Genesis
44:1 Futhi wayala umphathi wendlu yakhe, wathi: "Gcwalisa amasaka amadoda
nokudla, njengalokho abangakuthwala, babeke imali yalowo nalowo esandleni sakhe
umlomo wesaka.
44:2 Futhi ubeke indebe yami, indebe yesiliva, emlonyeni wesaka lomncane, futhi
imali yakhe yombila. Futhi wenza njengezwi uJosefa ayelikhulumile.
44:3 Ngokushesha nje lapho sekusile, amadoda waxoshwa, bona kanye zabo
izimbongolo.
44:4 Kwathi sebephumile emzini, bengakabi kude, uJosefa
wathi enduneni yakhe: Suka, ulandele amadoda; nalapho wenza
uwafice, uthi kuwo: 'Niphindiseleni okubi ngokuhle na?
44:5 Ingabe lokhu akukhona lapho inkosi yami ephuza, futhi lapho ngempela yena
uyabhula? nenze okubi ngokukwenza lokho.
44:6 Futhi wabafica, futhi wakhuluma kubo la mazwi afanayo.
44:7 Bathi kuye: "Kungani inkosi yami isho la mazwi? UNkulunkulu akakuvumeli
ukuze izinceku zakho zenze njengalokhu.
44:8 Bheka, imali, esayithola emilonyeni amasaka ethu, sayibuyisela
sivela ezweni laseKhanani; pho, siyakweba kanjani kuwe na?
indlu yenkosi isiliva noma igolide?
44:9 Noma ubani ezincekwini zakho itholakala, kokubili makafe, futhi thina
futhi bayakuba yizigqila zenkosi yami.
44:10 Wathi, "Manje futhi makube njengokwamazwi enu
kutholwa kuyakuba yinceku yami; niyakuba ngabangenacala.
44:11 Base behlisela phansi, yilowo nalowo isaka lakhe, futhi
wavula, kwaba yilowo nalowo isaka lakhe.
44:12 Futhi waphenya, waqala ngenkulu, futhi washiya komncane
indebe yafunyanwa esakeni likaBhenjamini.
44:13 Khona-ke baklebhula izingubo zabo, futhi, futhi, yilowo nalowo imbongolo yakhe, babuyela emuva
edolobheni.
44:14 UJuda nabafowabo bafika endlini kaJosefa; ngoba wayeselapho.
bawa phansi phambi kwakhe.
44:15 UJosefa wathi kubo: "Yini lesi enisenzile? wot wena
akukhona ukuthi umuntu onjengami angabhula na?
44:16 Wathi uJuda: "Sizothini enkosini yami? siyakukhulumani na? noma
singazihlanza kanjani na? UNkulunkulu ufumene ububi bakho
bheka, siyizinceku zenkosi yami, thina, nayo futhi
inkezo ifunyenwe.
44:17 Wathi, "Makube kude, ukuba ngenze njalo, kodwa umuntu esandleni sakhe
indebe isitholakele, uyakuba yinceku yami; wena-ke, khuphuka ungene
ukuthula kuyihlo.
" 44:18 Khona-ke uJuda wasondela kuye, wathi: "O nkosi yami, vumela inceku yakho
ake ukhulume izwi ezindlebeni zenkosi yami, ulaka lwakho lungavuthi
inceku yakho, ngokuba wena unjengoFaro.
44:19 Inkosi yami yabuza izinceku zayo, wathi, 'Ninoyihlo noma umfowenu?
44:20 Futhi sathi enkosini yami, 'Sinobaba, ixhegu nomntwana
ukuguga kwakhe, omncane; umfowabo ufile, yena usele yedwa
kanina, loyise uyamthanda.
44:21 Futhi wena wathi ezincekwini zakho, 'Mehliseleni kimi, ukuze ngikwazi
ngibeke amehlo ami kuye.
44:22 Sathi enkosini yami, 'Umfana akanakumshiya uyise
kufanele ashiye uyise, uyise angafa.
44:23 Wathi wena ezincekwini zakho, 'Ngaphandle kokuba umfowenu omncane efika
phansi nani, anisayikubona ubuso bami.
44:24 Kwathi lapho sikhuphukela encekwini yakho ubaba, samtshela
kuye amazwi enkosi yami.
44:25 Ubaba wathi: "Buyelani, nisithengele ukudla okuncane."
44:26 Sathi, 'Asikwazi ukwehla. Uma umfowethu omncane enathi, khona-ke
siyakwehla, ngokuba asiyikubona ubuso balowo muntu, ngaphandle komncinyane wethu
mfowethu yiba nathi.
27 Inceku yakho ubaba yathi kithi: 'Niyazi ukuthi umkami wangizalela ababili
amadodana:
44:28 Futhi omunye waphuma kimi, futhi ngathi: "Impela udwenguliwe;
futhi angizange ngimbone kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
44:29 Futhi uma nithatha lokhu futhi kimi, futhi okubi ehlelwa kuye, wena
yehlisela izimvi zami endaweni yabafileyo ngosizi.
44:30 Manje, lapho ngifika encekwini yakho ubaba, futhi umfana engekho
Unathi; ebona ukuthi impilo yakhe iboshelwe empilweni yomfana;
44:31 Kuyothi lapho ebona ukuthi umfana akekho nathi, ukuthi
iyakufa, izinceku zakho zehlise izimpunga zakho
inceku ubaba wethu ngosizi ethuneni.
44:32 Ngoba inceku yakho yaba isibambiso somfana kubaba, wathi, 'Uma mina
ungamlethi kuwe, khona-ke ngiyakuba necala kubaba
njalo.
44:33 Ngakho-ke, ake manje inceku yakho ihlale esikhundleni somfana
isigqila senkosi yami; umfana makakhuphuke nabafowabo.
44:34 Ngoba ngingakhuphukela kanjani kubaba, futhi umfana engekho nami? funa
mhlawumbe ngiyabona ububi obuzokwehlela ubaba.