 Genesise 50 IBhayibheli Elikuyi-Internet INguqulo Yezwe Elisha50 Khona-ke uJosefa wawela phezu kobuso bukayise waqhumuka wakhala izinyembezi phezu kwakhe wamanga. 2 Ngemva kwalokho uJosefa wayala izinceku zakhe, odokotela, ukuba bagqumise uyise. Ngakho odokotela bamgqumisa u-Israyeli, 3 futhi bathatha izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ezigcwele ngaye, ngoba ngokwesiko babethatha izinsuku ezingako ukugqumisa, futhi amaGibhithe aqhubeka emkhalela izinsuku ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa. 4 Ekugcineni zadlula izinsuku zokumkhalela, uJosefa wayesekhuluma nendlu kaFaro, wathi: Manje, uma ngitholé umusa emehlweni enu, ngicela nikhulume ezindlebeni zikaFaro, nithi, 5 Ubaba wangifungisa, wathi: Bheka! Ngiyafa. Kumelwe ungingcwabe endaweni yami yokungcwaba engazigubhela yona ezweni laseKhanani. Manje ngiyacela, ngivumele ngikhuphuke ngiyongcwaba ubaba, ngemva kwalokho ngizimisele ukubuya. 6 Ngalokho uFaro wathi: Khuphuka ungcwabe uyihlo njengoba nje akufungisa. 7 Ngakho uJosefa wakhuphuka wayongcwaba uyise, futhi kwakhuphuka kanye naye zonke izinceku zikaFaro, amadoda amadala endlu yakhe nawo wonke amadoda amadala asezweni laseGibhithe, 8 nabo bonke abendlu kaJosefa nabafowabo nendlu kayise. Bashiya abantwana babo abancane nemihlambi yabo yezimvu nemihlambi yabo yezinkomo kuphela ezweni laseGosheni. 9 Futhi kwakhuphuka kanye naye kokubili izinqola nezinkweli zamahhashi, ikamu laba likhulu kakhulu. 10 Khona-ke bafika esibuyeni sase-Athadi, elisesifundeni saseJordani, babangalasa khona kakhulu nakanzima futhi wagcina imicikilisho yokulilela uyise izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 11 Abakhileyo kulelo zwe, amaKhanani, babona imicikilisho yokulila esibuyeni sase-Athadi, bababaza bathi: Yisililo esikhulu samaGibhithe! Yingakho igama layo laqanjwa ngokuthi i-Abela-mizirayimi, esesifundeni saseJordani. 12 Amadodana akhe amenzela njengoba nje ayewayalile. 13 Ngakho amadodana akhe amthwala amyisa ezweni laseKhanani amngcwaba emhumeni wensimu yaseMakaphela, insimu u-Abrahama ayeyithenge ku-Efroni umHeti ukuba ibe yindawo yakhe yokungcwaba ephambi kwaseMamre. 14 Ngemva kwalokho uJosefa wabuyela eGibhithe, yena nabafowabo nabo bonke ababekhuphuke naye beyongcwaba uyise, ngemva kokuba esemngcwabile uyise. 15 Lapho abafowabo bakaJosefa bebona ukuthi uyise wayesefile, baqala ukuthi: Kungenzeka ukuthi uJosefa ufukamele inzondo ngathi futhi uzoqiniseka ukuthi uyasibuyisela ngakho konke okubi esikwenze kuye. 16 Ngakho basho umyalo kuJosefa ngala mazwi: Uyihlo wakhipha umyalo ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe, wathi, 17 Yilokhu eniyokusho kuJosefa: Ngiyakuncenga, siza uxolele ukuvukela kwabafowenu nesono sabo ngokuthi benzé okubi kuwe. Manje siza uxolele ukuvukela kwezinceku zikaNkulunkulu kayihlo. UJosefa waqhumuka wakhala izinyembezi lapho bekhuluma naye. 18 Ngemva kwalokho abafowabo beza bawa phansi phambi kwakhe bathi: Bheka sifana nezigqila kuwe! 19 Khona-ke uJosefa wathi kubo: Ningesabi, ngoba ngisesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu yini? 20 Nina, naningicabangele okubi. UNkulunkulu wayekucabanga ukuba kube kuhle ngenjongo yokuba enze njengakulolu suku, ukuba alonde abantu abaningi. 21 Ngakho manje ningesabi. Mina ngizoqhubeka ngininika ukudla nina nabantwana benu abancane. Kanjalo wabaduduza wabaqinisekisa. 22 UJosefa waqhubeka ehlala eGibhithe, yena nendlu kayise; uJosefa waphila iminyaka eyikhulu neshumi. 23 Futhi uJosefa wabona amadodana ka-Efrayimi esizukulwane sesithathu, namadodana kaMakiri, indodana kaManase. Azalelwa emadolweni kaJosefa. 24 Ekugcineni uJosefa wathi kubafowabo: Sengiyafa; kodwa ngokuqinisekile uNkulunkulu uyoninaka, futhi nakanjani uyonikhuphula anikhiphe kuleli zwe aniyise ezweni afunga ngalo ku-Abrahama, ku-Isaka nakuJakobe. 25 Ngakho uJosefa wawafungisa amadodana ka-Israyeli, wathi: Nakanjani uNkulunkulu uyoninaka. Ngakho kumelwe nithathe amathambo ami niwakhuphule niwakhiphe lapha. 26 Ngemva kwalokho uJosefa wafa eneminyaka eyikhulu neshumi; bamgqumisa, wayesefakwa ebhokisini lokungcwaba eGibhithe. 