UGenesisi 50:1-26
50 UJosefa waseziphosela phezu kukayise+ wakhala njalo wamqabuza.
2 Ngemva kwalokho uJosefa watshela izinceku zakhe ezingabelaphi ukuthi ziqhole*+ isidumbu sikayise. Ngakho abelaphi bamqhola u-Israyeli,
3 bakwenza lokhu okwensuku ezingu-40 ezigcweleyo ngoba ukuqhola isidumbu kwakuthatha amalanga wonke la. AmaGibhithe aqhubeka emlilela okwensuku ezingu-70.
4 Kwathi insuku zokumlilela sezidlulile, uJosefa waya kuziphathamandla zikaFaro* wathi: “Nxa ngithole umusa kini, ngikhulumelani loFaro lithi:
5 ‘Ubaba wangifungisa+ wathi kimi: “Khangela sengisifa.+ Kumele uyengingcwaba endaweni yami yokungcwaba+ engazigebhela yona elizweni laseKhenani.”+ Ngicela ungivumele ngihambe ngiyengcwaba ubaba besengiphenduka.’”
6 UFaro waphendula wathi: “Hamba uyengcwaba uyihlo njengoba wakufungisa.”+
7 Ngakho uJosefa wahamba wayangcwaba uyise njalo zonke izinceku zikaFaro zahamba laye, labadala+ besigodlweni kanye labo bonke abadala belizwe laseGibhithe,
8 labo bonke abendlu kaJosefa labafowabo kanye labendlu kayise.+ EGosheni batshiya abantwababo abancane kanye lemihlambi yabo kuphela.
9 Abanye abahamba laye ngabezinqola+ labagadi bamabhiza; kwakuliqembu elikhulu kakhulu.
10 Bathi befika esizeni* se-Athadi esabelweni seJodani bakhala kabuhlungu kwaba yisililo esesabekayo. UJosefa waqhubeka elilela uyise okwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
11 AmaKhenani ayeyizakhamizi zelizwe lelo athi ebabona belila esizeni se-Athadi ababaza athi: “Lesi yisililo esikhulu samaGibhithe!” Yikho indawo leyo esesabelweni seJodani yabizwa ngokuthi yi-Abheli-mizirayimi.*
12 Ngakho amadodana kaJakhobe enza khona kanye ayewatshele khona.+
13 Amadodana akhe amthwala aya laye elizweni laseKhenani asemngcwaba ebhalwini lwensimu yeMakhaphela. Insimu le eyayiphambi kweMamre yathengwa ngu-Abrahama ku-Efroni umHithi ukuthi ibe yindawo yokungcwaba.+
14 UJosefa wathi esemngcwabile uyise wabuyela eGibhithe labafowabo kanye labo bonke abantu ababehambe laye besiyangcwaba uyise.
15 Abafowabo bakaJosefa bathi bebona uyise esefile bathi: “Mhlawumbe uJosefa ulokhu esizondele njalo angaphindisela konke okubi esamenza khona.”+
16 Ngakho bathumela umbiko kuJosefa bathi: “Uyihlo watshiya elayele engakafi, wathi:
17 ‘Nanku okumele likutsho kuJosefa: “Ngiyakuncenga, ngicela ubaxolele abafowenu ngesiphambeko kanye lesono abasenzayo bekuzwisa ubuhlungu.”’ Yikho sicela uzixolele izinceku zikaNkulunkulu kayihlo ngenxa yesiphambeko sazo.” UJosefa wathi ekuzwa lokho wakhala.
18 Ngemva kwalokho abafowabo bafika bazilahla phansi phambi kwakhe bathi: “Yenza okufunayo kithi, sesiyizigqili zakho.”+
19 UJosefa wathi kubo: “Lingesabi. Kambe nginguNkulunkulu yini ukuthi sengingaze ngilahlulele?
20 Lanxa lalifuna ukwenza okubi kimi,+ uNkulunkulu watshintsha izinto zahamba kuhle ukuze kulondolozwe impilo zabantu abanengi, njengoba libona ekwenza lamuhla.+
21 Ngakho lingesabi. Ngizaqhubeka ngilinika ukudla lina labantwabenu.”+ Ngemva kwalokho wabaduduza futhi wabaqinisa ngamazwi akhe.
22 UJosefa waqhubeka ehlala eGibhithe, yena labo bonke abendlu kayise njalo waphila iminyaka engu-110.
23 UJosefa wabona isizukulwane sesithathu samadodana ka-Efrayimi+ kanye lamadodana kaMakhiri+ indodana kaManase. Kuye babengathi ngabantwabakhe sibili.*
24 UJosefa wathi esezakufa watshela abafowabo wathi: “Mina sengisifa, kodwa uNkulunkulu kasoze ayekele ukulincedisa.+ Loba sekutheni uzalikhipha elizweni leli, alise elizweni afunga ukuthi uzalipha u-Abrahama lo-Isaka loJakhobe.”+
25 UJosefa wasefungisa amadodana ka-Israyeli wathi: “UNkulunkulu kasoze ayekele ukulincedisa. Amathambo ami kumele lisuke lawo lapha.”+
26 UJosefa wafa eleminyaka engu-110, basebemqhola*+ njalo wafakwa ebhokisini eGibhithe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Lokhu kutsho ukufaka isidumbu imithi enjengamafutha anukelelayo ukuze silondolozwe singaboli.
^ Kumbe, “kwabendlu kaFaro.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ukulila kwamaGibhithe.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Bazalelwa emadolweni kaJosefa.”
^ Lokhu kutsho ukufaka isidumbu imithi enjengamafutha anukelelayo ukuze silondolozwe singaboli.
