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.