Ingxabano Yomndeni 

Ngu-Danny Saavedra

“Manje-ke, ngicela uvumele inceku yakho ihlale lapha njengesigqila senkosi yami esikhundleni somfana. . .” — UGenesise 44:33 ( NIV)

Uyamkhumbula u-Israyeli endabeni yayizolo? Wayenendodana egama layo linguJosefa, futhi bonke abafowabo babenomona ngempela ngaye. Eqinisweni, banquma ukuthumela uJosefa ukuba ayosebenzela omunye umndeni njengesigqila. Ngemva kweminyaka ethile, uJosefa wasuka ekubeni yisigqila waba ngowesibili esikhundleni sikaFaro (umuntu onjengenkosi) eGibhithe. 

Umndeni kaJosefa wawungenakudla, weza eGibhithe ukuze uthole usizo. Lapho befika khona, abakwazanga ngisho ukumbona umfowabo . UJosefa wabamukisa wabacela ukuba babuyise umfowabo uBhenjamini. Umfowabo uJuda wathi uzomnakekela ohambweni lwabo. 

Lapho sebephindela eGibhithe, uJosefa wanquma ukubavivinya abafowabo ukuze abone ukuthi base beshintshile yini ekubeni lukhuni nomona. Wafaka inkomishi yesiliva esikhwameni sikaBhenjamini ukuze kubonakale sengathi uyintshontshile. Lapho uBenjamin esolwa ngokweba, uJuda wathi wayezomthathela isijeziso nakuba empeleni engazange asenze. Lokho uJuda ayezimisele ukukwenzela uBenjamini kwakufana ncamashí nalokho uJesu asenzela kona lapho ezinikela ngokuzithandela ukuze asisindise ezonweni zethu. 

Lapho uJosefa ebona umusa kaJuda kuBhenjamini, ekugcineni wabatshela ukuthi ungumfowabo, futhi bonke bajabula ndawonye! NjengoJosefa, akukephuzi ukuba sithethelele abanye, ikakhulukazi abantu bomndeni wethu.