Genesisi
46 Ngako Israyeli watsatsa konkhe labenako* wahamba. Ngesikhatsi efika eBherisheba,+ wenta imihlatjelo kuNkulunkulu wababe wakhe Isaka.+ 2 Ebusuku, Nkulunkulu wakhuluma na-Israyeli embonweni watsi: “Jakobe, Jakobe!” Yena watsi: “Yebo Nkhosi!” 3 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Mine nginguNkulunkulu weliciniso, naNkulunkulu wababe wakho.+ Ungesabi kuya eGibhithe, ngobe ngitawufike ngikwente ube sive lesikhulu lapho.+ 4 Mine ngitawuhamba nawe eGibhithe futsi ngitawuphindze ngikubuyise kulendzawo.+ Josefa nguye lotawuvala emehlo akho nasewufile.”+
5 Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe wesuka eBherisheba. Emadvodzana a-Israyeli agibeta babe wawo kuletinkalishi lebetitfunyelwe nguFaro, yena nebantfwana bawo kanye nebafati bawo. 6 Batsatsa imfuyo yabo kanye netintfo lebebatitfole eveni laseKhenani. Jakobe nabo bonkhe bantfwana bakhe bahamba baze befika eGibhithe. 7 Wangena eGibhithe ahamba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe kanye nebatukulu bakhe. Bonkhe bantfwana bakhe bangena naye.
8 Lawa ngemabito emadvodzana a-Israyeli langena eGibhithe,+ lokungemadvodzana aJakobe: Umntfwana wekucala waJakobe bekunguRubeni.+
9 Emadvodzana aRubeni bekunguHanoki, Phalu, Hesroni naKhami.+
10 Emadvodzana aSimeyoni+ bekunguJemuweli, Jamini, Ohade, Jakhini, Zohari, naShawula+ indvodzana layitalelwa ngumfati longumKhenani.
11 Emadvodzana aLevi+ bekunguGeshoni, Khohati naMerari.+
12 Emadvodzana aJuda+ bekungu-Eri, Onani, Shela,+ Pheresi+ naZera.+ Kodvwa bo-Eri na-Onani bafela eKhenani.+
Emadvodzana aPheresi bekunguHesroni naHamule.+
13 Emadvodzana a-Isakhari bekunguThola, Phuwa, Iyobi naShimroni.+
14 Emadvodzana aZebuloni+ bekunguSeredi, Eloni naJaleli.+
15 Lawo ngemadvodzana* Leya lawatalela Jakobe ePhadani-aramu, naDina indvodzakati yakhe.+ Asawonkhe emadvodzana nemadvodzakati aJakobe abengu-33.
16 Emadvodzana aGadi+ bekunguSefoni, Hagi, Shuni, Esboni, Eri, Arodi na-Areli.+
17 Emadvodzana a-Asheri+ bekunguJimna, Jishuwa, Jishvi, Bheriya naSera dzadzewabo.
Emadvodzana aBheriya bekunguHebere naMalkhiyeli.+
18 Lawo ngemadvodzana aZilpha,+ incekukati Labani layinika Leya indvodzakati yakhe. Sebabonkhe bantfwana labatalela Jakobe bebangu-16.
19 Emadvodzana aRakheli umfati waJakobe bekunguJosefa+ naBhenjamini.+
20 EGibhithe, Asenathi+ indvodzakati yaPhotifera umphristi wase-Oni* watalela Josefa emadvodzana lamabili, boManase+ na-Efrayimu.+
21 Emadvodzana aBhenjamini+ bekunguBhela, Bekheri, Ashbeli, Gera,+ Namani, Ehi, Roshe, Muphimi, Huphimi+ na-Adi.+
22 Lawo ngemadvodzana Rakheli lawatalela Jakobe. Asawonkhe* abengu-14.
23 Indvodzana* yaDani+ bekunguHushimu.+
24 Emadvodzana aNaftali+ bekunguJasiyeli, Guni, Jeseri naShilemi.+
25 Lawo ngemadvodzana aBilha, incekukati Labani layinika Rakheli indvodzakati yakhe. Sebabonkhe bantfwana Bilha labatalela Jakobe bebangu-7.
26 Bonkhe bantfu lebebavela kuJakobe futsi labaya naye eGibhithe bebangu-66, ngaphandle kwabomalukatane bakhe.+ 27 Josefa watalelwa emadvodzana lamabili* eGibhithe. Sebabonkhe bantfu lebebavela endlini yaJakobe labaya eGibhithe, bebangu-70.+
28 Jakobe watfuma Juda+ kutsi ahambe embili ayotjela Josefa kutsi sebalibangise eGosheni.+ Ngesikhatsi befika, 29 Josefa watsatsa inkalishi yakhe wayohlangabeta babe wakhe Israyeli eGosheni. Watsi nakefika kuye wavele wamgaca* futsi wadzindza sililo sikhatsi lesidze.* 30 Israyeli wabese utsi kuJosefa: “Nyalo sengingafa, ngobe sengibubonile buso bakho futsi sengiyati kutsi usaphila.”
31 Ngemuva kwaloko, Josefa watjela bomnakabo kanye nendlu yababe wakhe watsi: “Asengihambe ngiye kuFaro+ ngiyombikela ngitsi: ‘Bomnaketfu lebebaseveni laseKhenani sebafikile kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yababe.+ 32 Babelusi+ futsi bafuyile,+ bete nayo yonkhe imihlambi yabo kanye nato tonkhe tintfo tabo.’+ 33 Nangabe Faro anibuta atsi: ‘Ngumuphi umsebenti leniwentako?’ 34 nibotsi: ‘Tinceku takho betisolo tinakekela imfuyo kusukela ebusheni kuze kube ngunyalo,+ njengobe nabokhokho betfu bebenta.’ Ngaleyondlela Faro utanivumela kutsi nihlale endzaweni yaseGosheni+ ngobe belusi betimvu bayenyanyeka kubantfu baseGibhithe.”+