Sigcili Lesalalela Nkulunkulu

Josefa abeyindvodzana yaJakobe lencane. Banakabo Josefa labadzala babona kutsi babe wabo umtsandza kakhulu. Ucabanga kutsi bativa njani ngaloko? Baba nemona ngaJosefa futsi bamenyanya. Ngesikhatsi Josefa abe nemaphupho, watjela banakabo ngawo. Bacabanga kutsi lamaphupho abesho kutsi ngalelinye lilanga bebatawukhotsamela yena. Babese bamzonda kakhulu!

Ngalelinye lilanga banakabo Josefa bebeluse umhlambi wetimvu emadlelweni lasedvutane neShekhemu. Jakobe watfuma Josefa kutsi ayobahlola kutsi basaphila yini. Babona Josefa asekhashanyana futsi bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: ‘Nangu lomphuphi wemaphupho, wotani simbulale.’ Bambamba bamjika emgodzini. Kodvwa Juda, lomunye umnakabo, watsi: ‘Asingambulali. Asimtsengiseni njengesigcili.’ Ngako batsengisa Josefa ngetinhlavu telisiliva letingu-20 kubantfu bakaMidiyani lebebalibangise eGibhithe.

Labanakabo batsatsa ingubo yaJosefa bayenya engatini yembuti base bayimikisa kubabe wabo, bafike batsi: ‘Akusiyo yini ingubo yendvodzana yakho lena?’ Ngako Jakobe wacabanga kutsi Josefa ubulewe silwane sesiganga. Weva buhlungu kakhulu kangangekutsi kute lowakhona kumdvudvuta.

Josefa watsengiswa waba sigcili kuPhotifari, siphatsimandla saseGibhithe. Kodvwa Jehova wamvikela Josefa. Photifari wabona kutsi Josefa abewenta kahle umsebenti wakhe nekutsi abengametsemba. Ngekushesha Josefa wabekwa kutsi engamele indlu yaPhotifari nako konkhe labenako.

Umfati waPhotifari wacala kukhangwa nguJosefa ngobe abelikhwa futsi akheke kahle. Onkhe emalanga, lomfati waPhotifari abehlale ancenga Josefa kutsi alale naye. Abetawenta njani Josefa? Wala waze watsi: ‘Cha! Nemphatsi wami akakangigodleli lutfo ngaphandle kwakho ngobe wena ungumfati wakhe. Ngako ngingayenta njani intfo lembi kangaka, ngone kuNkulunkulu?’

Ngalelinye lilanga umfati waPhotifari wetama kucela Josefa kutsi alale naye. Wambamba ngetimphahla kodvwa Josefa wabaleka. Photifari watsi nakefika ekhaya, umfati wakhe wamtjela kutsi Josefa abefuna kumdlwengula. Abekhuluma emanga. Photifari watfukutsela wabila wase utsatsa Josefa umfaka ejele. Kodvwa Jehova akazange amkhohlwe Josefa.