uGadi,unyanawesithobakaYakobi noZilipa.Ngumalusinendoda eyomeleleyokodwaintliziyongumbulali. Indinyana25yingcacisoephawulekayo yentiyo.
1IkopiyomnqophisokaGadi, awayithethayokoonyanabakhe, ngomnyakawekhuluelinamancimabini anesihlanuwokudlakwakheubomi, wathikubo, 2Yivani,nyanabam,mna ndingowesithobakuYakobi,ndazake ndalusaumhlambi.
3Ndawulindaebusukuumhlambi; kwazakwathi,yakufikaingonyama, nokubayingcuka,nokubaliliphina irhamncwaesibayeni,ndayisukela, ndayithabathandalubambaunyawo lwalongesandlasam,ndayiphosainto yokuphosailitye,ndayibulala.
4KekalokuuYosefu,umninawawam, wayesalusaimpahlaemfutshanenathi, zabaziintsukuezimashumimathathu; wayeeselula,wahliwabubushushu.
5WabuyelaeHebron,kubawo, owamlalisakuye,ngokubaebemthanda kunene.
6UYosefuwamxelelaubawo,ukuba oonyanabakaZilipanoBhilihabaxhele eyonailungileyoemhlambini,bayidla phambikwamatyalakaRubhennoYuda.
7Ngokubayabona,ukuba
ndiyayihlangulaimvanaemlonyeni webhere,ndayibulalaibhere;Sayixhela imvana,sibuhlungungayo,ukuba ibingenakuphila,sayidlakethina.
8NdamqumbelauYosefungalento, kwadakwayiminiyokuthengiswa kwakhe;
9Kwayeumoyawentiyowabakum; andinqwenelanokubandimve ngeendlebeuYosefu,nokubandimbone ngamehlo,ngokubawasikhalimela ebuswenibethu,esithi,sidlaimpahla emfutshanengaphandlekoYuda.
10Kubazonkeizintoawazenzayo ubawo,wakholwanguye;
11Ndiyasivumakalokuisonosam, bantwanabam,ukubakufuthi ndinqwenelaukumbulala,ngokuba bendimthiyilengokusukaentliziyweni.
12Ndabuyandamthiyangenxa yamaphuphaakhe;ndazandamkhotha ezwenilabaphilileyo,njengenkomoidla utyanibasendle.
13UYudawathengisangayengasese kumaIshmayeli.
14UThixowoobawobethu wamhlangulaesandlenisethu,ukuze singenziubugqwethaobukhulu kwaSirayeli.
15Kwayengoku,bantwanabam, phulaphulaniamazwienyanisoukuze nisebenzeubulungisa,nawowonke umthethowoPhezukonke,nize ningalahlekingomoyawentiyo,kuba kubikuzozonkeizenzozabantu.
16Yonkeintoathewayenzaumntu uthiya,iyamcekisa;Ngokubaumntu uyamoyikauYehova,abeekholiswa bubulungisa,angamthandi.
17Uyayidelainyaniso,uyamonela onesidima,wamkeleintethoengendawo, othandaukuzigwagwisa;njengokonam ndamjongayouYosefu.
18Lumkani,kengoko,bantwanabam bentiyo,kubayenzaokuchasene nomthethokwanakwiNkosingokwayo. 19Kubaasiyikuwavaamazwi emithethoyakhe,okuthanda ummelwanekabani;kantikewona uThixo.
20Kubaumzalwana,ukubauthe wakhubeka,uyathandaukubavakalisa kwaokokubobonke;
21Ukubakesisicakasiyamxhokonxa enkosiniyaso,sithinasosicingaububi ngaso,ukubasingadesibulawe.
22Kubaintiyoisebenzangekhwele kwabaphumelelayo;
23Kuba,njengokubauthandolubadlisa ubomiabafileyo,lubabuyise abagwetyelweukufa,ngokunjalo nentiyoiyakubabulalaabaphilileyo;
24Kubaumoyawentiyousebenza kunyenoSathana,ngokungxama koomoya,ezintwenizonkekuseekufeni kwabantu;kodwaumoyawothando usebenzakunyenomthethokaThixo ekunyamezeleniusindisolwabantu.
25Intiyo,kengoko,imbi,kubaihlala idibananokuxoka,ukuthetha ngokuchasenenenyaniso;lwaza lwakhulisaizintoezincinane, lwakwenzaukukhanyakwaba bubumnyama,lwabizaubukrakra bolunencasa,lwafundisaintlebendwane, lwavuthaumsindo,lwaxhokonxa imfazwe,nogonyamelo,nokubawa konke;yizalisaintliziyongobubi nangetyhefuyobudemon.
26Ezizinto,kengoko,ndizithethakuni ngokusukakumava,bantwanabam, ukuzeniyikhuphelengaphambiliintiyo, yeyomtyholi,nizeninamathele eluthandwenilukaThixo.
27Ubulungisabuchithaintiyo;
28Kubalowoulilungisa,othobekileyo, uneentloningokwenzaokuchasene nomthetho;
29Akathethingokuchasaumntu ongcwele,NgokubaukoyikauThixo kuyoyisaintiyo.
30Kubaesoyikaukuba angamkhubekisiuYehova,angènzi okubinakubanina,nangokucinga.
31Ezizintondazifundaekugqibeleni, emvakokubandiguqukile ngokunxulumenenoYosefu.
32Kubainguqukoyenene,efana nobuthixo,itshabalalisaukungazi, kwayeigxothaubumnyama,kwaye ikhanyiselaamehlo,kwayeinikaulwazi emphefumlweni,kwayeikhokelela ingqondoelusindisweni.
33Kwayeezozintoingazifundanga emntwiniizazingenguquko.
34NgokubauThixoundihliseleisifo sesibindi;ImithandazokaYakobiubawo, ukubaibingandincedi,ibingeyontoimbi, kodwaumoyawamwemka.
35Kubaxaatheumntuwagqitha, wohlwaywa;
36Ekubeni,kengoko,isibindisam sasingenanceba ngokuchasene noYosefu,esibindinisamngokunjalo ndabandezelekangokungenanceba, ndazandagwetywaiinyangaezilishumi elinanye,kangangexeshaelidenjengoko ndandinomsindongokuchasene noYosefu.
ISAHLUKO2
UGadiubongozaabaphulaphulibakhe nxamnyenentiyoebonisaindlela emfakengayoengxakinienkulu kangaka.Iivesi8-11azilibaleki.
1Kwayengoku,bantwanabam, ndiyanivuselela,ukubanithandane elowoumzalwanawakhe,niyilahle intiyoezintliziywenizenu,nithandane ngesenzo,nangentetho,nangokutyekela komphefumlo.
2Kubaphambikukabawondathetha ngoxolokuYosefu;kwayexa ndiphumileyo,umoyawentiyowayenza mnyamaingqondoyam,kwaye wawuxhokonxaumphefumlowam ukubaumbulale.
3Thandananingokwasentliziyweni; Ukubaubaniuthewakona,thethanaye unoxolo, ungabambeleli emphefumlweniwakho;kwayeukuba uthewaguqukawazawavuma,mxolele.
4Ukubauthewakhanyela,musa ukumkhweletisa,hlezeakuqalekise, wonengokuphindiweyo.
5Makungabikhomntuwumbiazive iimfihlelozakhoxaebandakanyeke kwimbambanoengokwasemthethweni, hlezeafikeakuthiyeazeabelutshaba lwakho,azeenzeisonoesikhulu ngakuwe;ngokubafuthiethethangawe ebubuxoki,ethethangawefuthi, enenjongoembi.
6Ukubakeuthewakhanyela,waba neentloni,akohlwaywa,usukeayeke ukohlwaya.
7Kubalowoukukhanyelayo unokuguqukaukuzeangaphindi akwenzeokubi;nayeangakuzukisa, akoyike,abenoxolonawe.
8Ukubauthewabaneentloni, wazingisaukonakwakhe,mxolele ngokusukaentliziyweni,uyiyekele kuThixoimpindezelo.
9Ukubaumntuuthewanempumelelo ngakumbikunani,musaniukuba nomsindo,mthandazeleni,ukuzeabe nokuphumelelaokuzalisekileyo.
10kubaokokunilungele.
11Ukubauthewaphakamangakumbi, musaukummonela,ukhumbuleukuba yonkeinyamaiyakufa;nidumise uThixo,onikaizintoezilungileyo, ezilungelebonkeabantu.
12FunaniimigweboyeNkosi,kwaye ingqondoyenuiyakuphumlakwayeibe seluxolweni.
13Ukubaindodaitheyabasisityebi ngeendlelaezimbi,uzeungabinamona njengoEsawu,umkhuluwakabawo; kodwalindelaisiphelosikaYehova.
14Kubaxauthewathabathaumntu ubutyebiobufunyenwengobubi, umxolelaukubauthewaguquka;
15Kubaihlwempu,ukubalingenamona, liyikholisaiNkosiezintwenizonke, lisikelelwengaphezukwabantubonke, ngokubaalibulalekimntu.
16Lahlaningokoikhwele lemiphefumloyenu,nithandane ngentliziyoethetye.
17Keninazixeleleniezizinto koonyanabenu,ukubabahloneleuYuda noLevi;ngokubauYehovauya kubaveliselausindisokubouYehova.
18Kubandiyaziukubaekugqibeleni abantwanabenubayakumkakuye, bahambeebubini,nasebubini, nasebubini,phambikoYehova.
19Akubaephumleokwethutyana, wabuyawathi.Bantwanabam, mphulaphuleniuyihlo,nindingcwabele koobawo;
20Wazirholaiinyawozakhe,walala ubuthongo.
21Emvakweminyakaemihlanu bamthwalabamsaeHebron,baza bambekakookhokhobakhe.