Genesisi
43 Lendlala yabhoka kakhulu kulelive.+ 2 Ngako kwatsi nasekuphelile lokudla lebebakutsenge eGibhithe,+ babe wabo watsi kubo: “Buyelani niyositsengela lokunye kudla.” 3 Juda wabese utsi kuye: “Leya ndvodza yasitjela kahle yatsi singaphindzi sibuye nangabe singeti nemnaketfu.+ 4 Nangabe uvuma kutsi sihambe nalomnaketfu, sitakuya siyewutsenga kudla. 5 Kodvwa nawungavumi, ngeke siye ngobe lendvodza yatsi singabuyi nangabe singeti naye.”+ 6 Ngako Israyeli+ wababuta watsi: “Kungani ningibangele yonkhe lenhlupheko ngekutsi nitjele lendvodza ngalomnakenu?” 7 Bona bamphendvula batsi: “Lendvodza yabuta ngatsi nangetihlobo tetfu, yatsi: ‘Usaphila yini babe wenu? Ukhona yini lomunye umnakenu leninaye?’ futsi sayitjela konkhe.+ Besitakwati ngani kutsi itawubese itsi: ‘Nibobuya nemnakenu’?”+
8 Juda wancenga babe wakhe Israyeli watsi: “Ngivumele kutsi ngitsatse lomfana+ futsi sihambe naye lena eGibhithe kuze singabulawa yindlala,+ tsine kanye nawe nebantfwana betfu.+ 9 Kuphila kwakhe kutawuba setandleni tami.+ Ngimi lotawulandzisa nganobe yini lengenteka kuye. Nangabe ngingabuyi naye, ngitawuba nelicala kuwe kuko konkhe kuphila kwami. 10 Kube nje savele sahamba ngalesa sikhatsi, nyalo ngabe sesiye kabili eGibhithe.”
11 Ngako babe wabo Israyeli watsi kubo: “Nangabe-ke kunjalo, yentani loku: Tsatsani tintfo letinhle letikulelive nitifake emasakeni enu kuze tibe sipho salendvodza.+ Nitawutsatsa ibhalisamu lencane,+ luju lwetinyosi, ilabhidanu,* emagcolo lanemakha,+ emantongomane ephisitakhiwo kanye nema-alimondi. 12 Tsatsani imali lephindvwe kabili kunaleyekucala futsi nijikise nalemali lenayitfola emasakeni enu,+ mhlawumbe nje kwenteka liphutsa. 13 Tsatsani nalomnakenu Bhenjamini nihambe naye, nibuyele kulendvodza. 14 Shengatsi Nkulunkulu Somandla angenta kutsi lendvodza inentele umusa, ikhulule Simeyoni umnakenu futsi ingamtsatsi naBhenjamini. Kodvwa-ke nangabe kusho kutsi kufanele ngive buhlungu, kulungile!”+
15 Ngako bomnakabo Josefa batsatsa lesipho nalemali lephindvwe kabili, batsatsa naBhenjamini. Ngemuva kwaloko, bahamba baya eGibhithe bafike bema embikwaJosefa.+ 16 Ngesikhatsi Josefa abona Bhenjamini, wavele wakhuluma nendvodza leyengamele indlu yakhe watsi: “Ngenisa lamadvodza endlini bese uyahlaba, futsi ulungise sidlo, ngobe atakudla nami lamuhla emini.” 17 Ngekushesha lendvodza yenta njengobe Josefa abeshito.+ Yabatsatsa yabayisa endlini yakhe. 18 Kodvwa bomnakaboJosefa besaba ngesikhatsi bayiswa endlini yaJosefa, futsi batsi: “Basiletse lana ngenca yalemali lesayitfola emasakeni etfu ngesikhatsi site kwekucala. Nyalo batasihlasela, basente tigcili, batsatse naletimbongolo tetfu.”+
19 Ngako baya kulendvodza lebeyibuke indlu yaJosefa, futsi bakhuluma nayo ngasemnyango. 20 Batsi: “Ncesi mnumzane, sike sefika lapha sitewutsenga kudla.+ 21 Kodvwa ngesikhatsi sisendzaweni lebesitawulala kuyo, savula emasaka etfu satfola imali yetfu iphelele yonkhe, kuwo onkhe lamasaka.+ Ngako sicela kuyibuyisa. 22 Siphetse lenye imali yekutsenga kudla. Vele nje asati kutsi ngubani lolowabuyisela lemali kulamasaka.”+ 23 Ngako lendvodza yatsi: “Kulungile, ningesabi. Nkulunkulu wenu naNkulunkulu wababe wenu nguye lofake lemali emasakeni enu. Mine ngayitfola imali yenu.” Ngemuva kwaloko lendvodza yakhulula Simeyoni yamletsa kubo.+
24 Yabese ibangenisa endlini yaJosefa, yabanika emanti ekugeza tinyawo, futsi yapha netimbongolo tabo kudla. 25 Balungisa lesipho+ lebebatawusinika Josefa nakefika emini, ngobe besebavile kutsi batawudla lapha endlini yakhe.+ 26 Ngesikhatsi Josefa angena endlini, bamniketa lesipho futsi baguca bakhotsama embikwakhe.+ 27 Ngemuva kwaloko wababuta imphilo, waphindze watsi: “Unjani lomuntfu lomdzala, ngisho babe wenu lenangitjela ngaye? Usaphila yini?”+ 28 Bona batsi: “Babe wetfu, inceku yakho usekhona, futsi usaphila.” Ngemuva kwaloko baguca bamkhotsamela.+
29 Ngesikhatsi ababuka futsi abona Bhenjamini umntfwana wamake wakhe,+ Josefa watsi: “Nguye yini lona lomnakenu lomncane lenangitjela ngaye?”+ Wase utsi kuBhenjamini: “Shengatsi Nkulunkulu angaba nemusa kuwe ndvodzana.” 30 Josefa waphuma ngekushesha waya endzaweni labengakhalela kuyo ngobe abengasakhoni kutibamba ngenca yekubona lomnakabo. Wangena kulelinye likamelo lelithulile wafike wakhala.+ 31 Ngemuva kwaloko wageza buso wase uyaphuma njengobe abesacedzile kukhala. Wafike watjela tisebenti takhe watsi: “Phakelani lokudla.” 32 Josefa bamphakela yedvwana, nebanakabo babaphakela bodvwana, nalabantfu baseGibhithe nabo babaphakela bodvwa, ngobe bantfu baseGibhithe bebangadli nemaHebheru, njengobe loku bekwenyanyeka kumaGibhithe.+
33 BanakaboJosefa bebahleti embikwakhe, futsi bahleti ngebudzala babo, kwacala litibulo+ kwaze kwayogcina lomncane. Bebasolo babukana bamangele. 34 Josefa abesolo atfumela kudla lebekusetafuleni lakhe kutsi kuyiswe etafuleni labo, kodvwa kwaBhenjamini abekuphindza kasihlanu.+ Ngako bachubeka badla futsi banatsa, baze besutsa.