UGENESISE 40

₁Kwathi emva kwalezozinto umphathizitsha wenkosi yaseGibithe nomphekizinkwa wayo bona enkosini yabo, inkosi yaseGibithe.

₂UFaro wazithukuthelela lezozinceku zakhe zombili, induna yabaphathizitsha nenduna yabaphekizinkwa.

₃Wazibeka ukuba zilindwe endlini yenduna yemilindankosi etilongweni, indawo lapho wayeboshwé khona uJosefa.

₄Induna yemilindankosi yamyala ngazo uJosefa ukuba azibheke; wazikhonza; zazisekulindweni izinsukwana.

₅Baphupha iphupho bobabili, kwaba-yilowo nalowo iphupho lakhe ngabusuku bunye, yilowo nalowo ngokokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe, umphathizitsha nomphekizinkwa wenkosi yaseGibithe, ababeboshwé etilongweni.

₆UJosefa wangena kubo ekuseni, wabona ukuthi badabukile.

₇Wayesebuza izinceku zikaFaro ezazinaye zilindwé endlini yenkosi yakhe, ethi: Ubuso benu budabukeleni namuhla na?

₈Bathi kuye: Siphuphé iphupho, akakho ongalichaza. UJosefa wathi kubo: Ukuchaza akusikho okukaNkulunkulu na? Ake ningilandise lona.

₉Induna yabaphathizitsha yayisimlandisa uJosefa iphupho layo, yathi kuye: Ephusheni lami kwakukhona umvini phambi kwami;

₁₀emvinini kwakukhona amagatsha amathathu; wahluma qede wakhahlela, amahlukuzo awo athela izithelo.

₁₁Indebe kaFaro yayisesandleni sami; ngathatha izithelo zomvini, ngazikhamela endebeni kaFaro, indebe ngayinikela esandleni sikaFaro.

₁₂Wathi uJosefa kuye: Nakhu ukuchazwa kwalo: lawomagatsha amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu;

₁₃zingakadluli izinsuku ezintathu, uFaro uzakuphakamisa ikhanda lakho, akubuyisele esikhundleni sakho; uzakunikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro njengokwenza kwakho kwakuqala, lapho wawungumphathizitsha wakhe.

₁₄Kepha ngikhumbule, nxa usuhlezi kahle, ungenzele umusa, ungibike kuFaro, ungikhiphe kulendlu.

₁₅Ngokuba ngebiwa nokwebiwa ezweni lamaHeberu, nalapha futhi angenzanga-lutho ukuba bangifake emgodini.

₁₆Kwathi induna yabaphekizinkwa ibona ukuthi lokhokuchazwa kwakukuhle, yathi kuJosefa: Nakimi ephusheni lami kwakungathi kukhona amaqoma amathathu esinkwa esimhlophe ekhanda lami.

₁₇Eqomeni elingaphezulu kwakukhona izinhlobo zonke zokudla kukaFaro; izinyoni zazikudla eqomeni eliphezu kwekhanda lami.

₁₈UJosefa waphendula wathi: Lokhu kungukuchazwa kwalo: lawomaqoma amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu;

₁₉zingakadluli izinsuku ezintathu, uFaro uzakuphakamisa ikhanda lakho, alisuse kuwe, akuphanyeke emthini; izinyoni ziyakudla inyama yakho, ziyisuse kuwe.

₂₀Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, usuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro, wazenzela izinceku zakhe zonke idili, waphakamisa ikhanda lenduna yabaphathizitsha nelenduna yabaphekizinkwa phakathi kwezinceku zakhe.

₂₁Wayibuyisela induna yabaphathizitsha esikhundleni sayo, waze wanikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro;

₂₂kepha wayiphanyeka induna yabaphekizinkwa, njengalokho ebebachazele uJosefa.

₂₃Nokho induna yabaphathizitsha ayamkhumbula uJosefa, yamkhohlwa.