UGenesisi 42
1 Kwathi uJakhobe esezwile ukuthi amabele ayekhona eGibhithe wathi emadodaneni akhe, “Kungani likhangelana nje?”
and to see: examine Jacob for there grain in/on/with Egypt and to say Jacob to/for son: child his to/for what? to see: see
2 Waqhubeka wathi, “Sengizwile ukuthi amabele akhona eGibhithe. Yehlani liye khona liyesithengela wona ukuze siphile singafi.”
and to say behold to hear: hear for there grain in/on/with Egypt to go down there [to] and to buy grain to/for us from there and to live and not to die
3 Ngakho abanewabo bakaJosefa behla bayathenga amabele eGibhithe.
and to go down brother: male-sibling Joseph ten to/for to buy grain grain from Egypt
4 Kodwa uJakhobe kamthumanga labanye uBhenjamini, umnawakhe kaJosefa ngoba wesaba ukuthi angaqabuka ewelwa yingozi.
and [obj] Benjamin brother: male-sibling Joseph not to send: depart Jacob with brother: male-sibling his for to say lest to encounter: chanced him harm
5 Kungakho amadodana ka-Israyeli ayeludwendwe lunye lalabo ababesiyathenga amabele njengoba indlala yayikhona laselizweni leKhenani.
and to come (in): come son: child Israel to/for to buy grain in/on/with midst [the] to come (in): come for to be [the] famine in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan
6 Ngalesosikhathi uJosefa wayengumbusi welizwe, enguye othengisela abantu bonke amabele. Ngakho abafowabo bakaJosefa bathi befika khona bamkhothamela, bathi mbo ngobuso phansi.
and Joseph he/she/it [the] domineering upon [the] land: country/planet he/she/it [the] to buy grain to/for all people [the] land: country/planet and to come (in): come brother: male-sibling Joseph and to bow to/for him face land: soil [to]
7 UJosefa wonela ukubabona abafowabo, wabazi, kodwa wazitshaya owezizweni, wabakhulumisa ngokubakhahlameza. Wababuza wathi, “Livela ngaphi?” Baphendula bathi, “Sivela elizweni laseKhenani ukuzathenga ukudla.”
and to see: see Joseph [obj] brother: male-sibling his and to recognize them and to alienate to(wards) them and to speak: speak with them severe and to say to(wards) them from where? to come (in): come and to say from land: country/planet Canaan to/for to buy grain food
8 Lanxa uJosefa wabazi abafowabo, bona kabamazanga.
and to recognize Joseph [obj] brother: male-sibling his and they(masc.) not to recognize him
9 Ngakho wasekhumbula amaphupho akhe ngabo wasesithi kubo, “Lizinhloli! Lilande ukuzabona lapho ilizwe lethu elingavikelekanga khona.”
and to remember Joseph [obj] [the] dream which to dream to/for them and to say to(wards) them to spy you(m. p.) to/for to see: see [obj] nakedness [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come
10 Baphendula bathi, “Hatshi, nkosi yethu. Izinceku zakho zize ukuzothenga ukudla.
and to say to(wards) him not lord my and servant/slave your to come (in): come to/for to buy grain food
11 Singamadodana endoda yinye sonke. Izinceku zakho zingabantu abaqotho, kazisizo zinhloli.”
all our son: child man one we right we not to be servant/slave your to spy
12 Wathi kubo, “Hatshi! Lize ukuzabona lapho ilizwe lethu elingavikelekanga khona.”
and to say to(wards) them not for nakedness [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come to/for to see: see
13 Kodwa baphendula bathi, “Izinceku zakho zaziyizelamani ezilitshumi lambili, engamadodana endoda yinye, ehlala elizweni laseKhenani. Icinathunjana lisele lobaba, ikanti eyodwa kayisekho.”
and to say two ten servant/slave your brother: male-sibling we son: child man one in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan and behold [the] small: young with father our [the] day: today and [the] one nothing he
14 UJosefa wathi kubo, “Kunjengoba ngilitshelile: Lizinhloli!
and to say to(wards) them Joseph he/she/it which to speak: speak to(wards) you to/for to say to spy you(m. p.)
15 Manje-ke lizahlolwa kanje: Ngifunga uFaro, kaliyikusuka lapha ngaphandle kokuthi umfowenu omncinyane afike lapha.
in/on/with this to test alive Pharaoh if: surely no to come out: come from this that if: except if: except in/on/with to come (in): come brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young here/thus
16 Thumani omunye wenu amlande umfowenu; lonke abanye lizagcinwa entolongweni, ukuze amazwi enu ahlolisiswe ukuthi lingabe likhuluma iqiniso yini. Nxa kungenjalo, ngifunga uFaro, lizinhloli!”
to send: depart from you one and to take: bring [obj] brother: male-sibling your and you(m. p.) to bind and to test word your truth: true with you and if not alive Pharaoh for to spy you(m. p.)
17 Wasebafaka entolongweni bonke okwensuku ezintathu.
and to gather [obj] them to(wards) custody three day
18 Ngosuku lwesithathu uJosefa wathi kubo, “Yenzani lokhu ukuze lisile, ngoba mina ngesaba uNkulunkulu:
and to say to(wards) them Joseph in/on/with day [the] third this to make: do and to live [obj] [the] God I afraid
19 Nxa lingabantu abaqotho, omunye wenu kahlale lapha entolongweni, kuthi lina abanye libuyele lihambisele izimuli zenu amabele esezibulawa yindlala.
if right you(m. p.) brother: male-sibling your one to bind in/on/with house: home custody your and you(m. p.) to go: went to come (in): bring grain famine house: household your
20 Kodwa limlethe lapha kimi umnawenu omncane ukuze amazwi enu aqiniseke, njalo ukuze lingafi.” Bakwenza lokho.
and [obj] brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young to come (in): bring to(wards) me and be faithful word your and not to die and to make: do so
21 Basebekhulumisana bathi, “Ngempela sijeziselwa umfowethu. Sambona ukuthi wayekhathazeke kangakanani esincenga, ezincengela impilo yakhe, kodwa kasaze samlalela; kungakho sisehlelwa luhlupho lolu.”
and to say man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his truly guilty we upon brother: male-sibling our which to see: see distress soul his in/on/with be gracious he to(wards) us and not to hear: hear upon so to come (in): come to(wards) us [the] distress [the] this
22 URubheni waphendula wathi, “Kodwa kangilitshelanga yini ukuthi lingenzi isono emfaneni lina laqinisa amakhanda? Nanku-ke sesimele sifakaze ngegazi lakhe.”
and to answer Reuben [obj] them to/for to say not to say to(wards) you to/for to say not to sin in/on/with youth and not to hear: hear and also blood his behold to seek
23 Babengakunanzeleli ukuthi uJosefa wayeluzwa ulimi lwabo njengoba wayelomtolikelayo.
and they(masc.) not to know for to hear: understand Joseph for [the] to mock between them
24 Wabafulathela wachiphiza izinyembezi, kodwa waphenduka wakhuluma labo. Wathi kuthathwe uSimiyoni kubo owahle wabotshwa phambi kwabo.
and to turn: turn from upon them and to weep and to return: return to(wards) them and to speak: speak to(wards) them and to take: take from with them [obj] Simeon and to bind [obj] him to/for eye: before(the eyes) their
25 UJosefa waselaya ukuthi kugcwaliswe amabele emasakeni abo, kubuyiselwe imali yalowo lalowo ifakwe phakathi kwesaka lakhe njalo baphiwe umphako wendlela. Sebekwenzelwe konke lokho,
and to command Joseph and to fill [obj] article/utensil their grain and to/for to return: return silver: money their man: anyone to(wards) sackcloth his and to/for to give: give to/for them provision to/for way: journey and to make: do to/for them so
26 betshata amasaka abo kubobabhemi bahamba.
and to lift: bear [obj] grain their upon donkey their and to go: went from there
27 Endaweni lapho abema khona ngalobubusuku omunye wabo wavula isaka lakhe ukuthathela ubabhemi wakhe ukudla, wasebona imali yakhe yesiliva emlonyeni wesaka.
and to open [the] one [obj] sackcloth his to/for to give: give fodder to/for donkey his in/on/with lodging and to see: see [obj] silver: money his and behold he/she/it in/on/with lip sack his
28 Wathi kubafowabo, “Isiliva sami sibuyiselwe. Nansi lapha phakathi kwesaka lami.” Zatshona inhliziyo zabo bakhangelana bethuthumela bathi, “Kuyini kambe lokhu uNkulunkulu asekwenzile kithi?”
and to say to(wards) brother: male-sibling his to return: return silver: money my and also behold in/on/with sack my and to come out: surrender heart their and to tremble man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his to/for to say what? this to make: do God to/for us
29 Bathi sebefike kuyise uJakhobe elizweni laseKhenani bamtshela konke lokho okwakwenzakele kubo. Bathi,
and to come (in): come to(wards) Jacob father their land: country/planet [to] Canaan and to tell to/for him [obj] all [the] to meet [obj] them to/for to say
30 “Indoda eyinkosi yelizwe isikhulumise ngokusihalada, yasiphatha kwangathi sizinhloli elizweni.
to speak: speak [the] man lord [the] land: country/planet with us severe and to give: make [obj] us like/as to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet
31 Kodwa sathi kuyo, ‘Singamadoda aqotho; kasisizonhloli thina.
and to say to(wards) him right we not to be to spy
32 Sasiyizelamani ezilitshumi lambili, amadodana endoda yinye. Omunye sowedlula, kuthi icinathunjana lisele lobaba eKhenani.’
two ten we brother: male-sibling son: child father our [the] one nothing he and [the] small: young [the] day: today with father our in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan
33 Ngakho umuntu oyinkosi yalelolizwe wasesithi kithi, ‘Nanku okuzangenza ngazi ukuthi lingabantu abaqotho: Tshiyani omunye umfowenu lapha kimi, lithathe ukudla kwezimuli zenu ezilambayo lihambe.
and to say to(wards) us [the] man lord [the] land: country/planet in/on/with this to know for right you(m. p.) brother: male-sibling your [the] one to rest with me and [obj] famine house: household your to take: take and to go: went
34 Kodwa umnawenu limlethe kimi khona ngizakwazi ukuthi kalisizinhloli, kodwa lingabantu abaqotho. Lapho-ke ngizambuyisela kini umfowenu, lani selingazithengisela phakathi kwelizwe.’”
and to come (in): bring [obj] brother: male-sibling your [the] small: young to(wards) me and to know for not to spy you(m. p.) for right you(m. p.) [obj] brother: male-sibling your to give: give to/for you and [obj] [the] land: country/planet to trade
35 Bathi sebethulula amasaka abo, babona umxhaka wesiliva waleyo laleyo ndoda esakeni layo! Kwathi bona ngokwabo kanye loyise bebona imixhaka yemali besaba.
and to be they(masc.) to empty sackcloth their and behold man: anyone bundle silver: money his in/on/with sackcloth his and to see: see [obj] bundle silver: money their they(masc.) and father their and to fear
36 Uyise uJakhobe wathi kubo, “Selingephuce abantwabami. UJosefa kasekho, loSimiyoni kasekho; manje selifuna ukuthatha uBhenjamini. Yonke into iyangihlamukela!”
and to say to(wards) them Jacob father their [obj] me be bereaved Joseph nothing he and Simeon nothing he and [obj] Benjamin to take: take upon me to be all their
37 URubheni wasesithi kuyise, “Ungawabulala womabili amadodana ami nxa ngingangambuyisi kuwe. Mnikele ezandleni zami, mina ngizambuyisa.”
and to say Reuben to(wards) father his to/for to say [obj] two son: child my to die if not to come (in): bring him to(wards) you to give: put [emph?] [obj] him upon hand my and I to return: return him to(wards) you
38 Kodwa uJakhobe wathi, “Indodana yami kayiyikuhamba lani khonale; umnewabo sewafa, usenguye yedwa oseleyo. Nxa evelelwa ngokubi kuloluhambo lwenu lizakwenza ukuthi ikhanda lami eliyimpunga liye engcwabeni lidabukile.” (Sheol h7585)
and to say not to go down son: child my with you for brother: male-sibling his to die and he/she/it to/for alone him to remain and to encounter: chanced him harm in/on/with way: journey which to go: continue in/on/with her and to go down [obj] greyheaded my in/on/with sorrow hell: Sheol [to] (Sheol h7585)
