UGENESISE 41

₁Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka emibili waphupha uFaro; bheka, wayemi ngasemfuleni.

₂Bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izithole eziyisikhombisa ezibukeka kahle, zikhuluphele, zadla emhlangeni.

₃Nazo ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa zenyuka emfuleni emva kwazo, zibukeka kabi, zondile; zema kwezinye izithole ogwini lomfula.

₄Izithole ezibukeka kabi ezondileyo zadla izithole ezibukeka kahle ezikhulupheleyo. Wayesephaphama uFaro.

₅Walala ubuthongo, waphupha ngokwesibili; bheka, kwahluma izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezeleni linye, zibhoxile, zizinhle.

₆Bheka, nezikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezincane, ezihamukile ngumoya wasempumalanga, zahluma emva kwazo.

₇Izikhwebu ezincane zagwinya izikhwebu ezibhoxileyo ezipheleleyo. Wayesephaphama uFaro; bheka, kwakuyiphupho.

₈Kwathi ekuseni umoya wakhe wakhathazeka; wathuma wabiza izanusi zonke zaseGibithe nezihlakaniphi zonke zalo; uFaro wazilandisa iphupho lakhe; kepha akubangakho ongachazela wona uFaro.

₉Yayisikhuluma induna yabaphathizitsha kuFaro, ithi: Ngiyakhumbula namuhla amacala ami.

₁₀UFaro wathukuthelela izinceku zakhe, wangifaka ukuba ngilindwe endlini yenduna yemilindankosi, mina kanye nenduna yabaphekizinkwa.

₁₁Saphupha iphupho ngabona lobobusuku mina naye. Saphupha, kwaba-yilowo nalowo ngokokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe.

₁₂Kwakukhona nathi lapho insizwa, umHeberu, inceku yenduna yemilindankosi; sayilandisa yona, yasichazela amaphupho ethu, yachazela, kwaba-yilowo nalowo ngokwephupho lakhe.

₁₃Kwathi njengalokho yasichazela, kwaba-njalo; mina inkosi yangibuyisela esikhundleni sami, yena yamphanyeka.

₁₄UFaro wayesethuma wambiza uJosefa; bashesha bamkhipha emgodini; waphucula, waphendulela ezinye izingubo, wangena kuFaro.

₁₅Wayesethi uFaro kuJosefa: Ngiphuphé iphupho, kakho ongalichaza; sengizwé kuthiwa ngawe, lapho ulizwa iphupho, ungalichaza.

₁₆UJosefa wamphendula uFaro, wathi: Akukimi lokho; uNkulunkulu uzakumphendula kahle uFaro.

₁₇UFaro wakhuluma kuJosefa, wathi: Ephusheni lami, bheka, ngangimi ogwini lomfula;

₁₈bheka, kwase kukhuphuka emfuleni izithole eziyisikhombisa ezikhulupheleyo ezibukeka kahle; zadla emhlangeni.

₁₉Nazo ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa zenyuka emva kwazo, zizacile, zibukeka kabi kakhulu, zondile, engingazange ngibone ezimbi njengalezo ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

₂₀Izithole ezondileyo ezimbi zadla eziyisikhombisa zokuqala ezikhulupheleyo.

₂₁Lapho sezingené eziswini zazo, akwabonakala ukuthi zingené eziswini zazo; zazisabukeka zizimbi njengakuqala. Ngase ngiphaphama.

₂₂Futhi ngabona ephusheni lami, bheka, kwahluma izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezeleni linye, ziphelele, zizinhle.

₂₃Bheka, nezikhwebu eziyizintshwamu ezincane, ezihamukile ngumoya wasempumalanga, zahluma emva kwazo.

₂₄Izikhwebu ezincane zagwinya izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle; ngakulandisa izanusi, kepha sasingekho esingangazisa khona.

₂₅UJosefa wayesethi kuFaro: Iphupho likaFaro linye; lokho uNkulunkulu azakukwenza umazisé uFaro khona.

₂₆Izithole eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; iphupho linye.

₂₇Izithole ezondileyo ezimbi ezakhuphuka emva kwazo ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa kanye nezikhwebu ezincane, ezihamukile ngumoya wasempumalanga; ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala.

₂₈Yikho lokhu engikushilo kuFaro: lokho uNkulunkulu asezakukwenza ukubonakalisile kuFaro.

₂₉Bheka, kuyeza iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala enkulu ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

₃₀Emva kwayo iyakuvela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala; iyakukhohlakala inala yonke ezweni laseGibithe; indlala iyakuliqeda izwe.

₃₁Inala ayiyikwaziwa ezweni ngenxa yendlala elandelayo, ngokuba iyakubanzima kakhulu.

₃₂Lokhu ukuthi iphupho liphindwé kabili kuFaro, kungokuba lento inqunywé nguNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu uyakushesha ayenze.

₃₃Manje uFaro makakhethe umuntu oqaphelayo ohlakaniphileyo, ambeke phezu kwezwe laseGibithe.

₃₄Makenze njalo uFaro, abeke ababonisi phezu kwezwe, bahlukanise okwesihlanu kwezwe laseGibithe ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala.

₃₅Mababuthe konke ukudla kwaleminyaka emihle ezayo, banqwabele phansi kwesandla sikaFaro amabele emizini, abe-ngukudla, bawalonde.

₃₆Lokhukudla kuyakubekelelwa izwe ngenxa yeminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eyakuba-khona ezweni laseGibithe ukuba izwe lingabhubhi ngendlala.

₃₇Lelizwi laba-lihle emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe zonke.

₃₈Wayesethi uFaro ezincekwini zakhe: Singamthola yini umuntu onjalo, onoMoya kaNkulunkulu, na?

₃₉Wathi uFaro kuJosefa: Njengokuba uNkulunkulu ekwazisé wena konke lokhu, akakho oqaphelayo ohlakaniphileyo njengawe.

₄₀Wena uzakuba-phezu kwendlu yami; ngezwi lakho bayakuhlelwa bonke abantu bami; esihlalweni sobukhosi kuphela ngiyakuba-mkhulu kunawe.

₄₁Wathi uFaro kuJosefa: Bheka, sengikubeké phezu kwezwe lonke laseGibithe.

₄₂UFaro wayesekhumula indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayifaka esandleni sikaJosefa, wamembathisa izingubo zelineni elicolekileyo, wafaka umnaka wegolide entanyeni yakhe.

₄₃Wamkhwelisa enqoleni yesibili emva kwakhe; bamemeza phambi kwakhe, bathi: Guqani! Wambeka phezu kwezwe lonke laseGibithe.

₄₄UFaro wathi kuJosefa: NginguFaro; ngaphandle kwakho akuyikuphakamisa-muntu isandla sakhe nonyawo lwakhe ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

₄₅UFaro waqamba igama likaJosefa ngokuthi uSafenati-Phaneya; wamnika uAsenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi waseOni abe-ngumkakhe. UJosefa waphuma, wahamba izwe lonke laseGibithe.

₄₆UJosefa wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu mhla emi phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe. UJosefa waphuma ebusweni bukaFaro, wahamba izwe lonke laseGibithe.

₄₇Ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala umhlaba wathela kakhulu.

₄₈Waqoqa konke ukudla kwaleminyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wabekelela ukudla emizini; ukudla kwamasimu azungeza yilowo nalowomuzi wakubekelela kuwo.

₄₉UJosefa waqongelela amabele angangesihlabathi solwandle, okuningi kakhulu, waze wayeka ukubala, ngokuba kwakungenakubalwa.

₅₀UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, kungakafiki-mnyaka wendlala, amzalela wona uAsenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi waseOni.

₅₁UJosefa waqamba igama lezibulo ngokuthi uManase*, wathi: Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenzé ngikhohlwe konke ukuhlupheka kwami nendlu yonke kababa.

₅₂Igama lowesibili waliqamba ngokuthi uEfrayimi*, wathi: Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenzé ngizale ezweni lokuhlupheka kwami.

₅₃Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala eyayisezweni laseGibithe yaphela.

₅₄Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika, njengalokho eshilo uJosefa; kwakuyindlala emazweni onke; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukudla kwakukhona.

₅₅Kwathi selilambile izwe lonke laseGibithe, abantu bakhala kuFaro ngokudla; uFaro wathi kubo bonke abaseGibithe: Yanini kuJosefa; lokho anitshela khona, nikwenze.

₅₆Indlala yayisebusweni bezwe lonke; uJosefa wavula zonke izinqolobane, wathengisela abaseGibithe; indlala yayinzima ezweni laseGibithe.

₅₇Amazwe onke afika kuJosefa eGibithe ukuyothenga amabele, ngokuba indlala yayinzima emhlabeni wonke.