Josefa nemfati waPhotifari
1Ema-Ishmayeli ehla naye Josefa aya eGibhithe, efike amtsengisa kuPhotifari, siphatsimandla saFaro lesasiyindvuna yetingadzi tesigodlo. 2Simakadze waba naJosefa wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe. Josefa abehlala kalomnumzane waseGibhithe. 3Nalomnumzane wabona kutsi Simakadze abenaJosefa nekutsi Simakadze abekwenta kuchume konkhe lokuke kwaphatfwa tandla taJosefa. 4Ngako-ke Josefa wazuza umusa kuPhotifari; wambeka kutsi abe yindvuna yakhe leyengamele likhaya lakhe nayo yonkhe imphahla yakhe. 5Kusukela ngalelo langa labekwa ngalo kwengamela likhaya laPhotifari netimphahla takhe, Simakadze walibusisa lelikhaya lalomGibhithe ngenca yaJosefa. Sibusiso saSimakadze sasisetikwako konkhe Photifari labenako ekhaya nasemasimini. 6Ngako-ke Photifari wakuyekelela etandleni taJosefa. Abengasahlupheki ngalutfo ngaphandle kwekudla labekudla.
Josefa abemuhle, alikhwa. 7Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi umkaPhotifari wafisa Josefa, waze waphahluka watsi kuye: “Lala nami.” 8Kodvwa Josefa wala, watsi: “Lalela la, inkhosi yami kute lesahlupheka ngako lapha ekhaya, ngobe konkhe ikubeke esandleni sami. 9Inkhosi ingilinganise nayo kulelikhaya, futsi kute lengigodlele kona ngaphandle kwakho, ngobe ungumkayo. Pho, ngingabenta kanjani lobubi lobungaka, ngone kuNkulunkulu?” 10Kwala nome lomfati ambekele siye amcela onkhe emalanga, kodvwa akazange avume Josefa kulala naye, ngisho nekutsi ahlale naye imbala.
11Kodvwa kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga Josefa asesendlini enta umsebenti wakhe, netisebenti tasendlini tingekho, 12lomfati wadvumela Josefa wambamba ngengubo yakhe, watsi: “Lala nami!” Kodvwa Josefa wanyomula lengubo wabaleka wamshiya nayo, waphuma kulendlu. 13Watsi kube abone lomfati kutsi Josefa sewuphunyulile, wamshiya nalengubo wabaleka waphuma, 14wamemeta lamadvodza lasebenta kulendlu watsi kuwo: “Ase nibheke! LomHebheru uletselwe kudlala ngatsi la. Ungingenele ekamelweni wangibamba afuna kulala nami. Ngesuka mine ngahlaba inyandzaleyo. 15Utsite kube eve kutsi ngihlaba umkhosi, wabaleka washiya nayi ingubo yakhe, waphuma la endlini.”
16Lengubo wayigcina lomfati, kwaze kwefika indvodza yakhe. 17Yatsi kube ifike indvodza yakhe, wayitjela leyo ndzaba ngalokufananako, watsi: “Lesigcili semHebheru, losiletse la, emkhatsini wetfu, singene seta kimi satawudlala ngami. 18Kodvwa ngitsite kube ngihlabe inyandzaleyo, sabaleka sashiya nayi ingubo yaso, saphuma la endlini.”
19Lomfati wagcina ngekutsi: “Singiphatse kanjena-ke lesigcili sakho.” Lendvuna yatfukutselela Josefa kamatima. 20Yamtsatsa yamfaka ejele, lapho efike wahlala khona kanye netiboshwa tenkhosi, Faro. Ngesikhatsi Josefa asesejele, 21Simakadze wajinge waba naye, wamentela umusa, wamupha kutsandzeka emehlweni emgcinijele. 22Umgcinijele wabeka tonkhe tiboshwa ngaphansi kwesandla saJosefa; yonkhe imisebenti leyayentiwa ejele yabekwa ngaphansi kwesandla saJosefa. 23Umgcinijele akazange aphindze ahlupheke ngaloko lokwakungaphansi kwesandla saJosefa, ngobe Simakadze abenaye, futsi konkhe labekwenta Josefa Simakadze abekuphumelelisa.
