Inkatho yokuqala yadla uJosefa ka -Asafa, neyesibili uGedaliya ; yena nabafowabo namadodana akhe babe yishumi nambili;

Wathuma indoda phambi kwabo: uJosefa wathengiswa abe yisigqila.

Yizwa, malusi ka -Israyeli, ohola uJosefa njengomhlambi , ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi; mawubonakale ngokukhazimula.

Base bemisa ababili , uJosefa othiwa uBarsaba , othiwa futhi uJustu , kanye noMathiya.

Kwathi uJosefa owathiwa ngabaphostoli uBarnaba , okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa indodana yenduduzo, umLevi waseKhupro ngokuzalwa,

kwathi ngokwesibili uJosefa waziwa ngabafowabo ; kwabonakala kuFaro isizwe sakubo kaJosefa.

UJosefa wayesethumela wabiza u Jakobe uyise nabakubo bonke , abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.

kwaze kwavela enye inkosi eGibithe ebingamazi uJosefa.

Ngokukholwa uJosefa esezakufa wakhuluma ngok uphuma kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wayaleza ngamathambo akhe.

Emva kwalokho uJosefa wase -Arimatheya, engumfundi kaJesu kepha ekufihla ngokwesaba abaJuda , wacela kuPilatu ukuba asuse isidumbu sikaJesu; uPilatu wavuma-ke. Wayesefika, wasisusa isidumbu sikaJesu.

Khona wafika emzini waseSamariya ogama lawo yiSikhari, eduze nesiqinti uJakobe asinika uJosefa indodana yakhe.

Naye uJosefa wa khuphuka ephuma eGalile emzini waseNazaretha , waya eJudiya emzini kaDavide othiwa iBetlehema , ngokuba wayengowendlu nozalo lukaDavide,

kwafika uJosefa wase -Arimatheya, ilunga elidumileyo lomphakathi , owayewubheka naye umbuso kaNkulunkulu; wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu.

Esezwile enduneni yekhulu wamnika uJosefa isidumbu.

uJakobe wazala uJosefa , indoda kaMariya , azalwa nguye uJesu othiwa uKristu.

Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba nje : unina uMariya esemiselwe uJosefa , bengakahlangani wafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele.

Kepha uJosefa indoda yakhe engumuntu olungileyo , engathandi ukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumlahla ngasese.

UJosefa esevukile ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho imyal ile ingelosi yeNkosi, wamthatha umkakhe;

UJosefa wasithatha isidumbu, wasisonga ngendwangu enhle ehlanzekileyo,

Bonke abantu abaphuma okhalweni lukaJakobe babe ngabantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa; uJosefa wayeseGibithe.

UJosefa wafa, nabo bonke abafowabo, naso sonke leso sizukulwane.

Kwavela inkosi entsha eGibithe eyayingamazi uJosefa.

Waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uJosefa , ethi: UJehova makangenezelele nenye indodana futhi.

Kwathi uRaheli esemzalile uJosefa , uJakobe wathi kuLabani : Ngimukise ukuba ngiye endaweni yami ezweni lakithi.

Wasondela noLeya nabantwana bakhe , bakhothama; ngasemuva wafika uJosefa enoRaheli, bakhothama.

Wathi lowo muntu : Basukile lapha , ngokuba ngabezwa bethi : Asiye eDotayini. UJosefa walandela abafowabo, wabafumana eDotayini.

Lokhu kuyindaba kaJakobe . UJosefa eseneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa wawalusa umhlambi kayise enabafowabo; engumfana nje wayekuwo amadodana kaBiliha nakuwo amadodana kaZilipa omkayise; uJosefa waletha kuyise imibiko emibi ngabo.

Kwase kudlula abathengi bakwaMidiyani ; bamdonsa uJosefa , bamkhuphula emgodini , bathengisa ngoJosefa kwabakwa -Ishmayeli ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi amabili ze siliva. Labo-ke bamusa uJosefa eGibithe.

URubeni wabuyela emgodini ; bheka, uJosefa wayengasekho emgodini ; waklebhula izingubo zakhe.

Kepha u -Israyeli wathanda uJosefa kakhulu kunabantwana bakhe bonke , ngokuba wayeyindodana yobuxhegu bakhe ; wamenzela ingubo enemikhono emide.

Wayibona, wathi: Yiyo ingubo yendodana yami ; isilwane esibi simdlile ; yebo, uJosefa udatshuliwe nokudatshulwa.

UJosefa waphupha iphupho , wabalandisa lona abafowabo ; babelokhu bemzonda kakhulu.

UJosefa wehliselwa eGibithe ; uPotifari inceku kaF aro, induna yemilindankosi, owaseGibithe, wamthenga esandleni sabakwa -Ishmayeli ababemehlisele khona.

UJehova wayenaye uJosefa , waba ngumuntu onenhlanhla ; wayesendlini yenkosi yakhe yaseGibithe.

Kepha uJehova wayenaye uJosefa , wamupha umusa , wamenzela ububele emehlweni omlindi wetilongo.

UJosefa wafumana umusa emehlweni ayo , wayikhonza; yambeka abe yinduna phezu kwendlu yayo , nakho konke okwayo yakunikela esandleni sakhe.

Yashiya konke okwayo esandleni sikaJosefa; yayingazi lutho olwayo, ukudla eyakudlayo kuphela. UJosefa wayengumgembeleza, eyigeza. Ubumhlophe bukaJosefa

Wathi uJosefa kuye: Nakho ukuchazwa kwalo : lawo magatsha amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu;

UJosefa waphendula wathi : Lokhu kungukuchazwa kwalo : lawo maqoma amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu;

kepha wayiphanyeka induna yabaphekizinkwa , njengalokho ebebachazele uJosefa.

Nokho induna yabaphathizitsha ayamkhumbula uJosefa, yamkhohlwa.

Wazibeka ukuba zilindwe endlini yenduna yemilindanko si etilongweni , indawo lapho wayeboshwe khona uJosefa.

Induna yemilindankosi yamyala ngazo uJosefa ukuba azibheke; wazikhonza; zazisekulindweni izinsukwana.

UJosefa wangena kubo ekuseni, wabona ukuthi badabukile.

Bathi kuye : Siphuphe iphupho , akakho ongalichaza . UJosefa wathi kubo : Ukuchaza akusikho okukaNkulunkulu na? Ake ningilandise lona.

Induna yabaphathizitsha yayisimlandisa uJosefa iphupho layo , yathi kuye: Ephusheni lami kwakukhona umvini phambi kwami;

UFaro wayesethuma wambiza uJosefa ; bashesha bamkhipha emgodini ; waphucula, waphendulela ezinye izingubo, wangena kuFaro.

UJosefa wa mphendula uFaro , wathi: Akukimi lokho ; uNkulunkulu uzakumphendula kahle uFaro.

UJosefa wayesethi kuFaro : Iphupho lika Faro linye ; lokho uNkulunkulu azakukwenza umazise uFaro khona.

UFaro waqamba igama likaJosefa ngokuthi uSafenati Phaneya; wamnika u- Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase -Oni abe ngumkakhe . UJosefa waphuma, wahamba izwe lonke laseGibithe.

UJosefa wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu mhla emi phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe. UJosefa waphuma ebusweni bukaFaro , wahamba izwe lonke laseGibithe.

UJosefa waqongelela amabele angangesihlabathi solwandle , okuningi kakhulu, waze wayeka ukubala, ngokuba kwakungenakubalwa. Indlala

UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, kungakafiki mnyaka wendlala, amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.

UJosefa waqamba igama lezibulo ngokuthi uManase , wathi: Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenze ngikhohlwe konke ukuhlupheka kwami nendlu yonke kababa.

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika , njengalokho eshilo uJosefa; kwakuyindlala emazweni onke ; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukudla kwakukhona.

Indlala yayisebusweni bezwe lonke ; uJosefa wavula zonke izinqolobane , wathengisela abaseGibithe; indlala yayinzima ezweni laseGibithe.

UJosefa wathi kubo: Yikho lokhu engikushilo kini ukuthi niyizinhloli.

Wayesethi kubo uJosefa ngosuku lwesithathu : Yenzani lokhu , niphile, ngokuba ngiyamesaba uNkulunkulu.

Babengazi ukuthi uJosefa uyabezwa , ngokuba kwakukhona ihumusha phakathi kwabo.

UJosefa wayeseyala ukuba amasaka abo agcwaliswe ngamabele , kubuyiselwe imali yalowo nalowo esakeni lakhe , baphiwe umphako endleleni; kwenziwa njalo kubo.

UJakobe uyise wayesethi kubo : Niyangaphuca abantwana bami ; uJosefa akasekho, noSimeyoni kasekho; senizakuthatha noBenjamini; kuphezu kwami konke lokhu.

UJosefa wayengumbusi ezweni ; nguyena owathengisela abantu bonke bezwe; bafika-ke abafowabo bakaJosefa, bamkhothamela ngobuso phansi.

UJosefa wabona abafowabo , wabazi, kepha wazishaya ongabaziyo kubo , wakhuluma kalukhuni kubo, wathi kubo: Nivelaphi na? Bathi: Sivela ezweni laseKhanani, size ukuthenga ukudla.

UJosefa wabazi abafowabo, kepha bona abamazanga.

UJosefa wayesekhumbula amaphupho awaphupha ngabo , wathi kubo : Niyizinhloli; nize ukubona ubuze bezwe.

UJosefa esembona uBenjamini enabo , wathi kophezu kwendlu yakhe : Ngenisa lawa madoda endlini , uhlabe, ulungise, ngokuba lawa madoda ayakudla nami emini.

Lowo muntu wenza njengalokho eshilo uJosefa ; inceku yawangenisa amadoda endlini kaJosefa.

Alungisela uJosefa isipho, ezofika emini, ngokuba ayezwile ukuthi ayakudla khona.

UJosefa esefike ekhaya , ayisa kuye endlini isipho e sasisesandleni sawo , akhothamela phansi kuye.

Wakhawuleza uJosefa , ngokuba ngaphakathi kwakhe kwavutha isihe ngomfowabo; wafuna lapho angakhala khona , wangena ekamelweni lakhe , wakhala khona.

UJosefa wayesethi kubo : Isenzo sini lesi enisenzileyo na ? Beningazi yini ukuthi umuntu onjengami angabhula nokubhula na?

Esephumile emzini , engakabi kude , uJosefa wathi encekwini yakhe : Suka ulandele lawo madoda ; nxa uwafica, yisho kuwo ukuthi : Niphindiseleni okuhle ngokubi na?

Khona uJosefa wayengasenakuzibamba phambi kwabo bonke ababemi naye, wakhala wathi : Phumisani kimi abantu bonke . Kwakungemi muntu naye , uJosefa esazazisa kubafowabo.

Enze njalo amadodana ka -Israyeli. UJosefa wabapha izinqola njengesiyalo sikaFaro, wabanika nomphako wendlela.

Bamtshela bathi: UJosefa usekhona, ungumbusi ezweni lonke laseGibithe . Inhliziyo yakhe yayisiphela amandla, ngokuba akakholwanga yibo.

Bamlandisa onke amazwi kaJosefa abewashilo kubo; lapho esebona izinqola abezithumile uJosefa zokumthwala, umoya kaJakobe uyise wavuselelwa.

Wathi u -Israyeli: Kwanele; uJosefa indodana yami usekhona ; ngizakuhamba ngimbone ngingakafi.

Wathi uJosefa kubafowabo : NginguJosefa; ubaba usekhona na ? Abafowabo babengenakumphendula, ngokuba bashaqeka ebusweni bakhe.

UJosefa wayesethi kubafowabo : Ake nisondele kimi . Basondela-ke. Wayesethi: NginguJosefa umfowenu enathengisa ngaye eGibithe.

Sheshani nikhuphuke , niye kubaba , nithi kuye : U the uJosefa indodana yakho: UNkulunkulu ungibeke inkosi yalo lonke iGibithe ; yehla, uze kimi , ungalibali.

UJosefa wayesebophela inqola yakhe , wakhuphuka ukumhlangabeza u - Israyeli uyise eGosheni ; wazibonakalisa kuye , wawa entanyeni yakhe , wakhala ngasentanyeni yakhe isikhathi eside.

UJosefa wathi kubafowabo nakuyo indlu kayise : Ngizakukhuphuka, ngimtshele uFaro , ngithi kuye : Abafowethu nendlu kababa ababesezweni laseKhanani sebefike kimi.

Mina ngiyakwehla , ngiye nawe eGibith e; impela ngizakubuye ngikukhuphule futhi . UJosefa uyakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwamehlo akho.

UJosefa wayesengena, wamtshela uFaro, wathi: Ufikile ubaba nabafowethu, nezimvu zabo , nezinkomo zabo , nakho konke abanakho , bephuma ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, sebesezweni laseGosheni.

UJosefa wabahlalisa uyise nabafowabo , wabapha indawo ezweni laseGibithe, izwe elihle kunalo lonke , izwe likaRamsese, njengalokho uFaro ebayalile.

UJosefa wamondla uyise , nabafowabo, nendlu yonke kayise ngokudla ngokwemilomo yezingane zabo. Izwe laseGibithe nabantu abakulo babekwa phansi kukaFaro nguJosefa

UJosefa waqoqa yonke imali eyatholakala ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani ngamabele ababewathengile ; uJosefa wayiyisa imali endlini kaFaro.

Wayesethi uJosefa : Lethani izinkomo zenu ; ngizakuninika ngezinkomo zenu, uma imali ingekho.

Baletha-ke izinkomo zabo kuJosefa ; uJosefa wabenanela ukudla ngamahhashi, nangezimvu, nangezinkomo, nagezimbongolo; wabapha ukudla ngezinkomo zabo zonke ngalowo mnyaka.

UJosefa wamthengela uFaro izwe lonke laseGibithe , ngokuba bonke abaseGibithe bathengisa ngamasimu abo , lokhu indlala yayinzima phezu kwabo; izwe lase liba ngelikaFaro.

UJosefa wayesethi kubantu : Bhekani, namuhla nginithengile nibe ngabakaFaro nina nezwe lenu ; nansi imbewu yenu , nize nihlwanyele emhlabathini.

UJosefa washaya umthetho ngezwe laseGibithe kuze kube namuhla wokuthi uFaro uzakuba nokwesihlanu ; kuphela izwe labapristi bodwa alibanga yilo elikaFaro.

Kwase kusondela isikhathi ayesezakufa ngaso u -Israyeli; wayesebiza indodana yakhe uJosefa , wathi kuye : Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ake ubeke isandla sakho phansi kwethanga lami , ungenzele umusa neqiniso: ake ungangimbeli eGibithe.

UJosefa wayesemngenisa uJakobe uyise , wambeka phambi kukaFaro ; uJakobe wambusisa uFaro.

UJosefa wawakhipha emathangeni akhe ; wakhothama, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi.

UJosefa wayesebathatha bobabili , u-Efrayimi ngesokunene , engakwesokhohlo sika -Israyeli, noManase ngesokhohlo , engakwesokunene sika-Israyeli, wabasondeza kuye.

Wambusisa uJosefa, wathi: UNkulunkulu abahamba ebusweni bakhe obaba o-Abrahama no-Isaka, uNkulunkulu ongondlile konke ukuhamba kwami kuze kube namuhla,

Wabona uJosefa ukuthi uyise wabeka isandla sakhe sokunene ekhanda lika- Efrayimi, kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe ; wasibamba isandla sikayise ukuba asisuse ekhanda lika-Efrayimi, asibeke ekhanda likaManase.

Wayesethi uJosefa kuyise : Kungabi njalo , ngokuba lo uyizibulo ; beka esokunene sakho ekhanda lakhe.

Kwase kushiwo kuJakobe ukuthi : Bheka, indodana yakho uJosefa iyeza kuwe. Wayeseziqinisa u-Israyeli, wahlala embhedeni.

UJosefa wathi kuye : Ngamadodana ami angiphe wona lapha uNkulunkulu . Wayesethi: Ake uwalethe kimi, ngiwabusise.

UJosefa uyingat sha entsha ethelayo , ingatsha ethela ngasemthonjeni ; amagatsha akhe akhwela odongeni.

UJosefa wawa ebusweni bukayise, wakhala phezu kwakhe, wamanga.

UJosefa wayesebuyela eGibithe , yena nabafowabo , nabo bonke ababekhuphuke naye ukummbela uyise, emva kokungcwaba kwakhe uyise.

Sebebonile abafowabo bakaJosefa ukuthi uyise ufile , bathi: Mhlawumbe uJosefa uzakusizonda, asiphindisele nokusiphindisela konke okubi esakwenza kuyena.

Niyakusho kuJosefa ukuthi: Ake uthethelele abafowenu isiphambeko sabo nesono sabo , ngokuba bakwenzela okubi . Manje siyakucela ukuthi : Ake uthethelele isiphambeko sezinceku zikaNkulunkulu kayihlo . UJosefa wakhala, besakhuluma kuye.

UJosefa wayesethi kubo: Ningesabi; kanti ngisesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu na?

UJosefa wayala izinceku zakhe izinyanga ukuba zimgqumise uyise ngemithi; izinyanga zamgqumisa-ke u-Israyeli ngemithi.

UJosefa wahlala eGibithe, yena nendlu kayise; uJosefa wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu neshumi.

UJosefa wabona abantwana bakwa -Efrayimi besizuk ulwane sesithathu ; nabantwana bakwaMakiri indodana kaManase bazalelwa emathangeni kaJosefa.

Wayesethi uJosefa kubafowabo : Mina sengiyafa , kepha uNkulunkulu uzakunihambela nokunihambela , anikhuphule kuleli zwe , aniyise ezweni alifungela o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe.

UJosefa wayesefungisa amadodana ka-Israyeli, ethi: UNkulunkulu uzakunihambela nokunihambela, nina nikhuphule amathambo ami lapha.

Wayesefa uJosefa eneminyaka eyikhulu neshumi ; bamgqumisa ngemithi , wafakwa ebhokisini eGibithe.

Sezidlulile izinsuku zokumkhalela , uJosefa wakhuluma kuyo indlu kaFaro , wathi: Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni enu , ake nikhulume ezindlebeni zikaFaro ngokuthi

Khona uJosefa wakhuphuka ukuyommbela uyise ; zakhuphuka n aye zonke izinceku zikaFaro , nezikhulu zendlu yakhe , nezikhulu zonke zezwe laseGibithe,

Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Nanku umkhawulo eniyakwahlukanisa ngawo ifa lezwe ngokwezizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli, uJosefa abe nezabelo ezimbili.