IGenesis
44:1 Wamwisela umthetho umphathi wendlu, esithi, Zizalise iingxowa zala madoda
nokutya, njengoko banako ukuthwala, babeke imali yomntu ngamnye kweyakhe
umlomo wesaka.
44:2 uyibeke indebe yam, indebe yesilivere, emlonyeni wengxowa yomncinane, kwaye
imali yakhe yombona. Wenza ke ngokwelizwi awalithethayo uYosefu.
44:3 Kwathi kwakusa, andululwa amadoda lawo, wona namadoda awo
iiesile.
44:4 Baphuma ke ekhaya, bengekayi kude, noYosefu
Wathi kwigosa lakhe, Suka, uwasukele laa madoda; kwaye xa uthe wenjenjalo
wakuwafumana, uthi kuwo, Yini na ukuba niphindezele ububi esikhundleni sokulungileyo?
44:5 Le nto asiyile na inkosi yam isela ngayo, isele nayo na?
ovumisayo? nenze ububi ngokwenjenjalo.
44:6 Wabafumana, wathetha kwaloo mazwi kubo.
44:7 Athi kuye, Yini na ukuba inkosi yam ithethe ngokwaloo mazwi? Makube lee oko
benze ngokwelo nto abakhonzi bakho;
44:8 Yabona, imali esayifumanayo emlonyeni weengxowa zethu, sayibuyisa;
sivela ezweni lakwaKanan. Singathini na ke ukuba kweyakho?
Indlu yenkosi isilivere okanye igolide?
44:9 Osukuba ifunyenwe kuye kubakhonzi bakho, makafe nathi
Kananjalo woba ngamakhoboka enkosini yam.
44:10 Wathi, Makube njengokwamazwi enu;
ifunyenwe yoba ngumkhonzi wam; noba msulwa.
44:11 Bakhawuleza, bathula elowo ingxowa yakhe, bayibeka emhlabeni
Wavula elowo ingxowa yakhe.
44:12 Wagquthagqutha, eqalela komkhulu, wemka komncinane;
yafunyanwa indebe engxoweni kaBhenjamin.
44:13 Bazikrazula iingubo zabo, babopha elowo iesile lakhe, babuya
esixekweni.
44:14 Wafika uYuda nabazalwana bakhe endlwini kaYosefu; ngokuba ebeselapho.
zawa phantsi phambi kwakhe.
44:15 Wathi uYosefu kubo, Sisenzo sini na esi nisenzileyo? yho wena
Andithi indoda enjengam nje ibinokuvumisa?
44:16 Wathi uYuda, Siya kuthini na enkosini yam? sothetha ntoni na? okanye
sothini na ukuzihlambulula? UThixo ubufumene ubugwenxa bakho
yabona, singabakhonzi benkosi yam, thina aba, kwanayo nayo
lowo ifunyenwe indebe.
44:17 Wathi, Makube lee kum ukwenza loo nto, yindoda esesandleni sakhe
ifunyenwe indebe, woba sisicaka sam; wena ke, nyuka ungene
uxolo kuyihlo.
44:18 Wasondela uYuda kuye, wathi, Camagu, nkosi yam!
Khawuthethe ilizwi ezindlebeni zenkosi yam, ungavuthi umsindo wakho
kumkhonzi wakho, ngokuba unjengoFaro wena.
44:19 Yababuza inkosi yam abakhonzi bayo, isithi, Ninoyihlo na?
44:20 Sathi thina enkosini yam, Sinobawo ixhego nomntwana
ubudala bakhe, omncinane; ufile umkhuluwa wakhe, yena usele yedwa
kunina, uyise uyamthanda.
44:21 Wathi ke wena kubakhonzi bakho, Yihlani naye eze kum
ndiwamise kuye amehlo am.
44:22 Sathi thina kwinkosi yam, Umfana lowo akanako ukumshiya uyise;
Ukuba uthe wamshiya uyise, angafa uyise.
44:23 Wathi wena kubakhonzi bakho, Ukuba umninawa wenu omncinane akathanga eze
ndihle nani, aniyi kubuya nibubone ubuso bam.
44:24 Kwathi, xenikweni senyukayo saya kumkhonzi wakho ubawo, samxelela
yena amazwi enkosi yam.
44:25 Wathi ubawo, Buyani niye kusithengela intwana yokudla.
44:26 Sathi thina, Asinakuhla; ukuba umninawa wethu omncinane unathi, woba nathi
ngokuba asiyi kububona ubuso bendoda, ingenguye omncinane wethu
mzalwana yiba nathi.
44:27 Wathi ubawo umkhonzi wakho kuthi, Niyazi nina, ukuba umkam wandizalela bababini;
oonyana:
44:28 Omnye waphuma kum, ndathi, Inene, uqwengiwe;
kwaye andizange ndambona ukususela ngoko.
44:29 Ukuba nithe nathabatha nakum, ethe wahlelwa yingozi, noyenza
uzihlisele izimvi zam kwelabafileyo ndinesingqala.
44:30 Ngoku ke, ndakufika kumkhonzi wakho ubawo, engekho umfana
unathi; ebona ukuba ubomi bakhe bubotshelelwe kubomi benkwenkwe;
44:31 Kothi, akubona ukuba umfana akakho phakathi kwethu, asuke athabathe
uya kufa, abakhonzi bakho bahlise izimvi zakho
umkhonzi ubawo elusizi kwelabafileyo.
44:32 Kuba umkhonzi wakho lo wammela umfana lowo kubawo, ndisithi, Ukuba ndithe ndammela
Musa ukumzisa kuwe, ndibe netyala kubawo
ngonaphakade.
44:33 ngoko ke, makahlale umkhonzi wakho lo esikhundleni somfana
ndilikhoboka enkosini yam; inkwenkwe inyuke nabakhuluwa bayo.
44:34 Kuba ndingathini na ukunyuka ndiye kubawo, engenam umfana? hleze
mhlawumbi ndiyabubona ububi obuya kumfikela ubawo.