IGenesis
41:1 Kwathi, ekupheleni kweminyaka emibini ezeleyo, uFaro waphupha.
nanko emi phezu komlambo.
41:2 nanko kunyuka, kuphuma emlanjeni, amathokazi asixhenxe amahle, emhle
ityebile; babesidla ethafeni.
41:3 nanko kunyuka, kuphuma emlanjeni, amanye amathokazi asixhenxe emva kwawo, egula;
ithandeka kwaye ibhityile; wema ecaleni kwamanye amathokazi elunxwemeni
umlambo.
41:4 asuka amathokazi amabi, anqinileyo, awadla amaqula asixhenxe
iimazi ezithandekayo nezityebileyo. Wavuka ke uFaro.
41:5 Walala, waphupha okwesibini, wabona izikhwebu ezisixhenxe
Ingqolowa yaphuma mdiyeni mnye, ityebile, ilungile;
41:6 nanzo, izikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezingcakacileyo, ezitshileyo lulophu lwasempumalanga, zihluma.
emva kwabo.
41:7 zesuka izikhwebu ezingcakacileyo zaziginya izikhwebu zosixhenxe ezityebileyo, ezichumileyo. Kwaye
Wavuka uFaro, O, liphupha.
41:8 Kwathi kusasa, wakhathazeka umoya wakhe; kwaye yena
wathumela wabiza zonke izazi zaseYiputa, nezilumko zonke zaseYiputa
UFaro wazixelela iphupha lakhe; kodwa kwakungekho namnye unako
zitolikele kuFaro.
41:9 Wathi umphathi wabangcamli kuFaro, Ndiyasikhumbula isizathu sam
iimpazamo namhlanje:
41:10 UFaro wayenoburhalarhume kubakhonzi bakhe, wandifaka elugcinweni lomthetheli
endlwini yomlindi, mna nomphathi waboji bezonka.
41:11 Saphupha iphupha ngabusuku bunye, mna naye; umntu ngamnye waphupha
ngokokutyhilwa kwephupha lakhe.
41:12 Kwaye kukho kuthi umfana ongumHebhere, umkhonzi wendlu kaThixo
umthetheli wabasiki; samxelela, wasityhilela iindaba zethu
amaphupha; wabatyhilela elowo ngokwephupha lakhe.
41:13 Kwathi, ngokoko sisityhileleyo, kwaba njalo; wandibuyisela
eofisini yam, yena wamxhoma.
41:14 UFaro wathumela, wambiza uYosefu, bamkhupha ngokukhawuleza
emhadini: wazicheba, wanxiba ngubo zimbi, wangena
kuFaro.
41:15 Wathi uFaro kuYosefu, Ndiphuphe iphupha, lingekho;
onako ukuyitolika; mna ke ndive kusithiwa ngawe, unako
Liqonde iphupha, ulityhile.
41:16 UYosefu wamphendula uFaro, esithi, Akunam;
UFaro waphendula ngoxolo.
41:17 Wathi uFaro kuYosefu, Ephupheni lam, yabona, bendimi elunxwemeni;
yomlambo:
41:18 nanko kunyuka, kuphuma emlanjeni, amathokazi asixhenxe etyebile, etyebile;
ithandwa kakuhle; badla ethafeni.
41:19 nanko, kunyuka kunyuka amanye amathokazi asixhenxe emva kwawo, ebhityile, egula kakhulu;
obabalweyo, obhityileyo, endingazanga ndawubona ezweni lonke laseYiputa
ngenxa yobubi:
41:20 asuka amathokazi angamarhoqorhoqo, amabi, awadla amanqatha asixhenxe okuqala
inkomo:
41:21 Zakuba zizidle, akwazeka ukuba zinazo
badla; kusuke kwaba sebubini njengasekuqaleni. Ke ngoku mna
wavuka.
41:22 Ndabona ephupheni lam, izikhwebu ezisixhenxe ziphuma micingeni mnye.
igcwele kwaye ilungile:
41:23 nanzo, izikhwebu ezisixhenxe zishwabene, zingcakacile, zitshile lulophu lwasempumalanga;
kwavela emva kwabo.
41:24 Zesuka izikhwebu ezingcakacileyo, zaziginya izikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezilungileyo
iingcali zemilingo; kodwa akukho bani unokundixelela.
41:25 Wathi uYosefu kuFaro, Iphupha likaFaro linye;
emxelele uFaro oko aya kukwenza.
41:26 Amathokazi asixhenxe alungileyo yiminyaka esixhenxe; nezikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezilungileyo zisixhenxe
iminyaka: iphupha elinye.
41:27 Amathokazi asixhenxe angamarhoqorhoqo, amabi, anyukileyo aphuma emva kwawo;
iminyaka esixhenxe; nezikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezinqinileyo, ezitshileyo lulophu lwasempumalanga, ziya kuba
ibe yiminyaka esixhenxe yendlala.
41:28 Lelo lizwi ndilithethileyo kuFaro lokuthi: oko aya kukwenza uThixo
uya kubonisa kuFaro.
41:29 Yabona, kuza iminyaka esixhenxe yendyebo enkulu kulo lonke ilizwe;
yaseYiputa:
41:30 ze kuvele iminyaka esixhenxe yendlala emva kwaleyo; kunye nazo zonke
iya kulityalwa indyebo ezweni laseYiputa; nendlala iya kubakho
lidle umhlaba;
41:31 ingaziwa indyebo elizweni, ngenxa yaloo ndlala
okulandelayo; kuba kuya kuba kubi kakhulu.
41:32 Ukuphindwa kabini kwephupha elo kuFaro kukuqiniswa kwayo le ndawo nguThixo; kungenxa yokuba
Le nto imiselwe nguThixo, yaye uThixo uya kuyifeza kamsinya.
41:33 ngoko uFaro makakhangele indoda eyingqondi, esisilumko, ayimise
phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa.
41:34 Makenze le nto uFaro, alimisele abaveleli ilizwe
uthabathe isihlanu selizwe laseYiputa phezu kwesixhenxe sendyebo
iminyaka.
41:35 Mababuthe konke ukudla kwaloo minyaka ilungileyo izayo, babeke
banyuse ingqolowa phantsi kwesandla sikaFaro, bakugcine kukudla emizini;
41:36 Oko kudla kube yinto ebekelwe ilizwe iminyaka esixhenxe yelizwe
kuya kubakho indlala ezweni laseYiputa; ukuze ilizwe lingatshabalali
ngendlala.
41:37 Lalunga elo zwi emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni abo bonke
abakhonzi bakhe.
41:38 Wathi uFaro kubakhonzi bakhe, Sinokumfumana na onjengalo?
Umntu akuye uMoya kaThixo?
41:39 Wathi uFaro kuYosefu, Ekubeni uThixo ekwazisile konke
oku, akukho bani uyingqondi nosisilumko njengawe.
41:40 Uya kuba phezu kwendlu yam wena, Nelizwi lakho lonke liya kuba phezu kwendlu yam
Balawulwa abantu; kusetroneni yodwa endiya kuba mkhulu kuwe.
41:41 Wathi uFaro kuYosefu, Khangela, ndikumise phezu kwalo lonke ilizwe lalo
Jiphethe.
41:42 Wawukhulula uFaro umsesane wakhe esandleni sakhe, wawufaka kwekaYosefu
Wamambathisa iingubo zelinen ecikizekileyo, wamfaka nomxokelelwane wegolide
entanyeni yakhe;
41:43 Wamkhwelisa enqwelweni yesibini abenayo; kwaye bona
Badanduluka phambi kwakhe, bathi, Guqani; wammisa ukuba abe ngumphathi welizwe lonke
yaseYiputa.
41:44 Wathi uFaro kuYosefu, NdinguFaro;
umntu uphakamisa isandla sakhe, nonyawo lwakhe, ezweni lonke laseYiputa.
41:45 UFaro wamthiya uYosefu igama lokuba nguTsafenati-paneha; wamnika ke
umfazi uAzenati, intombi kaPotifera, umbingeleli waseOn. Wemka ke uYosefu
phezu kwalo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.
41:46 UYosefu ubeminyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, ukuma kwakhe phambi koFaro, ukumkani waseBhabheli
Jiphethe. Wemka uYosefu ebusweni bukaFaro, wahamba
kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.
41:47 Umhlaba wavelisa ngendiphane ngeminyaka esixhenxe yendyebo.
41:48 Wakubutha konke ukudla kweminyaka esixhenxe ebikho kuyo
ezweni laseYiputa, wakubeka ukudla ezixekweni;
Wabeka kuyo intsimi ejikelezileyo ngeenxa zonke.
41:49 UYosefu wayifumba ingqolowa yanjengentlabathi yolwandle, yaninzi kunene, wada
amanani asekhohlo; ngokuba belingenakubalwa.
41:50 UYosefu wazala oonyana ababini, ingekafiki iminyaka yendlala.
awamzalela lona uAzenati, intombi kaPotifera, umbingeleli waseOn.
41:51 UYosefu wamthiya owamazibulo igama elinguManase, ngokuba wathi,
undenze ndakulibala konke ukwaphuka kwam, nayo yonke indlu kabawo.
41:52 Owesibini wamthiya igama elinguEfrayim, ngokuba uThixo undibangele
Qhamani ezweni leentsizi zam.
41:53 Kwaye iminyaka yosixhenxe yendyebo ekhoyo ezweni laseYiputa.
zagqitywa.
41:54 Yaqala ukufika iminyaka yosixhenxe yendlala, njengoko wayenayo uYosefu
Yabakho indlala kumazwe onke; kodwa kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa
kwakukho isonka.
41:55 Lonke ilizwe laseYiputa laba nendlala; bakhala abantu kuFaro;
Wathi uFaro kuwo onke amaYiputa, Yiyani kuYosefu; Intoni
athi kuni, Yenzani.
41:56 Indlala yaba phezu kwehlabathi lonke; uYosefu wazivula zonke
ngoovimba, wathengisa kumaYiputa; yaqina indlala
kwilizwe laseYiputa.
41:57 Lesuka ilizwe lonke leza kuthenga ingqolowa kuYosefu eYiputa; ngokuba
yaba qatha indlala kuwo onke amazwe.