Genesis

41 Ekupheleni kweminyaka emibini, uFaro waphupha+ emi ngakuMlambo UmNayile. 2 Nako kuphuma kumNayile iinkomo ezisixhenxe ezintle nezityebileyo, zisitya ingca engakumNayile.+ 3 Kwaphuma ezinye iinkomo ezisixhenxe emva kwezo kumNayile, ezi zazimbi kwaye zibhityile. Zema ecaleni kweenkomo ezityebileyo, ngakudonga lomNayile. 4 Iinkomo ezazimbi futhi zibhityile zatya iinkomo ezisixhenxe ezazintle nezazityebile. UFaro waphaphama xa kulapho.

5 Emva koko waphinda walala waza waphupha okwesibini. Wabona izikhwebu ezisixhenxe ziphuma kudiza olunye, zityebile kwaye zizihle.+ 6 Wabona nezikhwebu ezisixhenxe, ezintshwencileyo nezitshiswe ngumoya wasempuma, zikhula emva kwazo. 7 Izikhwebu ezintshwencileyo zaziginya ezo zikhwebu zisixhenxe zityebileyo nezichumileyo. UFaro uvuke xa kulapho, waqonda ukuba ebephupha.

8 Kusasa waphazamiseka emoyeni. Ngoko wathumela ukuba kubizwe bonke ababingeleli baseYiputa abenza imilingo nazo zonke izilumko zelo lizwe, waza uFaro wababalisela amaphupha akhe, kodwa nkqi ukuba kubekho umntu okwaziyo ukuwatolikela uFaro.

9 Ngoko umphathi wabangcamli wathetha noFaro, esithi: “Ndiyazivuma izono zam namhlanje. 10 Izicaka zikaFaro zamcaphukisa. Ngoko wandiphosa ejele, endlini yomphathi woonogada, mna nomphathi wababhaki.+ 11 Emva koko sobabini saphupha iphupha ngobusuku obunye. Ngamnye kuthi waphupha iphupha lakhe elahlukileyo.+ 12 Sasinomfana womHebhere apho, isicaka somphathi woonogada.+ Sathi sakumxelela,+ wasitolikela amaphupha ethu. Watolikela ngamnye wethu into ethethwa liphupha lakhe. 13 Kwenzeka kanye le nto wayeyitshilo. Mna ndabuyiselwa kwisikhundla sam, yona enye indoda yaxhonywa.”+

14 Ngoko uFaro wathumela ukuba kuziswe uYosefu,+ waza wakhutshwa ngokukhawuleza ejele.*+ Wacheba, watshintsha neempahla zakhe, emva koko weza kuFaro. 15 UFaro wathi kuYosefu: “Ndiphuphe iphupha, kodwa akukho mntu wakulitolika. Ndive kusithiwa wena uyaliva iphupha uze ulitolike.”+ 16 UYosefu wathi kuFaro: “Ungade ulindele nto kum! NguThixo oza kuchazela uFaro ngemeko yakhe.”+

17 UFaro wathi kuYosefu: “Ndiphuphe ndimi kudonga loMlambo UmNayile. 18 Ndibone kuphuma kumNayile iinkomo ezisixhenxe, ezityebileyo nezintle, zatya ingca yomNayile.+ 19 Ndibone nezinye iinkomo ezisixhenxe zinyuka emva kwazo, ezi bezibuthathaka, zimbi kakhulu yaye zibhityile. Zange ndazibona ezimbi njengazo kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. 20 Iinkomo ezinqinileyo nezimbi ziye zazitya zazigqiba iinkomo ezisixhenxe zokuqala ezityebileyo. 21 Kodwa emva kokuba zizigqibile, akakho umntu obenokutsho ukuba zizityile, kuba bezisembi njengasekuqaleni. Ndivuke xa kulapho ke.

22 “Emva koko ndiphinde ndaphupha izikhwebu ezisixhenxe ziphuma eludizeni olunye, zichumile yaye zizihle.+ 23 Ndibone nezinye izikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezibunileyo, zintshwencile, zitshiswe ngumoya wasempuma, zikhula emva kwezo. 24 Zaza izikhwebu ezintshwencileyo zaziginya ezo zikhwebu zisixhenxe zihle. Ngoko ndiye ndachazela ababingeleli abenza imilingo,+ kodwa akubangakho namnye ukwazileyo ukundicacisela.”+

25 Wathi ke uYosefu kuFaro: “Amaphupha kaFaro aliphupha elinye. UThixo wokwenene umxelele uFaro into yena aza kuyenza.+ 26 Iinkomo ezisixhenxe ezintle yiminyaka esixhenxe. Kunjalo ke nangezikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezintle, yiminyaka esixhenxe. Amaphupha la aliphupha elinye. 27 Iinkomo ezisixhenxe ezinqinileyo nezimbi eziphume emva kwazo, ziyiminyaka esixhenxe, nezikhwebu ezisixhenxe ezingenanto ezitshiswe ngumoya wasempuma, ziza kuba yiminyaka esixhenxe yendlala. 28 Kunjengokuba bendimxelele uFaro: UThixo wokwenene ubangele uFaro wayibona into aza kuyenza.

29 “Kuza iminyaka esixhenxe yentlutha enkulu kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. 30 Kodwa nakanjani emva kwaleyo, kuza kubakho iminyaka esixhenxe yendlala, kwaye intlutha ebikho elizweni laseYiputa iza kulityalwa ize indlala ilonakalise ilizwe.+ 31 Iza kulibaleka intlutha ebikhe yakho elizweni ngenxa yaloo ndlala iza kubakho emva kwayo, kuba iza kuba qatha. 32 Ekubeni eli phupha liphindwe kabini kuFaro, oku kubonisa ukuba le nto imiselwe nguThixo wokwenene ayizukujika, ibe sekusondele ukuba uThixo wokwenene ayenze.

33 “Ngoko uFaro makakhangele indoda elumkileyo neqondayo, ayibeke iphathe ilizwe laseYiputa. 34 UFaro makabeke abaphathi elizweni, aqokelele isihlanu semveliso yelizwe laseYiputa kwiminyaka esixhenxe yentlutha.+ 35 Mabakuqokelele konke ukutya kwale minyaka yentlutha izayo, kuze oko kutya kuqokelelweyo kube phantsi kwegunya likaFaro, kube kukutya okugcinwe kwizixeko, yaye bamele bagade apho.+ 36 Oko kutya kumele kondle abantu belizwe kwiminyaka esixhenxe yendlala, eza kubakho kwilizwe laseYiputa, ukuze ilizwe lingabulawa yindlala.”+

37 Yabonakala ilicebo elihle le nto kuFaro nakuzo zonke izicaka zakhe. 38 Ngoko uFaro wathi kwizicaka zakhe: “Singamfumana na omnye umntu onjengalo, onomoya kaThixo?” 39 Emva koko uFaro wathi kuYosefu: “Ekubeni uThixo ekwazise yonke le nto, akakho omnye umntu oqondayo nosisilumko njengawe. 40 Wena lo, uza kuba phezu kwendlu yam, yaye bonke abantu bam baza kukuthobela ngokupheleleyo.+ Kukumsebenzi wam njengokumkani* kuphela apho ndiza kuba mkhulu kunawe.” 41 UFaro waphinda wathi kuYosefu: “Jonga, ndiyakubeka ukuba uphathe lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.”+ 42 Emva koko wakhulula iringi yakhe yokubeka isitampu, wayifaka esandleni sikaYosefu, wamnxibisa impahla yelinen yodidi, wamfaka neneklesi yegolide emqaleni. 43 Wamkhwelisa kwinqwelo yakhe yesibini yembeko, kwaye babekhwaza phambi kwakhe besithi, “Avrekh!”* Ngaloo ndlela wamenza umphathi walo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.

44 UFaro wathi kuYosefu: “NdinguFaro, kodwa akukho mntu uza kwenza nantoni na* kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa, engacelanga kuwe.”+ 45 Emva koko uFaro wamthiya uYosefu igama elinguTsafenati-paneha, waza wamnika uAsenati+ intombi kaPotifera umbingeleli waseOni* ukuba abe ngumfazi wakhe. UYosefu waqalisa ukuphatha* ilizwe laseYiputa.+ 46 UYosefu wayeneminyaka eyi-30+ ukuqalisa kwakhe ukuma phambi koFaro* ukumkani waseYiputa.

Emva koko uYosefu wemka phambi koFaro waza walihambahamba lonke ilizwe laseYiputa. 47 Kwiminyaka esixhenxe yentlutha, umhlaba wawuvelisa ukutya okuninzi. 48 Yaye waqhubeka eyiqokelela yonke imveliso yaloo minyaka isixhenxe elizweni laseYiputa, waza wayiqokelelela ezixekweni. Kwisixeko ngasinye wayegcina koovimba ukutya okuphuma kumasimi awayejikeleze eso sixeko. 49 Waqhubeka uYosefu eqokelela ukutya okuziinkozo okuninzi kakhulu njengesanti yaselwandle, bada ekugqibeleni bayeka ukukubala, kuba kwakungasabaleki.

50 Ngaphambi kokufika konyaka wendlala, uYosefu wazalelwa oonyana ababini,+ ebazalelwa nguAsenati intombi kaPotifera umbingeleli waseOni.* 51 UYosefu walithiya izibulo lakhe igama elinguManase,*+ kuba wathi, “UThixo undenze ndazilibala zonke iingxaki zam nayo yonke indlu katata.” 52 Owesibini wamthiya igama elinguEfrayim,*+ kuba wathi, “UThixo undenze ndaqhama elizweni leentsizi zam.”+

53 Yaphela iminyaka esixhenxe yentlutha eyayikho kwilizwe laseYiputa,+ 54 kwaza kwaqalisa iminyaka esixhenxe yendlala, kanye njengokuba wayetshilo uYosefu.+ Loo ndlala yawafikela onke amazwe, kodwa kwakukho isonka* kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa.+ 55 Ekugqibeleni lonke ilizwe laseYiputa labhuqwa yindlala baza abantu bakhala kuFaro befuna isonka.+ UFaro wathi kuwo onke amaYiputa: “Yiyani kuYosefu, nize nenze nantoni na ayitshoyo kuni.”+ 56 Le ndlala yabakho emhlabeni wonke.+ Emva koko uYosefu wabavula bonke oovimba bokutya okuziinkozo waza wathengisela amaYiputa,+ kuba indlala yayiqatsele elizweni laseYiputa. 57 Abantu bomhlaba wonke beza eYiputa bezokuthenga ukutya kuYosefu, kuba indlala yayiqatsele emhlabeni wonke.+