IGenesisi 44

44 ¹Wayala umphathi wendlu yakhe, wathi: “Gcwalisa amasaka amadoda ngokudla, ngangokuba engathwala, ubeke isiliva sendoda ngayinye emlonyeni wesaka layo. ²Ubeke inkomishi yami, inkomishi yesiliva, emlonyeni wesaka lomncane, kanye nemali yakhe yamabele.” Wenza njengoba uJosefa eshilo. ³Kwathi kusa ekuseni, amadoda amukiswa kanye nezimbongolo zawo. ⁴Base bephumile emzini, bengakabi kude, uJosefa wathi kumphathi wakhe: “Xosha amadoda. Lapho uwafica, uwabuze, uthi kuwo: ‘Kungani nibuyisele okubi esikhundleni sokuhle? ⁵Akusiyo yini le inkomishi inkosi yami ephuza ngayo, ebhula ngayo futhi? Lokhu enikwenzile kubi.’” ⁶Wathi esewafica, wakhuluma la mazwi kuwo.

⁷Athi: “Kungani inkosi yami ikhuluma izinto ezinje? Izinceku zakho azisoze zayenza into enjalo. ⁸Bheka, isiliva esasithola emilonyeni yamasaka ethu sasibuyisela kuwe sivela eKhanani. Pho singeba kanjani isiliva noma igolide endlini yenkosi yakho? ⁹Lowo ezincekwini zakho okutholakala kuye, makafe, nathi sibe yizigqila zenkosi yami.”

¹⁰Wathi: “Kulungile, makube njengokusho kwenu. Lowo okutholakala kuye uyakuba yisigqila sami; nina abanye nimsulwa.”

¹¹Ngakho yilowo nalowo washesha wethula isaka lakhe phansi, yilowo nalowo wavula isaka lakhe. ¹²Wacinga, eqala ngomdala eqeda ngomncane; inkomishi yatholakala esakeni likaBhenjamini. ¹³Khona-ke badabula izingubo zabo, yilowo nalowo wethwesa imbongolo yakhe, babuyela emzini.

¹⁴Kwathi uJuda nabafowabo befika endlini kaJosefa, wayesekhona, bawela phansi phambi kwakhe. ¹⁵UJosefa wathi kubo: “Yini le eniyenzile? Anazi yini ukuthi umuntu onjengami uyabhula ngempela?”

¹⁶UJuda wathi: “Singathini enkosini yami? Singakhulumani? Singazihlambulula kanjani? UBaba wethu ulitholile icala lezinceku zakho. Bheka, siyizigqila zenkosi yami, thina kanye nalowo okutholakale inkomishi esandleni sakhe.” ^a a v16 UJuda uyasibona isandla sikaBaba wethu sembula icala elalifihlwe isikhathi eside lokuthengiswa kukaJosefa, sisondeza abafowabo ekuphendukeni.

¹⁷Kodwa wathi: “Akunakwenzeka ukuba ngikwenze lokhu. Yilowo kuphela okutholakale inkomishi esandleni sakhe oyakuba yisigqila sami. Nina abanye, buyelani kuyihlo ngokuthula.”

¹⁸Khona-ke uJuda wasondela wathi: “Ngiyacela, nkosi yami, inceku yakho mayikhulume izwi ezindlebeni zenkosi yami. Ungayithukutheleli inceku yakho, ngokuba wena unjengoFaro uqobo.

¹⁹Inkosi yami yabuza izinceku zayo, yathi: ‘Ninoyihlo noma umfowenu na?’ ²⁰Sathi enkosini yami: ‘Sinobaba omdala, nendodana encane ayizala esemdala. Umfowabo ufile; usele yedwa kubantwana bakanina, futhi uyise uyamthanda.’ ²¹Wathi-ke ezincekwini zakho: ‘Mehliseleni kimi ukuze ngimbone ngawami amehlo.’ ²²Sathi enkosini yami: ‘Umfana angeke amshiye uyise, ngoba uma emshiya, uyise uyakufa.’ ²³Wathi ezincekwini zakho: ‘Uma umnawenu omncane engehli nani, aniyikubuye nibubone ubuso bami.’ ²⁴Kwathi sesibuyele kubaba, inceku yakho, samtshela lokho owawukushilo. ²⁵Kwathi ubaba wethu esethi: ‘Phindani niyosithengela ukudla okuncane,’ ²⁶sathi: ‘Ngeke sikwazi ukwehla. Uma umnawethu omncane ehamba nathi, siyakwehla. Ngokuba ngeke sibubone ubuso balowo muntu, ngaphandle kokuba umnawethu omncane abe nathi.’ ²⁷Inceku yakho, ubaba, yathi kithi: ‘Niyazi ukuthi umkami wangizalela amadodana amabili. ²⁸Omunye wangishiya, ngathi: “Impela udwengulwe izilwane”; angibange ngisambona kusukela lapho. ²⁹Uma nithatha nalo kimi, kumehlele ingozi, niyakwehlisela ikhanda lami elimpunga ethuneni ngosizi. ³⁰Ngakho-ke, uma ngifika encekwini yakho, ubaba, umfana engekho nathi, njengoba impilo yakhe iboshelwe empilweni yomfana, ³¹lapho ebona ukuthi umfana akasekho, uyakufa, izinceku zakho zehlisele inceku yakho, ubaba wethu, ethuneni ngosizi.’ ³²Ngokuba inceku yakho yazibophezela ngomfana kubaba, yathi: ‘Uma ngingambuyiseli kuwe, ngiyakuba necala phambi kukababa ukuphila kwami konke.’ ³³Ngakho-ke ngiyacela, inceku yakho mayisale iyisigqila senkosi yami esikhundleni somfana, umfana mabuyele kanye nabafowabo. ^b b v33 UJuda uzinikela ngokuphila kwakhe esikhundleni sikaBhenjamini — ukumela komunye kokuqala okubhaliwe okwenziwa yindodana ka-Israyeli. UJesu, iNgonyama yesizwe sakwaJuda, ugcwalisa le ndlela ngokuthatha indawo yethu esiphambanweni. ³⁴Ngingabuyela kanjani kubaba ngaphandle komfana? Ngingekubekezelele ukubona inhlekelele engayehlela ubaba.”