ISAHLUKO 1
UZebuloni, indodana yesithupha kaJakobe noLeya. Umsunguli kanye ne-philanthropist. Lokho akufunda ngomphumela wozungu ngoJosefa.
1 Ikhophi yamazwi kaZebuloni awayala ngawoamadodanaakhe,engakafingomnyaka wekhulu neshumi nane lokuphila kwakhe, iminyakaemibiliemvakokufakukaJosefa.
2 Wathi kubo: "Ngizweni, nina madodana kaZebuloni,nilaleleamazwikayihlo."
3 Mina, Zebuloni, ngazalelwa isipho esihle kubazalibami.
4 Ngokuba ekuzalweni kwami ubaba wanda kakhulukazi izimvu nezinkomo, lapho enezindukuezinemishwe; 5Angaziukuthingonilezonkeizinsukuzami, ngaphandlekokucabanga.
6 Futhi angisakhumbuli ukuthi ngenze noma yibuphi ububi, ngaphandle kwesono sokungazi engasenza kuJosefa; ngokuba ngavumelana nabafowethu ukuthi bangamtshelaubabaokwakwenziwe.
7 Kodwa ngakhala ekusithekeni izinsuku eziningi ngenxa kaJosefa, ngokuba ngangesaba abafowethu, ngokuba bonke babevumelene ngokuthi uma kukhona oyomemezelaimfihlo,wayezobulawa. 8Kodwasebefunaukumbulala,ngabafungisa kakhulungezinyembeziukuthibangabilecala lalesisono.
9 Ngokuba oSimeyoni noGadi beza kuJosefa ukubabambulale,wathikubongezinyembezi: "Ngihawukeleni, bafowethu, hawukelani izibilini zikaJakobe ubaba wethu; ningabeki izandla zenu phezu kwami ukuba ngichithe igazi elingenacala, ngokuba ngidabukile. angonangakuwe.
10 Uma ngempela ngonile, bazalwane bami, ngijeziseni, kepha ningabeki isandla senu phezukwamingenxakaJakobeubabawethu.
11 Futhi ngesikhathi ekhuluma lamazwi, ekhala njengoba enza kanjalo, angikwazanga ukubekezelela isililo sakhe, futhi ngaqala ukukhala,futhiisibindisamisathululwa,futhi zonkeizibilinizamizaxebuka.
12 Ngakhala kanye noJosefa, inhliziyo yami yakhala, amalunga omzimba wami aqhaqhazela,angikwazangaukuma.
13 UJosefa esengibona ngikhala laye, beza kuye ukuze bambulale, wabaleka ngemva kwami,wabancenga.
14 Kepha uRubeni wasukuma, wathi: "Wozani, bafowethu, singambulali, kepha masimphonse komunye walemigodi eyomile obaba beyimbile, kepha abafumananga manzi."
15 Ngoba ngenxa yalesi sizathu iNkosi yenqabelaukuthiamanziakhuphukephakathi kwaboukuzeuJosefaagcinwe.
16 Benza kanjalo, baze bamthengisa kwabakwa-Ishmayeli.
17 Ngoba ngentengo yakhe kangilasabelo, bantwabami.
18 Kepha oSimeyoni noGadi nabanye abafowethu abayisithupha bathatha intengo kaJosefa, bazithengela izimbadada, nawomkabo,nabantwanababo,bathi:
19 Asiyikudla kuyo, ngokuba iyinani legazi lomfowethu, kepha siyakunyathela nokulinyathelaphansi,ngokubaeshiloukuthi uyakuba yinkosi phezu kwethu, ake sibone ukuthiayakubayiningamaphuphoakhe.
20 Ngakho kulotshiwe embhalweni womthetho kaMozisi ukuthi loba ngubani ongamvuseli umfowabo inzalo, uzathukululwa imbadada yakhe, bamkhafuleleebusweni.
21 Abafowabo bakaJosefa babengathandi ukuba umfowabo aphile, uJehova wabakhulula izicathulo ababezigqoke kuJosefaumfowabo.
22 Ngoba lapho bengena eGibhithe bathukululwa yizinceku zikaJosefa ngaphandle kwesango, ngakho zakhuleka kuJosefangendlelayenkosiuFaro.
23 Kabamkhothamelayo kuphela, kodwa bakhafulelwa ngamathe, bawa phansi masinyane phambi kwakhe, njalo baba lenhloningaphambili.abaseGibhithe.
24 Ngemva kwalokho abaseGibhithe bezwa bonkeububiababebenzekuJosefa.
25 Futhi ngemva kokuba isithengisiwe abafowethu bahlala phansi ukuze badle futhi baphuze.
26 Kodwa mina, ngokuhawukela uJosefa, kangizange ngidle, kodwa ngalinda umgodi, ngoba uJuda wayesaba ukuthi hlezi oSimeyoni, uDani, loGadi bagijime bambulale.
27 Kodwa lapho bebona ukuthi angidli, bangimisaukubangimlinde aze athengiselwe kuma-Ishmayeli.
28 URubeni esefikile, wezwa ukuthi uJosefa usehambile, waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wakhala,wathi:
29 Ngizabubona njani ubuso bukababa uJakobe? Nemali wayithatha wagijima elandela abahwebi kodwa engabatholi wabuyaedabukile.
30 Kodwa abathengisi babewushiyile umgwaqo obanzi badabula amaTroglodi ngendlelaenqamulelayo.
31 Kepha uRubeni wadabuka, akadlanga kudlangalolosuku.
32 UDani wayesesondela kuye, wathi: "Ungakhali, ungadabuki; ngoba sikutholile esingakutshokubabauJakobe.
33 Masihlabe izinyane lembuzi, sigcobhoze kuyoingubokaJosefa;siyithumelekuJakobe, sithi: “Yazi, lena yijazi lendodana yakho na?
34 Basebesenza njalo. Bamhlubula uJosefa ingubo yakhe, lapho bethengisa ngaye, bamgqokisainguboyesigqila.
35USimeyoniwathathaingubo,akavumanga ukuyiyeka, ngokuba wayefuna ukuyiklebhula ngenkembayakhe,ngokubawayethukuthelele ukuthi uJosefa uyaphila nokuthi wayengambulalanga.
36 Sasukuma sonke, sathi kuye: "Uma ungayeki ingubo, siyakusho kubaba ukuthi nguwe wedwa owenze le nto embi kwaIsrayeli."
37 Futhi ngakho wabanika, futhi benza njengobanjeuDaniayeshilo.
ISAHLUKO 2
Ukhuthaza abantu ukuba babe nozwela nokuqondaabanyeabantu.
1 Manje-ke, bantwana, mina ukuba nigcine imiyalo yeNkosi, futhi nihawukele
omakhelwane benu, futhi nihawukele bonke, hhayikubantukuphelakodwanasezilwaneni.
2 Ngenxa yayo yonke le nto iNkosi yangibusisa, futhi ngesikhathi bonke abafowethu begula, ngasinda ngaphandle kokugula, ngokuba iNkosi iyazazi izinjongo zalowonalowo.
3 Ngakho yibani nobubele ezinhliziyweni zenu, bantwana bami, ngokuba njengalokho umuntu enzakumakhelwane wakhe, neNkosi iyakwenzakanjalokuye.
4 Ngokuba amadodana abafowethu ayegula futhi efa ngenxa kaJosefa, ngenxa yokuthi awazange abonise umusa ezinhliziyweni zawo; kodwa amadodana ami asindiswa ngaphandlekokugula,njengobanazi.
5KwathingisezwenilaseKhananingasogwini lolwandle, ngamenzela uJakobe ubaba izinhlanzi; kwathi abaningi baminyaniswe olwandle,ngaqhubekangingenakulimala.
6 Ngaba ngowokuqala ukwenza umkhumbi olwandle, ngokuba uJehova wanginika ukuqondanokuhlakaniphakulo.
7 Ngehlisela iphini ngemva kwalo, ngelula useyili phezu kolunye ukhuni oluqondile phakathi.
8 Ngadabula khona ngasogwini, ngibamba izinhlanzizendlukababa,sazesafikaeGibithe;
9 Futhi ngobubele ngahlanganyela izinhlanzi zamikubobonkeabangabazi.
10 Uma umuntu engowemzini, noma egula, noma esekhulile, ngangiyipheka izinhlanzi, ngizigqokise kahle, nginikele kubo bonke njengokuswela kwawo wonke umuntu, ngidabukile,nginesihekubo.
11 Ngalokho uJehova wangisuthisa ngobuningi bezinhlanzi ekubambeni izinhlanzi; ngoba owabela umakhelwane wakhe wemukela okuphindwe kanengi eNkosini.
12Iminyakaeyisihlanungabambaizinhlanzi, wanika wonke umuntu engambonayo, yanele yonkeindlukababa.
13Futhiehlobongangibambaizinhlanzi,futhi ebusikangafuyaizimvunabafowethu.
14Manjengizonazisaengikwenzile.
15 Ngabona umuntu osizini enqunu ebusika, waba nesihe kuyo, yeba ingubo ngasese endlinikababa,wayinikaososizini.
16Ngakho-ke,ninabantwanabami,ngalokho uNkulunkuluaniphakhona,bonisaniububele nesihe ngaphandle kokungabaza kubo bonke abantu, futhi niphe wonke umuntu ngenhliziyoenhle.
17 Uma ningenako ukwabela osweleyo, mhawukeleningenhliziyoyomusa.
18Ngiyaziukuthiisandlasamiasifumananga ukwabela osweleyo, ngahamba naye amastadiyu ayisikhombisa ngikhala, izibilini zamizanxanelakuyengokumhawukela.
19 Ngakho-ke, bantwana bami, yibani nobubele kubo bonke abantu ngesihe, ukuze nayoiNkosiibenobubelenesihawukini.
20 Ngoba futhi, ezinsukwini zokugcina uNkulunkulu uyothumela ububele bakhe emhlabeni,futhinomaphilaphoetholakhona umphefumulowomusauhlalakuye.
21 Ngokuba ngendlela umuntu ahawukela ngayo umakhelwane wakhe, ngaleso simo iNkosinayoiphezukwakhe.
22 Sesehlela eGibithe, uJosefa akabanga nacalakithi.
23 Nani, bantwana bami, mqapheleni, nizivumele ningabi nabubi, nithandane; futhi ningacabangeli yilowo nalowo kini umfowabo.
24 Ngokuba lokhu kwephula ubunye futhi kwehlukanisazonkeizizwe,futhikukhathaza umphefumulo,futhikuthuntutheubuso.
25 Ngakho-ke, bhekani amanzi, futhi nazi laphoegelezandawonye,ashanelaematsheni, emithini,emhlabathini,nakwezinyeizinto.
26 Kodwa uma zihlukaniswa zibe yimifula eminingi,umhlabauyozigwinya,zinyamalale.
27 Kuyakuba njalo nani uma nehlukana. Ngakho-ke ningabi ngamakhanda amabili kukho konke iNkosi eyakwenza .inekhanda elilodwa kuphela, namahlombe amabili, izandla ezimbili, izinyawo ezimbili, futhi zonkeizithoezisele.
28 Ngokuba ngifundile embhalweni wawobabaukuthiniyakuhlukanakwa-Israyeli, nilandele amakhosi amabili, nenze zonke izinengiso.
29 Futhi izitha zenu ziyonithumba, futhi niyophathwa kabi phakathi kwabeZizwe, ngobuthakathakaobuninginezinsizi.
30 Futhi emva kwalezi zinto niyokhumbula iNkosi futhi niphenduke, futhi iyoba nomusa kini,ngokubainomusafuthiinozwelo.
31 Futhi akababaleli okubi abantwana babantu, ngokuba bayinyama, bakhohliswa ngezenzozaboezimbi.
32 Futhi emva kwalezi zinto kuyovela kini iNkosi uqobo, ukukhanya kokulunga, futhi niyobuyelaezwenilakini.
33 Njalo lizambona eJerusalema ngenxa yebizolakhe.
34 Njalo ngobubi bezenzo zenu lizamthukuthelisa;
35Niyakulahlwanguyekuzekubeyisikhathi sokuphela.
36 Manje, bantwana bami, ningadabuki ngokuthi ngiyafa, noma niphonswe phansi ngokuthisengifikeesiphethwenisami.
37 Ngokuba ngiyakuvuka phakathi kwenu njengombusi phakathi kwamadodana akhe; ngiyakuthokoza phakathi kwesizwe sami, bonke abayogcina umthetho weNkosi, nemiyalokaZebuloniuyise.
38 Kepha phezu kwabangamesabi uNkulunkulu uJehova uyakuletha umlilo ophakade, ubabhubhise ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
39Kodwamanjengiphuthumaekuphumuleni kwami,njengobakwenzaobaba.
40 Kodwa yesabani iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ngawo wonke amandla enu zonke izinsukuzokuphilakwenu.
41 Eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo, esemdala.
42 Amadodana akhe amlalisa ebhokisini lomuthi. Ngemva kwalokho bamthwala bammbelaeHebronikanyelaboyise.