UGenesisi 46:1-34
46 Ngakho u-Israyeli wathatha konke ayelakho* wangena indlela. Wathi efika eBheri-shebha+ wanikela imihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu ka-Isaka uyise.+
2 UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma lo-Israyeli ngombono ebusuku wathi: “Jakhobe! Jakhobe!” yena wathi: “Ngilapha!”
3 Wasesithi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu weqiniso, uNkulunkulu kayihlo.+ Ungesabi ukuya eGibhithe ngoba ngizakwenza ube yisizwe esikhulu+ kuleyondawo.
4 Yimi engizahamba lawe eGibhithe njalo yimi engizakususa khona,+ futhi uJosefa nguye ozavala amehlo akho*+ nxa ungafa.”
5 Ngemva kwalokho uJakhobe wasuka eBheri-shebha njalo amadodana akhe amthwala uyise u-Israyeli labantwabawo kanye lamakhosikazi awo ngezinqola ezazithunyelwe nguFaro ukuthi zizomthwala.
6 Bathatha imihlambi yabo kanye lempahla abasebelayo elizweni laseKhenani. UJakhobe wafika-ke eGibhithe layo yonke imuli yakhe.
7 Wafika eGibhithe lamadodana akhe lamadodakazi akhe kanye labazukulu bakhe, yonke nje imuli yakhe.
8 La ngamabizo amadodana ka-Israyeli, amadodana kaJakhobe ahamba laye eGibhithe:+ Izibulo likaJakhobe kwakunguRubheni.+
9 Amadodana kaRubheni kwakunguHanokhi, loPhalu, loHezironi loKhami.+
10 Amadodana kaSimiyoni+ kwakunguJemuweli, loJamini, lo-Ohadi, loJakhini, loZohari kanye loShawuli+ indodana yowesifazana ongumKhenani.
11 Amadodana kaLevi+ kwakunguGeshoni loKhohathi loMerari.+
12 Amadodana kaJuda+ kwakungu-Eri, lo-Onani, loShela,+ loPherezi+ kanye loZera.+ Kodwa u-Eri lo-Onani bafela elizweni laseKhenani.+
Amadodana kaPherezi kwakunguHezironi loHamuli.+
13 Amadodana ka-Isakhari kwakunguThola, loPhuva, lo-Iyobhi kanye loShimroni.+
14 Amadodana kaZebhuloni+ kwakunguSeredi lo-Eloni kanye loJahaliyeli.+
15 La ngamadodana kaLeya awazalela uJakhobe ePhadani-aramu, njalo wamzalela lendodakazi okuthiwa nguDina.+ Wonke amadodana lamadodakazi akhe ayengu-33.
16 Amadodana kaGadi+ kwakunguZifiyoni, loHagi, loShuni, lo-Ezibhoni, lo-Eri, lo-Arodi kanye lo-Areli.+
17 Amadodana ka-Asheri+ kwakungu-Imna, lo-Ishiva, lo-Ishivi kanye loBheriya njalo udadewabo kwakunguSera.
Amadodana kaBheriya kwakunguHebheri loMalikhiyeli.+
18 La ngamadodana kaZilipha+ incekukazi kaLeya ayiphiwa nguyise uLabhani. Wazalela uJakhobe abantwana bonke laba futhi sebebonke babengu-16.*
19 Amadodana kaRasheli umkaJakhobe kwakunguJosefa+ loBhenjamini.+
20 Amadodana kaJosefa awazala elizweni laseGibhithe kwakunguManase+ lo-Efrayimi+ njalo wawazalelwa ngu-Asenathi+ indodakazi kaPhothifera umphristi wase-Oni.*
21 Amadodana kaBhenjamini+ kwakunguBhela, loBhekheri, lo-Ashibheli, loGera,+ loNahamani, lo-Ehi, loRoshi, loMuphimi, loHuphimi+ kanye lo-Aridi.+
22 La ngamadodana kaRasheli awazalela uJakhobe futhi esewonke ayengu-14.*
23 Indodana kaDani+ kwakunguHushimi.+
24 Amadodana kaNafithali+ kwakunguJahazeli, loGuni, loJezeri kanye loShilemu.+
25 La ngamadodana kaBhiliha incekukazi kaRasheli ayiphiwa nguyise uLabhani. Wazalela uJakhobe abantwana bonke laba futhi sebebonke babeyisikhombisa.*
26 Bonke ababezalwa nguJakhobe abahamba* laye eGibhithe ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana akhe babengu-66.+
27 UJosefa yena wayelamadodana amabili eGibhithe. Yikho bonke abendlu kaJakhobe ababuya eGibhithe babengu-70.+
28 UJakhobe wasethuma uJuda+ ukuthi ayebikela uJosefa ukuthi usezafika eGosheni. Ngakho bathi sebefikile eGosheni,+
29 uJosefa wathi babophe inqola yakhe wasesuka wayahlangabeza uyise u-Israyeli eGosheni. Wathi efika nje kuye wamdumela wamgona,* wakhala okwesikhathi eside.*
30 U-Israyeli wasesithi kuJosefa: “Sengizibonele ngawami ukuthi usaphila sibili, khathesi sengingazifela.”
31 UJosefa wasetshela abafowabo labo bonke abemuli kayise wathi: “Kahle ngiye kuFaro+ ngiyekuthi kuye, ‘Abafowethu layo yonke imuli kababa sebebuyile lapha kimi bevela elizweni laseKhenani.+
32 Amadoda la angabelusi+ njalo aphila ngokufuya.+ Abuye layo yonke imihlambi yawo kanye lakho konke alakho.’+
33 Nxa uFaro angalibiza alibuze ukuthi lenza msebenzi bani,
34 kumele lithi kuye, ‘Izinceku zakho beziphila ngokufuya kusukela ebutsheni bazo kuze kube lamuhla futhi lokho yikho okwakusenziwa ngokhokho bethu.’+ Nxa lingatsho njalo uzalivumela ukuthi lihlale eGosheni+ ngoba bonke abantu abelusa izimvu bayenyanyeka kumaGibhithe.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “bonke abangabakhe.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “uzabeka isandla sakhe emehlweni akho.”
^ Kumbe, “babeyimiphefumulo engu-16.”
^ Idolobho leli lalibizwa langokuthi yiHeliyopholisi.
^ Kumbe, “babeyimiphefumulo engu-14.”
^ Kumbe, “babeyimiphefumulo eyisikhombisa.”
^ Kumbe, “yonke imiphefumulo eyayizalwa nguJakhobe eyahamba.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “wazilahlela entanyeni yakhe.”
^ Kumbe, “wakhala kakhulu eqamele entanyeni yakhe.”
