IGenesis
47:1 UYosefu waya kumbikela uFaro, wathi, Ubawo nabazalwana bam.
yaphuma impahla yabo emfutshane, neenkomo zabo, neento zonke abanazo
kwilizwe lakwaKanan; nabo basezweni laseGoshen.
47:2 Wathabatha kubazalwana bakhe amadoda amahlanu, wawamisa phambi kwawo
uFaro.
47:3 Wathi uFaro kubazalwana bakhe, Uyintoni na umsebenzi wenu? Kwaye bona
Wathi kuFaro, Abakhonzi bakho ngabalusi bempahla emfutshane, thina aba, kwanowethu
ootata.
47:4 Babuya bathi kuFaro, Siphambukele kweli lizwe;
kuba akukho tyani bampahla imfutshane abanayo abakhonzi bakho; kuba indlala ihleli
ezweni lakwaKanan;
Abakhonzi bahlala ezweni laseGoshen.
47:5 Wathi uFaro kuYosefu, Uyihlo nabazalwana bakho bakho;
yiza kuwe.
47:6 Ilizwe laseYiputa liphambi kwakho; kweyona ndawo intle yelizwe zenzele
uyise nabazalwana ukuba bahlale; mabahlale ezweni laseGoshen;
ukuba uyazi ukuba kukho kuwo amadoda akhutheleyo, wamise abe ngabathetheli
phezu kweenkomo zam.
47:7 UYosefu wamngenisa uYakobi uyise, wammisa phambi koFaro
UYakobi wamsikelela uFaro.
47:8 Wathi uFaro kuYakobi, Mingaphi na iminyaka yobudala bakho?
47:9 Wathi uYakobi kuFaro, Nantsi imihla yeminyaka yokuba lundwendwe lwam;
iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mathathu; imbalwa, imbi, imihla yeminyaka yeminyaka yobugwenxa
ubomi bam abufikelelanga kwimihla yeminyaka kaYehova
ubomi boobawo ngemihla yokuphambukela kwabo.
47:10 UYakobi wamsikelela uFaro, wemka phambi koFaro.
47:11 UYosefu wambeka uyise nabazalwana bakhe, wabanika intente
ilifa ezweni laseYiputa, kweyona ndawo intle yelizwe, ezweni lase
uRameses, njengoko wayeyalele uFaro.
47:12 UYosefu wamondla uyise, nabazalwana bakhe, noyise wonke
indlu, nesonka, ngokwemizalwane yabo.
47:13 Bekungekho sonka kulo lonke ilizwe; kuba ibinzima kunene indlala
lawa ilizwe laseYiputa nelizwe lakwaKanan lonke ngenxa yoko
indlala.
47:14 Wayihlanganisa uYosefu yonke imali eyafunyanwayo ezweni
iYiputa, nelizwe lakwaKanan, ngengqolowa ababeyithenga;
UYosefu wayingenisa imali endlwini kaFaro;
47:15 Yaphela imali ezweni laseYiputa nasezweni lakwaKanan;
Eza onke amaYiputa kuYosefu, athi, Siphe isonka;
sife na phambi kwakho? kuba imali isiphelile.
47:16 Wathi uYosefu, Rholani imfuyo yenu; ndikunike esikhundleni semfuyo yakho;
ukuba imali iyasilela.
47:17 Ayizisa imfuyo yawo kuYosefu, uYosefu wawanika isonka;
amahashe, nempahla emfutshane, nangeenkomo
iinkomo, namaesile; wabaphakela ngesonka bonke
iinkomo ngaloo nyaka.
47:18 Waphela ke loo mnyaka, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibini, bathi
Wathi kuye, Asinakukufihla enkosini yam, ukuba iphele imali yethu;
nemfuyo yethu ineenkomo enkosini yam; akusekho nto kuloo ndlu
Umbono wenkosi yam, kodwa imizimba yethu, nemihlaba yethu.
47:19 Yini na ukuba sife phambi kwakho, thina aba nomhlaba wethu. sithenge
nomhlaba wethu ube sisonka, thina nomhlaba wethu sibe ngabakhonzi kubo
Faro, usinike imbewu, siphile, singafi, kweli lizwe
musa ukuba yinkangala.
47:20 UYosefu wawuthengela uFaro wonke umhlaba waseYiputa; kumaYiputa
elowo wathengisa ngentsimi yakhe, ngokuba indlala yabe inzima phezu kwabo;
ilizwe laba lelikaFaro.
47:21 Ke bona abantu wabafudusela emizini, ekupheleni komnye ekupheleni
nemida yeYiputa kuse ekupheleni kwayo.
47:22 Ngumhlaba wababingeleli wodwa angawuthenganga; ngokuba ababingeleli babenezityebi
badla isabelo sabo abasinikwa nguFaro
Wabanika uFaro; ngenxa yoko abathengisanga ngomhlaba wabo.
47:23 Wathi uYosefu ebantwini, Yabonani, ndinithengile namhla
umhlaba wenu kaFaro; nantsi ke imbewu yenu, hlwayelani
umhlaba.
47:24 Kuya kuthi ngongeniselo, nirhume isihlanu senu
isahlulo sibe sesikaFaro, izahlulo ezine zibe zezenu zembewu yelizwe
intsimi, nokutya kwenu, nakobezindlu zenu, nokudliwayo
ngenxa yabantwana benu.
47:25 Bathi ke bona, Usindisile umphefumlo wethu;
Wenkosi yam, sibe ngabakhonzi bakaFaro.
47:26 UYosefu wayimisa loo nto yaba ngummiselo unanamhla phezu komhlaba waseYiputa
Esesihlanu isahlulo sibe sesikaFaro; lilizwe lababingeleli kuphela;
engebanga yekaFaro.
47:27 Wahlala uSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa, ezweni laseGoshen; kwaye
baba nemfuyo kulo, banda, banda kakhulu kunene.
47:28 UYakobi wadla ubomi ezweni laseYiputa iminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe;
kaYakobi yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mane anesixhenxe.
47:29 Lasondela ixesha lokuba afe uSirayeli, wambiza unyana wakhe
UYosefu wathi kuye, Ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe, beka;
Khawusibeke isandla sakho phantsi kwethanga lam, undenzele inceba nenyaniso;
khawungaze undingcwabe eYiputa.
47:30 Ke ndiya kulala koobawo; uze undisuse eYiputa;
undingcwabe engcwabeni labo. Wathi, Ndiya kwenza njengoko uthethile
watsho.
47:31 Wathi yena, Ndifungele. Wamfungela ke. waqubuda uSirayeli
yena phezu kwentloko yebhedi.