UYosefu Usiwa eYiputa
Ubukhoboka abumnqandi uYosefu ekuphumeleleni—uBawo wethu unaye, uPotifare umphathisa konke. Wala inkosikazi yenkosi yakhe imihla ngemihla, lwaza ityala layo lamfaka entolongweni, apho aphinda aphathiswe konke.
39 1UYosefu wasiwa eYiputa; uPotifare, igosa lamaYiputa likaFaro, umphathi wabalindi, wamthenga kumaIshmayeli awayemthwele esiya khona. 2UBawo wethu wayenoYosefu; waphumelela, ekhonza endlwini yenkosi yakhe engumYiputa. 3Inkosi yakhe yabona ukuba uBawo wethu wayenaye, uBawo wethu esenza ukuba konke akwenzayo kuphumelele esandleni sakhe. 4UYosefu wafumana ubabalo kuye wamkhonza; inkosi yakhe yammisa uYosefu ukuba aphathe indlu yayo, yamphathisa konke eyayinako. 5Ukususela kwixesha eyammisa ngalo uYosefu ukuba aphathe indlu yayo nako konke eyayinako, uBawo wethu wayisikelela indlu yomYiputa ngenxa kaYosefu; intsikelelo kaBawo wethu yayikuko konke eyayinako, endlwini nasentsimini. 6UPotifare wakushiya konke eyayinako esandleni sikaYosefu, engazi nto ngaphandle kokutya akutyayo. UYosefu wayenomzimba omhle, emhle ngembonakalo.
7Emva kwezi zinto, inkosikazi yenkosi yakhe yaphosa amehlo ayo kuYosefu yathi: “Lala nam.”
8Wala, esithi kwinkosikazi yenkosi yakhe: “Khangela, ndikho apha, inkosi yam ayikhathaleli nto endlwini; konke enako ukubeke ezandleni zam. 9Akamkhulu kunam kule ndlu; akukho nto ayigodleyo kum ngaphandle kwakho, kuba ungumkakhe. Ndingathini na ukwenza le nkohlakalo inkulu, ndone kuBawo wethu?” a a v9 UYosefu usibiza isono ngoko siyiko ngenene — kungekhona ukwaphula nje umthetho, kodwa kukwenzakalisa intliziyo kaBawo omthande wade wamzisa kweli lixa kanye.
10Imihla ngemihla yathetha noYosefu, kodwa akavuma ukuyiphulaphula, ukulala ecaleni kwayo, nokuba naye. 11Ngenye imini uYosefu wangena endlwini ukuze enze umsebenzi wakhe, kungekho namnye wamadoda endlu ngaphakathi. 12Yambamba ngengubo yakhe, isithi: “Lala nam!” Wayishiya esandleni sayo wabalekela phandle.
13Yathi yakubona ukuba ushiye ingubo yakhe esandleni sayo wabalekela phandle, 14yabiza amadoda endlu yayo yathi: “Khangelani—usizisele indoda engumHebhere ukuba isigculele. Ingene kum ukuba ilale nam, ndaza ndakhwaza ngelizwi elikhulu. 15Uthe akuva ndikhwaza, uyishiye ingubo yakhe ecaleni kwam wabalekela phandle. 16Yayigcina ingubo yakhe ecaleni kwayo, yada yabuya inkosi yakhe ekhaya.” 17Yamxelela elo balini linye: “Isicaka esingumHebhere osizisele sona seza kum ukuba sindigculele. 18Kodwa ndithe ndakukhwaza, uyishiye ingubo yakhe ecaleni kwam wabalekela phandle.”
19Yathi inkosi yakhe yakuweva amazwi omkayo kuyo—“Isicaka sakho sindenze ezi zinto”—yavutha ngumsindo.
20Inkosi kaYosefu yamthatha yamfaka entolongweni apho kwakuvalelwe khona amabanjwa okumkani. Wahlala khona entolongweni. 21Kodwa uBawo wethu wayenoYosefu, embonisa inceba, emzuzela ubabalo kumgcini wentolongo. 22Umgcini wentolongo wammisa uYosefu ukuba aphathe onke amabanjwa asentolongweni; konke okwakusenziwa apho, kwakusenziwa nguye. 23Umgcini wentolongo wayengakhathaleli nto esandleni sikaYosefu, kuba uBawo wethu wayenaye—konke awakwenzayo, uBawo wethu wakuphumelelisa.
