Genesis
47:1 UJosefa wayesefika wamtshela uFaro, wathi: "Baba nabafowethu!
kwaphuma izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nakho konke abanakho
ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, basezweni laseGosheni.
47:2 Futhi wathatha abanye abafowabo, amadoda amahlanu, futhi wabethula phambi kwabo
uFaro.
" 47:3 UFaro wathi kubafowabo: "Uyini umsebenzi wenu? Futhi bona
Wathi kuFaro: "Izinceku zakho zingabelusi, thina kanye nabethu."
obaba.
4 Babuye bathi kuFaro: "Size ukugogobala ezweni;
ngokuba izinceku zakho azinadlelo lemihlambi yazo; ngoba indlala ikhona
kakhulu ezweni laseKhanani;
izinceku zihlala ezweni laseGosheni.
47:5 UFaro wakhuluma kuJosefa, wathi: "Uyihlo nabafowenu bakhona."
woza kuwe.
47:6 Izwe laseGibhithe liphambi kwakho; wenze okwakho endaweni enhle kunazo zonke ezweni
uyise nabafowabo ukuba bahlale; ezweni laseGosheni mabahlale: futhi
uma wazi amadoda akhutheleyo phakathi kwawo, wabeke abe yizinduna
phezu kwezinkomo zami.
7 UJosefa wamngenisa uJakobe uyise, wammisa phambi kukaFaro;
uJakobe wambusisa uFaro.
8 UFaro wathi kuJakobe: "Uneminyaka emingaki?"
" 47:9 UJakobe wathi kuFaro: "Izinsuku zeminyaka yokugogobala kwami."
iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu: zimbalwa futhi zimbi izinsuku zeminyaka ka-
ukuphila kwami bekulokhu, kakufinyeleli ezinsukwini zeminyaka kaJehova
ukuphila kwawobaba emihleni yokuhambela kwabo.
47:10 UJakobe wambusisa uFaro, waphuma phambi kukaFaro.
47:11 UJosefa wabeka uyise nabafowabo, wabanika a
ifa ezweni laseGibithe, endaweni enhle kakhulu yezwe, ezweni lase
uRamesesi, njengokuyala kukaFaro.
47:12 UJosefa wamondla uyise, nabafowabo, futhi yonke uyise
indlu, nesinkwa, ngokwemindeni yabo.
47:13 Futhi kwakungekho sinkwa ezweni lonke; ngoba indlala yayinzima kakhulu
ukuthi izwe laseGibithe nezwe lonke laseKhanani lafiphala ngenxa yalokho
indlala.
47:14 UJosefa wabutha yonke imali eyayitholakala ezweni
eGibhithe, nasezweni laseKhanani, ngamabele ababewathengile;
UJosefa wayingenisa imali endlini kaFaro.
47:15 Futhi lapho imali isiphelile ezweni laseGibhithe nasezweni laseKhanani.
bonke abaseGibithe beza kuJosefa, bathi: “Siphe ukudla;
sife phambi kwakho na? ngoba imali iyaphela.
47:16 Wathi uJosefa: "Lethani izinkomo zenu; futhi ngizokunika ngezinkomo zakho,
uma imali ihluleka.
47:17 Baletha imfuyo yabo kuJosefa, futhi uJosefa wabanika isinkwa
ukuhwebelana ngamahhashi, nangemihlambi, nangezinkomo
izinkomo, nezimbongolo; wabapha ukudla kwabo bonke
izinkomo zalowo nyaka.
47:18 Kwathi lowo nyaka usuphelile, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili, bathi
wathi kuye: Asiyikufihlela inkosi yami ukuthi imali yethu isiphelile;
Inkosi yethu inemihlambi yezinkomo; kakusalanga lutho
emehlweni enkosi yami, kodwa imizimba yethu, namazwe ethu.
47:19 Kungani sizofa phambi kwamehlo akho, kokubili thina namazwe ethu? sithenge
nezwe lethu libe yisinkwa, thina nezwe lethu siyakuba yizigqila zakho
Faro: siphe inzalo, ukuze siphile, singafi, ezweni
ungabi yincithakalo.
20 UJosefa wamthengela uFaro izwe lonke laseGibithe; kwabaseGibhithe
kwaba yilowo nalowo wathengisa ngensimu yakhe, ngokuba indlala yabahlula;
izwe laba ngelikaFaro.
47:21 Futhi ngokuqondene nabantu, wabasusa emizini kusukela komunye umkhawulo wesifunda
imingcele yaseGibithe kuze kube komunye umkhawulo walo.
47:22 Yizwe labapristi kuphela angalithenganga; ngoba abapristi ba
isabelo esabelwa nguFaro, badla isabelo sabo ababesinikwa
uFaro wabanika; ngalokho abathengisanga ngamasimu abo.
47:23 Khona-ke uJosefa wathi kubantu: "Bheka, Nginithengile namuhla futhi
izwe lenu likaFaro; bheka, nansi imbewu yenu, nihlwanyele kuyo
umhlaba.
47:24 Kuyothi ekwandeni, ninikele okwesihlanu
inxenye kaFaro, izabelo ezine zibe ngeyakho, inzalo yezizwe
insimu, nokudla kwenu, nokwabendlu yenu, nokudla
kwabancane benu.
47:25 Bathi, "Usindisile ukuphila kwethu; masithole umusa emehlweni."
enkosini yami, thina sibe yizinceku zikaFaro.
47:26 UJosefa wabeka umthetho phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe kuze kube namuhla, ukuthi
UFaro kufanele abe nengxenye yesihlanu; ngaphandle kwezwe labapristi kuphela,
engabanga ngekaFaro.
47:27 U-Israyeli wahlala ezweni laseGibithe, ezweni laseGosheni; futhi
babenemfuyo kulo, banda, banda kakhulu.
47:28 UJakobe wahlala ezweni laseGibhithe iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa
uJakobe wayeneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane nesikhombisa.
29 Kwase kusondele isikhathi sokuthi u-Israyeli afe, wabiza indodana yakhe
uJosefa, wathi kuye: “Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, faka;
Ake ubeke isandla sakho phansi kwethanga lami, ungenzele umusa neqiniso;
ake ungangingcwabi eGibithe;
47:30 Kodwa mina ngiyolala nawobaba, futhi uzongikhipha eGibhithe.
ungimbele emangcwabeni abo. Wasesithi: Ngizakwenza njengokutsho kwakho
kusho.
47:31 Wathi: "Funga kimi. Wafunga kuye. u-Israyeli wakhothama
yena ekhanda lombhede.