IGenesis
50:1 Wawa uYosefu ebusweni bukayise, walila phezu kwakhe, wamanga
yena.
50:2 UYosefu wabawisela umthetho abakhonzi bakhe, amagqirha, ukuba amqhole uyise;
amagqirha amqhola ke uSirayeli.
50:3 Bamzalisela imihla emashumi mane; kuba isenjenjalo ukuyizalisa imihla yeNkosi
amaJiputa amlilela amashumi amathandathu
kunye neentsuku ezilishumi.
50:4 Yadlula imihla yesijwili sakhe, uYosefu wathetha endlwini
kuFaro, esithi, Ukuba kaloku ndibabalwe emehlweni akho, thetha
khanithandaze ezindlebeni zikaFaro, nithi,
50:5 Ubawo wandifungisa, esithi, Yabona, ndiyafa, engcwabeni lam endinalo
owandimbela ezweni lakwaKanan, wondingcwabela khona apho. Ngoku
makhe ndinyuke ndiye kumngcwaba ubawo, ndiye kumngcwaba ke
kwakhona.
50:6 Wathi uFaro, Nyuka uye kumngcwaba uyihlo njengoko wakwenzayo
funga.
50:7 Wenyuka ke uYosefu waya kumngcwaba uyise;
abakhonzi bakaFaro, amadoda amakhulu endlu yakhe, namadoda amakhulu onke akomkhulu
ilizwe laseYiputa,
50:8 nendlu kaYosefu yonke, nabazalwana bakhe, nendlu kayise.
Kwasala iintsapho zabo zodwa, nempahla yabo emfutshane, neenkomo zabo
ilizwe laseGoshen.
50:9 Kwenyuka naye iinqwelo, nabamahashe, kwaba yintabalala
inkampani enkulu.
50:10 Bafika esandeni sika-Atadi, esiphesheya kweYordan;
apho benza isijwili esikhulu, esibuhlungu kakhulu;
emzilele uyise iintsuku ezisixhenxe.
50:11 Basibona abemi belo zwe, amaKanan, isijwili.
esandeni sika-Atadi bathi, Sinzima esi sijwili kuYehova
ngenxa yoko kwathiwa igama laso yiAbhele-mitserayim
phesheya kweYordan.
50:12 Benza ke oonyana bakhe kuye njengoko wabawisela umthetho ngako.
50:13 Bamthwala oonyana bakhe, bamsa ezweni lakwaKanan, bamngcwabela kulo
umqolomba wentsimi yaseMakapela, awawuthengayo uAbraham ndawonye nentsimi
waba nesahlulo sendawo, sokungcwatywa kukaEfron umHeti phambi koMamre.
50:14 UYosefu wabuyela eYiputa ke, yena nabazalwana bakhe, nabo bonke ababehamba
wenyuka naye ukuya kungcwaba uyise, emveni kokungcwaba kwakhe uyise.
50:15 Ke kaloku abakhuluwa bakaYosefu babona ukuba uyise ufile, bathi,
Mhlawumbi uYosefu uya kusicaphukela, aphinde asibuyisele kanye le nto sonke
ububi esibenzileyo kuye.
50:16 Bathuma umthunywa kuYosefu, besithi, Uyihlo ubewise umthetho
ngaphambi kokuba afe, wathi,
50:17 Notsho kuYosefu ukuthi, Khawuluxolele ukreqo lwetyala lakho;
abazalwana bakho, nesono sabo; ngokuba benze ububi kuwe; ngoku ke thina
khawuluxolele ukreqo lwabakhonzi boThixo wakho
utata. Walila uYosefu ekuthetheni kwabo kuye.
50:18 Baya nabakhuluwa bakhe, baziphosa phantsi phambi kwakhe; kwaye bathi,
Yabona, singabakhonzi bakho;
50:19 Wathi uYosefu kubo, Musani ukoyika; ndisesikhundleni sikaThixo na?
50:20 Nina nacinga ububi ngam; ke yena uThixo wacinga okulungileyo;
ukuze kwenzeke, njengoko kwenzekileyo namhla, kusinde abantu abaninzi.
50:21 Ngoko musani ukoyika; ndonondla nina, nentsapho yenu. Kwaye
wabathuthuzela, wathetha nabo kakuhle.
50:22 UYosefu wahlala eYiputa, yena nendlu kayise;
iminyaka elikhulu elineshumi.
50:23 UYosefu wabona oonyana besithathu isizukulwana sikaEfrayim, oonyana
kwanoMakire, unyana kaManase, wazalelwa emadolweni kaYosefu.
50:24 Wathi uYosefu kubakhuluwa bakhe, Ndiza kufa; uThixo okunene uya kunivelela.
ndinikhuphe kweli lizwe, niye ezweni abelifungele uAbraham;
kuIsake noYakobi.
50:25 UYosefu wabafungisa oonyana bakaSirayeli, esithi, Ngamana uThixo uya kwenza
inene, niya kunivelela, niwanyuse amathambo am, emke apha.
50:26 Wafa ke uYosefu engominyaka ilikhulu linashumi-nye;
waza wafakwa etyeyeni eYiputa.