Jenesis 47
1 Anante Josefe'a amanage huno Ferona ome asami'ne, Nafani'ane, nafuhe'zane maka sipisipi'zamine, Bulimaka'ozamine, maka zazmine Kenani mopa atre'za Goseni mopare emani'naze.
UJosefa wasesiza wambikela uFaro wathi: Ubaba labafowethu lezimvu zabo lenkomo zabo lakho konke abalakho bavele elizweni leKhanani, khangela-ke, baselizweni leGosheni.
2 Anage huteno afuhe'impinti Josefe'a 5fu'a vahe zamavareno Fero avure vigeno,
Wasethatha ingxenye yabafowabo, amadoda amahlanu, wawamisa phambi kukaFaro.
3 Fero'a ana afuhe'mokizmia anage huno zamantahige'ne, Nankna eri'za e'neriza nagare? Hige'za Ferona anage hu'za asami'naze, Tagehemofonteti'ma eno nerafante'ma eno tagrite'ma e'neana eri'za naga kamota tagra sipisipi afu kva nehu'na naga mani'none,
UFaro wasesithi kubafowabo: Iyini imisebenzi yenu? Basebesithi kuFaro: Izinceku zakho zingabelusi bezimvu, thina sonke labobaba.
4 nehu'za Feronkura anage hu'naze, Osi'a gna ama mopare maninaku tagra e'none. Eri'za vahekamota afu'mofo ne'zana, trazana omanegeno aga'zamo Kenani mopare forehigu, menina muse (plis) hugantonanki, eri'za vahekamota tatregeta Goseni mopare umani maneno.
Bathi futhi kuFaro: Sizehlala njengabezizwe elizweni; ngoba kakuladlelo lemihlambi inceku zakho ezilayo, ngoba indlala inzima elizweni leKhanani. Khathesi-ke, inceku zakho ake zihlale elizweni leGosheni.
5 Anante Fero'a Josefena anage huno asmine, Negafa'ene, kafuhe'zanena kagritega e'naze.
UFaro wasekhuluma kuJosefa esithi: Uyihlo labafowenu sebeze kuwe.
6 Hagi Isipi mopamo'a kegava hankeno me'neanki, negafane kafuhe'inena knare huno tre tre hu'nenia mopa zamige'za Goseni maniho. Hagi kegeno anampima knare vahe'ma mani'nesiana huge'za, nagri bulimakao afura kegava hiho.
Ilizwe leGibhithe liphambi kwakho; hlalisa uyihlo labafowenu ebuhleni belizwe, kabahlale elizweni leGosheni; futhi uba usazi ukuthi kukhona phakathi kwabo amadoda azingcitshi, uwabeke abe zinduna zezifuyo phezu kwengilakho.
7 Anage higeno Josefe'a nafa'amofo avreno Feronte egeno, Jekopu'a asomu ke Ferona hunte'ne.
UJosefa waseletha uJakobe uyise, wammisa phambi kukaFaro; uJakobe wasembusisa uFaro.
8 Fero'a anage huno antahige'ne, Kagra nama'a zagegafu hu'nane?
UFaro wasesithi kuJakobe: Mangaki amalanga eminyaka yempilo yakho?
9 Higeno Jekopu'a Feronkura anage hu'ne, Nafahe'za zaza kna maniza e'nazanagi, nagra atupa'a knafi natagura huna ne-ena, 130'a zagegafu hu'noe.
UJakobe wasesithi kuFaro: Amalanga eminyaka yobuhambuma bami ayiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; abemalutshwana emabi amalanga eminyaka yempilo yami, futhi kawafinyelelanga emalangeni eminyaka yempilo yabobaba ensukwini zobuhambuma babo.
10 Jekopu'a asomu ke Ferona hunteteno atreno vu'ne.
UJakobe wasebusisa uFaro, waphuma esuka ebusweni bukaFaro.
11 Higeno Josefe'a nafa'amofone, afuhe'inena zamavareno Isipi mopamo'ma knare huno tretre hu'nerega, Rameses kaziga Fero'ma hu'nere mopa ome regori zamige'za mani'naze.
UJosefa wabahlalisa oyise labafowabo, wabapha isabelo elizweni leGibhithe, ebuhleni belizwe kulalo lonke, emkhonweni iRamesesi njengoba uFaro elayile.
12 Josefe'a nefane, afuhe'ine, nefa nompima nemaniza vahe'ene, osi mofavre naga'enena, mani'naza avamente ne'zana zami'ne.
UJosefa wasebondla oyise labafowabo lendlu yonke kayise ngesinkwa, ngokomlomo wabantwanyana.
13 Hianagi Isipi mopafine, Kenani mopare'enena tusi'a zagereno mikazana tefanane higeno, mika mopafina ne'zana omnetfa hu'ne.
Njalo kwakungelakudla elizweni lonke, ngoba indlala yayinzima kakhulu; lelizwe leGibhithe lelizwe leKhanani aphela amandla ngendlala.
14 Josefe'a Isipi mopareti'ene Kenani mopareti'ma maka zagoma eri'za ne'zama eme mizasaza zagoa eritru huteno, erino Fero nompima zagoma nentazafi ana mika ome ante'ne.
UJosefa wasebutha yonke imali eyatholakala elizweni leGibhithe lelizweni leKhanani, yamabele ababewathenga; uJosefa waseletha imali endlini kaFaro.
15 Hagi Isipi vahe'mo'zane Kenani vahe'mo'zama zagozmima ne'zante'ma maka atre'za eri hanama hutage'za, Isipi vahe'mo'za Josefente e'za anage hu'naze, zagotia hago atreta erihna hu'nonanki, frisunki ne'zanaramio.
Kwathi imali isiphelile elizweni leGibhithe lelizweni leKhanani, wonke amaGibhithe eza kuJosefa esithi: Siphe ukudla; ngoba sizafelani phambi kwakho? Ngoba isiphelile imali.
16 Anante Josefe'a anage huno zamasami'ne, Zago tamima omanea nona'a, afu'zagatmi eme naminke'na afu tamimofo nona hu'na ne'zana refko hurami'neno.
UJosefa wasesithi: Lethani izifuyo zenu; njalo ngizalinika ngezifuyo zenu, uba imali isiphelile.
17 Hige'za hosiramima, sipisipiramima, memekiramima bulimakaoramima, donki afu'zagaramima hu'za zamavare'za Josefena eme nemizageno nona huno, ana kafufima nesaza ne'zana zami'ne.
Basebeletha izifuyo zabo kuJosefa; uJosefa wasebanika ukudla ngamabhiza langemfuyo yezimvu langemfuyo yenkomo langabobabhemi. Wasebondla ngokudla ngezifuyo zabo zonke ngalowomnyaka.
18 Ana kafuma vagarege'za mago zagegafurera Josefente ete e'za anage hu'naze, rantimoka kavurera fra okigahune. Zagotia hago kagrite atreta eri hana nehuta, mika afutamina ranti'moka kagrite atre vagare'none. Hagi rantimoka menina tagrane mopatige asizanke me'ne.
Kwathi usuphelile lowomnyaka, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili, bathi kuye: Kasiyikuyifihlela inkosi yethu ukuthi, njengoba imali isiphelile, lemfuyo yezifuyo isingeyenkosi yethu, kakukho okuseleyo phambi kwenkosi yethu, ngaphandle kwemizimba yethu lamasimu ethu.
19 Nahanigeta tagra frisunkeno mopatimo'a havizana hugahie? Tagri'ene mopatinena nezanteti miza hugeta, tagra Feronte kazokazo eri'za erinenteta manimneno. Nehunka avimza tamigeta tagra ofrita mani'nesunkeno, ama mopamo'a, trankino megusa avu'avara osino.
Sizafelani phambi kwamehlo akho, thina sonke lamasimu ethu? Sithenge lamasimu ethu ngokudla, thina-ke lamasimu ethu sibe zinceku zikaFaro; njalo siphe inhlanyelo ukuze siphile singafi, lokuthi umhlabathi ungalobi.
20 Hazageno Josefe'a mika Isipi mopa ne'zanteti mizaseno Ferona eri ami'ne. Mika Isipi vahe'mokizmia zamaga'zamo'a zamazeri havizantfa hige'za mopa zamia ne'zante atrageno, ana mika mopamo'a Fero mopa sevare'ne.
UJosefa wasemthengela uFaro ilizwe lonke leGibhithe, ngoba amaGibhithe athengisa ngulowo lalowo insimu yakhe, ngoba indlala yayilamandla phezu kwabo; lelizwe laba ngelikaFaro.
21 Hagi Josefe'a ana mika vahetamina kazokazo eri'za vahere huno, Isipi mopamofo ruga raga atupa'aregati zamavareno, ranra kumatmimpi ome zamante'ne.
Njalo mayelana labantu, wabasusa baya emizini, kusukela ekupheleni komunye umngcele weGibhithe kusiya ekupheleni komunye wayo.
22 Hianagi Josefe'a pristi vahe'mokizmi mopa miza osegeno, Fero'a ana pristi vahera ne'zana zamige'za nene'za mopa'zmia zagorera otre'naze.
Kuphela ilizwe labapristi kalithenganga, ngoba abapristi balesabelo kuFaro, badla isabelo sabo uFaro ayebanika sona; ngakho kabathengisanga ilizwe labo.
23 Hagi Josefe'a amanage huno maka veara zamasmi'ne, Keho, hago menina tamagri'ene mopatmi'nena Fero miza semi'noe. Menina mago'a avimza timinena tamagra hoza eritma hankregahaze.
UJosefa wasesithi ebantwini: Khangelani, lamuhla ngilithengele uFaro lelizwe lenu; khangelani kulenhlanyelo yenu njalo lizahlanyela ensimini.
24 Hagi ne'zama hamare knarera 5fu'a ko'nama anaki'nuta, mago ko'na Fero nemita, 4'a ko'nafintira hozafi avi krisaza zane, nontamifi naga'ene ne'onse mofavre naga'mozanema nesazaza tamagra erigahaze.
Kuzakuthi-ke esivunweni limnike uFaro ingxenye yesihlanu, lengxenye ezine zibe ngezenu, kube yinhlanyelo yensimu lokudla kwenu lokwabasemizini yenu, lokudla kwabantwanyana benu.
25 Hige'za anage hu'naze, Kagra knare kavukava hurantanketa ofrita mani'none! Knare agampu ra'nimofo avurera hiankita, Fero kazokzo eri'za vahe manigahune.
Basebesithi: Usindise impilo yethu; asithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yami, njalo sizakuba yizigqili zikaFaro.
26 Anage hazageno, Josefe'a Isipi mopamofo tra kea anage huno ante'ne, Hozafi kave'ma hamare'za 5fu'a kevuma antesafintira mago kevua kini ne'mofo amitere hugahaze hu'nege'za, ana hume neazageno eno ama knarera ehanati'ne. Hagi pristi vahe'mo'zage mopazmia otre zamagra'a eri'naze.
UJosefa wasekumisa kwaba ngumthetho kuze kube lamuhla, phezu kwelizwe leGibhithe, ukuthi ingxenye yesihlanu izakuba ngekaFaro; ngaphandle kwelizwe labapristi lodwa elingeyisilo likaFaro.
27 Menina Israeli vahe'mo'za Isipi mopare, Goseni agu'afi mani'ne'za, mika zana erisanti nehare'za, rama'a vahe fore hu'naze.
UIsrayeli wasehlala elizweni leGibhithe, elizweni leGosheni; bazizuzela imfuyo kulo, bazala, banda kakhulu.
28 Jekopu'a Isipi moparera 17ni'a zagegafu mani'ne. Jekopu'ma manino'ma e'nea zagegafu'a ana maka'a 147ni'a zagegafu hu'ne.
UJakobe wasephila elizweni leGibhithe iminyaka elitshumi lesikhombisa; ngakho insuku zikaJakobe, iminyaka yempilo yakhe, yayiyiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amane lesikhombisa.
29 Israeli'ma (Jekopu) frisnia knamo atupa higeno, mofavre'a Josefe ke huno amanage huno asmi'ne, Muse (plis) hugantoanki kagrama nagriku'ma kave'ma sinante'sunka, menina kazana fenka namopi antenka musezana hunaverinka tamage hunka huo. Muse (plis) hugantoanki Isipia ase onantegahane.
Kwathi sekusondele insuku zikaIsrayeli ukuthi afe, wabiza indodana yakhe uJosefa, wathi kuye: Uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ake ubeke isandla sakho ngaphansi kwethangazi lami, ungenzele umusa leqiniso; ngicela ungangingcwabi eGibhithe;
30 Hianagi nagrama frisnugenka, kagra Isipitira erinka vunka vahe'niama asema nezmantafi ome asenanto. Higeno Josefe'a huno, kema hanaza hugahue.
kodwa akuthi ngilale labobaba, ngakho uzangithwala ungisuse eGibhithe, ungingcwabe engcwabeni labo. Wasesithi: Mina ngizakwenza njengokwelizwi lakho.
31 Agra anage hu'ne, Tamage hu'na hugahue hanunka, huvempa huo, higeno tamage hu'na ana hugahue huno Josefe'a asmi'ne. Anante Israeli'a (Jekopu) kepri huno sipare mani'neno Josefena muse hunte'ne.
Wasesithi: Funga kimi. Wasefunga kuye. UIsrayeli wasekhothamela phezu kwesihloko sombheda.
