Genesisi 45:1-28
45 Ngako Josefa wabese uyehluleka kutibamba embikwato tonkhe tisebenti takhe.+ Watsi: “Khiphani bonkhe labantfu!” Besekute muntfu endlini ngesikhatsi sekativeta kubomnakabo.+
2 Ngemuva kwaloko, wakhala kakhulu kangangekutsi bantfu baseGibhithe bamuva futsi nendlu yaFaro yamuva.
3 Josefa wase utsi kubomnakabo: “Mine nginguJosefa. Usaphila yini babe?” Bomnakabo behluleka kumphendvula ngobe bebamangele kakhulu.
4 Josefa watsi kubo: “Ngicela nisondzele.” Ngako basondzela.
Ngemuva kwaloko watsi: “NginguJosefa, umnakenu lenamtsengisa eGibhithe.+
5 Kodvwa ngicela ningaphatseki kabi futsi ningasolani ngekutsi nangitsengisa lapha, ngobe nguNkulunkulu lowangitfuma kutsi ngite kucala kunani lapha kuze ngisindzise kuphila kwebantfu.+
6 Lona sengumnyaka wesibili wendlala eveni,+ futsi kuseta leminye iminyaka lesihlanu lapho kungeke kulinywe nobe kuvunwe khona.
7 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu ungitfume kutsi ngite kucala kunani lapha kuze ngisindzise situkulwane+ senu emhlabeni* futsi nichubeke niphila ngemandla akhe lamakhulu.
8 Ngako akusini lenangitfumela lapha, kodvwa ngatfunywa nguNkulunkulu weliciniso kuze angente umeluleki lomkhulu* waFaro, nenkhosi yayo yonkhe indlu yakhe, angente nembusi walo lonkhe live laseGibhithe.+
9 “Sheshisani nibuyele kubabe, nifike nitsi kuye: ‘Indvodzana yakho Josefa itsi: “Nkulunkulu ungibeke ngaba yinkhosi kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe.+ Ngicela ute kimi masinyane.+
10 Utawuhlala endzaweni yaseGosheni+ kuze ube dvutane nami, wena nemadvodzana akho, batukulu bakho, imfuyo yakho kanye nato tonkhe tintfo lonato.
11 Ngitaniletsela kudla kuleyo ndzawo,+ ngobe kuseta leminye iminyaka lesihlanu yendlala. Ngale kwaloko wena nendlu yakho nitawubulawa yindlala futsi konkhe lonako kutawuphela.”’
12 Nyalo-ke nine nemnaketfu Bhenjamini seniyatibonela kutsi vele nginguJosefa, mine lengikhuluma nani.+
13 Nibotjela babe ngesikhundla lesenginaso eGibhithe nangako konkhe lenikubonile. Phangisani nilandze babe nite naye lapha.”
14 Ngako Josefa wagaca* Bhenjamini umnakabo futsi wakhala, naBhenjamini wakhala njengobe agace umnakabo.+
15 Josefa wacabuza bonkhe bomnakabo futsi wakhala, ngemuva kwaloko labomnakabo bakhuluma naye.
16 Lendzaba yekutsi bomnakabo Josefa befikile yevakala nasendlini yaFaro. Ngako Faro netinceku takhe bajabula kakhulu.
17 Faro watsi kuJosefa: “Tjela bomnakenu kutsi babophele imitfwalo yabo etimbongolweni tabo, bahambe baye eveni laseKhenani,
18 befike batsatse babe wakho kanye nendlu yakhe bete kimi. Ngitawubanika tintfo letinhle letikulelive laseGibhithe futsi batawuhlala encenyeni lenotsile* yalelive.+
19 Naku lokunye lokufanele ubatjele+ kona: ‘Tsatsani tinkalishi+ talapha eGibhithe kuze nigibelise bantfwana benu nebafati benu futsi kufanele nigibelise babe wenu kulenye yato bese nita lapha.+
20 Ningakhatsateki ngetintfo tenu,+ ngobe tonkhe tintfo letinhle letikulelive laseGibhithe titawuba tenu.’”
21 Emadvodzana a-Israyeli enta kanjalo, futsi Josefa wawanika tinkalishi njengobe Faro abeshito, wawanika netintfo lebekatatidzinga endleleni.
22 Wanika ngamunye wawo ingubo yinye, kodvwa Bhenjamini wamnika tinhlavu telisiliva letingu-300 kanye netingubo letisihlanu.+
23 Josefa watfumelela babe wakhe timbongolo letingu-10 letetfwele tintfo letinhle taseGibhithe, netimbongolo letinsikati letingu-10 letetfwele kolo, sinkhwa kanye nalokunye babe wakhe labetakudzinga endleleni.
24 Ngako wabahambisa labomnakabo futsi njengobe bahamba watsi kubo: “Ngicela ningatfukutselelani endleleni.”+
25 Labomnakabo besuka eGibhithe baya kubabe wabo Jakobe eveni laseKhenani.
26 Befika bambikela batsi: “Josefa usaphila, futsi nguye lobusa lonkhe lelive laseGibhithe!”+ Kodvwa Jakobe waphelelwa ngemandla ngobe abengakukholwa loko lebebakusho.+
27 Ngesikhatsi bamtjela onkhe lamavi labeshiwo nguJosefa futsi abona naletinkalishi lamtfumelele tona, wavuseleleka emoyeni.
28 Israyeli watsi: “Sengenelisekile! Josefa indvodzana yami usaphila! Kufanele ngihambe ngiyombona ngisengakafi!”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “eveni.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “babe.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “wawela entsanyeni yaBhenjamini.”
^ Nobe “levundzile.”
