Eyeziqalo 37 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

37 ¹UYakobi wazinza kwelo lizwe uyise wayehlala kulo njengowasemzini, ilizwe laseKanan. ²Nantsi imbali yosapho lukaYakobi. UYosefu, umfana oneminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe, wayalusa umhlambi kunye nabantakwabo, oonyana bakaBiliha noZilipa, abafazi bakayise—waza wazisa kuyise ingxelo embi ngabo. ³USirayeli wayemthanda uYosefu ngaphezu kwabo bonke oonyana bakhe, kuba wazalwa kuye ebudaleni bakhe, waza wamenzela ingubo enemibala-bala. ⁴Bathi abantakwabo bakubona ukuba uyise umthanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke, bamthiya, ababa nako nokuthetha naye ngobubele.

⁵UYosefu waphupha iphupha, waza walibalisela abantakwabo, baza bamthiya nangaphezulu. ⁶Wathi kubo: “Khanive eli phupha ndiliphuphileyo: ⁷Nanko sibopha izithungu entsimini, nanko isithungu sam sivuka sema ngokuthe nkqo, nanko izithungu zenu zijikeleza zaza zaqubuda kuso.”

⁸Bathi abantakwabo kuye: “Uya kuba ngukumkani kanye kuthi na? Uya kusilawula ngenene na?” Baza bamthiya nangaphezulu ngenxa yamaphupha akhe namazwi akhe. ⁹Waphupha kwakhona, waza waxelela abantakwabo wathi: “Khangelani, ndiphuphe elinye iphupha—ilanga, inyanga, neenkwenkwezi ezilishumi elinanye zaziqubuda kum.” ¹⁰Wathi akubalisela uyise nabantakwabo, uyise wamkhalimela wathi: “Liphupha lini na eli uliphuphileyo? Ngaba mna, nonyoko, nabantakwenu siya kuza ngokwenene siqubude emhlabeni phambi kwakho na?” ¹¹Abantakwabo bammonela, kodwa uyise wayigcina entliziyweni le nto.

Uthunywa Kubantakwabo

¹²Ke abantakwabo babeye kwalusa imihlambi kayise kufuphi neShekem. ¹³USirayeli wathi kuYosefu: “Abantakwenu abalusi na imihlambi eShekem? Yiza, ndikuthume kubo.” Waphendula wathi: “Ndilapha.”

¹⁴Wathi kuye: “Hamba uyokubona ukuba baphila njani na abantakwenu nomhlambi, undibuyisele ilizwi.” Waza wamthuma esentlanjeni yaseHebron, waza uYosefu wafika eShekem. ¹⁵Wafunyanwa yindoda ethe phithi emasimini, yambuza yathi: “Ufuna ntoni na?”

¹⁶Waphendula wathi: “Ndifuna abantakwethu. Ungandixelela na apho balusela khona imihlambi yabo?”

¹⁷Yathi loo ndoda: “Bemkile apha. Ndibeve besithi, ‘Masiye eDotan.’” UYosefu walandela abantakwabo, waza wabafumana eDotan.

¹⁸Bambona esekude, kwathi engekafiki kubo, bayelenqa ukumbulala.

¹⁹Bathi omnye komnye: “Nanku esiza umphuphi lowa!” ²⁰“Khani yizani ngoku, simbulale, simphose kwenye yemihadi, sithi udliwe lirhamncwa. Sobona ke ukuba aya kuphelela phi na amaphupha akhe.”

²¹Weva uRubhen, wazama ukumhlangula ezandleni zabo, wathi: “Masingabuthabathi ubomi bakhe.” ²²Wathi uRubhen kubo: “Musani ukuphalaza gazi—mphoseni kweli qula lisentlango, kodwa ningamchukumisi.” Watsho uRubhen ukuze amhlangule kubo uYosefu, ambuyisele kuyise. ²³Wathi uYosefu akufika kubantakwabo, bamhluba ingubo yakhe—ingubo enemibala-bala awayeyinxibile. ²⁴Bamthabatha bamphosa equleni. Iqula lalingenanto, lingenamanzi.

²⁵Bahlala phantsi ukuba badle, baza bathi bakuphakamisa amehlo, babona iqela lama-Ishmayeli lisiza livela eGiliyadi, iinkamela zalo zithwele iziqholo, intlaka, nemore, zisihla zisiya eYiputa. ²⁶Wathi uYuda kubantakwabo: “Sizuza ntoni na ukuba simbulale umntakwethu, sifihle igazi lakhe? ²⁷Yizani, masimthengise kuma-Ishmayeli, singambeki sandla thina—ungumntakwethu, yinyama yethu.” Bavuma abantakwabo. ²⁸Bathi bakudlula abarhwebi abangamaMidiyani, abantakwabo bamphakamisa uYosefu bamkhupha emhadini, bamthengisa kuma-Ishmayeli ngeenhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amabini, aza ama-Ishmayeli amsa eYiputa.

²⁹Wathi uRubhen akubuyela equleni, wabona ukuba uYosefu akakho, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe. ³⁰Wabuyela kubantakwabo wathi: “Umntwana akasekho! Ndingabheka phi na ngoku?”

³¹Baza bayithabatha ingubo kaYosefu, baxhela ibhokhwe, bayithi nkxu ingubo egazini. ³²Bayithumela ingubo enemibala-bala, bayisa kuyise, besithi: “Siyifumene le nto. Khawuyihlole: ingaba yingubo yonyana wakho, kusini na?”

³³Wayiqonda wathi: “Yingubo yonyana wam—udliwe lirhamncwa elingozi! Inene uYosefu uqwengiwe.” ³⁴Waza uYakobi wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wambatha ezokuzila, wamzilela unyana wakhe iintsuku ezininzi. ³⁵Beza bonke oonyana bakhe neentombi zakhe ukuba bamthuthuzele, kodwa wala ukuthuthuzelwa, esithi: “Hayi, ndiya kuhla ndisiya kunyana wam engcwabeni ndizila.” Watsho wamlilela uyise. ^a a v35 ISheol likhaya labafileyo—indawo enethunzi apho wonke umntu aya khona xa esifa, ingengombono wasemva weTestamente eNtsha wesihogo njengendawo yomgwebo. ³⁶Ke amaMidiyani amthengisa uYosefu eYiputa kuPotifare, igosa likaFaro nomphathi wabalindi.