Iivesi zeBhayibhile ezithandwayo ezisuka Genesisi 37

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Ngalelinye lilanga Josefa wabhudza; watsi nakabatjela labomnakabo, bamtondza kakhulu futsi.

Israyeli abetsandza kakhulu Josefa kunawo onkhe emadvodzana akhe, sizatfu kwakukutsi wamtala asamdzala kakhulu. Ngako-ke wamtfungela ingubo lendze leyayinemikhono lemidze kantsi futsi ihlotjisiwe.

Batsi kube bomnakabo babone kutsi uyise umtsandza kakhulu kunabo bonkhe, base bayamtondza loJosefa, kangangekutsi babengasamkhulumisi kahle.

Josefa waphindze wabhudza, wabatjela watsi: “Ase nginitjele nali lelinye liphupho. Ngibhudze lilanga, nenyana, netinkhanyeti leti-11 tingikhotsamela.”

Bomnakabo baba nemona, kodvwa uyise wawagcina engcondvweni yakhe lamaphupho.

Watsi kubo: “Ase nilalele naku lengikubhudzile. Ngibhudze sibopha titfungo ekhatsi nensimi, sitfungo sami sasukuma sema satsi mpo, leti tenu tase titungeleta lesi sami tasikhotsamela.”

Wotani simbulale, sidvumbu sakhe sisilahle kuleminye yalemigodzi. Sitabe sesitsi ubulewe tilwane tesiganga. Sitase sibone kutsi lamaphupho akhe atawugcinwa yini.”

Kwatsi nase kwendlula bahwebi bemaMidiyani, Josefa bamkhipha kulomgodzi, bamtsengisa kulama-Ishmayeli ngetinhlavu tesiliva letatingemashumi lamabili. Ema-Ishmayeli ahamba naye aya eGibhithe.

Bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Nanso phela inkunzi yemaphupho ita.

Kodvwa bona bambona asesekhashane eta kubo, watsi asengakefiki, bavumelana ngekutsi bambulale.

Asimhholokoshisele kulomgodzi lolapha ehlane, singayicitsi ingati yakhe.” Phela Rubeni abecondze kumkhipha kulomgodzi bese umbuyisela kuyise.