U-Isaka watshala kulelo zwe , wathola ngawona lowo mnyaka okuphindwe kayikhulu, ngokuba uJehova wambusisa.

UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, kungakafiki mnyaka wendlala, amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.

Baletha-ke izinkomo zabo kuJosefa ; uJosefa wabenanela ukudla ngamahhashi, nangezimvu, nangezinkomo, nagezimbongolo; wabapha ukudla ngezinkomo zabo zonke ngalowo mnyaka.

Usuphelile lowo mnyaka , beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili , bathi kuye : Asiyikufihlela inkosi ukuthi imali yethu yonke isiphelile ; imihlambi yezinkomo isingeyenkosi ; akukho okuseleyo emehlweni enkosi ngaphandle kwemizimba yethu namazwe ethu.

Lo mnyaka wamashumi ayisihlanu uyaku ba yijubili kini ; aniyikulima, ningavuni amakhikhizela awo, ningakhi ngawo ezomvini ongatheniwe.

Ngalowo mnyaka wejubili niyakubuyela, kube yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe.

Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka emithathu njalo uyakukhipha konke okweshumi kwezithelo zakho ngawona lowo mnyaka , ukubekelele phakathi kwamasango akho;

Imana lanqamuka ngang omuso, nxa sebedla ezithelweni zezwe ; abakwa- Israyeli ababe besaba nemana futhi, kepha base bedla ezithelweni zezwe laseKhanani ngalowo mnyaka. Isikhulu sebandla lasezulwini

Bakhathaza, bacindezela abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ngalowo mnyaka ; iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili babacinde zela bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababengaphesheya kweJordani ezweni lama -Amori elikwaGileyadi.

Lokhu kuyakuba yi sibonakaliso kuwe : Niyakudla ngalo mnyaka okuzikhulelayo, nangomnyaka wesibili isihlabane, nangomnyaka wesithathu hlwanyelani, nivune, nitshale izivini, nidle izithelo zazo.

Walwa nenkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni, wabahlula. Abantwana bakwa - Amoni bamnika ngawo lowo mnyaka amatalenta ayikhulu esiliva, namakhora ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kakolweni , nawebhali ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Lokho-ke abantwana bakwa-Amoni bakuyisa kuye nangomnyaka wesibili nangowesithathu.

Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe : Niyakudla ngalo mnyaka okuzikhulelayo, nangomnyaka wesibili isihlabane , nangomnyaka wesithathu hlwanyelani, nivune, nitshale izivini, nidle izithelo zazo.

Kwathi ngawona lowo mnyaka ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine , ngenyanga yesihlanu , uHananiya indodana ka-Azuri, umprofethi waseGibeyoni , wakhuluma kimi endlini kaJehova phambi kwabapristi nabantu bonke, wathi:

Wafa-ke uHananiya umprofethi ngawona lowo mnyaka ngenyanga yesikhombisa.

Sona saphendula , sathi kuye : Nkosi, wuyeke nangalo mnyaka , ngize ngivukuze inhlabathi emaceleni awo, ngiwuthelele umquba;

Kepha othile wabo , uKayafase, engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka , wathi kubo: Anazi lutho nina;

Lokho kakushongo ngokwakhe , kodwa engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka waprofetha ukuba uJesu wayezakufa ngenxa yesizwe;

baqala bamyisa ku-Anase, ngokuba engumukhwe kaKayafase obengumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka.