Genesis
37:1 UJakobe wahlala ezweni uyise agogobala kulo, ezweni
ezweni laseKhanani.
37:2 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaJakobe. uJosefa eseneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa,
walusa umhlambi kanye nabafowabo; umfana wayenamadodana
kaBiliha, namadodana kaZilipa, abafazi bakayise, noJosefa
waletha umbiko wabo omubi kuyise.
3 U-Israyeli wayemthanda uJosefa ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantwana bakhe, ngokuba wayenguJehova
indodana yokuguga kwakhe: wamenzela ingubo enemibala.
37:4 Futhi lapho abafowabo bebona ukuthi uyise wayemthanda ngaphezu kwakhe wonke
Abazalwane babemzonda, bengenakukhuluma naye ngokuthula.
5 UJosefa waphupha iphupho, wabalandisa lona abafowabo;
yena kakhulu.
37:6 Wathi kubo, Ake nizwe leli phupho engiliphuphile
ngiphuphe:
37:7 Ngokuba bheka, besibopha izithungu ensimini, bheka, isithungu sami
wasukuma, wema futhi; bheka, izinyanda zenu zema
ngasiphakamisa, wakhuleka esithungwini sami.
37:8 Abafowabo bathi kuye: "Impela uzobusa phezu kwethu? noma uzokwenza
ngempela uyabusa phezu kwethu? Basebemzonda kakhulu
amaphupho akhe, lamazwi akhe.
37:9 Wabuye waphupha elinye iphupho, wabatshela abafowabo, wathi:
Bheka, ngiphuphe elinye iphupho; bheka, ilanga nenyanga
izinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye zangikhothamela.
37:10 Futhi wabikela uyise, nabafowabo, futhi uyise
wamkhuza, wathi kuye: Liphupho lini leli oliphuphileyo?
uphuphile? Mina nonyoko nabafowenu siyeza ukukhothama na?
thina kuwe emhlabeni?
37:11 Abafowabo baba nomona ngaye; kodwa uyise waligcina ilizwi.
37:12 Abafowabo baya kwalusa umhlambi kayise eShekemi.
37:13 U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa, "Abafowenu ungawalusi umhlambi."
uShekemi? woza, ngizakuthuma kubo. Wasesithi kuye: Nanku
ngi.
37:14 Wathi kuye: "Hamba, ake, ubone ukuthi ukuphila kwakho kuhle."
bazalwane, kahle nemihlambi; futhi ungilethele izwi futhi. Ngakho wathumela
esuka esigodini saseHebroni, wafika eShekemi.
37:15 Futhi indoda ethile yamthola, futhi bheka, wayezulazula endle.
indoda yambuza yathi: Ufunani?
37:16 Wathi: "Ngifuna abafowethu; ake ungitshele ukuthi baluselaphi.
imihlambi yabo.
37:17 Wathi lowo muntu: "Basukile lapha; ngoba ngibezwile besithi: Asiyeke
uye eDothani. UJosefa wasebalandela abafowabo, wabafica bephakathi
E-Dothan.
37:18 Futhi lapho bambona ekude, ngisho ngaphambi kokuba asondele kubo, bona
bamenzela ugobe lokumbulala.
37:19 Base bethi omunye komunye: "Bheka, lo mphuphi uyeza.
37:20 Ngakho wozani manje, simbulale, futhi simphonsa emgodini, futhi
sizothi: 'Kudliwe isilo esibi;'
kuzoba ngamaphupho akhe.
21 URubeni wakuzwa, wamkhulula esandleni sabo; futhi wathi,
Singambulali.
37:22 URubeni wathi kubo: "Ningachithi gazi, kodwa nimphonse kulo mgodi
osehlane, ningabeki isandla kuye; ukuze asuse
esandleni sabo, ukuze ambuyisele kuyise.
37:23 Kwathi uJosefa esefikile kubafowabo
wamhlubula uJosefa ingubo yakhe, ibhantshi lakhe elimibalabala elaliphezu kwakhe;
37:24 Bamthatha, bamphonsa emgodini, futhi umgodi wawungenalutho, lapho
kwakungekho manzi kuwo.
37:25 Bahlala phansi ukuze badle isinkwa, futhi baphakamisa amehlo abo futhi
bheka, bheka, kwafika iviyo lama-Ishmayeli livela kwaGileyadi
amakamela abo ethwele izinongo, namafutha, nomure, ezokuthwala
eGibhithe.
37:26 UJuda wayesethi kubafowabo: "Kuyasiza ngani uma sibulala yethu?
umfowabo, ufihle igazi lakhe?
37:27 Wozani simthengise kuma-Ishmayeli, singavumeli isandla sethu
phezu kwakhe; ngoba ungumfowethu lenyama yethu. Nabafowabo babe
okuqukethwe.
37:28 Kwase kudlula abathengisi bakwaMidiyani; badonsa, baphakamisa
uJosefa waphuma emgodini, wathengisa ngoJosefa kuma-Ishmayeli ngamashumi amabili
basebemyisa uJosefa eGibhithe.
37:29 URubeni wabuyela emgodini; bheka, uJosefa wayengekho phakathi
umgodi; waklebhula izingubo zakhe.
37:30 Wabuyela kubafowabo, wathi: "Umntwana akasekho; nami,
ngiyaphi na?
37:31 Basebethatha ingubo kaJosefa, bahlaba izinyane lembuzi, bacwilisa.
ijazi egazini;
37:32 Bathumela ingubo enemibala eminingi, futhi baletha kubo
ubaba; wathi: "Lokhu sikutholile; yazi-ke ukuthi kungeyendodana yakho."
ijazi noma cha.
37:33 Wayibona, wathi: "Yijazi lendodana yami; isilo esibi sinaso
wamshwabadela; Nakanjani uJosefa udatshuliwe.
37:34 UJakobe waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wembatha indwangu yesaka okhalweni lwakhe, futhi
wayikhalela indodana yakhe izinsuku eziningi.
35 Onke amadodana akhe nawo onke amadodakazi akhe asukuma ukumduduza; kodwa yena
wala ukududuzwa; wathi: Ngoba ngizakwehlela endaweni yabafileyo
endodaneni yami ukulila. Kanjalo uyise wamkhalela.
37:36 AbakwaMidiyani bathengisa ngaye eGibhithe kuPotifari, induna
ekaFaro, nenduna yabalindi.