Indlala Ibamba Ilizwe
Yindlala kuphela eshukumisa uYakobi ukuba akhulule uBhenjamin, ophathiswe kuBawo wethu uSomandla, uYuda ezibophelela ngobomi bakhe ngenxa yakhe. EYiputa abazalwana balindele ukubanjwa, kodwa bafumana isidlo, behleli ngokulandelelana kokuzalwa. UYosefu ubona uBhenjamin, waza kwafuneka aphume egumbini ukuze alile.
43 1Ke yayiqatsele indlala kwelo lizwe. 2Kwathi bakuba beyidlile ingqolowa eyayivela eYiphutha, uyise wathi kubo: “Buyelani niye kusithengela ukutya okuncinane.”
3Kodwa uYuda wathi kuye: “Laa ndoda yasilumkisa ngokungqongqo yathi: ‘Aniyi kububona ubuso bam ningenamntakwenu.’ 4Ukuba uthe wamthuma umntakwethu ahambe nathi, siya kuhla siye kukuthengela ukutya. 5Kodwa ukuba akumthumi, asiyi kuhla, kuba laa ndoda yathi: ‘Aniyi kububona ubuso bam ningenamntakwenu.’”
6Wathi uSirayeli: “Yini na ukuba nindenzakalise ngokuxelela laa ndoda ukuba ninomnye umntakwenu?”
7Athi: “Laa ndoda yasibuzisisa ngathi nangosapho lwethu, yathi: ‘Usaphila na uyihlo? Ninawo omnye umntakwenu?’ Saphendula ngokuvisisana noko. Besingazi njani na ukuba iya kuthi: ‘Yihliseni umntakwenu’?”
8UYuda wathi kuyise uSirayeli: “Mthume nam loo mkhwenkwe; masihambe, ukuze siphile singafi—thina, nawe, nabantwana bethu. 9Ndizibophelela ngaye—mfune kum. Ukuba andimbuyisanga ndammisa phambi kwakho, ndoba netyala phambi kwakho ngonaphakade. 10Kuba ukuba besingalibazisanga, ngokuqinisekileyo ngoku ngesesibuyile kabini.”
11Wathi uSirayeli uyise kubo: “Ukuba kumele ukuba kube njalo, yenzani oku: faka ezona mveliso zihle zelizwe ezingxoweni zenu, niphathele laa ndoda isipho—intwana yebhalsam, intwana yobusi, iziqholo, imore, iipistakiyo, neeamangile. 12Thathani imali ephindwe kabini, nibuyise nemali leyo yabuyiselwayo emilonyeni yeengxowa zenu—mhlawumbi kwakuyimpazamo. 13Mthatheni nomntakwenu, nibuyele kuloo ndoda. 14Wanga uEl-Shaddayi—uBawo wethu uSomandla—anganinika inceba phambi kwaloo ndoda, ukuze akhulule omnye umntakwenu noBhenjamin. Ke mna, ukuba ndihluthwe abantwana bam, ndihluthiwe.”
15La madoda asithabatha isipho, nemali yesilivere ephindwe kabini, noBhenjamin, ahla aya eYiphutha, ema phambi koYosefu.
16Akubona uBhenjamin enabo, uYosefu wathi kumphathi wendlu yakhe: “Ngenisa la madoda endlwini, uxhele isilwanyana usilungise—aya kudla nam emini enkulu.” 17Yenza loo ndoda njengoko watshoyo uYosefu, yawangenisa la madoda endlwini kaYosefu. 18La madoda oyika kuba engeniswe endlwini kaYosefu. Athi: “Kungenxa yemali eyabuyiselwa ezingxoweni zethu okokuqala, le nto singeniswayo—ukuze kusihlaselwe, siwelwe, sithatyathwe sibe ngamakhoboka, nokuba kuthathwe nama-esile ethu.” 19Ngoko asondela kumphathi wendlu kaYosefu, athetha naye emnyango, 20athi: “Sicela, mhlekazi, inene sehla okokuqala ukuza kuthenga ukutya. 21Endaweni yokulalisa, sakuvula iingxowa zethu, nantso imali yesilivere yomntu ngamnye ilapho, iphelele ngobunzima, emlonyeni wengxowa yakhe. Siyibuyisile nathi. 22Siphathe nenye imali ngaphezulu ukuze sithenge ukutya, kodwa asazi ukuba ngubani oyifake ezingxoweni zethu.”
23Wathi: “Uxolo malube kuni, musani ukoyika. UBawo wenu noThixo kayihlo uninike ubutyebi ezingxoweni zenu; intlawulo yenu yafika kum.” Waza wamkhuphela uSimon kubo. 24Yawangenisa loo ndoda endlwini kaYosefu, yawanika amanzi, ahlamba iinyawo zawo; yawanika ukutya nama-esile awo. 25Ngoko asilungisa isipho ukuza kukaYosefu emini enkulu, kuba ayevile ukuba aya kudlela apho. 26Akufika uYosefu endlwini, amphathela isipho esasisezandleni zawo, aqubuda phambi kwakhe, ada afika emhlabeni. 27Wawabuza ngempilo yawo, waza wathi: “Uphilile na uyihlo—laa xhego nenithethe ngalo? Usaphila na?”
28Athi: “Usaphilile umkhonzi wakho, ubawo wethu, usaphila.” Aqubuda, azithoba. 29Waphakamisa amehlo, wabona umntakwabo uBhenjamin, unyana kanina, wabuza: “Nguye lo na umntakwenu omnci enathetha ngaye kum?” Waza wathi: “UBawo wethu makabe nobubele kuwe, nyana wam.” 30UYosefu wakhawuleza waphuma, kuba imbilini yakhe yayishukumisekile yimfesane ngomntakwabo, efuna indawo yokulila; wangena egumbini lakhe, walila apho. 31Waza wahlamba ubuso bakhe, waphuma; wazibamba, wathi: “Phakani ukutya.”
32Amphakela yedwa, abantakwabo bodwa, namaYiphutha awayesidla naye ngokwawo—kuba amaYiphutha akanakudla isonka namaHebhere, kuba oko kulisikizi kuwo. 33Ahlala phambi kwakhe: owamazibulo ngokobuzibulo bakhe, omnci ngobuncinane bakhe—akhwankqiswa la madoda, ekhangelene. 34Wawathumela izabelo ezivela etafileni yakhe, isabelo sikaBhenjamin siphindwe kahlanu kunezabanye. Asela, avuyisana naye.
