Genesis
45:1 UJosefa wayengenakuzibamba phambi kwabo bonke ababemi ngakuye;
wamemeza wathi: Khuphani wonke umuntu kimi. Futhi kwakumi muntu
naye, lapho uJosefa ezibonakalisa kubafowabo.
45:2 Wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, futhi abaseGibhithe nendlu kaFaro bezwa.
" 45:3 UJosefa wathi kubafowabo: "NginguJosefa; ubaba usaphila na?
Abafowabo behluleka ukumphendula; ngoba bakhathazeka ngeyakhe
ubukhona.
4 UJosefa wayesethi kubafowabo: "Ake nisondele kimi." Futhi bona
yasondela. Wathi: "NginguJosefa umfowenu enathengisa kuye."
iGibhithe.
45:5 Manje ningabi lusizi futhi ningazithukutheleli ukuthi nathengisa ngami
lapha: ngokuba uNkulunkulu wangithuma phambi kwenu ukulondoloza ukuphila.
45:6 Ngoba le minyaka emibili indlala ibe khona ezweni, kodwa asekhona
iminyaka emihlanu, okungayikulinywa ngayo nakuvuna.
45:7 Futhi uNkulunkulu wangithuma phambi kwenu ukuze nginilondolozele inzalo emhlabeni, futhi
ukusindisa izimpilo zenu ngokukhululwa okukhulu.
45:8 Ngakho manje akunina ongithume lapha, kodwa uNkulunkulu, futhi uye wangenza
uyise kaFaro, nenkosi yendlu yakhe yonke, nombusi kuyo yonke indawo
lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe.
45:9 Sheshani nikhuphuke niye kubaba, nithi kuye: 'Isho kanje indodana yakho
UJosefa, uNkulunkulu ungenze inkosi yalo lonke iGibithe; yehlela kimi, uhlale
hhayi:
45:10 Futhi uyohlala ezweni laseGosheni, futhi uyakuba eduze
mina, wena, nabantwana bakho, nabantwana babantwana bakho, nemihlambi yakho;
nemihlambi yakho, nakho konke onakho;
45:11 Futhi ngiyokondla kuwe; ngoba kusasele iminyaka emihlanu yendlala;
funa nibe mpofu, nendlu yakho, nakho konke onakho.
45:12 Futhi bheka, amehlo akho ayabona, namehlo omfowethu uBenjamini, ukuthi
ungumlomo wami okhuluma kini.
45:13 Futhi niyotshela ubaba ngayo yonke inkazimulo yami eGibhithe, futhi konke eninakho
ngibonile; futhi nizoshesha nehlise ubaba lapha.
45:14 Wawela entanyeni kaBhenjamini umfowabo, wakhala; noBenjamini
wakhala entanyeni yakhe.
45:15 Futhi wabanga bonke abafowabo, futhi wakhala phezu kwabo, futhi ngemva kwalokho
abafowabo bakhuluma laye.
" 45:16 Futhi udumo lwakho lwezwakala endlini kaFaro, ukuthi: "KaJosefa."
sebefikile abazalwane, kwaba kuhle emehlweni kaFaro lezinceku zakhe.
" 45:17 UFaro wathi kuJosefa: "Yisho kubafowenu, 'Yenzani lokhu; lade
nezinkomo zenu, nihambe, niye ezweni laseKhanani;
45:18 Futhi nithathe uyihlo nabendlu yenu, futhi nize kimi, futhi ngizokwenza
Niyakuninika okuhle kwezwe laseGibithe, nidle amanoni akhona
umhlaba.
45:19 Manje wena uyaliwe: Yenzani lokhu; thatha wena izinqola ezweni
IGibhithe ngeyabantwana benu labafazi benu, lilethe uyihlo.
futhi uze.
45:20 Futhi ungabheki impahla yakho; ngokuba okuhle kwezwe lonke laseGibithe kungubuhle
eyakho.
21 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benze njalo; uJosefa wabanika izinqola.
njengokwesiyalezo sikaFaro, wabanika ukudla
indlela.
22 Wabapha bonke, kwaba yilowo nalowo izingubo zokuphendulela; kodwa kuBhenjamini
wamnika izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamakhulu amathathu nezingubo zokuphendulela ezinhlanu.
45:23 Wathumela kanjalo kuyise; izimbongolo eziyishumi zithwele
izinto ezinhle zaseGibithe, nezimbongolo eziyishumi ezithwele amabele nesinkwa kanye
inyama kayise endleleni.
45:24 Wayesebamukisa abafowabo, bahamba.
Qaphelani ukuba ningakhubeki endleleni.
45:25 Bakhuphuka eGibhithe, futhi bafika ezweni laseKhanani
uJakobe uyise,
45:26 Bamtshela ukuthi, "UJosefa usaphila, futhi ungumbusi phezu kwakho konke."
izwe laseGibhithe. Inhliziyo kaJakobe yaphela amandla, ngokuba akakholwanga yibo.
45:27 Basebemtshela wonke amazwi kaJosefa, ayewakhulume kubo.
lapho ebona izinqola uJosefa azithumele ukuba zimthwale
umoya kaJakobe uyise waphila;
" 45:28 U-Israyeli wathi: "Kwanele! UJosefa indodana yami usaphila;
ngimbone ngingakafi.