UJosefa nomkaPothifara
1UJosefa gade asiwe eGibhide. Kwathi ama-Itjhimayeli nakafika lapho, uJosefa wathengiselwa uPothifara umGibhide ogade ayinduna ekulu kaFaro begodu amphathi wobuzimba.
2USomnini gade anoJosefa, ngalokho waphumelela. Wahlala emzini womphathakhe omGibhide. 3Umphathakhe lokha nakabona bonyana uSomnini inoJosefa nokobana imnikele ukuphumelela kikho koke agade akwenza, 4waba nomusa kuye bewamenza waba sisandla sakhe. UPothifara lo, wabeka uJosefa bonyana abe mtjheji womzakhe, wabeka koke anakho emahlombakhe. 5Ukusuka ngesikhathi umphathi abeka ngaso uJosefa bonyana amqalele endlinakhe nakho koke anakho, uSomnini wabusisa woke umndeni womGibhide ngebanga lakaJosefa. Isibusiso sakaSomnini sehlela phezu kwakho koke uPothifara agade anakho, ngekumbeni nemasimini. 6Watjhiya koke agade anakho ezandleni zakaJosefa ngombana nakusaphethe yena uPothifara bekangazitshwenyi ngalitho ngaphandle kokudla agade akugoma.
UJosefa bekanejamo begodu ahlamazana. 7Emva kwesikhathi esithize umfazi womphathakhe wathatheka ngoJosefa lo wathi kuye: “Yewize ulale nami!”
8Kodwana uJosefa wala, wathi kuye: “Njengombana ngiphethe lapha nje, umphathami akazitshwenyi ngalitho ngokungendlini. Koke anakho ukubeke ezandleni zami. 9Ungenze ngalingana naye emzinakhapha, yeke akukho nokuncani angidime khona ngaphandle kwakho ngombana wena umkakhe. Alo-ke ngingakwenza njani ukukhohlakala okungako ngone kuZimu na?”
10Nanyana gade asomasoma uJosefa imihla namalanga, uJosefa wala ukulala naye namkha ukutjhidela hlanu kwakhe.
11Ngelinye ilanga wangena ngekumbeni kobana ayokwenza imisebenzakhe, gade kungekho namunye weensebenzi zangekumbenapho ngaphakathi. 12Yeke umkaPothifara wamtjhubelela ngesambatho sakhe wathi: “Ngiyakubawa hle, lala nami!” Kodwana uJosefa waphunyurha, watjhiya isambatho sakhe ezandleni zomfazi loyo, waphumela ngaphandle.
13Kuthe umkaPothifara nakabona bonyana uJosefa utjhiye isambatho sakhe bewaphumela ngaphandle, 14wabiza iinsebenzi zangekumbenakhe wathi: “Akhese nithi niyaqala, umHebheru lo ulethwe kithapha bonyana azosiphuphela! Khona nje ungene lapha bonyana azokulala nami kodwana ngarhuwelela. 15Uthe lokha nangizwa ngirhuwelela, weqa bewatjhiya nesambatho sakhe hlanu kwami, waphumela ngaphandle.”
16Umfazi lo wabeka isambatho sakaJosefa hlanu kwakhe bekwafika umphathakhe. 17Wamtjela indaba leyo wathi: “Ikhoboka lomHebheru owasilethela loneli, lize kimi lazongiphuphela. 18Kodwana kuthe lokha nangirhuwelelako, leqa belatjhiya isambatho salo hlanu kwami labalekela ngaphandle.”
19Kwathi lokha uPothifara nakezwa amagama womkakhe wokuthi, “Lingiwunawune njalo-ke ikhobokanyana lakhwelo,” wabhoka ngobukhali. 20Wathatha uJosefa wamphosela ngejele lapha kubotjhwe khona iimbotjhwa zesigodlo.
Umphathikapho nombhagi
UJosefa gade asejele, 21kodwana uSomnini gade anaye. Waba nesisa kuye bewamenzela umusa phambi komphathijele. 22Umphathijele wabeka uJosefa bona abe yinduna phezu kwazo zoke iimbotjhwa. Wabekwa bonyana atjheje koke okwenziwa ngapho. 23Umphathijele azange azitshwenye ngokutjhejisisa nanyana yini ebe ingaphasi kwelihlo lakaJosefa ngombana uSomnini gade anoJosefa begodu amphumelelisa kinanyana yini agade ayenza.
