Genesisi
40 Ngemva kwalokho, induna yabaphathikapho+ yekosi yeGibhide nenduna yababhagi, bonela ikosabo yeGibhide. 2 Yeke uFaro wasilingwa ziinduna zakhe ezimbilezi, okuyinduna yabaphathikapho nenduna yababhagi,+ 3 wazivalela ngejele elingendlini yenduna yabonogada,+ lapho bekuvalelwe khona uJosefa.+ 4 Nje-ke induna yabonogada yabela uJosefa bona ahlale nazo bekazitlhogomele,+ zahlala ngejele isikhathi eside.*
5 Umphathikapho nombhagi wekosi yeGibhide egade bavalelwe ngejele, bobabili baba nebhudango ngobusuku bunye begodu elinye nelinye belinehlathululwalo. 6 Kuthe uJosefa nakangenako ngakusasa ekuseni, wababona badanile. 7 Wababuza wathi: “Kubayini nidanile namhlanjesi?” 8 Bathi kuye: “Sobabili sibe namabhudango kodwana akunamuntu ongasihlathululela wona.” UJosefa wathi kibo: “NguZimu kwaphela onganihlathululela amabhudangwenu.+ Ngibawa ningitjele wona.”
9 Nje-ke umphathikapho watjela uJosefa ngebhudango lakhe wathi kuye: “Ebhudangweni lami bekunesidiribe phambi kwami. 10 Esidiribeneso bekunamahlumela amathathu, njengombana asakhula, atlhurha aveza iinthelo ezivuthiweko zamadiribe. 11 Ikapho kaFaro beyisesandleni sami begodu ngathatha amadiribe ngawaminyela ngekaphwenakhe. Ngemva kwalokho ngamnikela yona.” 12 Ngemva kwalokho, uJosefa wathi kuye: “Nasi ihlathululo yebhudango lakho: Amahlumela amathathu malanga amathathu. 13 Emalangeni amathathu kusukela nje, uFaro uzokukhupha ngapha akubuyisele esikhundleni sakho+ begodu uzokunikela uFaro ikapho njengalokha nawusese mphathi wekaphwakhe.+ 14 Nje-ke ungikhumbule izinto nazikukhambela kuhle. Ngibawa ube nomusa* kimi ukhulume ngami kuFaro ukwenzela bona angikhuphe endaweni le. 15 Ungibona nginje, ngathathwa ngekani enarheni yamaHebheru+ begodu akunanto embi engiyenzileko, engenza ngivalelwe ngejele.”+
16 Induna yababhagi nayibona ukuthi ihlathululo kaJosefa ibikezela izinto ezihle ngomphathikapho, yathi kuye: “Nami ngibe nebhudango, bengithwele abomantji abathathu boburotho obumhlophe, 17 umantji ongaphezulu bewunemihlobohlobo yezinto ezibhagiweko zakaFaro, bekuneenyoni ezidla izinto ezingemantjini loyo.” 18 Nje-ke uJosefa wayiphendula wathi, “Nasi ihlathululo yebhudangwelo: Abomantji abathathu malanga amathathu. 19 Emalangeni amathathu kusukela nje, uFaro uzokuqunta ihlokwakho, akuphanyeke esigodweni begodu iinyoni zizokudla inyamakho.”+
20 Nje-ke ngelanga lesithathu bekulilanga lamabeletho+ lakaFaro, wenza umnyanya bewaletha induna yabaphathikapho nenduna yababhagi phambi kweensebenzi zakhe. 21 Wabuyisela induna yabaphathikapho esikhundleni sayo begodu induna leyo yaragela phambili ilethela uFaro ikapho. 22 Kodwana waphanyeka induna yababhagi njengombana uJosefa abahlathululele.+ 23 Nanyana kunjalo, induna yabaphathikapho yamkhohlwa uJosefa.+