Genesis 43:1-34
43 Indlala yayiqatha kwelo lizwe.+
2 Bathi bakukugqiba ukutya okuziinkozo ababebuye nako eYiputa,+ wathi utata wabo kubo: “Phindani niye, niyokusithengela intwana yokutya.”
3 UYuda wathi kuye: “Laa ndoda yasilumkisa ngokucacileyo yathi, ‘Ningaphinde nize apha ningahambi nomntakwenu.’+
4 Ukuba usithuma kunye nomntakwethu, siza kuhla siyokukuthengela ukutya.
5 Kodwa ukuba akahambi asizukuhla, kuba yathi laa ndoda kuthi, ‘Ningaphinde nize apha ningahambi nomntakwenu.’ ”+
6 USirayeli+ wabuza wathi: “Ngaba bekunyanzelekile ukuba nindibizele le nkathazo, ngokuxelela laa ndoda ukuba ukhona omnye umntakwenu?”
7 Bathi bona: “Laa ndoda yavele yasingqala xa isibuza ngathi nezizalwana zethu yathi, ‘Usaphila na utata wenu? Ninaye omnye umntakwenu?’ saza sayixelela ezi zinto yayizibuza.+ Sasiza kuyazi njani ukuba iza kusuke ithi, ‘Yihlani nomntakwenu’?”+
8 UYuda wamcenga uSirayeli utata wakhe wathi: “Mthumele kunye nam umfana sihambe,+ ukuze siphile, singafi,+ thina, nawe, nabantwana bethu.+
9 Ndiza kuqinisekisa ukuba ukhuselekile.*+ Uze uphendulise mna. Ukuba ndiye andabuya naye, ndiza kube ndikone ngonaphakade.
10 Kodwa ukuba besingakhange silibazise, ngesesibuya okwesibini ngoku.”
11 USirayeli utata wabo wathi kubo: “Ukuba kunyanzelekile ke ukuba yenzeke le nto, nantsi into emaniyenze: Fakani ezona zinto zintle zifumanekayo kweli lizwe kwiingxowa* zenu, nihambe nazo, zibe sisipho salaa ndoda:+ intwana yebhalsam,+ intwana yobusi, intlaka emhlophe, intlaka emnandi,+ amantongomane epistasi neeamangile.
12 Thathani imali ephindwe kabini; nize niphindise nalaa mali eyabuyiselwa kwiingxowa zenu.+ Mhlawumbi yaba yimpazamo.
13 Hambani naye umntakwenu, nibuyele kula ndoda.
14 Kwanga uThixo uSomandla angenza laa ndoda inisizele, ukuze inikhululele umntakwenu noBhenjamin. Mna ukuba kunyanzelekile ukuba ndilahlekelwe, mandilahlekelwe ke!”+
15 Ngoko la madoda asithatha eso sipho, athatha imali ephindwe kabini, aza emka noBhenjamin. Asuka ehla aya eYiputa aza aphinda ema phambi koYosefu.+
16 Wathi uYosefu akumbona uBhenjamin ekunye nawo, ngoko nangoko wathi kumphathi wendlu yakhe: “Ngenisa la madoda endlini, uxhele izilwanyana uze ulungise isidlo, kuba la madoda aza kutya nam emini emaqanda.”
17 Yakhawulezisa le ndoda yayenza loo nto yayiyixelelwa nguYosefu,+ yawangenisa la madoda endlini kaYosefu.
18 Kodwa oyika xa engeniswa endlini kaYosefu, aza athi: “Yilaa mali eyabuyiselwa ezingxoweni zethu le yenze ukuba siziswe apha. Baza kusihlasela ke ngoku, basenze amakhoboka, bathathe needonki zethu!”+
19 Aya kumphathi wendlu kaYosefu aza athetha naye emnyangweni wendlu.
20 Athi: “Sixolele nkosi yam! Sasikhe sehla sizokuthenga ukutya.+
21 Kodwa sathi sakubuyela kwindawo esihlala kuyo, savula iingxowa zethu, tyhini, nantso imali yethu sonke ezingxoweni zethu, futhi isaphelele.+ Ngoku siyayibuyisela.
22 Size nenye imali ukuze sithenge ukutya. Asazi ukuba ngubani owafaka imali yethu ezingxoweni zethu.”+
23 Wathi yena: “Khululekani. Sanukoyika. UThixo wenu noThixo katata wenu ufake ubutyebi ezingxoweni zenu. Le mali yenu ibiqale yaziswa kum.” Emva koko wawakhuphela uSimeyon.+
24 Wawangenisa endlini kaYosefu la madoda, wawanika amanzi okuhlamba iinyawo, wanika needonki zawo ukutya.
25 Alungisa esa sipho+ ukuze asinike uYosefu ukufika kwakhe emini emaqanda, kuba ayevile ukuba ayeza kufumana isidlo apho.+
26 Wathi akungena uYosefu, amnika isipho, aza aqubuda phambi kwakhe.+
27 Emva koko wawabuza impilo waza wathi: “Unjani utata wenu owalupheleyo ebenithethe ngaye? Usaphila kodwa?”+
28 Baphendula bathi: “Utata, isicaka sakho, uphilile. Usadla ubomi.” Emva koko baqubuda.+
29 Wathi akuphakamisa amehlo akhe waza wabona uBhenjamin umntakwabo, unyana kamama wakhe,+ wathi: “Nguye na lo umninawa wenu, enanithethe ngaye kum?”+ Waza waphinda wathi: “Kwanga uThixo angakholwa nguwe nyana wam.”
30 Waphuma ngokungxama uYosefu, kuba wayechukumisekile ngumntakwabo, waza wakhangela indawo aza kulilela kuyo. Wangena kwigumbi elingaphakathi, zasuka zathi waxa iinyembezi.+
31 Emva koko wahlamba ubuso bakhe, waphuma ezibambile, wathi: “Bekani ukutya.”
32 Bambekela yedwa, bababekela bodwa nabantakwabo, namaYiputa azityela odwa, kuba amaYiputa ayengenakutya namaHebhere, ayeyenyanya gqitha loo nto.+
33 Abantakwabo* babehleli phambi kwakhe, owamazibulo ngokwelungelo lakhe lobuzibulo+ noyena mncinci ngokobuncinci bakhe, bajongana bemangalisiwe.
34 Wayemane ethumela ukutya kusuka kweyakhe itafile kusisiwa kweyabo, kodwa okukaBhenjamin kwakukuphinda kahlanu okwabanye.+ Batya ke baza basela naye bada banela.
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “Ndiza kuba sisibambiso ngenxa yakhe.”
^ Okanye “kwizikhongozelo.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Bona.”
