UYOSEFU NOASENATI UAsenathi ufunwa ngunyana wenkosi nabanye abaninzi. 1. Ngomnyaka wokuqala wendyebo, ngenyanga yesibini, ngolwesihlanu enyangeni leyo, uFaro wamthuma uYosefu ukuba alijikeleze lonke ilizwe laseYiputa; Ngenyanga yesine yomnyaka wokuqala, ngolweshumi elinesibhozo enyangeni leyo, uYosefu wafika emideni yeOli, wayichola ingqolowa yelo zwe njengentlabathi yolwandle. Ke kaloku, bekukho ndoda ithile kuloo mzi, egama linguPentefres, engumbingeleli wesithili saseOni, irhuluneli kaFaro, umthetheli wabo bonke abathetheli bakaFaro; yaye lo mntu ubesisityebi ngokuncamisileyo, eyingqondi, enobulali; kananjalo wayengumcebisi kaFaro, ngokuba wayenengqondo ngaphezu kwabathetheli bonke bakaFaro. Wayenentombi enyulu, egama linguAzenati, eminyaka ishumi elinesibhozo, inde, intle, intle ngokugqith' emgceni, ngaphezu kweentombi zonke zehlabathi. Ke yena uAzenati ubengazifanisanga neentombi zamaYiputa; Lwaza lwaphuma udumo lobuhle bakhe, lwaya kulo lonke elo lizwe, lwesa eziphelweni zelimiweyo, ngokokude bathi bonke oonyana babathetheli namabamba, banqwenele ukuyifeketha, kwanoonyana bookumkani; onke amadodana namagorha onke, kwabakho ukubambana okukhulu phakathi kwawo ngenxa yakhe, bazama ukulwa omnye nomnye. Nonyana wamazibulo kaFaro weva ngaye, wambongoza uyise ukuba amnike abe ngumkakhe, wathi kuye, Ndinike, bawo, uAzenati, intombi kaPentefres, indoda yokuqala yaseOni, ndibe ngumfazi wam. Wathi uFaro uyise kuye, Yini na ukuba ufune umfazi ophantsi kunawe, ekubeni ungukumkani weli lizwe lonke? Hayi, kodwa, khangela! Intombi kaYowakim, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, ikuganelwe nguwe; ibe ke yona ingukumkanikazi, emhle imbonakalo, nembonakalo yayo. Mthabathe ke abe ngumfazi wakho. Kuchazwa inqaba ahlala kuyo uAsenati. 2. UAsenati ke wabacekisa bonke abantu, beqhayisile kwaye benekratshi, engazange wabonwa nandoda, njengoko iPentefres yayinenqaba ende ehlangeneyo endlwini yakhe, enkulu, ephakamileyo ngokuncamisileyo; kananjalo phezu kwenqaba leyo kukho indawo ephakamileyo eneshumi elinanye. amagumbi. Igumbi lokuqala belilikhulu, lithandeka kakhulu, ligalelwe ngamatye amfusa, neendonga zalo zingamatye anqabileyo, amibalabala; Ke kwelo gumbi liphakathi kwegumbi laseYiputa, lingenakubalwa, bekukho igolide nesilivere, bekumisile; zonke ezo nto uAzenati ziqubuda kuzo, ubezoyika, ubebingelela kuzo yonke imihla. Nakwelesibini igumbi lalinazo zonke izinto zokuhombisa zika-Azenati, nekukho kuyo igolide, nesilivere eninzi, neempahla zegolide, ezilukiweyo, namatye anqabileyo, axabiso likhulu, neengubo zelinen ecikizekileyo, nezihombo zonke zobuntombi bakhe. ebekhona. Igumbi lesithathu liyindlu ka-Azenati, enezinto zonke ezilungileyo zomhlaba. Ke amagumbi asixhenxe aseleyo, ayehleli iintombi ezisixhenxe ezilungiselela uAzenati, iyileyo yayinamagumbi okulinda, kuba zazibudala bunye, zizalwa ngabusuku bunye noAzenati; kananjalo babebahle ngokugqithisileyo njengeenkwenkwezi zezulu, kwaye akuzange kubekho mntu uncokolayo nabo okanye umntwana oyinkwenkwe. Ke igumbi lika-Azenati, apho wayekhuliswe khona ubuntombi bakhe, lalineefestile ezintathu; Ifestile yokuqala ibinkulu kakhulu, ikhangele intendelezo ekhangele empumalanga; elesibini lalijonge ezantsi, elesithathu
lakhangela esitratweni. Kwakumi isilili segolide egumbini elibheke empumalanga; Ke umandlalo wawuhonjiswe ngempahla emfusa, ephothiweyo ngegolide, ukhuko lulukiwe ngengubo ebomvu nebomvu, nelinen ecikizekileyo. Kule bhedi uAzenathi wayelala yedwa, zange kwahlalwa ndoda namfazi. Kananjalo bekukho intendelezo enkulu ehlangene nendlu, ejikelezileyo ngeenxa zonke; kwaye kukho udonga olude ngokuncamisileyo macala onke, olwakhiwe ngamatye amakhulu abuxande; Kananjalo bekukho amasango entendelezweni amane, azalekwe ngesinyithi, agcina ishumi elinesibhozo lamadodana anamandla, lilinye lixhobe; Kananjalo betyelwe eludongeni imithi emihle, ngeendlela zonke, ethwala iziqhamo, neziqhamo zivuthiweyo, kuba beli lilixa lokuvuna. Kananjalo bekukho umthombo wamanzi otyebileyo ompompoza ngasekunene kwaloo ntendelezo ; Kwaye phantsi komthombo lowo bekukho iqula elikhulu, elisela amanzi aloo mthombo, ekuphuma kulo, ngathi ngumlambo esazulwini sentendelezo, eliyinkcenkcesha yonke imithi yaloo ntendelezo. UYosefu uvakalisa ukuza kwakhe ePentekoste. 3. Kwathi, ngomnyaka wokuqala, weminyaka esixhenxe yendyebo, ngenyanga yesine, ngolweshumi elinesibhozo enyangeni leyo, uYosefu wafika emideni yenduli, ethabatha ingqolowa yaloo mmandla. Ke kaloku, akusondela uYosefu kuloo mzi, wasusa amadoda alishumi elinamabini phambi kwakhe, ePentefres, umbingeleli waseOni, esithi, Ndiya kungena kuwe namhlanje, ngokuba ilixa lemini nelesidlo sasemini; ubushushu obukhulu belanga, ndize ndizonde phantsi kophahla lwendlu yakho. Kwaye uPentefres, akuziva ezi zinto, wavuya ngovuyo olukhulu kakhulu, waza wathi: "Mayibongwe iNkosi, uThixo kaYosefu, ngenxa yokuba inkosi yam uYosefu undibambe ndifanelekile." Ke uPentefres wabiza umveleli wendlu yakhe, wathi kuye, Khawuleza, uyilungise indlu yam, wenze isidlo esikhulu; Wathi uAzenati akuva ukuba uyise nonina baphumile elifeni labo, wavuya kunene, wathi, Ndiya kumbona ubawo noma, kuba bevela elifeni lethu. yayilixesha lokuvuna). Wakhawuleza uAzenati, waya egumbini lakhe abelele kulo, wambatha ingubo yokwaleka yelinen ecikizekileyo, ebomvu, nemfakamfele, wabhinqa umbhinqo wegolide ezandleni zakhe. ezinyaweni zakhe wabeka iingxowa zegolide, waza entanyeni yakhe wabeka isivatho esinqabileyo esixabiso likhulu, amatye anqabileyo, abehonjiswe ngeenxa zonke. namatye; wamthwesa neqhiya entloko, wambopha isithsaba ezintlafunweni, wamgqubuthela ngengubo yokwaleka entloko. UPentephres uceba ukunika uYosefu uAsenati ngomtshato. 4. Wakhawuleza, wehla ezinyukweni zakhe, waya kuyise nonina, wabanga. Kwaye ooPentephres nomfazi wakhe bagcoba ngentombi yabo uAsenati ngovuyo olukhulu ngokugqithisileyo, kuba bayibona ihonjisiwe kwaye ihonjisiwe njengomtshakazi kaThixo; bakhupha zonke izinto ezilungileyo ababezithabathe elifeni labo, bazinika intombi yabo; + yaye uAzenati wagcoba ngazo zonke izinto ezilungileyo ezifekethayo zasehlotyeni, iidiliya neediliya nedatilisa namahobe, namaqunube namakhiwane; Wathi uPentefres kwintombi yakhe uAzenati: "Mntwana." Wathi yena, Ndilapha, nkosi yam. Wathi kuye, Hlala phakathi kwethu, ndiwathethe amazwi am kuwe. Uyabona, uYosefu, iGorha likaThixo, uyeza kuthi namhla; yaye lo mntu ungumphathi welizwe lonke laseYiputa. Ukumkani uFaro wammisa ukuba abe ngumphathi welizwe lethu lonke nokumkani; yena ulinika ingqolowa kulo lonke eli lizwe. , aze
awusindise kwindlala ezayo; kwaye lo Yosefu yindoda enqulayo uThixo, eyingqondi, eyintombi enyulu njengoko unjalo namhla, nendoda eligorha ebulumkweni nasekwazini, kwaye uMoya kaThixo uphezu kwakhe, nobabalo lukaYise. INkosi ikuye. Yiza, mntwana wam, ndikunikele kuye ube ngumkakhe, ube ngumtshakazi kuye, yena abe ngumyeni wakho ngonaphakade. Kwathi, akuweva uAzenati la mazwi kuyise, waphalala ukubila okukhulu phezu kobuso bakhe, wavutha ngumsindo omkhulu, wakhangela kuyise, emangalisiwe, wathi: "Ngako oko, nkosi yam bawo. Uthetha la mazwi, Yehova, ufuna ukundinikela ukuba ndibe ngumthinjwa kumphambukeli nembacu ethengisiwe, lo akanguye na unyana womalusi ezweni lakwaKanan? Asinguye na lo walala nenkosikazi yakhe, yaza inkosi yakhe yamphosa entolongweni yesithokothoko, yamkhupha uFaro entolongweni, njengoko walitolikayo iphupha lakhe, njengoko litolikayo namaxhegokazi amaYiputa? ke mna ndiya kuzeka unyana wokumkani wamazibulo, ngokuba engukumkani welizwe lonke. Akukuva ke oko uPentefrs waneentloni ukuthetha ngokubhekele phaya kwintombi yakhe uAzenati ngoYosefu; kuba yona imphendule ngoqhayiso nomsindo. UYosefu ufika endlwini kaPentefra. 5. Kwaye, khangela! kwangena umfana wakwaPentefra, wathi kuye, Yabona, uYosefu umi phambi kweminyango yentendelezo yethu. Uthe ke uAzenati, akuweva la mazwi, wasaba ebusweni bukayise nonina, wenyuka waya egumbini eliphezulu, wafika egumbini lakhe, wema efestileni enkulu, ekhangele empumalanga, ukuba ambone uYosefu engena endlwini kayise. Waphuma uPentefra nomkakhe, nemizalwane yabo yonke, nabakhonzi babo, besiya kumkhawulela uYosefu; Avuleka ke amasango entendelezo ekhangele empumalanga, wangena uYosefu ehleli enqwelweni yesibini kaFaro; amahashe amane ebotshelelwe edyokhweni, amhlophe njengekhephu, aneentsimbi zegolide; UYosefu wayeyambethe ingubo emhlophe, enqabileyo, nengubo ebomvu, etyhidiweyo, yelinen ecikizekileyo, ephothiweyo, ephothiweyo ngegolide, entloko kuye isidanga, nesithsaba sakhe singamatye akhethiweyo alishumi elinamabini, ephezu kwentloko yakhe. amatye alishumi elinambini emisebe yegolide, esandleni sakhe sokunene umsimelelo wobukumkani, onesebe lomnquma olululiweyo, zineziqhamo ezininzi phezu kwawo. Ke kaloku, akungena uYosefu entendelezweni, iingcango zayo zivaliwe, amadoda nabafazi bonke bezinye iintlanga bahleli ngaphandle entendelezweni; ngokuba babezirhola iingcango abalindi bamasango, bazivala iingcango, kwafika uPentefres nomkakhe, nabo bonke abasemzini. abazalwana babo ngaphandle kwentombi yabo uAzenati, baza baqubuda kuYosefu ngobuso emhlabeni; wehla uYosefu enqwelweni yakhe, wabakhawulela ngesandla sakhe. UAsenati ubona uYosefu efestileni. 6. Wathi uAzenati, akumbona uYosefu, wahlabeka kakhulu emphefumlweni, yatyumka intliziyo yakhe, amadolo akhe ayetyebe, wangcangcazela umzimba wonke, woyika kakhulu, wagcuma, wathi entliziyweni yakhe, Awu! Mandimke ndiye phi na olusizana, ndingafihlwa phi na ebusweni bakhe, angathini na ukundibona uYosefu unyana kaThixo, ukuba ndithethe ububi ngaye? Ndingahambela phi na, ndizimele, ekubeni yena ebona zonke iindawo zokuzimela, ezazi izinto zonke, akukho nto ifihlakeleyo kuye ngenxa yokukhanya okukhulu okukuyo? kuba ndithethe amazwi angendawo ngaye ndingazi, ndingathini na ke, ukumlandela ulishwa, anditshongo na ukuthi, Ufikile uYosefu
ezweni lakwaKanan, unyana womalusi? enqwelweni yakhe njengelanga livela ezulwini, wangena endlwini yethu namhlanje, kwaye ukhanyisa kuyo njengokukhanya emhlabeni. Ke mna ndisisidenge, ndinobuganga, ngokuba bendimngcikivile, ndathetha izinto ezimbi ngaye; bendingazi ukuba uYosefu ngunyana kaThixo. Ngokuba ngubani na phakathi kwabantu oya kuzala ubuhle obunje? Sisiphi na isizalo somfazi esiya kuzala ukukhanya? Ndilusizana, ndisisidenge, ngokuba ndithethe kakubi kubawo. ke ngoko ubawo makandinike uYosefu, ndibe sisicakakazi nesicakazana, ndibe ngumkhonzi kuye ngonaphakade. UYosefu ubona uAsenati efestileni. 7. Weza uYosefu endlwini kaPentefare, wahlala esitulweni. Bazihlamba iinyawo zakhe, babeka itafile phambi kwakhe yedwa; kuba uYosefu ubengadli namaYiputa, kuba ibilisikizi kuye loo nto. UYosefu waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wambona uAzenati ekrobe, wathi kwiPentefres, Ngubani na laa mfazi umiyo eluqayini ngasefestileni? Makamke kule ndlu. UYosefu woyika, esithi, Hleze naye ngokwakhe andiqumbele. Kuba bonke abafazi neentombi zezikhulu namabamba elizwe lonke laseYiputa babemqumbisa, ukuze alale naye; kananjalo abafazi abaninzi, neentombi zamaYiputa, abambonayo uYosefu, bakhathazeka ngenxa yobuhle bakhe; nabathunywa, ababethunywe ngabafazi kuye, bephethe igolide, nesilivere, nezipho ezinqabileyo, uYosefu wabathuma, besongela, bengcikiva, besithi, Andiyi bubi emehlweni kaYehova uThixo, nasemehlweni kabawo uSirayeli. Kaloku uJosefu wayesoloko enoThixo phambi kwamehlo akhe, wayikhumbula yonke imimiselo kayise. ngokuba ubethetha futhi uYakobi, emluleka uYosefu unyana wakhe, nakoonyana bakhe bonke, esithi, Zigcineni, bantwana, nikholose kumkamntu, ukuze ningadlelani naye; Wathi uYosefu, Mayiphume loo nkazana kule ndlu. Wathi uPentefres kuye, Nkosi yam, laa nkazana uyibonileyo imi eluqayini, ayingowasemzini, yintombi yethu eyithiyileyo yonke indoda, engazange yabonwa mntu wumbi ngaphandle kwamhla wodwa; , ukuba uyathanda, nkosi, mayize ithethe nawe, kuba intombi yethu injengodade wenu. Kwaye uYosefu wavuya ngovuyo olukhulu kakhulu, kuba loo Pentefres yathi: "Uyintombi enyulu ethiye wonke umntu." Wathi uYosefu kuPentefra nomkakhe, Ukuba yintombi yenu, enyulu, makeze, ngokuba engudade wethu; UYosefu usikelela uAzenati. 8. Wenyuka unina waya egumbini eliphezulu, wamzisa uAzenati kuYosefu. Wathi uPentefres kuye, Mange umninawa wakho, ngokuba eseyintombi enyulu, kwanjengawe namhla, ebathiyile bonke abafazi bolunye uhlanga, njengokuba ubathiyileyo bonke abasemzini. ." Wathi uAzenati kuYosefu, Vuya, nkosi, usikelelwe nguThixo Osenyangweni. + Wathi uYosefu kuye: “UThixo obangela zonke izinto uya kukusikelela, ntombindini.” Wandula ke uPentefres wathi kwintombi yakhe uAzenati: “Yiza uze ukwange umntakwenu.” Xa uAzenati wenyuka waya kumanga uYosefu, uYosefu wolula isandla sakhe sasekunene. ngesandla, wasibeka esifubeni sakhe phakathi kwamabele akhe omabini (kuba amabele akhe ebeselemile njengama-apile amahle), wathi uYosefu: “Akumfanelekanga umfo onqulayo uThixo, othe ngomlomo wakhe uThixo ophilileyo; kwaye adle isonka esisikelelekileyo sobomi, kwaye asele indebe esikelelekileyo yokungafi, kwaye athanjiswe ngentsikelelo yokugcotshwa kokungonakali, ukwanga umfazi wasemzini,
osikelela ngomlomo wakhe ofileyo nezithixo ezingevayo kwaye adle etafileni yabo isonka sokukrwitshwa. usele indebe yabo yenkohliso, iyisele kumnikelo wabo othululwayo, ithanjiswe ngeoli yentshabalalo; Ke yena omoyikayo uThixo womanga unina, nodade wabo ozelwe ngunina, nodade wabo ozelwe wesizwe sakowabo, nomfazi ohlala esililini sakhe, abasikelela ngomlomo wabo uThixo ophilileyo. Kwangokunjalo akufanelekanga ukuba umfazi onqula uThixo ange indoda yasemzini, kuba oko kulisikizi emehlweni kaYehova uThixo.”+ Yaye uAzenati+ akuweva la mazwi kaYosefu, wabandezeleka kakhulu waza wagcuma. Uthe akubon’ ukuba uthe ntsho kuYosefu, evuliwe amehlo akhe, zathi gwantyi iinyembezi. Wasiphakamisa isandla sakhe sokunene phezu kwentloko yakhe, wathi: “Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli ubawo, uThixo Osenyangweni, onamandla onke, onika ubomi ezintweni zonke; Nale ntombi woyisikelela, uyidlise ubomi, uyihlaziye ngomoya wakho oyingcwele, idle isonka sobomi bakho, iyisele nendebe yentsikelelo yakho, uyibale phakathi kwabantu bakho owabanyulayo, zingekadalwa zonke izinto. kwaye mvumele angene ekuphumleni kwakho olungiselele abanyulwa bakho, kwaye mvumele aphile kubomi bakho obungunaphakade ngonaphakade." UAsenati uyarhoxa kwaye uYosefu ulungiselela ukuhamba. 9. Wavuya uAzenati ngentsikelelo kaYosefu, enovuyo olukhulu kunene. Wakhawuleza, wenyuka waya kwigumbi lakhe eliphezulu eyedwa, wawa esingqengqelweni sakhe enobulwelwe, ngokokuba bekukho uvuyo lwakhe, nesijwili, nokoyika okukhulu. Kwaphalala ukubila okuzikileyo phezu kwakhe, akuweva loo mazwi kaYosefu, ekuthetheni kwakhe naye egameni likaThixo Osenyangweni. Wasuka walila ngesililo esikhulu esikrakra, ezisola koothixo bakhe abefudula ebanqula, kwanezithixo awayezicekise, walinda kwada kwangokuhlwa. Wadla uYosefu, wasela; Wathi kubakhonzi bakhe, bawabophelele edyokhweni amahashe eenqwelo zabo, balijikeleze lonke ilizwe. Wathi uPentefres kuYosefu, Mayilale inkosi yam namhlanje, uze uhambe kusasa wena. Wathi uYosefu, Hayi, ndiya kuhamba namhlanje, ngokuba le yimini awaqala ngayo uThixo ukwenza zonke izidalwa zakhe, kwangomhla wesibhozo ndibuyela kuni, ndilale apha. UAsenati ubagatya oothixo baseYiputa aze azithobe. 10. Akuba emkile uYosefu endlwini, wemka noPentefare nabo bonke abazalwana bakhe, baya elifeni labo. yaye wayengadli sonka, engaseli manzi, kodwa ngoxa bonke babelele, yena yedwa wayevukile yaye elila yaye ezibetha isifuba ngokufuthi ngesandla sakhe. Emveni kwezi zinto, wesuka uAzenati esingqengqelweni sakhe, wehla ngokuzola kwizinyuko ukusuka eluphahleni, wafika esangweni, wafika umgcini-sango elele nabantwana bakhe; Wakhawuleza, wasihlisa isigubungelo sofele lomkhusane, wasigcwalisa ngamacengezi, wasinyusa wasibeka eluphahleni, wasibeka phantsi. Waluvala ucango, walutywina ngesitshixo sentsimbi, wavela ecaleni, wancwina ngoncwino olukhulu, walila kakhulu. Ke yona intombi leyo, ebithandwa nguAsenati ngaphezu kwazo zonke iintombi ezinyulu, yakuva ukuncwina kwayo yakhawuleza, yeza emnyango emva kokuzivusa nezinye iintombi ezo, yalifumana ivaliwe. Akukuva ukuncwina nokulila kuka-Azenati, wathi kuye, emi ngaphandle, Yintoni na, nkosikazi yam, yini na ukuba ube buhlungu? Ukhathazwa yintoni na? sizakubona." Wathi uAzenati kuye, evalelwe ngaphakathi, Intloko yam ibifikelwe bububi obukhulu, Ndilele esililini sam;
Hambani ke ngoko, niye elowo egumbini lakhe, nilale, ndizole mna. Zithe ke xa zihambileyo iintombi ezo zaya kwelakhe igumbi, wesuka uAzenati, waluvula ucango lwegumbi lakhe lokulala echumile, wangena kwigumbi lakhe lokulala lesibini apho kwakukho isifuba sokuhomba kwakhe. Ingubo yokwaleka awayinxibayo, wenza isijwili akuba efile umninawa wakhe. Wayithabatha ke ingubo, wayisa egumbini lakhe, wabuya waluvala ucango, walukroboza nesitshixo secala. Waza uAzenati wazihluba ingubo yakhe yobukumkani, wambatha ingubo yokwaleka, wawukhulula umbhinqo wakhe wegolide, wazibhinqisa intsontelo, wayihluba iqhiya, unkontsho olo, entloko, kwanonkontsho; namatyathanga asezandleni nasezinyaweni zakhe bezibekwe phantsi zonke. Wayithabatha ingubo yakhe entle yokwaleka, nombhinqo wegolide, nonkontsho, nonkontsho, nencasa yakhe, wayijula ngefestile ekhangele ngasentla, kumahlwempu. Wabathabatha ke bonke oothixo bakhe ababesegumbini lakhe, izithixo zegolide nezesilivere, ababengenakubalwa, wabaqhekeza, wabaphosa ngefestile kumahlwempu namahlwempu. UAzenati wathabatha kwakhona isidlo sakhe sasebusuku, namathole atyetyisiweyo, nentlanzi, nenyama yethokazi, nemibingelelo yoothixo bakhe, neempahla zewayini elithululwayo, waziphosela zonke ngefestile ekhangele entla, ukuba kukudla kwezinja. . 2 Emva kwezi zinto wathabatha isigubungelo sesikhumba esinezikhwebu, wawagalela phantsi; wathabatha ezirhwexayo, wabhinqa esinqeni sakhe; Wawukhulula umnatha weenwele zentloko yakhe, wamgalela ngothuthu entloko. Wasakaza amangqanga emgangathweni, wawa phezu kwaloo mlilo, emana ezibetha isifuba sakhe rhoqo ngezandla, elila ubusuku bonke ngokugcuma kwada kwasa. Wavuka uAsenati kusasa, wabona, khangela! iimvuthuluka ngaphantsi kwakhe njengodongwe oluphuma ezinyembezini zakhe, wabuya wawa ngobuso bakhe phezu kweengqameko, lada latshona ilanga. Wenza ke uAzenati iintsuku zasixhenxe, engangcamli nto. UAsenati uzimisele ukuthandaza kuThixo wamaHebhere. 11. Kwathi ngomhla wesibhozo, kwakufika isifingo, zakuba sezintyiloza iintaka, zaza izinja zikhonkotha abo badlula ngendlela, wayiphakamisa uAzenati intloko yakhe, kancinane emhlabeni, nasemigqomeni abehleli phezu kwayo, ngokuba ebediniwe kunene. kwaye wayephulukene namandla amalungu akhe ekuthotyweni kwakhe okukhulu; kuba uAzenati ubetyhafile, etyhafile, engenamandla, wabheka eludongeni, ehleli phantsi kwefestile ekhangele empumalanga; nentloko yakhe wayilalisa esifubeni sakhe, esonke iminwe yezandla zakhe phezu kwedolo lasekunene; wavaleka umlomo wakhe, akawuvula ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe nangobusuku obusixhenxe bokuthotywa kwakhe. Wathi yena entliziyweni yakhe, akawuvula umlomo wakhe, Ndiya kuthini na, mna sisweli, okanye ndingaya phi na? Ndiya kusabela kubani na emveni koku? Inkedama, inkedama, ebishiyiwe ngabantu bonke, ithiyiweyo?Bandithiyile bonke ngoku, baba nomama phakathi kwabo, ekubeni ndabacekisayo oothixo, ndababhangisa ngabo, ndabanikela esandleni samahlwempu. utshatyalaliswe ngamadoda.” Kuba ubawo noma bathi: “UAsenati akayontombi yethu.” Kodwa bonke abazalwana bam bandithiyile mna, nabo bonke abantu, kuba ndibatshabalalisile oothixo babo. bonke abantu nabo bonke ababendicenga, ngoku ke kolu kuthotywa kwam bendithiyiwe ngabantu bonke, bavuya ngembandezelo yam.” Kodwa uYehova, uThixo kaJosefu oligorha, ubathiyile bonke abanqula izithixo, ngokuba enguThixo onekhwele. yoyikeka njengoko ndivileyo kubo bonke abanqula izithixo zasemzini, yakuba endithiyile nam,
ngokuba ndinqula izinto ezifileyo nezizizithulu, ndazisikelela. Ngoku ke ndicezelekile kumbingelelo wabo, nomlomo wam uthe gu bucala esithebeni sabo, andibi nasibindi sokunqula uYehova, uThixo wamazulu, Osenyangweni, oligorha likaYosefu oligorha, ngenxa yokuba umlomo wam ungcolile. imibingelelo yezithixo. Kodwa ndive abaninzi besithi uThixo wamaHebhere nguThixo oyinyaniso, uThixo ophilileyo, uThixo onemfesane, onemfesane, ozeka kade umsindo, ozele yinceba, nothantamiso, ongasibaleliyo isono somntu, ongasibaleliyo isono somntu. uthobekile, ngokukodwa lowo wonayo ngokungazi, ongagwetyelwanga bubugqwetha, ngexesha lembandezelo yomntu obandezelekileyo; ngokunjalo nam, othobekileyo, ndiya kuba nobuganga, ndibuyele kuye, ndizímela kuye, ndizivume kuye zonke izono zam, ndiphalaze isicelo sam phambi kwakhe, andibabale ekubandezelekeni kwam. Kuba ngubani na owaziyo ukuba uya kukubona oku kuthotywa kwam nokuphanziswa komphefumlo wam, andisizele, aze abone ubunkedama bentlupheko yam nobuntombi bam, andikhusele? kuba, njengoko ndivayo, unguyise weenkedama, umthuthuzeli wolusizana, umncedi wabatshutshiswayo. Noko ke, nakuba kunjalo, nam othobekileyo ndoba nobuganga ndikhale kuye. Wesuka uAzenati eludongeni abehleli kulo, waguqa ngamadolo akhe ngasempumalanga, wawabhekisa ezulwini amehlo akhe, wavula umlomo wakhe, wathi kuThixo: Umthandazo ka-Asenati 12. Umthandazo nesivumo sika-Asenati: “Nkosi, Thixo wobulungisa, udala amaphakade, uzidlise ubomi kuzo zonke izinto, owanika yonke indalo yakho umoya wobomi, lowo wazikhuphayo izinto ezingenakubonwa, wazizisa ekukhanyeni, yena owazidalayo. zonke izinto, wabonakalalisa izinto ezingekabonakali, lowo waliphakamisayo izulu, wawuseka umhlaba phezu kwamanzi, lowo umisa amatye amakhulu enzonzobileni yamanzi, angayi kuntywiliselwa, abe ese ekupheleni, esenza ukuthanda kwakho; Ngokuba wena, Nkosi, ulithethile, zabakho zonke izinto, nelizwi lakho, Nkosi yam, bubomi bezidalwa zakho zonke, ndisabela kuwe, Nkosi yam, Thixo wam, kuthabathela kweli xesha, ndikhale kuwe, Nkosi yam. Ndiya kuzivuma kuwe izono zam, ndithululela kuwe isicelo sam, Nkosi yam, ndikutyhile kuwe ubugwenxa bam, Ndixolele, Nkosi, zigcine, ngokuba ndonile kuwe, ndonile, ndinxaxhe; Ndithethe into ebutshijolo, ndithethe izinto ezimbi emehlweni akho; Yehova, umlomo wam ungcolile ngenxa yemibingelelo yezithixo zaseYiputa, nasesithebeni soothixo bawo; ndonile, Yehova, ndonile kulo. Ngokubona kwakho, ngokwazi, nangokungazi, ndenza okungendawo, ndinqula izithixo ezifileyo nezingevayo, andikufanelekelanga nokuwuvula umlomo wam kuwe, Nkosi yam, uludwayi uAsenati, intombi kaPentefres, umbingeleli, intombi eyintombi nokumkanikazi; owayekade enekratshi enekratshi kwaye ephumelele ubutyebi bukabawo ngaphezu kwabantu bonke, kodwa ngoku eyinkedama nendoda eshiywe ngabantu bonke. Ndisabela kuwe, Nkosi yam, Ndizicelela kuwe ukutarhuzisa kwam, ndikhale kuwe. Ndihlangule kwabandisukelayo. Nkosi, ndingekabanjwa ngabo; kuba, njengoko usana lusoyika omnye, lubalekela kuyise nonina, aze uyise azolule izandla zakhe, alubambe esifubeni sakhe; Nkosi, zolule phezu kwam izandla zakho ezigqibeleleyo, ezoyikekayo phezu kwam, njengoyise othanda umntwana, undibambe esandleni sotshaba olunamandla. Kuba, khangela! Ingonyama enkulu, enengcwangu, ekhohlakeleyo, isuke yandisukela; ngokuba inguyise woothixo baseYiputa, izithixo zezithixo ngoonyana bakhe, ndaza ndabathiya, ndababhangisa;
bangoonyana bengonyama, ndaza ndabalahla kum bonke oothixo bamaYiputa, ndabatshabalalisa, kwaye ingonyama, okanye uyise wabo umtyholi, ngomsindo nxamnye nam ifuna ukundiginya. Ke wena, Yehova, ndihlangule esandleni sakhe, ndihlangulwe emlonyeni wakhe, hleze andiqwenge, andiphose elangatyeni lomlilo, umlilo undiphosele esiphangweni, sandoyisa ebumnyameni uqhwithela. Landijula enzulwini yolwandle, laza irhamncwa elikhulu elabakho kwasephakadeni lindiginye, ndabhubha ngonaphakade. Ndihlangule, Nkosi yam, zingekandifikeli zonke ezi zinto; ndihlangule, nkosi yam, uphanzileyo nongenakukhuseleka, ngenxa enokuba ubawo noma bandikhanyele, bathi, Akayintombi yethu uAzenati; Kungokunje ndiyinkedama, ndindodwa; andinathemba limbi ingenguwe. Nkosi, akukho ndawo yokusabela ngaphandle kwenceba yakho, sihlobo sabantu, ngokuba unguyise weenkedama, umthetheleli wabatshutshiswayo, ungumncedi wababandezelekileyo. Ndibabale, Nkosi yam, undigcine ndinyulu, ndinyulu, mna ndilahliweyo nenkedama, ngokuba wena wedwa Nkosi unguyise omnandi, olungileyo nothambileyo. Ngokuba nguwuphi na ubawo olungileyo, onjengowe, Nkosi? Kuba, khangela! zonke izindlu zikabawo uPentefres andinike ukuba zibe lilifa ngokwexesha kwaye zitshabalele; ke zona izindlu zelifa lakho, Nkosi, azinakonakala naphakade. Umthandazo kaAsenathi (uyaqhutywa) 13. Ndwendwela, Nkosi yam, ukuthotywa kwam, ube nenceba kubunkedama bam, ube nenceba kum, mna lo uxhwalekileyo. Ewe, Nkosi, ndinxibe ezirhwexayo naseluthuthwini, ndihamba ze, ndedwa, yabona, ndiyawukhulula ingubo yam yasebukhosini ngelinen ecikizekileyo, nelinen ebomvu, ephothiweyo ngegolide, ndambatha ingubo ende ezimnyama zokuzila. Yabona, ndiwuthukulule umbhinqo wam wegolide, ndawulahla kum, ndazibhinqise iintsontelo nezirhwexayo; yabona, ndilujulile unkontsho lwam, nonkontsho lwam, lwaphuma entlokweni yam, ndazifefa ngamacengezi. igalelwe amatye anemibala emininzi nemfusa, eyayifudula igalelwe ngamafutha aqholiweyo, yomiswa ngamalaphu elinen ekhazimlayo, ngoku imanzi ziinyembezi zam, ihlazekile ngokuba igalelwe ngothuthu. Iinyembezi zam zaxakaxa ngodaka olukhulu Engontsini yam, ngathi zisendleleni ephangaleleyo: Khangela, Nkosi yam, isidlo sobukumkani bam, nesonka sam ndisinika izinja. Khangela! Nam, Nkosi yam, ndazila ukudla iimini zasixhenxe nobusuku obusixhenxe, ndingadli sonka, ndingaseli manzi; umlomo wam womile njengevili, nolwimi lwam lwanjengophondo, nomlomo wam njengodwendwe; baye boyisakala kukulila. Ke wena, Nkosi yam, Thixo wam, ndihlangule kuninzi lwam lokungazi, undixolele ngokuba, ekubeni ndiyintombi enyulu ndingazi, ndilahlekile. Khangela! ngoku bonke oothixo endandibanqula ndingazi, ngoku ndiyazi ukuba babezizithulu nabafileyo, ndabaqhekeza, ndabanikela ukuba inyathelwe ngabantu bonke, abaphangwa amasela igolide nesilivere. , yaye ndizimela kuwe, Nkosi yam Yehova, wena kuphela kovelwano nomhlobo wabantu. Ndixolele, Nkosi, ngokuba ndonile kuwe izono ezininzi ngokungazi, ndathetha amazwi onyeliso ngenkosi yam uYosefu, ndingazi, usizana, ukuba ngunyana wakho. Nkosi, ekubeni amadoda angendawo, abenomona, athi kum, UYosefu ngunyana womalusi ezweni lakwaKanan; engazi ukuba ungunyana wakho. Kuba ngubani na phakathi kwabantu owazala okanye oya kuzala ubuhle obunje? Ngubani na onjengaye, osisilumko nonamandla, njengoYosefu? Ke, Nkosi, ndimnikela kuwe, ngokuba ndimthanda ngaphezu komphefumlo wam. Mgcine ngobulumko bobabalo lwakho, undinikele kuye, ndibe ngumkhonzazana
nekhobokazana, ndizihlambe iinyawo zakhe, ndandlule umandlalo wakhe, ndilungiselele kuye, ndimkhonze, ndibe ngumkhonzi kuye ebulungiseni. ngamaxesha obomi bam." Ingelosi enkulu uMikayeli indwendwela uAsenati. 14. Uthe akupheza ukreqo luka-Azenati kuYehova, nanko! ikhwezi laphuma ezulwini, lasempumalanga; Akukubona oko uAzenati, wavuya, wathi, Iwuvile na iNkosi uYehova ukuthandaza kwam, ngenxa yokuba le nkwenkwezi ingumthunywa nomvakalisi wokuphakama kwemini enkulu? Kwaye, khangela! Ikhwezi lokusa lakrazuka izulu kwaye kwavela ukukhanya okukhulu okungenakuchazwa. Uthe akuyibona uAzenati, wawa ngobuso bakhe phezu kwezomlilo, kwaoko kweza kuye indoda evela ezulwini, ethumela ukukhanya, yema phezu kwentloko yakhe. Ke kaloku, elele ngobuso, sathi isithunywa sezulu kuye, Asenati, vuka. Wathi, Ngubani na ke lowo undibizileyo, livaliwe nje ucango lwegumbi lam, inde, inde, nokuba utheni na ke ukungena egumbini lam? Waphinda wayibiza okwesibini, esithi, Azenati, Asenati. Wathi yena, Ndilapha, nkosi, ndixelele ukuba ungubani na. Wathi, Ndingumthetheli weNkosi uYehova, umthetheli womkhosi wonke wOsenyangweni; yima ngeenyawo zakho, ndiwathethe kuwe amazwi am. Waphakamisa ubuso bakhe waza wabona, yaye, khangela! eneento zonke ezinjengoYosefu, enengubo yokwaleka, nesidanga, nomsimelelo, ngaphandle kokuba ubuso bakhe bunjengombane, namehlo ayo enjengokukhanya kwelanga, neenwele zentloko yakhe enjengelangatye lomlilo elidangazelayo; , nezandla zakhe neenyawo zakhe zinjengentsimbi ebengezela emlilweni, kuba kuphuma iintlantsi ezandleni zakhe nasezinyaweni zakhe. Uthe akuzibona ezo zinto uAzenati woyika, wawa ngobuso bakhe, akaba nako ukuma ngeenyawo; Yathi indoda leyo kuye, Yomelela, Azenati, musa ukoyika; suka yima ngeenyawo zakho, ndiwathethe kuwe amazwi am. Wesuka wema uAzenati, wema ngeenyawo; sathi isithunywa kuye, Hamba uye egumbini lakho lesibini, ungathinteleki, uyibeke ecaleni ingubo emnyama onxibe kuyo, ulahle ingubo erhwexayo esinqeni sakho, uwavuthulule amagwebu. entlokweni yakho, ubuhlambe ubuso bakho nezandla zakho ngamanzi amhlophe, wambathe ingubo emhlophe engaphathwanga, ubhinqise esinqeni sakho umbhinqo wobuntombi oqaqambileyo, ubuyele kum, ndiwathethe kuwe amazwi. ezo zithunyelwe kuwe zivela eNkosini. Wakhawuleza uAzenati, wangena egumbini lakhe lesibini, apho bezikhona isifuba sezihombo zakhe, wayivula ingxowa yakhe, wathabatha ingubo emhlophe, ecikizekileyo, engaphathwanga, wayinxiba; wabhinqa irhonya esinqeni sakhe waza wabhinqa umbhinqo oqaqambileyo, wobunyulu bakhe, omnye umbhinqo esinqeni sakhe nomnye umbhinqo esifubeni sakhe. Uye wahlukuhla namazimba entloko wahlamba izandla nobuso ngamanzi acwengileyo, wathatha ingubo entle kakhulu nentle wagquma intloko yakhe.
ukuthotywa nokucinezelwa kwakho. ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe zokuzila kwakho, ngenxa yokuba ezinyembezini zakho kuvele udaka oluninzi phambi kobuso bakho phezu kwezi zitya.” Ngako oko yomelela, Asenati, ntombi enyulu, wena nyulu; kuba, yabona, igama lakho libhaliwe encwadini ubomi kwaye awuyi kucinywa naphakade; kodwa ukusukela namhlanje uya kuhlaziywa kwaye uguqulwe kwaye uvuselelwe, kwaye uya kudla isonka esisikelelekileyo sobomi kwaye usele indebe ezele kukungafi kwaye uthanjiswe ngentsikelelo yokugcoba kokungonakali. yomelela, Asenati, ntombi enyulu, uyabona, iNkosi uYehova ukunike namhla kuYosefu ukuba ube ngumtshakazi, yena uya kuba ngumyeni wakho ngonaphakade. yiba sisiXeko sokusabela, kuba izizwe ezininzi ziya kufuna kuwe indawo yokusabela kwaye ziya kulala phantsi kwamaphiko akho, kwaye iintlanga ezininzi ziya kufumana ikhusi ngesandla sakho, kwaye phezu kweendonga zakho abanamathela kuThixo Osenyangweni ngezohlwaya baya kugcinwa bekhuselekile; Ngokuba inguquko leyo iyintombi yOsenyangweni; nayo ngokwayo ikhunga kuwe uThixo Osenyangweni ngamaxa onke nakubo bonke abaguqukayo, ekubeni enguyise wezoguquko; ekhunga oPhezukonke ngenxa yenu ngamaxesha onke, yaye uya kubalungiselela ukuphumla emazulwini, yaye uya kubahlaziya bonke abaguqukayo. Kwaye inguquko ilunge kakhulu, intombi enyulu, enobulali, enobulali; Ngako oko, uThixo Osenyangweni uyamthanda, nazo zonke izithunywa zezulu ziyamhlonela; Kwaye, khangela! ngecala lam ndiya kuYosefu kwaye ndiya kuthetha kuye onke la mazwi malunga nawe, kwaye uya kuza kuwe namhlanje aze akubone kwaye agcobe ngawe kwaye akuthande kwaye abe ngumyeni wakho, kwaye uya kuba ngumtshakazi wakhe oyintanda ngonaphakade. Ngako oko ndiphulaphule, Asenati, yambatha ingubo yokwaleka, yamandulo neyokuqala, ingubo ende, leyo yakudala, eyabe ibekwe egumbini lakho kwakudala, unxibe iimpahla zakho ezinqwenelekayo, uzihombise njengomtshakazi olungileyo, uzenze ngokwakho. ukulungele ukumhlangabeza; kuba, khangela! naye ngokwakhe uyeza kuwe namhlanje, aze akubone, avuye.” Ke kaloku, sakugqiba isithunywa sikaYehova esimi njengendoda, sawathetha la mazwi kuAzenati, wavuya ngovuyo olukhulu ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezithethwa nguye. Wawa ngobuso emhlabeni, waqubuda phambi kweenyawo zakhe, wathi kuye, Makabongwe uYehova uThixo wakho, owakuthumayo ukuba undihlangule ebumnyameni, undikhuphe kwiziseko zwonzonzobila, undise emhadini. ukukhanya, malibongwe igama lakho ngonaphakade. Ukuba ndibabalwe emehlweni akho, nkosi yam, ndazi ukuba uya kuwenza onke amazwi owathethileyo kum, ukuba azaliseke, makathethe umkhonzazana wakho kuwe.” Sathi isithunywa kuye: Thetha.” Wathi ke yena: “Khawuncede, nkosi, khawukhe uhlale phantsi kwesi singqengqelo; itafile nesonka udle, ndikuzisele iwayini endala nelungileyo, ivumba layo eliya kufikelela emazulwini, usele ke, emveni koko ubuye uhambe ngendlela yakho.” Wathi yena kuye: Khawuleza uze nayo ngokukhawuleza.
UMikayeli uxelela uAsenati ukuba uya kuba ngumfazi kaYosefu.
UAsenati ufumana inqatha lobusi kuvimba wakhe.
15. Weza ke waya kumthetheli-waka, wema phambi kwakhe. Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuye, Khawuyithabathe ingubo ende entloko, kuba namhla uyintombi enyulu, nentloko yakho emhlophe. umfana." UAzenati wayithabatha entlokweni yakhe. Kwakhona, isithunywa sezulu sathi kuye: “Yomelela, Azenati, ntombi enyulu, unyulu; kuba, uyabona, iNkosi uYehova iwavile onke amazwi ovumo lwakho, nomthandazo wakho, ikubonile
16. Wakhawuleza uAzenati, wabeka itafile engenanto phambi kwakhe; Kwathi, esaqala ukuthabatha isonka, sathi isithunywa sezulu kuye, Ndizisele nenqatha lobusi. Wema ngxi, waxakwa, ebuhlungu ngenxa yokuba ebengenalo neqa leenyosi kuvimba wakhe. Sathi kuye isithunywa esingcwele, Umeleni na? Wathi, Nkosi yam, ndiya kuthumela edlelweni umfana, ngokuba likufuphi ilifa lethu, eze athabathe khona kamsinya, ndilimise phambi kwakho. Isithunywa sezulu sathi kuye: “Ngena endlwini
yakho yobuncwane, yaye wofumana inqatha lenyosi lilele etafileni; lithabathe, ulizise apha. Wathi ke yena, Nkosi, akukho siqwenga seenyosi endlwini yam yobuncwane. Wathi, Hambani nofumana. UAzenati wangena endlwini yakhe yokugcina ubuncwane, wafumana inqatha lobusi lithe ngcu etafileni. inqatha lalilikhulu, limhlophe njengekhephu, lizele bubusi; ubusi obo bunjengombethe wezulu, nevumba lawo linjengevumba lobomi. Wazibuza uAsenath wathi ngaphakathi: "Ingaba lekama iphuma emlonyeni walomntu ngokwakhe?" Wayithabatha uAzenati ikama, wayisa, walibeka etafileni. Sathi isithunywa kuye, Yini na ukuba uthi, Akukho nqatha lobusi endlwini yam, uzise kum? " Wathi yena, Nkosi, andizanga ndilifake inqatha lobusi endlwini yam; kwenzeke njengoko ubutshilo, le nto yaphuma emlonyeni wakho, ngokuba ivumba layo linjengevumba leoli. Yancuma ke indoda kukuqonda komfazi. Wambizela kuye; ekuzeni kwakhe, wolula isandla sakhe sokunene, wambamba entloko, wathi, akunikina intloko ngesandla sokunene, uAzenati wasoyika kakhulu isandla sesithunywa, ngokuba kwakuphuma iintlantsi. izandla zakhe njengentsimbi eshushu-bomvu, yaye ngenxa yoko wayesoloko ejonge ngoloyiko olukhulu yaye engcangcazela sisandla sengelosi. Wancuma, wathi, Usikelelwe wena, Asenati, ngokuba zityhiliwe kuwe iimfihlelo ezingenakuthethwa zikaThixo; umoya wobomi, kwaye le iinyosi zeparadesi yolonwabo zenziwe ngombethe weentyatyambo zobomi ezikwiparadesi kaThixo kunye neentyatyambo zonke, kwaye zidla kuyo izithunywa zezulu kunye nabo bonke abanyulwa bakaThixo. oonyana bOsenyangweni; osukuba eyidla, akasayi kufa naphakade. Ingelosi yobuthixo yasolula isandla sayo sokunene, yathabatha iqhekeza enqatheni, yadla, yaza yabeka okuseleyo emlonyeni ka-Azenati ngesandla saso, yathi kuye, Yidla, wadla. Sathi ke isithunywa kuye, Yabona, ngoku udlile isonka sobomi, wayisela nendebe yokungabhubhi, uthanjiswe ngentlambo yokungonakali; Phezulu, amathambo akho aya kutyetyiswa njengemisedare yaseParadisi yesiyolo sikaThixo kwaye amandla angadinwayo aya kukusekela; ngokunjalo ubutsha bakho abuyi kubona buxhego, nobuhle bakho abuyi kuphela naphakade; uya kuba njengodonga. Isixeko esingumama kubo bonke. " Sathi isithunywa salixhokonxa ikamu, zasuka iinyosi ezininzi kumagumbi aloo makamela, amagumbi angenakubalwa, amashumi amawaka, amawaka amashumi amawaka, amawaka amawaka. Iinyosi zazimhlophe njengekhephu; amaphiko azo enjengengubo emfusa nebomvu, ebomvu; kananjalo ayenezimvila ezibukhali, akonzakalanga mntu. Zaza zonke ezo nyosi zamrhawula uAsenati, ukusuka ezinyaweni ukuya entloko, zaza ezinye iinyosi ezinkulu ezinjengookumkanikazi bazo zasuka ezingontsini, zamjikeleza ubuso bakhe nasemilonyeni yakhe, zenza ikama emlonyeni nasemilebeni yakhe njengenqatha elilinqamla. Walala phambi kwesithunywa eso; zadla zonke ezo nyosi kwinqatha elisemlonyeni ka-Azenati. Sathi ke isithunywa kwiinyosi, Hambani ngoku niye endaweni yenu. Zasuka zonke iinyosi zaphaphazela zemka zaya ezulwini; kodwa kangangobuninzi babo ababenqwenela ukumenzakalisa uAsenati bonke bawa emhlabeni baza bafa. Saza isithunywa sawolula intonga yaso phezu kweenyosi ezifileyo, sathi kuzo, Sukani nani nimke, niye endaweni yenu. Zavuka zonke iinyosi ezifileyo, zemka zaya entendelezweni ekufuphi nendlu ka-Azenati, zalala phezu kwemithi evelisa iziqhamo. UMichael uyahamba. 17. Sathi isithunywa kuAzenati, Uyibonile na le nto? Wathi, Ewe, nkosi yam, ndizibonile zonke ezi zinto. Isithunywa sezulu sathi
kuye: “Oba njalo ke onke amazwi am, nelinen ecikizekileyo, ephothiweyo, ephothiweyo ngegolide, nesithsaba segolide entlokweni yabo bonke bephela, zibe zininzi izinto endizithethileyo kuwe namhla. Sathi okwesithathu isithunywa seNkosi solula isandla saso sokunene, sachukumisa icala lenqana, kwaoko kwenyuka umlilo etafileni, walidla inqanawe; Kuthe ke, kwakuphuma ivumba elimnandi lokutshiswa kwenqana, lazalisa igumbi, wathi uAzenati kwisithunywa sezulu, Nkosi, ndineentombi ezinyulu ezisixhenxe, ezanyuswa nam kwasebuncinaneni bam, zaza zazalwa nam ngobusuku obunye. , abandilindileyo ndibathanda bonke njengoodade wethu. Ndiya kubabiza, uze ubasikelele, njengoko undisikeleleyo mna. Sathi isithunywa kuye, Babize. Waza uAzenati wazibiza iintombi ezo zosixhenxe, wazibeka phambi kwesithunywa eso, sathi kuzo isithunywa, iNkosi, uThixo Osenyangweni, yanisikelela, nibe ziintsika zemizi esixhenxe, nibe ziintsika zemizi yokusabela, nabanyuliweyo bonke baloo mzi, abahleliyo. ziyaphumla kuwe ngonaphakade. Emveni kwezi zinto, sathi isithunywa sezulu kuAzenati, Yisuse le tafile. Wajika uAzenati, ukuba ayisuse itafile, wemka kwaoko emehlweni akhe. UAzenati wabona, ngathi yinqwelo yokulwa, inamahashe amane, esisingise ezulwini ngasempumalanga; , yaye ingelosi yayimi phezu kwaloo nqwelo. Wathi uAzenati, Ndisisidenge, ndiswele ukuqonda, ukuba ndithethe njengomntu ongene egumbini lam eliphuma emazulwini! indawo yakhe." Wathi yena ngaphakathi kwakhe, Menzele inceba, Nkosi, umkhonzazana wakho, umyeke umkhonzazana wakho; Ubuso buka-Asenati buguqukile. 18. Uthe esawathetha uAzenati la mazwi ngaphakathi kwakhe, wabona! umfana, omnye wakubakhonzi bakaYosefu, wathi, UYosefu, igorha likaThixo, uyeza kuwe namhlanje. Uze kwaoko uAzenati, wabiza umveleli wendlu yakhe, wathi kuye, Khawuleza, ulungise indlu yam, ulungise isidlo esimnandi; ngokuba namhlanje esiza kuthi uYosefu, igorha likaThixo. Uthe ke umveleli wendlu wambona (kuba ubuso bakhe budayekile ngenxa yokubandezeleka kweentsuku ezisixhenxe, nokulila nokuzila), waba buhlungu, walila; Wabamba isandla sakhe sokunene, wamanga, wathi, Yintoni na, ntokazi yam, ukuba ubutshabhise nje ubuso bakho? Wathi yena, Ndisuke ndaqaqanjelwa kunene, ngenxa yoko ubuthongo bemka emehlweni am. Wemka ke umveleli wendlu, wayilungisa indlu nesidlo. UAzenati wawakhumbula amazwi esithunywa sezulu, neziyalelo zaso, wangxama, wangena egumbini lakhe lesibini, apho zazikhona izifuba zokuhomba kwakhe, wayivula ityeya yakhe enkulu, wayikhupha ingubo yakhe yokuqala enjengombane, ukuba ayibone, wayinxiba; Wazibhinqisa umbhinqo oqaqambileyo nowasebukhosini, owegolide namatye anqabileyo, wafaka izacholo zegolide ezandleni zakhe, ezinyaweni zakhe nezintsu zegolide, nesihombo esinqabileyo emqaleni, wafaka isidanga segolide. intloko yakhe; naphezu kwesangqa salo kwakukho ilitye elikhulu lesafire, elalijikeleze ilitye elikhulu, amatye amathandathu axabiso likhulu, wayigqubuthela ngesambatho esinqabileyo kunene. Ke kaloku, uAzenati, akukhumbula amazwi omveleli wendlu yakhe, abethe kuye, ubuso bakhe budangele, waba buhlungu kakhulu, wagcuma, wathi, Athi ke mna, sisweli, ekubeni ubuso bam bushwabene. UYosefu wondibona ngokunjalo, ndiba yinto engento kuye. Wathi kumkhonzazana wakhe, Ndizisele amanzi acocekileyo omthombo. Wayizisa, wayigalela esityeni, waqubuda ukuba ahlambe ubuso bakhe, wabona ubuso bakhe bukhazimla njengelanga, namehlo akhe enjengekhwezi
ekuphumeni kwalo, nezidlele zakhe. njengenkwenkwezi yezulu, nomlomo wakhe unjengezintyatyambo ezibomvu, neenwele zentloko yakhe zinjengomdiliya otyatyambe phakathi kweziqhamo zawo eParadisi kaThixo, intamo yawo njengomsipres oluhlobo oluthile. Uthe ke uAzenati, ezibona ezi zinto, wamangaliswa ngumbono wakhe ngaphakathi kwakhe; Wabuya umphathi wendlu yayo, esiza kuthi kuyo, Izinto zonke oziwisele umthetho ngazo zenziwe; yaye, akuyibona, woyika kakhulu waza wabanjwa kukungcangcazela ixesha elide, yaye wawa ezinyaweni zakhe waza waqalisa ukuthi: “Yintoni na le, nkosikazi yam? Ngaba uYehova uThixo wezulu ukunyulele ukuba ube ngumtshakazi kaYosefu unyana wakhe? UYosefu uyabuya kwaye wamkelwa nguAsenati. 19. Kwathi, besathetha ezo zinto, kwafika umfana, esithi kuAzenati, Nanku uYosefu emi phambi kweminyango yentendelezo yethu. Wakhawuleza uAzenati, wehla ngezinyuko ukusuka phezulu kuye, neentombi ezinyulu ezisixhenxe, esiya kumkhawulela uYosefu, wema evarandeni yendlu yakhe. Akungena uYosefu entendelezweni, avalwa amasango, balala ngaphandle bonke abasemzini. UAzenati waphuma esangweni, esiya kukhawulela uYosefu. Wambona, wamangaliswa bubuhle bakhe, wathi kuye, Ungubani na, ntombi yam? Wathi yena kuye, NdinguAsenati, umkhonzazana wakho, zonke izigodo ndizilahlile kum, zatshabalala; Ndasela indebe enoyolo, yathi kum, Ndikuniké ukuba ube ngumtshakazi kuYosefu, yena uya kuba ngumyeni wakho ngonaphakade; INkosi uYehova iya kulawula iintlanga ezininzi, zifune ngawe uThixo Osenyangweni. Yathi indoda leyo, Ndiya kuhamba nam kuYosefu, ndiwathethe ezindlebeni zakhe la mazwi ngawe. Ngoku ke uyazi, nkosi, ukuba lo mntu uthe weza kuwe, nokuba ubethethe kuwe ngam. Wathi uYosefu kuAzenati, Usikelelwe wena, mfazi kaThixo Osenyangweni; malibongwe igama lakho kude kuse ephakadeni, ngokuba uYehova uThixo ubeke iziseko zeendonga zakho, bahlale oonyana bakaThixo ophilileyo. Isixeko sakho sokusabela, yaye iNkosi uYehova iya kuba ngukumkani phezu kwaso ngonaphakade. Ngokuba le ndoda ize kum namhlanje, ivela emazulwini, yawathetha kum la mazwi ngawe. Kaloku ke yiza apha kum, ntombindini unyulu, unyulu; umeleni na ke mgama? Wazolula ke uYosefu izandla zakhe, wabawola uAzenati noAzenati uYosefu, baphuzana ithuba elide, babuya baphila bobabini emoyeni wabo. UYosefu wamanga uAzenati, wamnika umoya wobomi, wamphinda okwesibini. wamnika umoya wobulumko, wamanga okwesithathu, wamnika umoya wenyaniso. UPentephres uyabuya aze anqwenele ukutshata uAsenati kuYosefu, kodwa uYosefu ugqiba kwelokuba amcele kuFaro isandla sakhe. 20. Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba babambene ixesha elide, baphotha amatyathanga asezandleni zabo, wathi uAzenati kuYosefu, Yiza apha, nkosi, ungene endlwini yethu; isidlo sangokuhlwa esikhulu." Wabamba isandla sakhe sokunene, wamsa endlwini yakhe, wamhlalisa esihlalweni sikaPentefres uyise; Wamphathela amanzi okuhlamba iinyawo zakhe. Wathi uYosefu, Mayize enye yeentombi ezo, ihlambe iinyawo zam. Wathi uAzenati kuye, Hayi, nkosi yam, ngokuba ngoku wena uyinkosi yam, ndingumkhonzazana wakho. Yini na ke ukuba ufuna le nto, yokuba zihlanjwe yintombi iinyawo zakho? Kuba iinyawo zakho ziyienyawo zam, izandla zakho zizandla zam, nomphefumlo wakho ungumphefumlo wam, akukho mntu
uzihlambayo iinyawo zakho.” Wamzama ke, wahlamba iinyawo zakhe, uYosefu wambamba ngesandla sokunene, wamanga. + yaye uAzenati wamanga intloko yakhe ethambileyo + waza wamhlalisa ngasekunene kwakhe, + emva koko uyise nonina nentsapho yakhe yonke bevela elifeni labo, bambona ehleli noYosefu, bembethe ingubo yomsitho. bamangaliswa bubuhle bayo, wagcoba, wazukisa uThixo ophilisa abafileyo. Emveni kwezo zinto badla, basela; kwathi, bakuba bechwayithile, uPentefres wathi kuYosefu, ngomso ndiya kubiza zonke izidwangube namabamba elizwe lonke. Uze uthabathe intombi yam uAzenati ibe ngumfazi wakho.” Wathi uYosefu: “Ndiya kuhamba ngomso kuFaro ukumkani, kuba yena engubawo, yaye undenze umlawuli phezu kwalo lonke eli lizwe. + yaye ndiya kuthetha kuye ngoAzenati, yaye uya kundinika ukuba abe ngumfazi wam.” Wathi uPentefres kuye: “Hamba ngoxolo. UYosefu utshata uAsenati. 21. Ke kaloku uYosefu wahlala ngaloo mini ePentefres, akangena eAzenati, kuba ebesithi, Akufanelekile ukuba indoda ekhonza uThixo ilale nomkayo, engekatshati. Wavuka kusasa uYosefu, waya kuFaro, wathi kuye, Ndinike uAzenati, intombi yasePentefres, umbingeleli waseOni, abe ngumfazi wam. Wavuya ke uFaro ngovuyo olukhulu. Wathi kuYosefu, Uyabona, lo ubeganana nawe kwasephakadeni, ukuba abe ngumfazi wakho? UFaro wathumela, wabiza iPentefere. UFaro wambona wamangaliswa bubuhle bakhe, wathi, UYehova, uThixo kaYosefu, makakusikelele, mntwana wam, buhlale obu buhle bakho kude kuse ephakadeni; ngokuba uYehova, uThixo kaYosefu, ekunyule ukuba ube ngumtshakazi wakhe; UYosefu unjengonyana wOyena Uphakamileyo, yaye uya kubizwa ngokuba ngumtshakazi wakhe ukususela ngoku kude kuse ephakadeni.” Emva kwezi zinto uFaro wathabatha uYosefu noAzenati, wabeka izidanga zegolide phezu kwentloko yabo, ababesendlwini yakhe kwakudala nakwixesha elizayo. Waza uFaro wambeka uAzenati ngasekunene kukaYosefu, waza uFaro wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kweentloko zabo, wathi: “UYehova uThixo Osenyangweni uya kunisikelela, ande, andise, akuphakamise, anizukise ukusa kwixesha elingenammiselo. bajongana, bathetha-thethana umlomo ngomlomo, baza baphuzana.” Ngoko uFaro wenzela uYosefu umtshato nesidlo esikhulu nesiselo esimnandi kangangeentsuku ezisixhenxe, yaye wababizela ndawonye bonke abalawuli baseYiputa nookumkani bonke belizwe. Zabhengeza iintlanga ezweni laseYiputa, zisithi, Wonke umntu osebenza ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe zomtshato kaYosefu noAzenati uya kufa. Kwathi ekupheleni, uYosefu wangena eAzenati; wamitha uAzenati ngoYosefu, wamzalela uManase noEfrayim, umkhuluwa wakhe endlwini kaYosefu. UAsenati waziswa kuYakobi. 22. Yakuba idlule iminyaka yosixhenxe yendyebo, yaqala ukufika iminyaka yosixhenxe yendlala. Weva uYakobi ngoYosefu unyana wakhe, weza eYiputa, yena nemizalwane yakhe yonke, ngomnyaka wesibini wendlala, ngenyanga yesibini, ngowamashumi amabini ananye enyangeni leyo, wahlala eGoshen. Wathi uAzenati kuYosefu, Ndiya kumbona uyihlo, ngokuba uSirayeli uyihlo unjengobawo noThixo; + Wathi uYosefu kuye: “Uze uhambe nam, uye kubona ubawo.” + Ngoko uYosefu noAzenati bafika kuYakobi ezweni laseGoshen, yaye abantakwabo Yosefu badibana nabo baza baqubuda kubo emhlabeni. bangena bobabini kuYakobi, uYakobi ehleli esingqengqelweni sakhe, yena eseleyindoda enkulu, eselekhulile.
Ukwaluphala njengobutsha bendoda entle, kwaye yonke intloko yayo imhlophe njengekhephu, neenwele zentloko yakhe zazisondele kwaye zishinyene ngokuncamisileyo, neendevu zakhe zimhlophe zaya kufikelela esifubeni sakhe, amehlo akhe egcobile, ekhazimla, imisipha yakhe nemisipha yakhe. amagxa akhe neengalo zakhe zinjengezengelosi, amathanga ayo namathole ayo neenyawo zayo zinjengendoda yengxilimbela.” + Wathi uAzenati, akuyibona le nto, wamangaliswa waza wawa phantsi, waqubuda ngobuso emhlabeni. Joseph:"ngumolokazana wam lo, ngumfazi wakho? + Makasikelelwe nguThixo Osenyangweni.” + Ngoko uYakobi wambiza uAzenati waza wamsikelela waza wamanga; Badla, basela, baya endlwini yabo bobabini, uSimon noLevi, oonyana bakaLeya, baphuma bodwa, baphuma oonyana bakaBhiliha noZilipa, abakhonzazana bakaLeya noRakeli, àbangena. ekubakhupheni kwakhe, ngokuba ebamonela, ebacekisile.” ULevi yena ubengasekunene kukaAzenati, uSimon ngasekhohlo kuye. UAsenati wambamba ngesandla uLevi, ngokuba ebemthanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke abazalwana bakaYosefu, njengomprofeti nomnquli. ngokuba ebeyindoda enengqondo, engumprofeti wOsenyangweni; wazibona iincwadi emazulwini, wazifunda, wazityhilela kuAzenati emfihlekweni; kuba naye uLevi wayemthanda kunene uAzenati. Wayibona indawo yokuphumla kwayo enyangweni. Unyana kaFaro uzama ukuphembelela uSimeyon noLevi ukuba babulale uYosefu. 23. Kwathi, edlula uYosefu noAzenati, besiya kuYakobi, wabona eseludongeni unyana kaFaro, wambona uAzenati, wageza phezu kwakhe, ngenxa yobukhazikhazi bakhe obuncamisileyo. Unyana kaFaro wathumela abathunywa, babizela kuye ooSimon noLevi; Beza ke bema phambi kwakhe, wathi kubo unyana kaFaro wamazibulo, Ndiyazi mna ukuba namhla ningamadoda anamandla ngaphezu kwabantu bonke abasehlabathini; yaye ngezi zandla zenu zokunene, sibhukuqwe isixeko sakwaShekem. , kwaxanyulwa amagorha angamashumi amathathu amawaka ngamakrele enu omabini. Yaye namhlanje ndiya kunithabatha nibe ngabalingane bam ndize ndininike igolide eninzi nesilivere nezicaka nezicakakazi nezindlu namafa amaninzi, nilwe nam, nindenzele inceba. + ngenxa yokuba uYosefu umntakwenu + wandenzakalisa kakhulu ekubeni wayemzekile uAzenati, + waza lo mfazi wayesele eganelwe mna kwakudala. + yaye uAsenati + ndiya kumthabatha abe ngumfazi, + yaye niya kuba njengabazalwana bam nezihlobo ezithembekileyo kum. Waza, akuba ezithethile ezi zinto, walirhola ikrele lakhe, wababonisa. Ke uSimon eyindoda enobukroti, enobukroti; wacinga ukusibeka isandla sakhe sokunene eludinini lwekrele lakhe, alirhole esingxotyeni salo, amxabele unyana kaFaro, ekubeni ethethe amazwi alukhuni kubo. Wakubona uLevi ukucamanga kwentliziyo yakhe, ngokuba ebengumprofeti, wayinyathela ngonyawo lwakhe lwasekunene lukaSimon, wamxina, embonisa ukuba makabuyeke ubushushu bakhe. Wathi cwaka uLevi kuSimon, wathi, Yini na ukuba uyijalele le ndoda? Wathi uLevi kunyana kaFaro, ngokungafihlisiyo enobulali bentliziyo, Yini na ukuba ithethe ngokwaloo mazwi inkosi yethu? Ngaba siya kwenza obu bubi na, sisona phambi koThixo wethu, noSirayeli ubawo, nasemehlweni kaYosefu umntakwethu?” + Ke kaloku liveni amazwi am: “Akufanelanga ukuba umntu onqula uThixo enze into embi kuye nawuphi na umntu? Nawuphi na umntu othanda ukumenzakalisa umntu okhonza uThixo, loo mntu ukhonza uThixo akaziphindezeli kuye, kuba kungekho krele esandleni sakhe. Kodwa ukuba uthe waqhubela phambili kwiqhinga lakho elibi, yabona, amakrele ethu arholelwe kuwe.
USimon noLevi bawarhola amakrele abo ezingxotyeni zabo, bathi: “Uyawabona ke la makrele? Wawabetha ngawo omabini amakrele amaShekem uYehova, ababebacukucezele oonyana bakaSirayeli, ngodade wethu uDina, lowo uShekem umnumzana. unyana kaHamore uzenze inqambi. Wathi unyana kaFaro, akukubona amakrele arholiweyo, woyika kunene, wagubha umzimba wakhe wonke, ebengezela njengelangatye lomlilo; Wasolula uLevi isandla sakhe sokunene, wambamba, esithi, Suk’ ume, ningoyiki; Kwaye ngoko, bobabini uSimeyon noLevi bemka phambi kobuso bakhe. Unyana kaFaro wenza iyelenqe noDan noGadi lokubulala uYosefu baze bathimbe uAsenati. 24. Woyika ke unyana kaFaro, ebuhlungu, esoyika abakhuluwa bakaYosefu; Bathi abakhonzi bakhe endlebeni yakhe, Yabona, oonyana bakaBhiliha noonyana bakaZilipa, abakhonzazana bakaLeya noRakeli, abafazi bakaYakobi, banobutshaba obukhulu kuYosefu noAzenati, babathiya; zonke izinto ngokokuthanda kwakho. Wathuma kwaoko unyana kaFaro abathunywa, wababiza; beza kuye ngelixa lokuqala lobusuku, bema phambi kwakhe, wathi kubo, Ndifunde kwabaninzi ukuba ningamagorha. Ke uDan noGadi, abazalwana abakhulu bathi kuye: “Inkosi yam mayithethe kubakhonzi bayo into ethanda ukuyithetha kubakhonzi bayo, ukuze beve abakhonzi bakho, senze ngokokuthanda kwakho.” Waza unyana kaFaro waba nemihlali ngovuyo olukhulu kunene. Uvuyo lwakhe wathi kubakhonzi bakhe: “Khaniyeke okwethutyana kum, kuba ndinentetho efihlakeleyo naba madoda.” Barhoxa ke bonke. Waxoka ke unyana kaFaro, wathi kubo: “Khangelani! ngoku intsikelelo nokufa kuphambi kobuso benu; namkeleni intsikelelo ngaphezu kokufa; ngokuba ningamagorha nina, aniyi kufa njengabafazi. kodwa yibani nesibindi nize niziphindezelele kwiintshaba zenu. Ngokuba ndimvile uYosefu umntakwenu, esithi kuFaro ubawo, UDan noGadi, noNafetali, noAshere, asingabazalwana bam, ngabantwana bezicakakazi zikabawo; + ukuze bangasidli ilifa kunye nathi ngenxa yokuba bengabantwana bekhobokazana.” + Kuba nabo aba bathengisa ngam kumaIshmayeli, + yaye ndiza kubabuyisela ngokokuziphatha kwabo okubi ababendiphethe ngako, kodwa ngubawo kuphela oya kufa. ." UFaro ubawo wamncoma ngazo ezi zinto, wathi kuye, Utyaphile, mntwana wam; ngoko ke, thabatha kum amadoda anamandla, wenze nxamnye nawo ngokoko akwenzileyo kuwe, mna ndiya kuba ngumncedi wakho. " Baziva uDan noGadi ezi zinto kunyana kaFaro, bakhathazeka kakhulu, bakhathazeka kakhulu, bathi kuye, Khawusincede, nkosi; ngokuba singabakhonzi bakho nabakhonzi bakho; siya kufa nawe. ." Wathi unyana kaFaro, Ndiya kuninceda, ukuba nithe naliva ilizwi lam. Bathi ke kuye, Siwisele umthetho othanda ngako, sikwenze ngokuthanda kwakho. Wathi unyana kaFaro kubo, Ndiya kumbulala ubawo uFaro ngobu busuku, ngokuba uFaro enjengoyise kaYosefu, wathi kuye, uya kuninceda, nimbulale uYosefu, ndimzeke uAzenati, abe ngumkakhe. , nibe ngabazalwana bam, nibe neendlalifa kunye nam kwinto yonke endinayo. Bathi ke uDan noGadi kuye, Singabakhonzi bakho namhlanje, yozenza zonke izinto osiyalele zona. Sivile uYosefu esithi kuAzenati, Yiya elifeni lethu ngomso, ngokuba lilizwe eli. Wathumela amakhulu amathandathu amadoda, anobukroti, ukuba aye kulwa naye, namagorha angamashumi amahlanu. Bathetha kuye onke amazwi abo asentsithelweni. Unyana kaFaro wabanika amadoda akhuluwa mane amadoda elowo nalowo, wabenza iintloko nabathetheli babo. Bathi kuye uDan noGadi, Singabakhonzi bakho namhla, soyenza yonke into osiyalele yona, sinduluke
ebusuku, silalele entlanjeni, sizifihle entshinyeleni yeengcongolo. uthabathe kuwe amashumi omahlanu izaphetha, ukhwele emahasheni, uhambe umganyana phambi kwethu; eze uAzenati, awe esandleni sethu, siwaxabele amadoda anaye, asabe yena phambi kwenqwelo yakhe. uwele esandleni sakho, wenze kuyo njengoko unqwenela ngako umphefumlo wakho; emveni kwezi zinto siya kumbulala uYosefu, emlilele uAzenati; kwangokunjalo nabantwana bakhe sibabulale phambi kwamehlo akhe. Wathi unyana kaFaro olizibulo, akuziva ezo zinto, wavuya kunene, wabakhupha, enamawaka amabini amadoda okulwa kunye nabo. Afika esihlanjeni, azimela entshinyeleni yeengcongolo, ahlukana angamaqela amane, amisa emacaleni aloo ntlambo, njengangaphambili phambi kwamadoda angamakhulu amahlanu nganeno kwendlela. Kwasala kanjalo, kwasala ngaphaya komlanjana, bema nabo entshinyeleni yeengcongolo, amadoda angamakhulu amahlanu ngapha nangapha kwendlela; phakathi kwazo kwakukho indlela ebanzi nebanzi. Unyana kaFaro uya kubulala uyise, kodwa akavunyelwa. UNafetali noAshere baqhankqalaza ngoDan noGadi ngeyelenqe elo. 25. Wavuka unyana kaFaro ngobo busuku, waya egumbini lokulala likayise, ukuba ambulale ngekrele. Bamnqanda ke abalindi bakayise ukuba angangeni kuyise, bathi kuye, Uwisa umthetho mni na, nkosi? Wathi unyana kaFaro kubo, Ndiya kukhe ndimbone ubawo, ngokuba ndiya kusibutha isidiliya sam esityelwe esitsha; Bathi ke abalindi kuye, Uyihlo uva buhlungu, walala ubusuku bonke, ephumle; Wathi akukuva oku, wemka ngomsindo, waza kwaoko wathabatha abaxhobileyo bezaphetha ezingamashumi amahlanu ngenani, wahamba phambi kwabo, njengoko babetshilo kuye uDan noGadi. Bathetha abazalwana abancinane, uNafetali noAshere kubazalwana babo abakhulu uDan noGadi, bathi: “Yini na ukuba niphinde nenze ububi kuSirayeli uyihlo, nakuYosefu umntakwenu? UThixo umgcina njengokhozo lweliso? Anizange nimthengise na uYosefu na?+ Sele engukumkani namhla welizwe lonke laseYiputa nomnikikutya?”+ Ke ngoko, ukuba nithe nabuya nenza ububi nxamnye naye, uya kukhala kOsenyangweni+ yaye athumele umlilo uphume. Izulu liya kukuqwenga, kwaye izithunywa zikaThixo ziya kulwa nawe. Ke kaloku abazalwana abakhulu bachukunyiswa ngumsindo ngakubo, bathi: “Sife na njengabafazi? Baphuma ke baya kumkhawulela uYosefu noAzenati. Amayelenqe abulala abalindi baka-Asenati aze abaleke. 26. Wavuka uAzenati kusasa, wathi kuYosefu, Ndiya kungenela ilifa, njengoko watshoyo; kodwa umphefumlo wam unxunguphele kunene, kuba uyemka kum. Wathi uYosefu kuye, Yomelela, ungoyiki; kanye ke hamba uvuya, ungankwantyi nabani na; ngokuba uYehova unawe; yena wokulondoloza, njengokhozo lweliso kuzo zonke. Ndiya kuphuma ndiye kubanika ukudla kwam, ndibanike onke amadoda aloo mzi, kungabikho balamba ezweni laseYiputa. Wahamba uAzenati ngendlela yakhe, noYosefu ngenxa yokumpha kwakhe ukudla. Kwathi, yakufika uAsenati endaweni yomfula, enamadoda angamakhulu amathandathu, aphuma emlanjeni, abenonyana kaFaro, athana mbende nabaseAzenati, babaxabela bonke ngamakrele abo, nempahla yakhe yonke. Abangaphambili babulala, kodwa uAzenati wasaba nenqwelo yakhe yokulwa. Wazazi zonke ezo zinto uLevi, unyana kaLeya, ukuba
ungumprofeti, wabaxelela abazalwana bakhe ububi bukaAzenati. Bathabatha kwaoko elowo ikrele lakhe ethangeni lakhe, namakhaka akhe ezingalweni zabo, nemikhonto esandleni sabo sokunene, basukela. Asenath ngesantya esikhulu. Kwathi, njengoko uAsenati wayesaba ngaphambili, nanko! Waqubisana naye unyana kaFaro, enamashumi mahlanu amahashe akhwelwayo. Uthe uAzenati, akumbona, woyika kakhulu, wagubha, walinqula igama likaYehova uThixo wakhe. Amadoda anonyana kaFaro nalawo anoDan noGadi ayabulawa; yaye abazalwana abane basabela entlanjeni yaye amakrele abo exatywe esandleni sabo. 27. Waye uBhenjamin ehleli naye enqwelweni ngasekunene; kwaye uBhenjamin wayeyinkwenkwe eyomeleleyo emalunga neminyaka elishumi elinesithoba, kwaye phezu kwakhe kwakukho ubuhle obungathethekiyo nokomelela okunjengethole lengonyama, kwaye naye wayengowoyika uThixo ngokugqithisileyo. Wehla ke uBhenjamin enqwelweni, wathabatha ilitye elibusazinge emlanjeni, wazalisa isandla sakhe, wamphosa kunyana kaFaro, wayibetha itempile yakhe yasekhohlo, wamngxwelerha ngenxeba elibi, wawa ehasheni lakhe, wawa emhlabeni phakathi ufile. UBhenjamin wagidima waya eliweni, wathi kumkhweli wenqwelo ka-Azenati: “Ndinike amatye entlanjeni.” Wamnika amashumi amahlanu amatye. onke amatye atheleka ezindlwini zabo.” Oonyana bakaLeya, uRubhen, uSimeyon, uLevi, noYuda, uIsakare, noZebhulon, bawasukela amadoda lawo abelalele uAzenati, bawahlasela ngebhaqo, bawagawula onke. Amadoda amathandathu abulala amawaka amabini anamashumi asixhenxe anesithandathu amadoda. Basaba oonyana bakaBhiliha noZilipa ebusweni babo, bathi, Sitshabalele esandleni sabazalwana bethu, kananjalo ufile unyana kaFaro ngesandla sikaBhenjamin. inkwenkwe leyo, nabo bonke ababenaye batshabalala ngesandla senkwenkwe uBhenjamin. Ngoko ke, masiye sibulale uAsenati noBhenjamin size sisabele kwintshinyela yezi ngcongolo.” Bamfikela ke uAsenati, bephethe amakrele abo arholwe ligazi. Yaye uAsenati wababona woyika kakhulu waza wathi: “Nkosi enguMongami Yehova,+ Wandidlisa ubomi, wandihlangula kwizithixo nasebubini bokufa, njengoko wawuthe kum, umphefumlo wam uya kuphila ngonaphakade, ndihlangule kwanakula madoda angendawo; Ababandezeli bawa ezandleni zabo emhlabeni, bajika baluthuthu. UDan noGadi basindiswa kwisibongozo sika-Asenati. 28. Oonyana bakaBhiliha noZilipa bawubona umqondiso ongaqhelekanga owenziwe, boyika, bathi, UYehova uyasilwela ngenxa ka-Azenati. Bawa ngobuso emhlabeni, baqubuda kuAzenati, bathi, Senzele inceba abakhonzi bakho, ngokuba uyinkosikazi yethu nenkosikazi yethu. Senze ububi obugwenxa kuwe, nakumzalwana wethu uYosefu, kodwa uYehova. usibuyisele ngokwemisebenzi yethu. Ke ngoko, thina bakhonzi bakho, siyakucela, usenzele inceba, thina babandezelekileyo, babandezelekileyo, usihlangule esandleni sabazalwana bethu; Ngoko ke, yiba nenceba kubakhonzi bakho, inkosikazi ephambi kwabo. Wathi uAzenati kubo, Yomelelani, musani ukuboyika abazalwana benu; kuba bengamadoda amoyikayo uThixo, amoyikayo uYehova; ngenani ke entshinyeleni yezi ngcongolo, ndide ndinithethelele kubo. nize nibunqande ubushushu babo ngenxa yobubi enibe nabuganga ngabo kubo; ke uYehova makabone, agwebe phakathi kwam nani. Basabela uDan noGadi entshinyeleni yeengcongolo; Baza abazalwana babo, oonyana
bakaLeya, beza kubo, begidima njengamaxhama. Wehla uAzenati enqwelweni yakhe, wabanika isandla sakhe sokunene eneenyembezi, baqubuda kuye emhlabeni, balila ngezwi elikhulu; yaye baqhubeka becela kubazalwana babo, oonyana bamakhobokazana ukuba bababulale. Wathi uAzenati kubo, Khanibaxolele abazalwana benu, ningaphindisi kubo ububi ngobubi; ngokuba uYehova wandihlangula kubo, wawaphula amakrele awo esandleni sabo, namakrele abo; batshiswa baluthuthu emhlabeni njengomthwebeba ophuma emlilweni, + yaye oku kusanele ngenxa yokuba uYehova esilwela nxamnye nabo.” Ngoko ke ze nibaxolele abazalwana benu, kuba bengabazalwana benu negazi likayihlo uSirayeli. Wathi uSimon kuyo, Yini na ukuba ithethe amazwi alungileyo, yini na, inkosikazi yethu, ngenxa yeentshaba zayo? Hayi ke, sobanqumla amakrele ethu amakrele ethu, ngokuba bacinge ububi ngoYosefu umzalwana wethu, nangobawo uSirayeli, nangenxa yokuba becinga ububi ngoYosefu. wena, nkosikazi yethu, namhlanje." Wasolula isandla sakhe sokunene uAzenati, wachukumisa iindevu zikaSimon, wamanga, wamanga, wathi, Musa ukubuyisela ububi ngobubi ummelwane wakho; ngokuba uYehova eya kuphindezela impindezelo yakhe; abazalwana, nembewu kayihlo uSirayeli, basabe bemka bemka ebusweni bakho; baxolele. Wesuka waya kuye uLevi, wamanga ngesandla sakhe sokunene; kuba ubesazi ukuba ungxamele ukuwasindisa amadoda kumsindo wabazalwana bawo, ukuba angababulali. Ke bona babekufuphi entshinyeleni yengcongolo. Uthe ke uLevi umkhuluwa wakhe, ekwazi oko, akabaxelela abazalwana bakhe, kuba ebesoyika ukuba ngomsindo wabo bangababulala abazalwana babo. Unyana kaFaro uyafa. NoFaro uyafa aze uYosefu angene ezihlangwini zakhe. 29. Wavuka unyana kaFaro emhlabeni, wahlala, watshica igazi eliphuma emlonyeni wakhe; kuba igazi belimpompoza liphuma etempileni yakhe, laya emlonyeni wakhe. Wagidima uBhenjamin, waya kuye, walithabatha ikrele lakhe, walirhola esingxotyeni sonyana kaFaro (kuba uBhenjamin ubenganxibanga krele ethangeni lakhe) waza wafuna ukumxabela esifubeni unyana kaFaro. Wabaleka uLevi, waya kuye, wambamba ngesandla, wathi, Musa ukuyenza le nto, mzalwana; ngokuba singabantu abamoyikayo uThixo; + nokuba kukumnyathela lowo uwileyo, okanye ukutyumza utshaba lwakhe de kuse ekufeni.” Ngoko ke, buyisela ikrele endaweni yalo, uze undincede, yaye masiliphilise eli nxeba, yaye ukuba lithe lalibuyisela endaweni yalo ikrele; uya kuba ngumhlobo wethu, uyise uFaro abe ngubawo wethu.” ULevi wamphakamisa emhlabeni unyana kaFaro, walihlamba igazi ebusweni bakhe, wabopha iqhiya phezu kwenxeba lakhe, wamkhwelisa ehashini lakhe, wamsa kuFaro uyise, wamxelela zonke izinto ezenzekileyo, nomhlehlo. Wesuka uFaro etroneni yakhe, waqubuda kuLevi emhlabeni, wamsikelela. Waza wafa unyana kaFaro ngenxa yelitye abehlatywe ngalo nguBhenjamin. UFaro wamlilela kakhulu unyana wakhe wamazibulo, awathi uFaro wagula kakhulu waza wafa eneminyaka eyi-109, yaye isithsaba sakhe wasishiya kuYosefu owayeyinzwakazi. UYosefu walawula eyedwa eYiputa iminyaka emashumi mane anesibhozo; Emveni kwezo zinto, uYosefu wasibuyisela isithsaba kumntwana omncinane kaFaro,
owayesebeleni ekufeni kwendoda enkulu kaFaro. UYosefu waba nguyise womntwana omncinane kaFaro eYiputa, wada wabhubha, emzukisa embonga uThixo.