IGenesis
37:1 UYakobi wahlala ezweni lokuphambukela kukayise, ezweni lasemzini
ilizwe lakwaKanan.
37:2 Yiyo le ke inzala kaYakobi. UYosefu, eminyaka ishumi elinesixhenxe ezelwe,
wayesalusa umhlambi kunye nabazalwana bakhe; umfana wayekunye noonyana
kaBhiliha, noonyana bakaZilipa, abafazi bakayise, noYosefu
Wazisa udaba lwabo olubi kuyise.
37:3 USirayeli wayemthanda uYosefu ngaphezu kwabo bonke oonyana bakhe, ngokuba ebengunyana wakhe
unyana wokwaluphala kwakhe; wamenzela ke ingubo ende enemikhono.
37:4 Abakhuluwa bakhe babona ukuba uyise umthanda ngaphezu kwakhe wonke
Abazalwana bamthiya, ababa nakuthetha naye bexolile.
37:5 UYosefu waphupha iphupha, wabaxelela abakhuluwa bakhe;
yena ngakumbi.
37:6 Wathi kubo, Khanive eli phupha ndiliphuphileyo
uphuphe:
37:7 Yabonani, besibopha izithungu entsimini phakathi, ndabona isithungu sam.
yesuka yema nkqo; nanzo izithungu zenu zema
ndasijikeleza, ndaqubuda kwisithungu sam.
37:8 Abakhuluwa bakhe bathi kuye, Yinene na ukuba uya kuba ngukumkani phezu kwethu? okanye uya
Ewe, uyasilawula? kwaba kukhona bamthiyayo;
amaphupha akhe, namazwi akhe.
37:9 Wabuya waphupha elinye iphupha, walixela kubakhuluwa bakhe, wathi,
Yabona, ndibuye ndaphupha iphupha; nalo ilanga nenyanga
zaqubuda kum iinkwenkwezi ezilishumi elinanye.
37:10 Wakuxela kuyise, nakubakhuluwa bakhe, noyise
wamkhalimela, wathi kuye, Liphupha lini na eli uliphuphileyo?
uphuphile? Mna nonyoko nabakhuluwa bakho soza kuqubuda na?
thina kuwe emhlabeni?
37:11 Abakhuluwa bakhe bammonela; ke uyise waligcina elo lizwi.
37:12 Ke kaloku abakhuluwa bakhe baya kwalusa impahla emfutshane kayise kwaShekem.
37:13 Wathi uSirayeli kuYosefu, Abakhuluwa bakho musa ukwalusa impahla emfutshane
kwaShekem? yiza, ndikuthume kubo. Wathi ke yena kuye, Nanku
ndim.
37:14 Wathi kuye, Khawuye kukhangela ukuphila kwakho
abazalwana, kunye nempahla emfutshane; ubuye undizisele ilizwi. Ngoko wathumela
Waphuma entilini yaseHebron, waya kwaShekem.
37:15 Wafunyanwa ngumfo, ebhadula endle;
umfo lowo wambuza esithi, Ufuna ntoni na?
37:16 Wathi, Ndifuna abakhuluwa bam; khawundixelele apho balusela khona.
imihlambi yabo.
37:17 Wathi umfo, Bandulukile apha; kuba ndeva besithi, Masiyeke
yiya eDotan. UYosefu wabalandela abakhuluwa bakhe, wabafumana bephakathi
eDothan.
37:18 Bambona ke esekude, engekasondeli kubo, bambona
bamenzela iyelenqe lokumbulala.
37:19 Bathetha omnye komnye besithi, Nanko lo mphuphi esiza.
37:20 Yizani ke ngoko, simbulale, simphose komnye umhadi, simbulale
sothi, Udliwe lirhamncwa; sobona ukuba yintoni na?
uya kuba ngamaphupha akhe.
37:21 Weva uRubhen, wamhlangula esandleni sabo; kwaye wathi,
Masingambulali.
37:22 Wathi uRubhen kubo, Musani ukuphalaza gazi;
esentlango, ningasa sandla kuye; ukuze akhulule
esandleni sabo, ukuba ambuyisele kuyise.
37:23 Kwathi, akufika uYosefu kubakhuluwa bakhe, bahlangana
nimhlube uYosefu ingubo yakhe, ingubo ende enemikhono abenayo;
37:24 Bamthabatha, bamphosa emhadini;
kwakungekho manzi kuyo.
37:25 Bahlala phantsi, badla isonka; bawaphakamisa amehlo abo, bawaphakamisa amehlo abo
wakhangela, nango umkhoko wamaIshmayeli uvela eGiliyadi
iinkamela zabo zithwele intlaka emhlophe, namafutha aqholiweyo, nemore, bezithwele
ukuya eYiputa.
37:26 Wathi uYuda kubazalwana bakhe, Yinzuzoni na ukuba sithe nasibulala?
umzalwana wakhe, alifihle igazi lakhe?
37:27 yizani sithengise ngaye kumaIshmayeli;
phezu kwakhe; ngokuba ngumzalwana wethu, nenyama yethu. Baye bona abazalwana bakhe
umxholo.
37:28 Bawela ke abarhwebi bamaMidiyan; batsala, baphakamisa
uYosefu wamkhupha emhadini, wathengisa ngoYosefu kumaIshmayeli ngamashumi amabini
bamsa uYosefu eYiputa.
37:29 Wabuyela emhadini uRubhen; nanko uYosefu engekho
umngxuma; wazikrazula iingubo zakhe.
37:30 Wabuyela kubaninawa bakhe, wathi, Umntwana akakho; kwaye nam,
ndingaya phi na?
37:31 Bayithabatha ingubo kaYosefu, baxhela inkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti, bayithi nkxu.
idyasi egazini;
37:32 Bayithumela ingubo leyo enemikhono, bayisa kubo
utata; Yazi ngoku, ukuba yeyonyana wakho na
idyasi okanye hayi.
37:33 Wayifanisa, wathi, Yingubo yonyana wam; lirhamncwa elibi
wamqwenga; inene, uqwengiwe uYosefu;
37:34 UYakobi wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wabeka ezirhwexayo esinqeni sakhe, wabeka ezirhwexayo
wamenzela isijwili unyana wakhe imihla emininzi.
37:35 Besuka bonke oonyana bakhe, nazo zonke iintombi zakhe, beza kumthuthuzela; kodwa yena
akavuma ukuthuthuzeleka; wathi, Ndiya kuhla ndiye kwelabafileyo
kunyana wam isijwili. Ngaloo ndlela uyise wamlilela.
37:36 AmaMidiyan athengisa ngaye eYiputa kuPotifare, umphathiswa
EkaFaro, nomthetheli wabasiki.