Mashi 1, 2013, Ukufunda

Genesis 37: 3-4, 12-13, 17-28

37:3 Manje u-Israyeli wayemthanda uJosefa ngaphezu kwawo wonke amadodana akhe, ngoba wayemkhulelwe ebudaleni bakhe. Wamenzela ingubo, olukwe ngemibala eminingi.
37:4 Bese kuba abafowabo, ebona ukuthi wayethandwa uyise ukwedlula wonke amadodana akhe, wamzonda, futhi babengenakukhuluma lutho kuye ngokuthula.
37:12 Futhi ngesikhathi abafowabo abalala eShekemi, belusela umhlambi kayise,
37:13 u-Israyeli wathi kuye: “Abafowenu balusa izimvu eShekemi. Woza, ngizakuthuma kubo. Kwathi uma ephendula,
37:17 Yathi indoda kuye: “Sebehoxile kule ndawo. Kodwa ngizwe bethi, ‘Masiye eDothani.’ ” Ngakho-ke, UJosefa waqhubeka elandela abafowabo, wabathola eDothani.
37:18 Futhi, sebembonile ekude, ngaphambi kokuba asondele kubo, banquma ukumbulala.
37:19 Basebekhuluma omunye komunye: “Bheka, asondele umphuphi.
37:20 Woza, asimbulale simlahle emgodini omdala. Ake sithi: ‘isilo esibi simdlile.’ Khona-ke kuyoba sobala lokho amaphupho akhe azomenzela kona.”
37:21 Kodwa uRubeni, ekuzweni lokhu, bazama ukumkhulula ezandleni zabo, wathi:
37:22 “Ungawususi umphefumulo wakhe, nokuchitha igazi. Kodwa mphonse kulomgodi, osehlane, ngakho gcina izandla zakho zingenabungozi.” Kodwa washo lokhu, befuna ukumophula esandleni sabo, ukuze ambuyisele kuyise.
37:23 Manje, efika nje kubafowabo, bahle bamkhumula ingubo yakhe, eyayibude beqakala futhi yenziwe ngemibala eminingi,
37:24 bamphonsa emgodini omdala, eyayingenamanzi.
37:25 Nokuhlala phansi ukudla isinkwa, babona ama-Ishmayeli athile, abahambi abavela eGileyadi, namakamela abo, ephethe izinongo, kanye ne-resin, namafutha emure eGibithe.
37:26 Ngakho-ke, Wathi uJuda kubafowabo: “Kuzosizuzisa ngani, uma sibulala umfowethu, sifihla igazi lakhe?
37:27 Kungcono athengiselwe ama-Ishmayeli, khona-ke izandla zethu aziyikungcoliswa. Ngokuba ungumfowethu nenyama yethu.” Abafowabo bavumelana namazwi akhe.
37:28 Lapho abathengisi bakwaMidiyani bedlula, bamkhipha emgodini, bathengisa ngaye kuma-Ishmayeli ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi amabili zesiliva. Laba bamholela eGibithe.

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