Eyeziqalo 44 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

44 ¹Waza wathi kumphathi-ndlu wakhe: “Zalisa iingxowa zala madoda ngokudla, kangangoko anokukuthwala, ubeke isilivere yaleyo naleyo ndoda emlonyeni wengxowa yayo. ²Ubeke indebe yam, indebe yesilivere, emlonyeni wengxowa yoyena mncinane, kunye nemali yakhe yengqolowa.” Wenza njengoko uYosefu watshoyo. ³Kwathi kwakusa, la madoda andululwa kunye needonki zawo. ⁴Baphuma esixekweni, bengekahambi kakhulu, waza uYosefu wathi kumphathi wakhe: “Sukela la madoda. Wakuwafumana, uthi kuwo: ‘Kutheni nibuyisele okubi endaweni yokulungileyo? ⁵Ayiyiyo na le ndebe inkosi yam esela ngayo, neyisebenzisela ukuvumisa? Nenze into embi.’” ⁶Wathi akubafikela, wawathetha la mazwi kubo.

⁷Bathi: “Kutheni inkosi yam ithetha izinto ezinjalo? Abakhonzi bakho abasoze bayenze into enjalo. ⁸Yabona, isilivere esayifumana emilonyeni yeengxowa zethu sasibuyisela kuwe sivela kwelaseKanan. Besingasiba njani na isilivere okanye igolide endlwini yenkosi yakho? ⁹Lowo kubakhonzi bakho oya kufunyanwa nayo makafe, nathi sibe ngamakhoboka enkosi yam.”

¹⁰Wathi: “Kulungile—makube njengoko nitshoyo. Lowo ifunyenwe kuye uya kuba likhoboka lam; nina baseleyo nimsulwa.”

¹¹Baza bakhawuleza, elowo wayithoba ingxowa yakhe emhlabeni, elowo wayivula ingxowa yakhe. ¹²Wakhangela, eqala koyena mkhulu, egqibela koyena mncinane—yafunyanwa indebe engxoweni kaBhenjamin. ¹³Baza bazikrazula iingubo zabo, elowo wayithwalisa idonki yakhe, babuyela esixekweni.

¹⁴Bathi uYuda nabazalwana bakhe bakufika endlwini kaYosefu, esekho apho, bawa phantsi phambi kwakhe. ¹⁵Wathi uYosefu kubo: “Yintoni na le niyenzileyo? Anazi na ukuba umntu onjengam ngokuqinisekileyo uyavumisa?”

¹⁶Wathi uYuda: “Singathini na ukuthetha enkosini yam? Singathetha ntoni na? Singazingxengxezela njani na? UBawo wethu ulifumene ityala labakhonzi bakho. Yabona—singamakhoboka enkosi yam, thina kwakunye nalowo indebe ifunyenwe esandleni sakhe.” ^a a v16 UYuda uyasibona isandla sikaBawo wethu sityhila ityala elalingcwatywe ixesha elide lokuthengiswa kukaYosefu—sitsalela abazalwana enguqukweni.

¹⁷Kodwa wathi: “Andisoze ndiyenze le nto. Yindoda kuphela indebe efunyenwe esandleni sayo eya kuba likhoboka lam. Nina baseleyo, buyelani kuyihlo ngoxolo.”

¹⁸Waza uYuda wasondela wathi: “Ndiyakucela, nkosi yam, umkhonzi wakho makathethe ilizwi kuwe. Ungamqumbeli umkhonzi wakho, kuba wena unjengoFaro ngokwakhe.

¹⁹Inkosi yam yabuza abakhonzi bayo, isithi: ‘Ninoyihlo okanye umzalwana na?’ ²⁰Sathi enkosini yam: ‘Sinoyise omdala, nonyana oselula owazalwa ebudaleni bakhe. Umzalwana wakhe ufile; nguye yedwa oseleyo kubantwana bakanina, kwaye uyise uyamthanda.’ ²¹Waza wathi kubakhonzi bakho: ‘Mziseni ezantsi kum ukuze ndimbone ngokwam.’ ²²Sathi enkosini yam: ‘Inkwenkwe ayinakumshiya uyise, kuba ukuba iyamshiya, uyise uya kufa.’ ²³Wathi kubakhonzi bakho: ‘Ukuba umninawa wenu oyena mncinane akehli kunye nani, aniyi kuphinda nibubone ubuso bam.’ ²⁴Kwathi sakubuyela kubawo, umkhonzi wakho, samxelela oko wawukuthethile. ²⁵Kwathi ubawo akuthi: ‘Buyani niye kuthenga ukudla okuncinane,’ ²⁶sathi: ‘Asinakwehla. Ukuba umninawa wethu oyena mncinane uhamba nathi, siya kwehla ke. Kuba asinakububona ubuso baloo ndoda ngaphandle kokuba umninawa wethu oyena mncinane ekunye nathi.’ ²⁷Waza umkhonzi wakho, ubawo, wathi kuthi: ‘Niyazi ukuba umfazi wam wandizalela oonyana ababini. ²⁸Omnye wemka kum, ndaza ndathi: “Ngokuqinisekileyo uqwengiwe”; andizange ndimbone kususela ngoko. ²⁹Ukuba niyamthabatha nalo kum, aze ahlelwe yingozi, niya kuzihlisa iinwele zam ezimvi zisiya engcwabeni ngentlungu. ³⁰Ngoko ke, xa ndifika kumkhonzi wakho, ubawo, inkwenkwe ingekho nathi, ubomi bakhe bubotshelelwe ebomini benkwenkwe, ³¹wothi akubona ukuba inkwenkwe ayikho, afe, baze abakhonzi bakho bamhlise umkhonzi wakho, ubawo, esiya engcwabeni ngosizi.’ ³²Kuba umkhonzi wakho wayithembisa inkwenkwe kubawo, esithi: ‘Ukuba andiyibuyiseli kuwe, ndiya kulithwala ityala phambi kukabawo bonke ubomi bam.’ ³³Ngoko ke ndiyacela, umkhonzi wakho makasale alikhoboka lenkosi yam endaweni yenkwenkwe, inkwenkwe ibuyele kunye nabazalwana bayo. ^b b v33 UYuda unikela ngobomi bakhe esikhundleni sikaBhenjamin—ukuthabatha indawo yomnye kokokuqala okwenziwa ngunyana kaSirayeli embhalweni ongcwele. UYesu, iNgonyama yesizwe sakwaYuda, uzalisekisa le nkqubo ngokuthabatha indawo yethu emnqamlezweni. ³⁴Ndingabuyela njani na kubawo ingekho inkwenkwe? Bendingenakuyinyamezela ukubona intlekele eya kumhlela ubawo.”