IGenesisi 46

46 ¹Ngakho u-Israyeli wasuka nakho konke ayenakho, wafika eBheri-Sheba, wenzela uBaba wethu umhlatshelo, lowo uyise u-Isaka ayemkhonzile.

²UBaba wethu wakhuluma ku-Israyeli ngemibono yasebusuku, wathi: “Jakobe, Jakobe.” Yena wathi: “Ngilapha.”

³Wathi: “NginguBaba wakho, lowo uyihlo amkhonza. Ungesabi ukwehlela eGibhithe, ngokuba ngiyakukwenza khona ube yisizwe esikhulu. ⁴Mina ngokwami ngiyakwehla nawe siye eGibhithe, futhi ngiyakukubuyisa ngempela; isandla sikaJosefa uqobo siyakuwavala amehlo akho.” ^a a v4 UBaba wethu uthembisa ukwehla no-Israyeli aye eGibhithe nokuphinda akhiphe abantu bakhe—isithembiso sokuqala sobukhona bakhe obuhambisanayo ekudingisweni, esagcwaliseka ngemuva kwamakhulu eminyaka ngesikhathi ama-Israyeli ephuma eGibhithe.

⁵UJakobe wasuka eBheri-Sheba. Amadodana ka-Israyeli athwala uyise uJakobe, nabantwana babo, nabafazi babo, ezinqoleni uFaro ayezithumele yena. ⁶Bathatha imfuyo yabo nempahla ababeyizuzile ezweni laseKhanani, bafika eGibhithe—uJakobe nayo yonke inzalo yakhe kanye naye.

⁷Amadodana akhe nabazukulu bakhe besilisa, amadodakazi akhe nabazukulu bakhe besifazane—yonke inzalo yakhe wayiletha naye eGibhithe.

⁸Yilawa amagama amadodana ka-Israyeli afika eGibhithe—uJakobe namadodana akhe: uRubeni, izibulo likaJakobe. ⁹Amadodana kaRubeni: uHanoki, uPhalu, uHesroni, noKarmi. ¹⁰Amadodana kaSimeyoni: uJemuweli, uJamini, u-Ohadi, uJakhini, uZohari, noShawuli indodana yowesifazane womKhanani. ¹¹Amadodana kaLevi: uGereshoni, uKohati, noMerari. ¹²Amadodana kaJuda: u-Eri, u-Onani, uShela, uPheresi, uZera; kodwa u-Eri no-Onani bafela eKhanani. Amadodana kaPheresi: uHesroni noHamuli. ¹³Amadodana ka-Isakare: uThola, uPhuva, u-Iyobi, noShimroni. ¹⁴Amadodana kaZebuloni: uSeredi, u-Eloni, noJahaleli. ¹⁵Yilawa amadodana kaLeya, awazalela uJakobe ePhadani-Aramu, kanye nendodakazi yakhe uDina; amadodana namadodakazi akhe ayengamashumi amathathu nantathu.

¹⁶Amadodana kaGadi: uZifiyoni, uHagi, uShuni, u-Ezboni, u-Eri, u-Arodi, no-Areli. ¹⁷Amadodana ka-Asheri: u-Imna, u-Ishiva, u-Ishivi, uBeriya, nodadewabo uSera. Amadodana kaBeriya: uHeberi noMalkiyeli. ¹⁸Yilawa amadodana kaZilipha, uLabani amnika indodakazi yakhe uLeya; wawazalela uJakobe—ewonke ayeyishumi nesithupha.

¹⁹Amadodana kaRaheli, umkaJakobe: uJosefa noBhenjamini. ²⁰UManase no-Efrayimi bazalelwa uJosefa eGibhithe ngu-Asenati, indodakazi kaPhothifera, umpristi wase-Oni. ²¹Amadodana kaBhenjamini: uBhela, uBhekeri, u-Ashibeli, uGera, uNahamani, u-Ehi, uRoshi, uMuphimi, uHuphimi, no-Ardi. ²²Yilawa amadodana kaRaheli awazalelwa uJakobe—bebonke abantu abayishumi nane.

²³Amadodana kaDani: uHushimi. ²⁴Amadodana kaNafetali: uJahaseli, uGuni, uJeseri, noShilemi. ²⁵Yilawa amadodana kaBiliha, uLabani amnika indodakazi yakhe uRaheli; wawazalela uJakobe—ewonke ayeyisikhombisa. ²⁶Yonke inzalo kaJakobe evela kuye ngqo eyafika eGibhithe—ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana akhe—yayiyonke ingamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha. ²⁷UJosefa wayenamadodana amabili azalelwa eGibhithe. Bonke abendlu kaJakobe abafika eGibhithe babengamashumi ayisikhombisa.

Indlela Eya eGosheni

²⁸UJakobe wathuma uJuda phambili kuJosefa ukuba abakhombise indlela eya eGosheni; bafika ezweni laseGosheni. ²⁹UJosefa walungisa inqola yakhe wenyukela eGosheni ukuyohlangabeza uyise u-Israyeli. Wabonakala kuye, wawela entanyeni yakhe, wakhala entanyeni yakhe isikhathi eside. ³⁰U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Manje angife, ngokuba sengibubonile ubuso bakho futhi usaphila.”

³¹UJosefa watshela abafowabo nabendlu kayise, wathi: “Ngizakwenyuka ngitshele uFaro, ngithi kuye: ‘Abafowethu nabendlu kababa, ababese-Khanani, bafikile kimi. ³²Lamadoda angabelusi, ngokuba bebelokhu bengabagcini bemfuyo; balethe imihlambi yabo yezimvu, neyezinkomo, nakho konke abanakho.’ ³³Lapho uFaro enibiza ethi: ‘Wuyini umsebenzi wenu?’ ³⁴niyakuthi: ‘Izinceku zakho zilokhu zifuya imfuyo kusukela ebusheni bethu kuze kube manje, thina nobaba bethu,’ ukuze nihlale eGosheni; ngokuba wonke umelusi uyisinengiso kwabaseGibhithe.”