Sehluko 50
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Ngako Josefa wakhatsateka wate waculeka ebusweni beyise wakhe , wase uyakhala kuye, wase uyamcabuza.
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Josefa waphocelela tisebenti takhe dokotela kutsi bomise uyise. Ngako bodokotela bomisa Israel.
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Batsatsa emalanga langu-40, Ngoba leso bekusikhatsi lesigcwele sekomisa. EmaGibhithe amlilela emalanga langu-70.
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Kwatsi nasekuphele emalanga ekumlilela, Josefa wakhuluma nendlu yaFaro, atsi, '' Nangabe nyalo ngitfole bubele emehlweni akho, ngicela ukhulume kuFaro utsi,
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Babe wami ungente ngafunga, atsi, ''buka, sengitokufa. Ngigcwabe ethuneni lami lengatigubhela mine eveni lase khenana. Lapho-ke utongigcwaba mine. ''Nyalo ngikhulule ngihambe bese ngyongcwaba babe, ngtobese ngiyabuya''.
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Faro waphendvula,'' Hamba uyogcwaba babe wakho, njengoba akwente wafunga.''
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Josefa wahamba wayongcwaba babe wakhe. Tonkhe tindvuna taFaro tahamba naye, labandzala bendlu yakhe, kanye nato tonkhe tidvuna letinkhulu taseveni lase Gibhithe,
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kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yaJosefa nabo mnakabo nendlu yababe wakhe. Kepha bantfwababo , nemihlambi yabo kanye netimfuyo yabo kwasala eveni lase Gosheni.
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Tincola nemgibeli bemahhashi bato bahamba naye. Kwakusicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu.
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Batsi nabefika esivunweni sa-Atad ngesheya kwe-Jordan, balila kakhulu ngelusizi lolubuhlungu. Lapho Josefa wazilela babe wakhe emalanga lasikhombisa.
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Tatsi takhamiti tendzawo, emakhenani, nakabona kulila ebaleni laka-Atad, batsi, ''Lona ngumcimbi lobuhlungu kakhulu kumaGibhithe.'' Kungako lendzawo yabitwa Abel Mizraim, lengesheya neJordan.
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Ngako emadvodzana akhe, entela Jakobe njengobe bekalayetile kuwo.
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Emadvodzana akhe ametfwala amyisa eveni laseKhenani amngcwabela khona emhhumeni ensimini yaMachpelah, eceleni neMamre. Abraham watsenge lomhhume nensimi nendzawo yekungcwaba. Awutsenge ku-Ephrom umHethi.
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Emvakwekuba angcwabe babe wakhe, Josefa wabuyela eGibhithe, yena, kanye nabomnakabo, nabo bonkhe labebamphekeletele kuyogcwaba babe wakhe.
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Batsi bomnakabo Josefa nababona kutsi babe wabo sofile, batsi, ''Nangabe Josefa ubambelela ekusikwateleni bese ufuna kusibhadala ngebubi lobuphelele ngalo bonkhe lokubi lesakwenta kuye?''
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Ngako baphocelela bukhona baJosefa, batsi, '' Babe wasinika umlayeto angakafi, watsi, tjelani Josefa loku, '' Ngicela ucolele siphambuko sabomnakenu kanye nesono sabo nabenta lokubi kuwe.''
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Nyalo ngcela ucolele tisebenti taNkulunkulu wababe wakho.'' Josefa wakhala nabakhuluma naye.
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Bomnakabo nabo bahamba base bakhotsamisa buso phambi kwakhe. Batsi, ''buka sitisebenti takho,''
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kepha Josefa wabaphendvula bona, '' Ningesabi. Ngabe ngisendzaweni yaNkulunkulu na?
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Mayelana nani benicondze kungilimata kepha Nkulunkulu abehlose lokuhle, kugcina tebantfu labanye njengoba nibona namuhla.
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Ngako ningesabi ngitaninakekela kanye nebantfwabenu. '' Wabadvudvuta ngalena ndlela wase ukhuluma kahle etinhlitiyweni tabo.
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Josefa waphila eGibhithe, kanye nemndeni wababe wakhe. Waphila iminyaka lengu-110.
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Josefa wabona situkulwane sesitsatfu kubantfwana ba-Ephraim. Waphindze wabona bantfwana baMakir indvodzana ya-Manasseh, labekabekwe emadvolweni aJosefa.
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Josefa watsi kubomnakabo, '' Sengitokufa, Kepha Nkulunkulu utofika anihole nine kulo lelive aniyise kulelive lafunga ngalo kutsi utolinika Abraham, Isaka, naJakobe.''
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Wase Josefa wenta emadvodzana a-Israel afunga watsi Nkulunkulu noma kanjan utokuta kini. Watsi, ''Nkulunkulu imphela utokuta kini. Ngaleso sikhatsi nibotsatsa ematsambo ami lapha.''
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Ngako Josefa wafa, aneminyaka lengu-110. Basomisa sidvumbu sakhe basibeka eGibhithe.