Zebulun, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah. The inventor and philanthropist. What he learned as a result of the plot against Joseph.

2. ISAHLUKO 1
UZebuloni, indodana yesithupha kaJakobe
noLeya. Umsunguli kanye ne-philanthropist.
Lokho akufunda ngomphumela wozungu
ngoJosefa.
1 Ikhophi yamazwi kaZebuloni awayala
ngawo amadodana akhe, engakafi ngomnyaka
wekhulu neshumi nane lokuphila kwakhe,
iminyaka emibili emva kokufa kukaJosefa.
2 Wathi kubo: "Ngizweni, nina madodana
kaZebuloni, nilalele amazwi kayihlo."
3 Mina, Zebuloni, ngazalelwa isipho esihle
kubazali bami.
4 Ngokuba ekuzalweni kwami ubaba wanda
kakhulukazi izimvu nezinkomo, lapho
enezinduku ezinemishwe;
5 Angazi ukuthi ngonile zonke izinsuku zami,
ngaphandle kokucabanga.
6 Futhi angisakhumbuli ukuthi ngenze noma
yibuphi ububi, ngaphandle kwesono
sokungazi engasenza kuJosefa; ngokuba
ngavumelana nabafowethu ukuthi
bangamtshela ubaba okwakwenziwe.
7 Kodwa ngakhala ekusithekeni izinsuku
eziningi ngenxa kaJosefa, ngokuba
ngangesaba abafowethu, ngokuba bonke
babevumelene ngokuthi uma kukhona
oyomemezela imfihlo, wayezobulawa.
8 Kodwa sebefuna ukumbulala, ngabafungisa
kakhulu ngezinyembezi ukuthi bangabi lecala
lalesi sono.
9 Ngokuba oSimeyoni noGadi beza kuJosefa
ukuba bambulale, wathi kubo ngezinyembezi:
"Ngihawukeleni, bafowethu, hawukelani
izibilini zikaJakobe ubaba wethu; ningabeki
izandla zenu phezu kwami ukuba ngichithe
igazi elingenacala, ngokuba ngidabukile.
angonanga kuwe.
10 Uma ngempela ngonile, bazalwane bami,
ngijeziseni, kepha ningabeki isandla senu
phezu kwami ngenxa kaJakobe ubaba wethu.
11 Futhi ngesikhathi ekhuluma lamazwi,
ekhala njengoba enza kanjalo, angikwazanga
ukubekezelela isililo sakhe, futhi ngaqala
ukukhala, futhi isibindi sami sathululwa, futhi
zonke izibilini zami zaxebuka.
12 Ngakhala kanye noJosefa, inhliziyo yami
yakhala, amalunga omzimba wami
aqhaqhazela, angikwazanga ukuma.
13 UJosefa esengibona ngikhala laye, beza
kuye ukuze bambulale, wabaleka ngemva
kwami, wabancenga.
14 Kepha uRubeni wasukuma, wathi:
"Wozani, bafowethu, singambulali, kepha
masimphonse komunye walemigodi eyomile
obaba beyimbile, kepha abafumananga
manzi."
15 Ngoba ngenxa yalesi sizathu iNkosi
yenqabela ukuthi amanzi akhuphuke phakathi
kwabo ukuze uJosefa agcinwe.
16 Benza kanjalo, baze bamthengisa
kwabakwa-Ishmayeli.
17 Ngoba ngentengo yakhe kangilasabelo,
bantwabami.
18 Kepha oSimeyoni noGadi nabanye
abafowethu abayisithupha bathatha intengo
kaJosefa, bazithengela izimbadada,
nawomkabo, nabantwana babo, bathi:
19 Asiyikudla kuyo, ngokuba iyinani legazi
lomfowethu, kepha siyakunyathela
nokulinyathela phansi, ngokuba eshilo ukuthi
uyakuba yinkosi phezu kwethu, ake sibone
ukuthi ayakuba yini ngamaphupho akhe.
20 Ngakho kulotshiwe embhalweni
womthetho kaMozisi ukuthi loba ngubani
ongamvuseli umfowabo inzalo,
uzathukululwa imbadada yakhe,
bamkhafulele ebusweni.
21 Abafowabo bakaJosefa babengathandi
ukuba umfowabo aphile, uJehova
wabakhulula izicathulo ababezigqoke
kuJosefa umfowabo.
22 Ngoba lapho bengena eGibhithe
bathukululwa yizinceku zikaJosefa
ngaphandle kwesango, ngakho zakhuleka
kuJosefa ngendlela yenkosi uFaro.
23 Kabamkhothamelayo kuphela, kodwa
bakhafulelwa ngamathe, bawa phansi
masinyane phambi kwakhe, njalo baba
lenhloni ngaphambili. abaseGibhithe.
24 Ngemva kwalokho abaseGibhithe bezwa
bonke ububi ababebenze kuJosefa.
25 Futhi ngemva kokuba isithengisiwe
abafowethu bahlala phansi ukuze badle futhi
baphuze.

3. 26 Kodwa mina, ngokuhawukela uJosefa,
kangizange ngidle, kodwa ngalinda umgodi,
ngoba uJuda wayesaba ukuthi hlezi
oSimeyoni, uDani, loGadi bagijime
bambulale.
27 Kodwa lapho bebona ukuthi angidli,
bangimisa ukuba ngimlinde aze athengiselwe
kuma-Ishmayeli.
28 URubeni esefikile, wezwa ukuthi uJosefa
usehambile, waklebhula izingubo zakhe,
wakhala, wathi:
29 Ngizabubona njani ubuso bukababa
uJakobe? Nemali wayithatha wagijima
elandela abahwebi kodwa engabatholi
wabuya edabukile.
30 Kodwa abathengisi babewushiyile
umgwaqo obanzi badabula amaTroglodi
ngendlela enqamulelayo.
31 Kepha uRubeni wadabuka, akadlanga
kudla ngalolo suku.
32 UDani wayesesondela kuye, wathi:
"Ungakhali, ungadabuki; ngoba sikutholile
esingakutsho kubaba uJakobe.
33 Masihlabe izinyane lembuzi, sigcobhoze
kuyo ingubo kaJosefa; siyithumele kuJakobe,
sithi: “Yazi, lena yijazi lendodana yakho na?
34 Basebesenza njalo. Bamhlubula uJosefa
ingubo yakhe, lapho bethengisa ngaye,
bamgqokisa ingubo yesigqila.
35 USimeyoni wathatha ingubo, akavumanga
ukuyiyeka, ngokuba wayefuna ukuyiklebhula
ngenkemba yakhe, ngokuba wayethukuthelele
ukuthi uJosefa uyaphila nokuthi
wayengambulalanga.
36 Sasukuma sonke, sathi kuye: "Uma
ungayeki ingubo, siyakusho kubaba ukuthi
nguwe wedwa owenze le nto embi kwa-
Israyeli."
37 Futhi ngakho wabanika, futhi benza
njengoba nje uDani ayeshilo.
ISAHLUKO 2
Ukhuthaza abantu ukuba babe nozwela
nokuqonda abanye abantu.
1 Manje-ke, bantwana, mina ukuba nigcine
imiyalo yeNkosi, futhi nihawukele
omakhelwane benu, futhi nihawukele bonke,
hhayi kubantu kuphela kodwa nasezilwaneni.
2 Ngenxa yayo yonke le nto iNkosi
yangibusisa, futhi ngesikhathi bonke
abafowethu begula, ngasinda ngaphandle
kokugula, ngokuba iNkosi iyazazi izinjongo
zalowo nalowo.
3 Ngakho yibani nobubele ezinhliziyweni
zenu, bantwana bami, ngokuba njengalokho
umuntu enza kumakhelwane wakhe, neNkosi
iyakwenza kanjalo kuye.
4 Ngokuba amadodana abafowethu ayegula
futhi efa ngenxa kaJosefa, ngenxa yokuthi
awazange abonise umusa ezinhliziyweni
zawo; kodwa amadodana ami asindiswa
ngaphandle kokugula, njengoba nazi.
5 Kwathi ngisezweni laseKhanani ngasogwini
lolwandle, ngamenzela uJakobe ubaba
izinhlanzi; kwathi abaningi baminyaniswe
olwandle, ngaqhubeka ngingenakulimala.
6 Ngaba ngowokuqala ukwenza umkhumbi
olwandle, ngokuba uJehova wanginika
ukuqonda nokuhlakanipha kulo.
7 Ngehlisela iphini ngemva kwalo, ngelula
useyili phezu kolunye ukhuni oluqondile
phakathi.
8 Ngadabula khona ngasogwini, ngibamba
izinhlanzi zendlu kababa, saze safika eGibithe;
9 Futhi ngobubele ngahlanganyela izinhlanzi
zami kubo bonke abangabazi.
10 Uma umuntu engowemzini, noma egula,
noma esekhulile, ngangiyipheka izinhlanzi,
ngizigqokise kahle, nginikele kubo bonke
njengokuswela kwawo wonke umuntu,
ngidabukile, nginesihe kubo.
11 Ngalokho uJehova wangisuthisa
ngobuningi bezinhlanzi ekubambeni
izinhlanzi; ngoba owabela umakhelwane
wakhe wemukela okuphindwe kanengi
eNkosini.
12 Iminyaka eyisihlanu ngabamba izinhlanzi,
wanika wonke umuntu engambonayo, yanele
yonke indlu kababa.
13 Futhi ehlobo ngangibamba izinhlanzi, futhi
ebusika ngafuya izimvu nabafowethu.
14 Manje ngizonazisa engikwenzile.
15 Ngabona umuntu osizini enqunu ebusika,
waba nesihe kuyo, yeba ingubo ngasese
endlini kababa, wayinika ososizini.

4. 16 Ngakho-ke, nina bantwana bami, ngalokho
uNkulunkulu anipha khona, bonisani ububele
nesihe ngaphandle kokungabaza kubo bonke
abantu, futhi niphe wonke umuntu
ngenhliziyo enhle.
17 Uma ningenako ukwabela osweleyo,
mhawukeleni ngenhliziyo yomusa.
18 Ngiyazi ukuthi isandla sami asifumananga
ukwabela osweleyo, ngahamba naye
amastadiyu ayisikhombisa ngikhala, izibilini
zami zanxanela kuye ngokumhawukela.
19 Ngakho-ke, bantwana bami, yibani
nobubele kubo bonke abantu ngesihe, ukuze
nayo iNkosi ibe nobubele nesihawu kini.
20 Ngoba futhi, ezinsukwini zokugcina
uNkulunkulu uyothumela ububele bakhe
emhlabeni, futhi nomaphi lapho ethola khona
umphefumulo womusa uhlala kuye.
21 Ngokuba ngendlela umuntu ahawukela
ngayo umakhelwane wakhe, ngaleso simo
iNkosi nayo iphezu kwakhe.
22 Sesehlela eGibithe, uJosefa akabanga
nacala kithi.
23 Nani, bantwana bami, mqapheleni,
nizivumele ningabi nabubi, nithandane; futhi
ningacabangeli yilowo nalowo kini
umfowabo.
24 Ngokuba lokhu kwephula ubunye futhi
kwehlukanisa zonke izizwe, futhi kukhathaza
umphefumulo, futhi kuthuntuthe ubuso.
25 Ngakho-ke, bhekani amanzi, futhi nazi
lapho egeleza ndawonye, ashanela ematsheni,
emithini, emhlabathini, nakwezinye izinto.
26 Kodwa uma zihlukaniswa zibe yimifula
eminingi, umhlaba uyozigwinya, zinyamalale.
27 Kuyakuba njalo nani uma nehlukana.
Ngakho-ke ningabi ngamakhanda amabili
kukho konke iNkosi eyakwenza .inekhanda
elilodwa kuphela, namahlombe amabili,
izandla ezimbili, izinyawo ezimbili, futhi
zonke izitho ezisele.
28 Ngokuba ngifundile embhalweni
wawobaba ukuthi niyakuhlukana kwa-Israyeli,
nilandele amakhosi amabili, nenze zonke
izinengiso.
29 Futhi izitha zenu ziyonithumba, futhi
niyophathwa kabi phakathi kwabeZizwe,
ngobuthakathaka obuningi nezinsizi.
30 Futhi emva kwalezi zinto niyokhumbula
iNkosi futhi niphenduke, futhi iyoba nomusa
kini, ngokuba inomusa futhi inozwelo.
31 Futhi akababaleli okubi abantwana
babantu, ngokuba bayinyama, bakhohliswa
ngezenzo zabo ezimbi.
32 Futhi emva kwalezi zinto kuyovela kini
iNkosi uqobo, ukukhanya kokulunga, futhi
niyobuyela ezweni lakini.
33 Njalo lizambona eJerusalema ngenxa
yebizo lakhe.
34 Njalo ngobubi bezenzo zenu
lizamthukuthelisa;
35 Niyakulahlwa nguye kuze kube yisikhathi
sokuphela.
36 Manje, bantwana bami, ningadabuki
ngokuthi ngiyafa, noma niphonswe phansi
ngokuthi sengifike esiphethweni sami.
37 Ngokuba ngiyakuvuka phakathi kwenu
njengombusi phakathi kwamadodana akhe;
ngiyakuthokoza phakathi kwesizwe sami,
bonke abayogcina umthetho weNkosi,
nemiyalo kaZebuloni uyise.
38 Kepha phezu kwabangamesabi
uNkulunkulu uJehova uyakuletha umlilo
ophakade, ubabhubhise ezizukulwaneni
ngezizukulwane.
39 Kodwa manje ngiphuthuma ekuphumuleni
kwami, njengoba kwenza obaba.
40 Kodwa yesabani iNkosi uNkulunkulu
wethu ngawo wonke amandla enu zonke
izinsuku zokuphila kwenu.
41 Eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo,
esemdala.
42 Amadodana akhe amlalisa ebhokisini
lomuthi. Ngemva kwalokho bamthwala
bammbela eHebroni kanye laboyise.