UGenesise 42–46

UJosefa neNdlala

Ithuba lomfowethu ukuba ahlanganise umndeni wakhe

Umndeni kaJakobe wawulambile ngenxa yendlala. Ngakho-ke uJakobe wathumela amadodana akhe ukuba aye eGibithe ukuyothenga ukudla. Wagcina indodana yakhe engumagcino, uBenjamini, ekhaya. Wayesaba ukulahlekelwa nguBenjamini njengoba alahlekelwa yindodana yakhe uJosefa emnyakeni eminingi edlule ngaphambilini. Wayengazi ukuthi amadodana akhe amadala amdayisa uJosefa njengeisigqila.

UGenesise 42:1–4

Ngalesiskhathi, uJosefa wayesengumholi omkhulu eGibithe. Kwakunguye owayephethe umsebenzi wokuthengiswa kokudla ngesikhathi sendlala. Abafowabo bahlangana noJosefa base bemcela ukudla. Babengamboni.

UGenesise 42:5–8

UJosefa wayebabona bona, kodwa wenza sengathi wayengabazi. Wababuza ngomndeni wabo ukuze athole ukuthi ngabe uyise nomfowabo uBenjamini babesaphila na.

UGenesise 42:10–14

UJosefa wayesenika abafowabo ukudla Wabatshela ukuthi bangabuyi ukuzofuna okunye ukudla uma babengeke beze nomfowabo omncane kunabo bonke, uBenjamini.

UGenesise 42:15–20

Ngesikhathi umndeni uphelelwa ukudla futhi, uJakobe wayazi ukuthi kwakufanele athume uBenjamini kanye namanye amadodana akhe ukuba baphindele eGibithe. UJakobe wayesesaba ukudedela uBenjamini ukuba ahambe. Kodwa uJuda, omunye wamadodana, wethembisa ukuthi wayezomgcina ephephile uBenjamini.

UGenesise 43:1–15

Ngesikhathi abafowabo bebuyela eGibithe, uJosefa wenza kwaba sengathi uBenjamini wantshontsha inkomishi yesiliva. Wayefuna ukubona ukuthi ngabe abafowabo abadala sebaguquka yini na. UJuda wamncenga uJosefa ukuba ajezise yena kunokuba ajezise uBenjamini.

UGenesise 44

UJosefa wayejabule kakhulu ukubona ukuthi abafowabo sebaguquka. Babethanda uBenjamini ngokwanele ukuthi bamvikela. Ngakho-ke, ekugcineni, uJosefa wabatshela ukuthi wayengubani.

UGenesise 42:21–24; 45:1–4

UJosefa wabaxolela abafowabo ngokumdayisa ukuba abe yisigqila. UJosefa wathi kwakuyindlela yokuthi iNkosi isize umndeni wabo endlaleni.

UGenesise 45:5–8

Abafowabo baJosefa babuyela kuyise, uJakobe, bamtshela konke okwakwenzekile. UJakobe wathuthela wonke umndeni wakhe eGibithe.

UGenesise 45:24–28; 46:1–26

UFaro wawemukela umndeni kaJakobe. Wabanikeza umhlaba nezilwane ukuze babe nokudla okuningi. Umndeni kaJakobe waphila ngokuthula isikhathi eside.

UGenesise 45:16–23