Genesisi
41 Ekupheleni kweminyaka emibili, uFaro wabhudanga+ ajame hlanu koMlambo iNayili. 2 Wabona iinkomo ezilikhomba ezihle ezinonileko ziphuma emlanjeni begodu zidla utjani eNayili.+ 3 Wabona neenkomo ezilikhomba ezimbi ezondileko ziphuma emlanjeni iNayili, zajama hlanu kweenkomo ezinonileko magega nomlambo. 4 Iinkomo ezimbi ezondileko zathoma ukudla iinkomo ezilikhomba ezihle ezinonileko. UFaro waphaphama khonokho.
5 Ngemva kwalokho, walala bewaba nebhudango lesibili. Wabona iinqwambi ezilikhomba ziphuma ehlangeni, zinothile.+ 6 Ngemva kwalokho kwavela iinqwambi ezilikhomba ezimatsikani nezitjhwabiswe mmoya wepumalanga. 7 Iinqwambi ebezimatsikani zathoma ukuginya ezilikhomba ebegade zinothile. Nakwenzeka lokhu, uFaro waphaphama bewalemuka ukuthi uyabhudanga.
8 Watshwenyeka khulu ekuseni. Nje-ke wabiza boke abaphristi beGibhide abenza imilingo nawo woke amadoda ahlakaniphileko. Wabatjela ngamabhudango abe nawo kodwana akekho namunye owakghona ukumhlathululela ukuthi atjho ukuthini.
9 Induna yabaphathikapho yakhuluma noFaro yathi: “Namhlanjesi ngivuma izono zami. 10 Kwathi nawusilingekileko ngebanga leensebenzi zakho, wathi mina nombhagi sivalelwe ngejele, endlini yenduna yabonogada.+ 11 Ngemva kwalokho, sobabili saba nebhudango ngobusuku obubodwa. Waba nelakhe nami ngaba nelami begodu elinye nelinye belinehlathululwalo.+ 12 Besinesokana elimHebheru, lisisebenzi senduna yabonogada.+ Sathi nasilitjela ngamabhudango+ lawo, lasihlathululela bona atjho ukuthini. 13 Kwenzeka ngendlela elisihlathululele ngayo, mina ngabuyiselwa esikhundleni sami kwathi indoda enye leya yaphanyekwa.”+
14 Nje-ke uFaro wathi kubizwe uJosefa,+ bamkhupha msinyana ngejele.+ UJosefa warhuna, wambatha ezinye izambatho, watjhinga kuFaro. 15 UFaro wathi kuye: “Ngibe nebhudango kodwana akunamuntu ongangihlathululela lona. Nje-ke ngizwile bathi nawuzwa ibhudango ukghona ukulihlathulula.”+ 16 UJosefa waphendula uFaro wathi: “Awa, mina angisililitho! UZimu nguye ozokunikela ihlathululo ehle, ingasi mina.”+
17 UFaro waraga wathi kuJosefa: “Ebhudangweni lami bengijame eqadi koMlambo iNayili. 18 Ngabona iinkomo ezilikhomba ezihle ezinonileko, ziphuma emlanjeni iNayili, nje-ke zathoma ukudla utjani beNayili.+ 19 Ngemva kwazo, kwaphuma ezinye iinkomo ezilikhomba, bezisibaga, zizimbi begodu zondile. Bengithoma ukubona iinkomo ezimbi kangaka eGibhide. 20 Iinkomo ezondile begodu ezimbi, zathoma ukudla iinkomo ezilikhomba egade zinonile. 21 Ngemva kokuthi zizidlile, akekho obekangabona ukuthi zidle iinkomo leza ngombana zahlala zondile begodu zizimbi njalo njengaphambilini. Ngaphaphama khonokho.
22 “Ngemva kwalokho ngabhudanga iinqwambi ezilikhomba ziphuma ehlangeni, zinothile.+ 23 Kwavela ezinye iinqwambi ezilikhomba ebezimatsikani begodu zitjhwabiswe mmoya wepumalanga. 24 Iinqwambi ebegade zimatsikani zathoma ukuginya ezilikhomba ebezinothile. Nje-ke ngatjela abaphristi+ abenza imilingo kodwana akekho namunye owakghona ukungihlathululela ibhudangweli.”+
25 UJosefa wathi kuFaro: “Amabhudangwakho atjho into yinye. UZimu weqiniso ukutjele lokho azokwenza.+ 26 Iinkomo ezihle ezilikhomba zitjho iminyaka elikhomba, neenqwambi ezihle ezilikhomba zitjho iminyaka elikhomba. Amabhudango la atjho into yinye. 27 Iinkomo ezilikhomba ezondileko nezimbi zitjho iminyaka elikhomba, neenqwambi ezilikhomba ezatjhwabiswa mmoya wepumalanga zitjho iminyaka elikhomba; okutjho ukuthi kuzokuba neminyaka elikhomba yendlala. 28 Kunjengombana ngitjhwile kuFaro: UZimu weqiniso umenze wabona lokho azokwenza.
29 “Kuzokuba neminyaka elikhomba lapho kuzokuba nokudla okunengi khona eGibhide. 30 Ngemva kwalokho, kuzokuba neminyaka elikhomba yendlala begodu kuzokulitjalwa ukuthi eGibhide khekwaba nokudla okunengi ngombana indlala izabe ibhokile enarheni.+ 31 Abantu ngeze basakhumbula ukuthi khekwaba nokudla okunengi enarheni ngombana indlala izabe ibhoke khulu! 32 UFaro ukubhudange kabili lokhu ngombana kwamambala uZimu weqiniso uzokwenza lokhu begodu uzokwenza kungasikade.
33 “Nje-ke uFaro akafune indoda enelemuko nehlakaniphileko, ayenze ibe yinduna kiyo yoke inarha yeGibhide. 34 Akabeke iinduna enarheni, abuthelele ingcenye eyodwa kezihlanu yeenthelo eGibhide hlangana neminyaka elikhomba yokudla okunengi.+ 35 Eminyakeni yokudla okunengi ezako le, akubuthelelwe ukudla, kubekwe emadorobheni begodu kuvikelwe,+ kuzakuba kukudla kwakaFaro. 36 Ukudlokhu kuzakudliwa eminyakeni elikhomba yendlala ezokuba khona eGibhide, ukwenzela bona abantu nefuyo bangatjhabalali ngebanga lendlala.”+
37 Iqhingeli laba lihle kuFaro nakizo zoke iinsebenzi zakhe. 38 Nje-ke uFaro wathi eensebenzini zakhe: “Ikhona na indoda enommoya kaZimu njengale?” 39 UFaro wathi kuJosefa: “Ngebanga lokuthi uZimu ukwenze wazi koke lokhu begodu akunamuntu ohlakaniphe nonelemuko njengawe, 40 uzokuba yinduna emzinami begodu boke abantu bami bazokulalela kikho koke othi bakwenze.+ Mina ngizokuba mkhulu kuwe ngombana ngiyikosi.” 41 UFaro wanaba wathi kuJosefa: “Ngikubeka bona ube yinduna kiyo yoke inarha yeGibhide.”+ 42 Ngemva kwalokho uFaro wakhupha idzilamnwana yetshwayo emunwenakhe wayifaka esandleni sakaJosefa, wambathisa izambatho zelineni elisezingeni eliphezulu, wamfaka nomncamo wegolide entanyeni. 43 Wamkhweza kwenye yeenkarana* zakhe begodu kwaba nabakhamba phambi kwakhe barhuwelela bathi, “Khothamani phambi kwakhe!”* Wambeka bunjalo-ke bona abe yinduna kiyo yoke inarha yeGibhide.
44 UFaro wathi kuJosefa: “NginguFaro kodwana akunamuntu enarheni le ongakghona ukwenza nanyana yini ngaphandle kwemvumakho.”+ 45 Ngemva kwalokho, uFaro wathiya uJosefa wathi nguTsafenati-Paneyarha bewamnikela u-Asenathi+ indodakazi kaPothi-Fera omphristi we-Oni* bona ibe mkakhe. Nje-ke uJosefa wathoma ukuba yinduna enarheni yeGibhide.+ 46 UJosefa bekaneminyaka ema-30+ nakajama phambi kwakaFaro ikosi yeGibhide.
Ngemva kwalokho-ke, wasuka phambi kwakaFaro wayikhamba yoke inarha yeGibhide. 47 Hlangana neminyaka elikhomba yokudla okunengi inarha yathela khulu. 48 UJosefa wabuthelela ukudla kweminyaka elikhomba enarheni yeGibhide, akubeka emadorobheni. Kiwo woke amadorobho, bekabeka ukudla okuvunwe emasimini aseduze. 49 UJosefa waraga nokubeka ukudla, kwaba kunengi khulu njengehlabathi yelwandle kangangokuthi besele bangasakghoni nokukubala ngombana bekukunengi tle!
50 Ngaphambi kokuthi kufike umnyaka wendlala, uJosefa+ waba namadodana amabili, awabelethelwa ngu-Asenathi indodakazi kaPothi-Fera umphristi we-Oni.* 51 UJosefa wathiya izibulo lakhe ngokuthi nguManase,*+ wathi, “UZimu ungenze ngakhohlwa umrarwami nayo yoke indlu kababa.” 52 Indodanakhe yesibili wayithiya wathi ngu-Efrayimu,*+ wathi, “UZimu ungenze ngaba nabantwana* enarheni yeenhlungu zami.”+
53 Iminyaka elikhomba yokudla okunengi yaphela eGibhide,+ 54 yathoma-ke iminyaka elikhomba yendlala njengombana uJosefa atjhwile.+ Indlala yaba khona kizo zoke iindawo kodwana eGibhide kwaba nokudla.+ 55 Emaswapheleni ukudla kwaphela kizo zoke iindawo zeGibhide, nje-ke abantu balilela uFaro bafuna ukudla.+ UFaro watjela boke abantu beGibhide wathi: “Khambani niye kuJosefa benenze koke azonitjela khona.”+ 56 Indlala yarhagala kizo zoke iindawo zephasini.+ Nje-ke uJosefa wavula iinlulu zesivuno wathengisela amaGibhide+ ngombana indlala beyibhoke tle eGibhide. 57 Kanti godu nabantu abavela eendaweni ezihlukahlukeneko beza eGibhide bazokuthenga ukudla kuJosefa ngombana indlala beyibhokile ephasini.+