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. |
shiya impendulo
Kufanele ube ungene ngemvume ukuthumela amazwana.