Eyeziqalo 46 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

46 ¹Wandula ke uSirayeli wahamba nako konke anako, wafika eBher-shebha, wenzela uBawo wethu amadini, lowo wayenqulwa nguyise u-Isake.

²Wathetha uBawo wethu kuSirayeli ngemibono yasebusuku, wathi: “Yakobi, Yakobi.” Waphendula wathi: “Ndilapha.”

³Wathi: “NdinguBawo wakho, lowo wayenqulwa nguyihlo. Musa ukoyika ukwehlela eYiputa, kuba ndiza kukwenza uhlanga olukhulu khona. ⁴Mna ngokwam ndiza kwehla nawe ukuya eYiputa, yaye ndiza kukubuyisa ngokuqinisekileyo; isandla sikaYosefu ngokwaso siya kuwavala amehlo akho.” ^a a v4 UBawo wethu uthembisa ukwehla noSirayeli ukungena eYiputa aphinde abakhuphe abantu bakhe — esi sisithembiso sokuqala sokuba naye kubo ekudingisweni, esazaliseka kumakhulu eminyaka kamva ngexesha lokuPhuma eYiputa.

⁵Wasuka ke uYakobi eBher-shebha. Oonyana bakaSirayeli bamthwala uyise uYakobi, nabantwana babo abancinane, nabafazi babo, ezinqwelweni awayezithumele uFaro. ⁶Bathatha imfuyo yabo nempahla ababeyizuzile ezweni laseKanan, baya eYiputa—uYakobi nayo yonke inzala yakhe.

⁷Oonyana bakhe nabazukulwana bakhe, iintombi zakhe nabazukulwana abangamantombazana—yonke inzala yakhe wayisa nayo eYiputa.

⁸Ngawo la amagama oonyana bakaSirayeli abangena eYiputa—uYakobi noonyana bakhe: uRubhen, izibulo likaYakobi. ⁹Oonyana bakaRubhen: uHanoki, uPalu, uHetseron, noKarmi. ¹⁰Oonyana bakaSimon: uYemuweli, uYamin, u-Ohadi, uYakin, uTsohar, noShawule unyana womfazi ongumKanan. ¹¹Oonyana bakaLevi: uGershon, uKohati, noMerari. ¹²Oonyana bakaYuda: u-Er, u-Onan, uShela, uPeretse, noZera; kodwa u-Er no-Onan bafela eKanan. Oonyana bakaPeretse: uHetseron noHamul. ¹³Oonyana bakaIsakare: uTola, uPuva, u-Iyob, noShimron. ¹⁴Oonyana bakaZebhulon: uSeredi, u-Elon, noYaleli. ¹⁵Ngabo aba oonyana bakaLeya, awabazalela uYakobi ePadan-aram, kunye nentombi yakhe uDina; oonyana neentombi zakhe babengamashumi amathathu anesithathu bebonke.

¹⁶Oonyana bakaGadi: uTsifiyon, uHagi, uShuni, u-Etsbhon, u-Eri, u-Arodi, no-Areli. ¹⁷Oonyana bakaAshere: uImna, uIshva, uIshvi, uBheriya, nodade wabo uSera. Oonyana bakaBheriya: uHebhere noMalkiyeli. ¹⁸Ngabo aba oonyana bakaZilpa, lowo uLabhan wamnika intombi yakhe uLeya; wabazalela uYakobi aba—balishumi elinesithandathu bebonke.

¹⁹Oonyana bakaRakeli, umfazi kaYakobi: uYosefu noBhenjamin. ²⁰UManase no-Efrayim bazalelwa uYosefu eYiputa ngu-Asenati, intombi kaPotifera, umbingeleli wase-On. ²¹Oonyana bakaBhenjamin: uBhela, uBhekere, u-Ashbheli, uGera, uNahaman, u-Ehi, uRoshe, uMupim, uHupim, no-Ardi. ²²Ngabo aba oonyana bakaRakeli abazalelwa uYakobi—balishumi elinesine bebonke.

²³Oonyana bakaDan: uHushim. ²⁴Oonyana bakaNafetali: uYatseli, uGuni, uYetsere, noShilem. ²⁵Ngabo aba oonyana bakaBhiliha, lowo uLabhan wamnika intombi yakhe uRakeli; wabazalela uYakobi aba—basixhenxe bebonke. ²⁶Bonke abantu abaphuma esinqeni sikaYakobi abeza eYiputa—ngaphandle kwabafazi boonyana bakhe—babengamashumi amathandathu anesithandathu bebonke. ²⁷UYosefu wayenoonyana ababini abazalelwa eYiputa. Yonke indlu kaYakobi eyeza eYiputa yayingamashumi asixhenxe bebonke.

Indlela Esiya eGoshen

²⁸UYakobi wathuma uYuda phambili kuYosefu ukuba akhokele indlela esinga eGoshen; bafika ezweni laseGoshen. ²⁹UYosefu walungisa inqwelo yakhe, wenyuka waya eGoshen ukuya kuhlangabeza uyise uSirayeli. Wabonakala kuye, wawa entanyeni yakhe, walila entanyeni yakhe ixesha elide. ³⁰Wathi uSirayeli kuYosefu: “Ngoku mandife, njengokuba ndibubonile ubuso bakho, usaphila.”

³¹Wathi uYosefu kubantakwabo nakwindlu kayise: “Ndiza kwenyuka ndixelele uFaro, ndithi kuye: ‘Abantakwethu nendlu kabawo, ababekwaKanan, bafikile kum. ³²La madoda angabalusi, kuba ebengabagcini bemfuyo; aye azisa imihlambi yawo, neenkomo zawo, nako konke anako.’ ³³Xa uFaro enibiza athi kuni: ‘Umsebenzi wenu yintoni na?’ ³⁴niya kuthi: ‘Izicaka zakho zibe zifuya imfuyo kwasebutsheni bethu kuza kuthi ga ngoku, thina noobawo bethu,’ ukuze nihlale eGoshen; kuba wonke umalusi ulisikizi kumaYiputa.”