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| 1. | UJakobe wasehlala elizweni uyise ayehlala kilo njengowezizwe, ilizwe leKhanani. |
| 2. | Lezi zindaba zezizukulwana zikaJakobe. UJosefa, eleminyaka elitshumi lesikhombisa, wayeselusa umhlambi labafowabo, wayengumfana, elamadodana kaBiliha, lamadodana kaZilipa, omkayise; uJosefa waseletha kuyise imibiko emibi ngabo. |
| 3. | Njalo uIsrayeli wayemthanda uJosefa kulawo wonke amadodana akhe, ngoba wayeyindodana yobudala kuye; wamenzela isigqoko esilemibalabala. |
| 4. | Kwathi abafowabo sebebonile ukuthi uyise uyamthanda kulabo bonke abafowabo, bamzonda, babengelakukhuluma kuye ngokuthula. |
| 5. | UJosefa wasephupha iphupho, wa l azisa abafowabo; ngakho baqhubeka bemzonda kakhulu. |
| 6. | Wasesithi kibo: Ake lizwe leliphupho engiliphuphileyo. |
| 7. | Khangelani-ke, besibopha izithungo phakathi kwensimu, njalo khangelani, isithungo sami sema saqonda futhi, khangelani-ke, izithungo zenu zazingelezela, zasikhothamela isithungo sami. |
| 8. | Abafowabo basebesithi kuye: Kanti ukubusa uzasibusa, ukulawula uzasilawula yini? Ngakho baqhubeka bemzonda kakhulu, ngenxa yamaphupho akhe langenxa yamazwi akhe. |
| 9. | Wasebuya futhi waphupha elinye iphupho, walilandisela abafowabo, wathi: Khangelani, ngiphuphe futhi iphupho; khangelani-ke, ilanga lenyanga lenkanyezi ezilitshumi lanye zingikhothamela. |
| 10. | Waselandisela uyise labafowabo. Uyise wasemsola wathi kuye: Liyini leliphupho oliphuphileyo? Ukuza sizakuza, mina lonyoko labafowenu, sikhothamele emhlabathini phambi kwakho yini? |
| 11. | Abafowabo-ke baba lomona ngaye, kodwa uyise waligcina lelilizwi. |
| 12. | Abafowabo basebesiyalagisa umhlambi kayise eShekema. |
| 13. | UIsrayeli wasesithi kuJosefa: Abafowenu kabalagisi eShekema yini? Woza, ngikuthume kibo. Wasesithi kuye: Khangela ngi lapha. |
| 14. | Wasesithi kuye: Hamba-ke, ubone ukuthi baphila kuhle yini abafowenu, lokuthi uyaphila umhlambi, ungibuyisele ilizwi. Wasemthuma esuka esigodini iHebroni wasefika eShekema. |
| 15. | Indoda yamfica, ngoba khangela wayezula egangeni; indoda yasimbuza yathi: Udingani? |
| 16. | Wasesithi: Ngidinga abafowethu; ake ungazise ukuthi balagise ngaphi. |
| 17. | Indoda yasisithi: Basukile lapha, ngoba ngibezwile besithi: Asiye eDothani. UJosefa wasebalandela abafowabo, wabathola eDothani. |
| 18. | Basebembona esekhatshana. Njalo engakasondeli kubo, bamenzela ugobe lokuthi bambulale. |
| 19. | Bakhulumisana besithi: Khangela, lo umphuphi uyeza; |
| 20. | khathesi-ke, wozani simbulale, simphosele komunye wemigodi, besesisithi: Isilo esibi simdlile. Khona sizabona ukuthi amaphupho akhe azakuba yini. |
| 21. | URubeni wasekuzwa, wamophula esandleni sabo, wathi: Asingatshayi impilo. |
| 22. | URubeni wasesithi kubo: Lingachithi igazi, mphoseleni kulumgodi osenkangala, lingeluleli isandla kuye; ukuze amkhulule esandleni sabo, ukuze ambuyisele kuyise. |
| 23. | Kwasekusithi uJosefa esefikile kubafowabo, bamhlubula uJosefa isigqoko sakhe, isigqoko esilemibalabala, ayesigqokile; |
| 24. | basebemthatha, bamphosela emgodini; kodwa umgodi wawungelalutho, kungelamanzi kuwo. |
| 25. | Basebehlala phansi ukudla isinkwa. Baphakamisa amehlo abo babona, khangela-ke, udwendwe lwamaIshmayeli luvela eGileyadi, lamakamela awo ethwele isinongo lenhlaka lemure*, ehamba ukukwehlisela eGibhithe. |
| 26. | UJuda wasesithi kubafowabo: Yinzuzo bani uba simbulala umfowethu, sifihle igazi lakhe? |
| 27. | Wozani, simthengise kumaIshmayeli, lesandla sethu kasingabi phezu kwakhe, ngoba umgumfowethu, inyama yethu. Abafowabo basebelalela. |
| 28. | Kwasekudlula amaMidiyani angabathengiselani; basebemdonsa bamphakamisa uJosefa emgodini, bathengisa uJosefa kumaIshmayeli ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezingamatshumi amabili. Amusa-ke eGibhithe. |
| 29. | Kwathi uRubeni ebuyela emgodini, khangela-ke, uJosefa wayengekho emgodini, wadabula izembatho zakhe. |
| 30. | Wasebuyela kubafowabo wathi: Umfana kakho; mina-ke, ngizakuya ngaphi? |
| 31. | Basebethatha isigqoko sikaJosefa, bahlaba izinyane lembuzi, bagxamuza isigqoko egazini. |
| 32. | Basebethumela isigqoko esilemibalabala, basisa kuyise, bathi: Lokhu sikuficile; akunanzelele ukuthi lesi yisigqoko sendodana yakho yini, loba hatshi. |
| 33. | Wasinanzelela wathi: Yisigqoko sendodana yami! Isilo esibi simdlile, isibili udatshulwe uJosefa. |
| 34. | UJakobe wasedabula izembatho zakhe, wafaka ilembu lesaka ekhalweni lwakhe, wayililela indodana yakhe insuku ezinengi. |
| 35. | Njalo wonke amadodana akhe lamadodakazi akhe asukuma ukumduduza, kodwa wala ukududuzwa, wathi: Ngoba ngizakwehlela engcwabeni endodaneni yami ngilila. Uyise wamlilela njalo. |
| 36. | AmaMidiyani asemthengisa eGibhithe kuPotifa, umphathi kaFaro, induna yabalindi. |
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