Genesisi 43:1-34
43 Nje-ke indlala beyibhokile enarheni yeKanana.+
2 Kuthe nabaqeda ukudla ikoroyi abayifumene eGibhide,+ uyise wathi kibo: “Buyelani niyosithengela ukudla.”
3 Nje-ke uJuda wathi kuye: “Umuntu loya usitjele indlebe ukuzwa wathi, “Ningabuyi kimi nakube anizi nomfowenu.’+
4 Nawungasivumela bona sikhambe nomfowethu, sizokwehla siyokuthengela ukudla.
5 Kodwana nawungasivumeli sikhambe naye, angekhe sehle ngombana indoda leya ithe kithi, ‘Ningabuyi kimi nakube anizi nomfowenu.’”+
6 U-Israyeli+ wababuza wathi: “Ningilimazelani kangaka? Kubayini nitjele indoda leya ukuthi ninomunye umfowenu?”
7 Bathi kuye: “Indoda leya isibuze ngokunqophileko ifuna ukwazi ngathi nomndenethu, yathi: ‘Uyihlo usaphila na? Ninomunye umfowenu?’ Sayiphendula imibuzwayo.+ Besizokwazi njani ukuthi izokuthi kithi, ‘Yehlani nomfowenu’?”+
8 UJuda wathi kuyise: “Ngivumela ngikhambe nomfowethu omncani+ ukwenzela bona singafi,+ thina nawe nabantwabethu.+
9 Ngizokuqiniseka ukuthi uvikelekile.+ Nakungenzeka ehlakalelwe ngokuthileko kufuze ujezise mina. Nangingabhalelwa kubuya naye kuwe, ngizokuthwala isonweso ngokungapheliko.
10 Ngathana asikariyadi nga sesiye eGibhide kabili besabuya.”
11 U-Israyeli ubababo wathi: “Nangabe kunjalo, yenzani lokhu: Thathani iinthelo ezihle enarheni le, nizifake ngemigodlenenu nehle nazo bona zibe sisipho endodeni leya:+ phathani ibhalisamu,+ iliju, iinthako zokulapha ezinukisa kamnandi+ nama-alimondi.
12 Phathani imali enengi, nibuyisele nemali leya enayifumana emigodlenenu,+ kungenzeka ifakwe ngephoso.
13 Thathani umfowenu nikhambe nibuyele endodeni leya.
14 Kwanga uZimu uMninimandla Woke angenza indoda leya inirhawukele, ukwenzela bona itjhaphulule uSimiyoni noBhenjamini. Kodwana mina nangabe kufuze ngilahlekelwe bantwabami akube njalo!”+
15 Nje-ke amadodana ka-Israyeli athatha izipho, athatha imali enengi noBhenjamini. Asikima ehlela eGibhide ajama phambi kwakaJosefa godu.+
16 UJosefa nakabona uBhenjamini akhamba nabafowabo, khonokho wathi endodeni egade itjheja indlwakhe: “Thatha amadoda la uwase kwami, uhlabe iinlwana, ulungiselele ukudla ngombana amadoda la azokudla nami ngesikhathi samadina.”
17 Khonokho indoda leyo yenza njengombana uJosefa akhulumile,+ yawasa ngendlini kaJosefa.
18 Yeke amadoda lawo abetjhwa livalo nakasiwa ngendlini kaJosefa athoma ukuthi: “Kungebanga lemali leya esiyifumene ngemigodlenethu ngesikhathi size lapha. Nje-ke bazosisahlela basenze iingqila bathathe nabodumbana bethu.”+
19 Atjhinga endodeni leya etjheja indlu kaJosefa akhuluma nayo esangweni lendlu.
20 Athi: “Tjhebetjhebe kosethu! Kheseza ngaphambilini sizokuthenga ukudla.+
21 Kwathi nasifika endaweni esizokulala kiyo begodu nasivula imigodlethu, ngamunye wethu wafumana yoke imalakhe ngemgodlenakhe.+ Nje-ke sithe asiyibuyise.
22 Size nemali enengi bona sizokuthenga ukudla. Asazi ukuthi ngubani ofake imalethu ngeenkhwanyeni zethu.”+
23 Indoda leyo yathi: “Kulungile. Ningathukwa. UZimenu, uZimu kayihlo nguye ofake imali ngeenkhwanyeni zenu. Ngiyifumene imalenu.” Ngemva kwalokho wawalethela uSimiyoni.+
24 Indoda leyo yawasa ngendlini kaJosefa, yawanikela amanzi bona ahlambe iinyawo begodu yanikela nabodumbana bawo ifuru.
25 Alungiselela uJosefa isipho+ njengombana bekazokuza ngesikhathi samadina ngombana ezwa ukuthi azokuba nesidlo lapho.+
26 UJosefa nakangena ngendlini amnikela isipho egade eze naso, akhothama ahloma iinhloko phasi.+
27 Ngemva kwalokho, wawabuza amavuko wathi: “Unjani uyihlo ekhenakhuluma ngaye? Usaphila?”+
28 Athi: “Isisebenzi sakho ubaba sisavukile. Usaphila.” Nje-ke aguqa.+
29 Kuthe nakaqalako, wabona uBhenjamini umfowabo indodana kanina wathi:+ “Ngumfowenu eningitjele ngaye lo?”+ Wangezelela wathi: “Kwanga uZimu angakubusisa ndodanami.”
30 Ngebanga lokuthi uJosefa bekangasakghoni ukuzibamba nakabona umfowabo wagijimela ngaphandle wayokufuna indawo angalilela kiyo, wangena ngekumbeni engeqadi begodu walilela lapho.+
31 Ngemva kwalokho wahlamba ubuso, waphuma. Kuthe nasele akulungele ukulawula amazizwakhe wathi: “Phakululani ukudla.”
32 Baphakululela uJosefa ukudla kwakhe ayedwa, baphakululela abafowabo ukudla kwabo babodwa, kwathi amaGibhide ebewanoJosefa bawaphakululela awodwa. Benza lokhu ngombana amaGibhide bewangahlanganyeli ukudla namaHebheru, lokho bekunyenyisa ebantwini beGibhide.+
33 UJosefa wahlalisa abafowabo phambi kwakhe, wathoma ngomkhulu+ waswaphelisa ngomncani, bebasolo baqalana bararekile.
34 Bekasolo abadlulisela ukudla okusetafulenakhe kodwana uBhenjamini bekamnikela ukudla okunengi* okudlula kwabafowabo.+ Nje-ke baragela phambili nokudla begodu basela naye bebasutha.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “okudlula kwabafowabo ngokubuyelelwe kahlanu.”
