ngikwabela okuthe xaxa kunabafowenu; ingxenye engayithatha ezandleni zama-Amori ngenkemba nangomnsalo wami.”