Genesisi 42:1-38
42 Ngesikhatsi Jakobe eva kutsi kunekudla eGibhithe,+ watsi emadvodzaneni akhe: “Nihletileni nibukana emehlweni, ningenti lutfo?”
2 Wachubeka watsi: “Ngivile kutsi kunekudla eGibhithe. Ngako hambani niyekhona niyewusitsengela kudla, kuze singabulawa ngulendlala.”+
3 Ngaleso sizatfu, bomnakabo Josefa labangu-10+ bahamba baya eGibhithe bayawutsenga kudla.
4 Kodvwa Jakobe akazange avume kutsi Bhenjamini,+ umnakabo Josefa ahambe nalabomnakabo, ngobe bekatsi: “Angase ehlelwe yinhlekelele futsi afe.”+
5 Ngako lamadvodzana a-Israyeli ahamba nalabanye bantfu lebebayotsenga kudla, ngobe lendlala beseyifike naseveni laseKhenani.+
6 Josefa bekunguye labephetse lonkhe live laseGibhithe,+ futsi nguye labetsengisela bonkhe labantfu lebebachamuka kuto tonkhe tincenye temhlaba kudla.+ Ngako banakabo befika kuye, baguca embikwakhe.+
7 Ngesikhatsi Josefa ababona, wavele wabona kutsi laba bomnakabo, kodvwa akazange abatjele kutsi ungubani.+ Wakhuluma nabo ngelulaka watsi: “Nisuka kuphi?” Bona batsi: “Sisuka eveni laseKhenani futsi sitewutsenga kudla.”+
8 Ngako Josefa wababona labomnakabo, kodvwa bona bebangaboni kutsi nguye.
9 Ngaso leso sikhatsi, Josefa wakhumbula lamaphupho laba nawo ngalabomnakabo,+ futsi watsi kubo: “Nine nitinhloli! Nitewuhlola kutsi ngutiphi tindzawo leningatihlasela melula* kulelive!”
10 Bona batsi kuye: “Cha nkhosi, tinceku takho titewutsenga kudla.
11 Sonkhe singemadvodzana ababe munye, futsi setsembekile. Asisito tinhloli.”
12 Kodvwa yena watsi: “Ninemanga! Vele nitewuhlola kutsi ngutiphi tindzawo leningatihlasela melula kulelive!”
13 Batsi kuye: “Tsine singemajaha langu-12,+ latalwa ngubabe munye+ lohlala eveni laseKhenani. Umnaketfu lomncane usele nababe,+ kantsi lomunye akasekho.”+
14 Nangetulu kwaloko, Josefa watsi kubo: “Kunjengobe nje ngishito kutsi nitinhloli!
15 Ngitawuhlola kuze ngibone kutsi nikhuluma liciniso yini. Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaFaro kutsi angeke nginivumele nihambe aze afike lomnakenu lomncane.+
16 Ngako tfumani lomunye wenu kutsi ayolandza lomnakenu, nine labanye nitawuvalelwa. Ngalendlela kutawubonakala kutsi nikhuluma liciniso yini. Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaFaro kutsi naningakwenti loko, vele kutawusho kutsi nitinhloli.”
17 Ngemuva kwaloko, wabavalela emalanga lamatsatfu.
18 Ngalelilanga lesitsatfu, Josefa watsi kubo: “Mine ngiyamesaba Nkulunkulu, ngako yentani loku lenginitjela kona kuze nichubeke niphila.
19 Nangabe netsembekile, shiyani munye wenu kulendlu lenivalelwe kuyo, kodvwa nine labanye ningaya ekhaya nihambise lokudla kuze imindeni yenu ingabulawa yindlala.+
20 Nibobuya nalomnakenu lomncane kuze kubonakale kutsi nicinisile, futsi nanenta njalo angeke nife.” Ngako bakwenta loko.
21 Labomnakabo bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Sesiyavuna ngaloko lesakwenta kumnaketfu,+ ngobe sabubona buhlungu labebuva ngesikhatsi asincenga kutsi sibe nemusa kuye, kodvwa asizange simlalele. Kungako nyalo sesikulolusizi.”
22 Rubeni watsi kubo: “Angitsi ngasho kutsi ningamlimati lomfana, kodvwa nine nangangilaleli.+ Nyalo ingati yakhe seyifunwa kitsi.”+
23 Bebangati kutsi Josefa uyakuva loko lebebakusho, ngobe bekunemuntfu labehumusha.
24 Ngako Josefa wesuka kubo futsi wakhala.+ Watsi nakabuyela kubo waphindze wakhuluma nabo, wase utsatsa Simeyoni+ embikwabo wamvalela.+
25 Josefa watsi akugcwaliswe kudla emasakeni abo, kubuyiselwe nalemali yabo kulamasaka. Watsi abanikwe nekudla labatakudzinga endleleni. Ngako babentela loko.
26 Batsatsa lamasaka abo ekudla bawetfwesa timbongolo tabo, base bayahamba.
27 Ngesikhatsi sebasendzaweni lebebatawulala kuyo, lomunye wabo wavula lisaka lakhe kuze anike imbongolo yakhe kudla, futsi wabona imali yakhe kulelisaka.
28 Ngako watsi kubomnakabo: “Imali yami bayibuyisile, nayi lapha esakeni!” Ngenca yaloko tinhlitiyo tabo takhatsateka kakhulu futsi bakhuluma bodvwa ngekwesaba, batsi: “Nkulunkulu ukwentelani loku kitsi?”
29 Nabefika eKhenani, kubabe wabo Jakobe, bamtjela konkhe lebekubehlele, batsi:
30 “Lendvodza leyengamele lonkhe live laseGibhithe ikhulume natsi ngelulaka,+ futsi yatsi sitinhloli.
31 Kodvwa tsine sitsite kuyo: ‘Asisito tinhloli. Singemadvodza letsembekile.+
32 Singemajaha langu-12,+ latalwa ngubabe munye. Lomunye umnaketfu akasekho,+ kantsi umnaketfu lomncane usele nababe eveni laseKhenani.’+
33 Kodvwa lendvodza ibese itsi: ‘Naku lengitawubona ngako kutsi netsembekile: Munye wenu akasale lapha,+ kodvwa nine labanye ningaya ekhaya nihambise lokudla kuze imindeni yenu ingabulawa yindlala.+
34 Nibobese nibuya nemnakenu lomncane, khona ngitewubona kutsi vele anisito tinhloli kodvwa ningemadvodza letsembekile. Ngemuva kwaloko ngitaninika lomnakenu, futsi ningachubeka nitsenga kulelive.’”
35 Nabatfulula lamasaka, nguloyo naloyo watfola imali yakhe esakeni lakhe. Ngesikhatsi bona kanye nababe wabo babona lemali, besaba kakhulu.
36 Babe wabo Jakobe watsi kubo: “Ningivise buhlungu!+ Josefa akasekho,+ naSimeyoni naye akasekho,+ futsi nyalo senifuna kutsatsa Bhenjamini! Tonkhe letintfo tehlela mine!”
37 Kodvwa Rubeni watsi kubabe wakhe: “Nangabe ngingabuyi naye, ukhululekile kutsi ubulale emadvodzana ami lamabili.+ Ngako ngicela umnike mine, futsi ngitawubuya naye.”+
38 Nanobe kunjalo, Jakobe watsi: “Ngeke ngivume kutsi nihambe nalendvodzana yami, ngobe umnakabo wafa, ngako sengisele nayo nje kuphela.+ Nayingehlelwa yinhlekelele endleleni, nitawukwenta kutsi ngiye eThuneni*+ nginetinsizi ekugugeni kwami.”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “letingakavikeleki.”
^ Nobe “eShiyoli,” lokusho lithuna lebantfu. Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
