Genesisi

41 Ngemuva kweminyaka lemibili, Faro wabhudza+ aseceleni kweMfula iNayili. 2 Kulomfula wabona kuphuma tinkhomo letinhle letikhuluphele letingu-7, futsi betidla tjani lobuseceleni kweNayili.+ 3 Ngemuva kwekutsi kuphume leti letikhuluphele, wabona letinye tinkhomo letimbi letondzile letingu-7 nato tiphuma kulomfula iNayili. Letinkhomo tema eceleni kwaleti letikhuluphele lebetime elusentseni lwalomfula. 4 Letinkhomo letimbi letondzile tabese tidla leti letinhle letikhuluphele letingu-7. Ngemuva kwaloko Faro waphaphama.

5 Wabuyela wayolala, waphindze wabhudza. Kuleliphupho wabona ematimba akolo langu-7 avela eluhlangeni lunye. Lamatimba abegcwele futsi amahle.+ 6 Ngemuva kwekutsi kuvele lamatimba lagcwele futsi lamahle, kwavela nalamanye langu-7, kodvwa wona abezacile, ahangulwe nangumoya wasemphumalanga. 7 Lamatimba labunile abese amita lawa langu-7 lagcwele futsi lamahle. Ngemuva kwaloko Faro waphaphama futsi wabona kutsi abebhudza.

8 Ekuseni Faro wakhatsateka kakhulu. Ngako watsi akulandvwe bonkhe baphristi baseGibhithe labenta imilingo nawo onkhe emadvodza akhona lahlakaniphile. Wabatjela lamaphupho akhe, kodvwa kute lowakhona kumchazela kutsi asho kutsini.

9 Ngako indvuna yeliwayini yatsi kuFaro: “Lamuhla ngivuma tono tami. 10 Wena nkhosi yami Faro wangitfukutselela mine kanye nendvuna yebabhaki. Ngako wasivalela ejele lebelibukwe yindvuna yabogadzi.+ 11 Ngemuva kwaloko sobabili saba nemaphupho ngebusuku bunye, futsi lamaphupho etfu abenetinchazelo letingafani.+ 12 Lena ejele besinalelinye lijaha lelingumHebheru, lebeliyinceku yendvuna yabogadzi.+ Ngesikhatsi silitjela ngalamaphupho etfu,+ lasichazela sobabili kutsi asho kutsini. 13 Loko lelijaha lebelisichazele kona kwenteka njengobe lishito. Mine ngabuyiselwa emsebentini wami, kodvwa lendvuna yebabhaki yalengiswa.”+

14 Ngako Faro watsi akulandvwe Josefa,+ futsi bamlandza ngekushesha ejele.*+ Josefa wahhula enhloko, wahhula nesilevu, washintja netimphahla takhe wase uya kuFaro. 15 Faro watsi kuye: “Ngibe neliphupho, kodvwa kute lokhonako kungichazela lona. Ngivile kutsi wena utsi ungatjelwa liphupho bese uyalichaza.”+ 16 Josefa wamphendvula watsi: “Mine angisilutfo! Kodvwa Nkulunkulu nguye lotakuchazela lamaphupho akho.”+

17 Faro wachubeka watsi kuJosefa: “Kuleliphupho ngibhudze ngime eceleni kweMfula iNayili. 18 Kulomfula kuphume tinkhomo letinhle letikhuluphele letingu-7, tadla tjani lobuseceleni kweNayili.+ 19 Ngemuva kwekutsi kuphume leti letikhuluphele, ngibese ngibona letinye tinkhomo letimbi letondzile letingu-7 nato tiphuma kulomfula. Angikaze ngitibone tinkhomo letimbi njengaleti kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe. 20 Letinkhomo letimbi letondzile tibese tidla leti letikhuluphele letingu-7. 21 Kodvwa kute umuntfu lobekangasho kutsi letinkhomo letondzile tidle leti letikhuluphele, ngobe betisolo tondzile njengasekucaleni. Ngemuva kwaloko ngibese ngiyaphaphama.

22 “Ngiphindze ngaba nalelinye liphupho, futsi ngibone ematimba akolo langu-7 avela eluhlangeni lunye. Lamatimba abegcwele futsi amahle.+ 23 Ngemuva kwekutsi kuvele lamatimba lagcwele futsi lamahle, kuvele lamanye ematimba langu-7, kodvwa wona abezacile, ahangulwe nangumoya wasemphumalanga. 24 Lamatimba lazacile abese amita lawa langu-7 lagcwele futsi lamahle. Ngako-ke lamaphupho ngiwatjele baphristi labenta imilingo,+ kodvwa kute lokhone kungichazela wona.”+

25 Josefa watsi kuFaro: “Emaphupho akho nkhosi yami Faro ayafanana. Nkulunkulu weliciniso sewukutjelile loko latawukwenta.+ 26 Letinkhomo letikhuluphele letingu-7 tisho iminyaka lengu-7. Nalamatimba lamahle akolo langu-7 asho iminyaka lengu-7. Lamaphupho akho ayafanana. 27 Letinkhomo letingu-7 letimbi futsi letondzile letivele ngemuva kwekutsi kuvele leti letingu-7 letikhuluphele, tisho iminyaka lengu-7, nalamatimba akolo lete lutfo lahangulwe ngumoya wasemphumalanga asho iminyaka lengu-7 yendlala. 28 Njengobe ngikutjelile nkhosi yami Faro, Nkulunkulu weliciniso abekukhombisa loko latawukwenta.

29 “Kutawuba neminyaka lengu-7 yenala lenkhulu kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe. 30 Kodvwa ngemuva kwaleminyaka lengu-7 yenala kutawuba neminyaka lengu-7 yendlala. Yonkhe lenala lebeyike yaba khona kulelive ngeke isakhunjulwa futsi lendlala itawuhlasela lonkhe lelive.+ 31 Lenala angeke ikhunjulwe ngenca yalendlala letawuba khona ngemuva kwayo, ngobe itawuba matima kakhulu. 32 Sizatfu sekutsi leliphupho uboniswe lona kabili nkhosi yami Faro, kutsi Nkulunkulu weliciniso sewuvele ukuncumile loku, futsi utawukwenta masinyane.

33 “Ngako wena nkhosi yami Faro kufanele ufune indvodza lenekucondza futsi lehlakaniphile, uyibeke kutsi yengamele lonkhe lelive laseGibhithe. 34 Kufanele ubeke netindvuna kulo lonkhe lelive, ubutse incenye leyodvwa kuletisihlanu tako konkhe kudla lokutawutfolakala kuleminyaka lengu-7 yenala.+ 35 Letindvuna titawubutsa konkhe kudla kuleminyaka letako yenala, tikugcine emadolobheni tiphindze tikulondvolote khona, futsi konkhe lokudla kutawuba kwakho nkhosi yami Faro.+ 36 Kutawusetjentiswa kuleminyaka lengu-7 yendlala letawuba khona kulelive laseGibhithe, kuze lelive lingacedvwa ngulendlala.”+

37 Lamavi amjabulisa Faro kanye nato tonkhe tinceku takhe. 38 Ngako watsi kuto: “Singamtfola yini lomunye umuntfu lonemoya waNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kwalendvodza?” 39 Faro wabese utsi kuJosefa: “Njengobe Nkulunkulu akwente kutsi wati tonkhe letintfo, kute lomunye umuntfu lonekucondza nalohlakaniphe njengawe. 40 Wena utakwengamela indlu yami futsi bonkhe bantfu bami batawulalela nobe yini loyishoko.+ Kodvwa njengobe mine ngiyinkhosi,* ngitawuba mkhulu kunawe.” 41 Faro wachubeka watsi kuJosefa: “Ngikubeka kutsi wengamele lonkhe lelive laseGibhithe.”+ 42 Ngemuva kwaloko Faro wakhumula indandatho yesicinisekiso lebeyisesandleni sakhe, wayifaka esandleni saJosefa waphindze wamgcokisa netingubo letentiwe ngelineni lecolisakele, wamgabisa nebuhlalu beligolide entsanyeni yakhe. 43 Ngetulu kwaloko, Faro wamgibelisa enkalishini yakhe yesibili labenayo, futsi bantfu bebamemeta bahamba ngembili kwalenkalishi, batsi: “Avurekhi!”* Ngaleyo ndlela Faro wambeka kutsi engamele lonkhe live laseGibhithe.

44 Faro wachubeka watsi kuJosefa: “Mine nginguFaro, kodvwa kute lutfo umuntfu langalwenta* kulo lonkhe lelive laseGibhithe ngaphandle kwekutsi agunyatwe nguwe.”+ 45 Ngemuva kwaloko Faro wetsa Josefa watsi nguSafenathi-phaneya, wamniketa na-Asenathi+ indvodzakati yaPhotifera, umphristi wase-Oni* kutsi abe ngumfati wakhe. Josefa wabese ucala kwengamela* lelive laseGibhithe.+ 46 Abeneminyaka lengu-30 budzala+ ngesikhatsi aya embikwaFaro* inkhosi yaseGibhithe.

Ngemuva kwaloko Josefa wesuka kuFaro futsi wahambahamba kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe. 47 Eminyakeni lengu-7 yenala, live laseGibhithe lakhicita kudla lokunyenti kakhulu. 48 Josefa wachubeka abutsa konkhe kudla lokwatfolakala kuleminyaka lengu-7 kulelive laseGibhithe, futsi abekugcina emadolobheni akhona. Kulelo nalelo dolobha, bekugcinwa kudla lokutfolakele emasimini laseceleni kwalo. 49 Josefa wachubeka abutsa lokudla kwagcine sekukunyenti kakhulu, kwaba ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle, futsi baze bayekela ngisho nekukukala ngobe bekungasakaleki.

50 Ngesikhatsi usengakefiki umnyaka lokwacala ngawo indlala, Asenathi indvodzakati yaPhotifera umphristi wase-Oni* watalela Josefa emadvodzana lamabili.+ 51 Josefa wabita litibulo lakhe ngekutsi nguManase,*+ ngobe bekatsi: “Nkulunkulu ungente ngakhohlwa tonkhe tinkinga tami, ngakhohlwa ngisho nayo yonkhe indlu yababe.” 52 Indvodzana yakhe yesibili wayibita ngekutsi ngu-Efrayimu,*+ ngobe bekatsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe bantfwana eveni lengihlupheke kulo.”+

53 Leminyaka lengu-7 yenala lebeyikhona kulelive laseGibhithe yaphela,+ 54 kwabese kucala iminyaka lengu-7 yendlala, njengobe nje Josefa abeshito.+ Lendlala yahlasela tonkhe letinye tindzawo, kodvwa kwakunekudla kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe.+ 55 Ngekushesha nje, lonkhe live laseGibhithe lahlaselwa ngulendlala, ngako bantfu bacala kukhala kuFaro bafuna kudla.+ Faro watsi kubo bonkhe bantfu baseGibhithe: “Hambani kuJosefa, futsi nente nobe yini lanitjela yona.”+ 56 Lendlala yagcine ihlasele wonkhe umhlaba.+ Josefa wavula tonkhe tindzawo labegcine khona lokudla kulelive laseGibhithe wase ukutsengisela labantfu bakhona,+ ngobe lendlala beseyimatima kakhulu kulelive. 57 Ngetulu kwaloko, bantfu labachamuka kuto tonkhe tindzawo temhlaba beta eGibhithe kuze batewutsenga kudla kuJosefa, ngobe lendlala beseyimatima kakhulu kuwo wonkhe umhlaba.+