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.