Eyeziqalo 41 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

41 ¹Emva kokudlula kweminyaka emibini epheleleyo, uFaro waphupha iphupha: wayemi ecaleni koMlambo iNayile. ²Kwenyuka iinkomo ezisixhenxe, ezihle nezinonileyo, zivela eNayile, zaza zadla phakathi kweengcongolo. ³Kwenyuka ezinye iinkomo ezisixhenxe emva kwazo, zimbi zaye zibhityile, zivela eNayile, zema ecaleni kwazo onxwemeni lweNayile. ⁴Iinkomo ezimbi nezibhityileyo zazidla iinkomo ezisixhenxe ezihle nezinonileyo, waza uFaro wavuka. ⁵Waphinda walala, waphupha iphupha lesibini: izikhwebu ezisixhenxe, ezityebileyo nezihle, zikhula kwisiqu esinye. ⁶Kwathi emva kwazo, kwahluma izikhwebu ezisixhenxe—ezibhityileyo zaye zitshiswe ngumoya wasempuma. ⁷Izikhwebu ezibhityileyo zaziginya izikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezityebileyo nezizeleyo. Waza uFaro wavuka—kwakuliphupha. ⁸Kwathi kusasa umphefumlo wakhe wakhathazeka; wathumela wabiza bonke oosiyazi baseYiputa nazo zonke izilumko zayo. UFaro wabalisela amaphupha akhe, kodwa akubangakho namnye owakwaziyo ukuwatyhila kuye.

⁹Waza umphathi oyintloko weendebe wathi kuFaro: “Namhlanje ndikhunjuzwa izono zam. ¹⁰UFaro wayenomsindo kubakhonzi bakhe, waza wandivalela endlwini yomphathi wabalindi, kunye nentloko yababhaki. ¹¹Mna naye saphupha ngabusuku bunye, iphupha ngalinye linentsingiselo yalo. ¹²Kwakukho umfana ongumHebhere, umkhonzi womphathi wabalindi, enathi. Samxelela amaphupha ethu, waza wawatyhila elinye ngalinye ngokwentsingiselo yalo. ¹³Kwenzeka kanye njengoko wasityhilela: mna ndabuyiselwa esikhundleni sam, omnye waxhonywa.”

¹⁴UFaro wathumela wabiza uYosefu, baza bamkhawulezisa bemkhupha emhadini. Wacheba, watshintsha iimpahla zakhe, weza phambi koFaro. ¹⁵UFaro wathi kuYosefu: “Ndiphuphe iphupha ekungekho namnye unokulityhila. Ndivile ngawe ukuba wena, xa usiva iphupha, uyakwazi ukulityhila.”

¹⁶Waphendula uYosefu wathi: “Andinako ukukwenza oko ngokwam. UBawo wethu uya kumnika uFaro impendulo entle.”

¹⁷Waza uFaro wathi kuYosefu: “Ephupheni lam ndandimi onxwemeni lweNayile. ¹⁸Kwenyuka iinkomo ezisixhenxe ezinonileyo nezihle, zivela eNayile, zadla phakathi kweengcongolo. ¹⁹Kwaza kwenyuka ezinye iinkomo ezisixhenxe emva kwazo—ezibhityileyo, ezimbi kakhulu, ezinenyama encinci—endingazange ndizibone ezinjalo kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. ²⁰Iinkomo ezibhityileyo nezimbi zazidla iinkomo ezisixhenxe zokuqala ezinonileyo. ²¹Nasemva kokuba zizidlile, kwakungabonakali, kuba zazisabonakala zimbi njengangaphambili. Ndaza ndavuka. ²²Ephupheni lam ndabona izikhwebu ezisixhenxe zikhula kwisiqu esinye, zizele zaye zihle. ²³Kwaza emva kwazo kwahluma izikhwebu ezisixhenxe—ezibunileyo, ezibhityileyo, zaye zitshiswe ngumoya wasempuma. ²⁴Izikhwebu ezibhityileyo zaziginya izikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezihle. Ndaxelela oosiyazi, kodwa akubangakho namnye owakwaziyo ukundicacisela.”

²⁵UYosefu wathi kuFaro: “Amaphupha kaFaro mnye: uBawo wethu umtyhilele uFaro oko aza kukwenza. ²⁶Iinkomo ezisixhenxe ezihle ziminyaka isixhenxe, nezikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezihle ziminyaka isixhenxe—liphupha linye. ²⁷Iinkomo ezisixhenxe ezibhityileyo nezimbi ezenyuka emva kwazo ziminyaka isixhenxe, nezikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezingenanto ezitshiswe ngumoya wasempuma ziminyaka esixhenxe yendlala. ²⁸Yile nto bendiyithetha kuFaro: uBawo wethu umbonisile uFaro oko aza kukwenza. ²⁹Kuza kufika iminyaka esixhenxe yenala enkulu kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. ³⁰Kuza kulandela iminyaka esixhenxe yendlala. Yonke inala eYiputa iya kulityalwa, yaye indlala iya kulidla ilizwe. ³¹Inala iya kulityalwa ezweni, kuba indlala eza kuza emva koko iya kuba nzima kakhulu. ³²Ukuphindwa kabini kwephupha likaFaro kuthetha ukuba uBawo wethu uyimisile ngokuqinileyo le nto, yaye uBawo wethu uza kuyenza kungekudala.

³³Ngoko makafune uFaro indoda eqondayo nelumkileyo, ayibeke phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa. ³⁴UFaro makathabathe amanyathelo, amise abaveleli phezu kwelizwe, athabathe isahlulo sesihlanu sesivuno saseYiputa ngexesha leminyaka esixhenxe yenala. ³⁵Mabahlanganise konke ukutya kwale minyaka mihle izayo, baze baqwebe ingqolowa phantsi kwesandla sikaFaro njengokutya ezixekweni, bakugcine. ³⁶Oko kutya kuya kuba lugcino lwelizwe ngexesha leminyaka esixhenxe yendlala eza kufika ezweni laseYiputa, ukuze ilizwe linganqunyulwa yindlala.”

Isicwangciso esilumkileyo seminyaka ezayo

³⁷Esi sicwangciso sabonakala silungile kuFaro nakubo bonke abakhonzi bakhe. ³⁸UFaro wathi kubakhonzi bakhe: “Singafumana na umntu onje, indoda enoMoya kaThixo ngaphakathi kuyo?” ³⁹UFaro wathi kuYosefu: “Ekubeni uThixo ekubonisile konke oku, akukho namnye oqondayo nolumkileyo njengawe. ⁴⁰Wena uya kuba phezu kwendlu yam; bonke abantu bam baya kuthobela umyalelo wakho. Kuphela esihlalweni sobukhosi apho ndiya kuba mkhulu kunawe.” ⁴¹Waza uFaro wathi kuYosefu: “Khangela, ndikubekile phezu kwalo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.”

⁴²UFaro wawukhulula umsesane wetywina esandleni sakhe, wawufaka esandleni sikaYosefu, wamambathisa ilinen ecikizekileyo, waza wafaka umxokelelwane wegolide entanyeni yakhe. ⁴³UFaro wamkhwelisa uYosefu enqwelweni yakhe yesibini, wabangela ukuba amadoda amemeze phambi koYosefu esithi: “Guqani!” waza wambeka phezu kwalo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. ⁴⁴UFaro wathi kuYosefu: “NdinguFaro; ngaphandle kwakho, akukho namnye oya kushukumisa isandla okanye unyawo kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.” ⁴⁵UFaro wamthiya uYosefu igama elinguZafenati-paneya, waza wamnika u-Asenati, intombi kaPotifera, umbingeleli wase-Oni, ukuba abe ngumfazi wakhe. Waza uYosefu waphuma waya kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. ^a a v45 I-Oni yayisisixeko esikhulu saseYiputa neziko lonqulo lwelanga — eyayisaziwa ngamaGrike njengeHeliopolis, kufutshane neKhayiro yanamhlanje.

⁴⁶UYosefu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu ubudala xa wema phambi koFaro ukumkani waseYiputa. Wemka ebusweni bukaFaro, wahamba watyhutyha lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. ⁴⁷Ngexesha leminyaka esixhenxe yenala, ilizwe lavelisa ngobuninzi. ⁴⁸Waqokelela konke ukutya kweminyaka esixhenxe eYiputa, wakugcina ezixekweni, kwisixeko ngasinye ukutya kwamasimi akujikelezileyo. ⁴⁹UYosefu waqwebela ingqolowa njengentlabathi yolwandle—yayininzi kangangokuba wayeka ukuyibala; yayingenakubalwa. ⁵⁰Ngaphambi kweminyaka yendlala, uYosefu wazala oonyana ababini ngo-Asenati, intombi kaPotifera, umbingeleli wase-Oni. ⁵¹UYosefu wamthiya owamazibulo igama elinguManase, esithi: “Ngenxa yokuba uBawo wethu undenze ndayilibala yonke inkxwaleko yam nayo yonke indlu kabawo.” ^b b v51 Igama elithi Manase lithetha “ukwenza ukuba kulitywe.” ⁵²Wamthiya owesibini igama elingu-Efrayim, esithi: “Kuba uBawo wethu undenze ndachuma ezweni lentlungu yam.” ^c c v52 Igama elithi Efrayim lithetha “ukuchuma.”

⁵³Yaphela iminyaka esixhenxe yenala ezweni laseYiputa. ⁵⁴Kwaqala iminyaka esixhenxe yendlala, kanye njengoko wayetshilo uYosefu. Indlala yabetha wonke umhlaba, kodwa kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa kwakukho isonka. ⁵⁵Kwathi xa indlala yabetha yonke iYiputa, abantu bakhalela isonka kuFaro. UFaro wathi kuwo onke amaYiputa: “Yiyani kuYosefu; yenzani nantoni na anixelela yona.” ⁵⁶Njengoko indlala yayisanda kulo lonke ilizwe, uYosefu wavula bonke oovimba, wathengisa ingqolowa kumaYiputa, kuba indlala yayinkulu eYiputa. ⁵⁷Wonke umhlaba weza eYiputa ukuza kuthenga ingqolowa kuYosefu, kuba indlala yayibambe wonke umhlaba.