Genesisi 44:1-34
44 Ngemuva kwaloko, Josefa watsi kulendvodza lebeyengamele indlu yakhe: “Gcwalisa lamasaka alamadvodza ngekudla langakhona kukwetfwala bese ufaka imali yawo esakeni ngalinye.+
2 Kodvwa ubofaka nendzebe yami yelisiliva esakeni lalolomncane kanye nalemali latsenge ngayo kudla.” Lendvodza yenta njengobe Josefa ayitjelile.
3 Kwatsi nasekusile, bomnakabo Josefa bahamba netimbongolo tabo.
4 Batsi basengakahambi libanga lelidze kusuka edolobheni, Josefa watsi kulendvodza lebeyengamele indlu yakhe: “Sukuma, ulandzele lamadvodza! Nawuwatfola ubotsi kuwo: ‘Nibangelwe yini kutsi niphindzisele lokuhle ngalokubi?
5 Niyitsatseleni lendzebe inkhosi yami lenatsela kuyo nalefundza ngayo tibonakaliso? Nente intfo lembi kakhulu.’”
6 Ngako lendvodza yabalandzela, futsi yatsi nayibakhandza yabatjela lamavi labekhulunywe nguJosefa.
7 Kodvwa bomnakabo Josefa baphendvula lendvodza batsi: “Kungani inkhosi yetfu ikhuluma kanjena? Tinceku takho betingeke tiyente intfo lenjalo.
8 Phela nalemali lesayitfola emasakeni etfu siyibuyisile kuwe sisuka eveni laseKhenani.+ Besingaleba njani-ke lisiliva nobe ligolide endlini yenkhosi?
9 Nangabe itfolakala kulomunye wetfu, akabulawe bese kutsi tsine labanye sibe tigcili tenkhosi yakho.”
10 Lendvodza yabaphendvula yatsi: “Akwenteke njengobe nisho: Loyo letawutfolakala kuye utawuba sigcili, kodvwa nine labanye ngeke nibe nelicala.”
11 Ngako ngekushesha, bomnakabo Josefa behlisa emasaka abo bawabeka phansi base bayawavula.
12 Lendvodza yaphenyisisa kuwo onkhe lamasaka, kusukela kulalomdzala kwaze kwaya kulalomncane. Ekugcineni lendzebe yatfolakala esakeni laBhenjamini.+
13 Bomnakabo Josefa badzabula tingubo tabo, futsi ngamunye wabo watsatsa umtfwalo wakhe wawubeka embongolweni yakhe, base babuyela emuva kulelidolobha.
14 Ngesikhatsi Juda+ nabomnakabo bangena endlini yaJosefa, bamtfola aselapho futsi baguca embikwakhe.+
15 Josefa watsi kubo: “Yini lena leniyentile? Beningati yini kutsi mine nginelikhono lekufundza tibonakaliso?”+
16 Juda wamphendvula watsi: “Singatsini enkhosini yetfu? Yini lesingayenta kuze inkhosi ibone kutsi silungile? Nkulunkulu weliciniso sewuwembulile emaphutsa etinceku takho.+ Nyalo sesitigcili takho nkhosi, tsine kanye naloyo lokutfolakele kuye lendzebe!”
17 Josefa wabaphendvula watsi: “Angeke ngiyente intfo lenjalo! Loyo lokutfolakele kuye lendzebe nguye lotawuba sigcili sami.+ Nine labanye hambani ngekuthula, nibuyele kubabe wenu.”
18 Juda wase ukhuluma naJosefa watsi kuye: “Ngiyakuncenga nkhosi yami, ngicela kukhuluma nawe futsi ngicela ungangitfukutseleli ngobe wena ufana naFaro kimi.+
19 Wena nkhosi wasibuta watsi: ‘Nisenaye yini babe futsi ukhona yini lomunye umnakenu?’
20 Sakuphendvula satsi: ‘Babe sinaye kodvwa sewukhule kakhulu futsi unendvodzana lencane layitele asamdzala.+ Umnakabo sewafa,+ lokusho kutsi sekusele yona yodvwa kumake wayo+ futsi babe uyitsandza kakhulu.’
21 Ngemuva kwaloko nkhosi, watsi kitsi: ‘Hambani niyewumlandza nibuye naye kuze ngimbone.’+
22 Kodvwa sakuphendvula satsi: ‘Lomfana angeke akhone kushiya babe wakhe, ngobe nakangamshiya, babe wakhe angavele afe.’+
23 Wena nkhosi watsi kitsi: ‘Ningabuyi kimi nangabe ningamletsi umnakenu lomncane.’+
24 “Ngako sahamba sabuyela kubabe samtjela loko lebewukushito nkhosi.
25 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi babe watsi: ‘Buyelani emuva niyewusitsengela kudla.’+
26 Tsine samphendvula satsi: ‘Angeke sikhone kubuyela eGibhithe. Sitakuya kuphela nangabe umnaketfu lomncane angahamba natsi ngobe lendvodza yatsi singabuyi nangabe singeti naye.’+
27 Babe, inceku yakho, watsi kitsi: ‘Nati kahle kutsi umkami wangitalela emadvodzana lamabili kuphela.+
28 Kodvwa yinye yawo yangishiya futsi ngacabanga ngatsi: “Kungenteka kutsi idzabudzabulwe silwane yaba ticucwana!”+ Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi, angiphindzanga ngayibona.
29 Nakungenteka nitsatse lona nihambe naye futsi ehlelwe yingoti, nitawukwenta kutsi ngehlele eThuneni*+ nginetinsizi+ ekugugeni kwami.’
30 “Ngako nakwenteka ngingabuyeli nalomfana kubabe, njengobe amtsandza ngendlela latitsandza ngayo,
31 utawutsi nakabona kutsi akekho, avele afe futsi tinceku takho titawubangela kutsi babe ehlele eThuneni* anetinsizi ekugugeni kwakhe.
32 Mine nceku yakho, ngetsembise babe kutsi kuphila kwalomfana kutawuba setandleni tami, ngatsi: ‘Nangabe ngingabuyi naye, ngitawuba nelicala kuwe kuko konkhe kuphila kwami.’+
33 Ngiyacela nkhosi, akusale mine nceku yakho, ngibe sigcili sakho kunekutsi kusale lomfana, kuze abuyele emuva nabomnakabo.
34 Ngingabuyela njani kubabe ngingahambi nalomfana? Angeke ngikumele kubona buhlungu lobungamehlela!”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “eShiyoli,” lokusho lithuna lebantfu. Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Nobe “eShiyoli,” lokusho lithuna lebantfu. Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
