Genesis
46:1 U-Israyeli wasuka nakho konke anakho, wafika eBeri Sheba;
wanikela imihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu kayise u-Isaka.
46:2 UNkulunkulu wakhuluma ku-Israyeli ngemibono ebusuku, wathi: "Jakobe!
uJakobe. Wathi: "Ngilapha."
46:3 Wathi, "NginguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kayihlo, ungesabi ukwehla
iGibhithe; ngokuba ngiyakukwenza ube yisizwe esikhulu lapho;
46:4 Ngiyokwehla nawe eGibhithe; futhi nami ngiyakuletha nokukuletha
vuka, uJosefa abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwamehlo akho.
46:5 UJakobe wasuka eBeri Sheba; amadodana ka-Israyeli amthwala uJakobe
uyise, nabantwana babo, nabafazi babo, ezinqoleni
eyayithunywe nguFaro ukumthwala.
46:6 Futhi bathatha izinkomo zabo, kanye nempahla yabo, ababeyizuzile
ezweni laseKhanani, wafika eGibithe, uJakobe nayo yonke inzalo yakhe
yena:
46:7 amadodana akhe, namadodana amadodana akhe kanye naye, namadodakazi akhe,
amadodakazi, nayo yonke inzalo yakhe wayisa naye eGibithe.
46:8 Lawa angamagama abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abangena
iGibithe, uJakobe namadodana akhe: uRubeni izibulo likaJakobe.
46:9 Amadodana kaRubeni: noHanoki, noFalu, noHezironi, noKarmi.
46:10 Amadodana kaSimeyoni; noJemuweli, noJamini, no-Ohadi, noJakini, kanye
uZohari, noShawule indodana yowesifazane waseKhanani.
46:11 Amadodana kaLevi; uGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari.
46:12 Amadodana kaJuda; u-Eri, no-Onani, noShela, noPerezi, noZara;
kepha o-Eri no-Onani bafela ezweni laseKhanani. Amadodana kaPerezi ayengowabo
uHezironi noHamuli.
46:13 Amadodana ka-Isakare: uThola, noPhuwa, noJobe, noShimroni.
46:14 Amadodana kaZebuloni; noSeredi, no-Eloni, noJaleli.
46:15 Lawa ngamadodana kaLeya, awazalela uJakobe ePhadani Aramu, kanye
indodakazi yakhe uDina; yonke imiphefumulo yamadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe yaba
amashumi amathathu nantathu.
46:16 Amadodana kaGadi; noZifiyoni, noHagi, noShuni, no-Eziboni, no-Eri, no
u-Arodi no-Areli.
46:17 Amadodana ka-Asheri: noJimna, noIshuwa, noIshivi, noBeriya, no
Oonyana bakaBheriya nguSera udadewabo; uHebhere, noMalikiyeli.
46:18 Lawa ngamadodana kaZilipa, uLabani amnika uLeya indodakazi yakhe, futhi
laba wabazalela uJakobe, imiphefumulo eyishumi nesithupha.
46:19 Amadodana kaRaheli umkaJakobe; uJosefa, noBenjamini.
46:20 UJosefa wazalelwa ezweni laseGibithe uManase no-Efrayimi;
amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.
46:21 Futhi amadodana kaBhenjamini: Bela, futhi Bekeri, no-Ashbeli, noGera, futhi
uNahamani, no-Ehi, noRoshe, noMuphimi, noHupimi, no-Ardi.
46:22 Lawa ngamadodana kaRaheli, azalelwa uJakobe: yonke imiphefumulo
babeyishumi nane.
46:23 Amadodana kaDani; Hushim.
46:24 Amadodana kaNafetali; noJazeli, noGuni, noJezeri, noShilemi.
46:25 Lawa ngamadodana kaBiliha, uLabani wamnika uRaheli indodakazi yakhe.
wabazalela bona uJakobe: yonke imiphefumulo yayiyisikhombisa.
46:26 Yonke imiphefumulo eyafika noJakobe eGibhithe, eyaphuma kuye
okhalweni, ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe, yonke imiphefumulo yayingamashumi ayisithupha nantathu
abayisithupha;
46:27 Futhi amadodana kaJosefa, awazalelwa eGibhithe, babe imiphefumulo emibili.
yonke imiphefumulo yendlu kaJakobe, eyafika eGibhithe, yaba
amashumi ayisikhombisa neshumi.
46:28 Wathuma uJuda phambi kwakhe kuJosefa, ukuze aqondise ubuso bakhe kuye
iGosheni; bafika ezweni laseGosheni.
29 UJosefa wayesebophela inqola yakhe, wakhuphuka ukumhlangabeza u-Israyeli eyakhe
uyise eGosheni, wazibonakalisa kuye; wawela phezu kwakhe
entanyeni yakhe, wakhala entanyeni yakhe isikhathi eside.
46:30 U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Mangife manje, lokhu ngibonile ubuso bakho.
ngoba usaphila.
46:31 UJosefa wayesethi kubafowabo nasendlini kayise, "Ngizokwenza."
khuphuka umbikele uFaro, uthi kuye: 'Abafowethu, nabobaba.'
indlu, eyayisezweni laseKhanani, ize kimi;
46:32 Futhi amadoda ngabelusi, ngoba umsebenzi wabo ungowokwalusa; futhi
balethile izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nakho konke abanakho.
46:33 Kuyakuthi lapho uFaro enibiza, futhi uzothi:
Yini umsebenzi wakho?
46:34 Niyakusho ukuthi, 'Izinceku zakho bezithengisa imfuyo yakithi
ubusha kuze kube manje, thina nawobaba bethu, ukuze nihlale
ezweni laseGosheni; ngokuba bonke abelusi bayisinengiso kuJehova
abaseGibhithe.