Umphathi weendebe nombhaki
Amaphakathi amabini kaFaro aphupha kwiseli-ntolongo enye. UYosefu, esithi iingcaciso zezikaBawo wethu, awatyhila omabini ngokunyaniseka: umphathi weendebe uyaphila, umbhaki uyaxhonywa. Ucela kuphela ukukhunjulwa. Akakhunjulwa—isahluko siphela ngumphathi weendebe emlibala kwaphela.
40 1Emva kwezi zinto, umphathi weendebe nombhaki wokumkani waseJiputa bona enkosini yabo, ukumkani waseJiputa. 2UFaro waba nomsindo kakhulu ngamaphakathi akhe amabini, umphathi oyintloko weendebe nombhaki oyintloko. 3Wabavalela endlwini yomphathi wabalindi, entolongweni apho uYosefu wayevalelwe khona. 4Umphathi wabalindi wabela uYosefu ukuba abakhonze; bahlala bevalelwe iintsuku ezithile. 5Baza bobabini, umphathi weendebe nombhaki wokumkani waseJiputa, ababevalelwe entolongweni, baphupha iphupha ngabunye ngabusuku bunye, liphupha ngalinye linengcaciso yalo. 6Kwathi uYosefu akufika kubo kusasa, wabona ukuba bakhathazekile. 7Wabuza amaphakathi kaFaro awayevalelwe naye endlwini yenkosi yakhe, wathi: “Kutheni nikhangeleka nidandathekile namhlanje?”
8Bamxelela bathi: “Siphuphe iphupha ngabunye, kodwa akukho bani unokulityhila.” UYosefu waphendula wathi: “Iingcaciso azizezikaBawo wethu na? Khanindibalisele zona.” a a v8 UYosefu ubiza uBawo wethu njengomthombo wayo yonke ingcaciso eyinyaniso—nokuba kungakumaJiputa angamaziyo.
9Umphathi oyintloko weendebe wamxelela uYosefu iphupha lakhe, wathi: “Ephupheni lam bendibona umdiliya ume phambi kwam. 10Umdiliya lowo wawunamasebe amathathu; wathi wakuhluma, kwavela iintyatyambo zawo, aza amazekelo avuthwa aba ziidiliya. 11Indebe kaFaro yayisesandleni sam; ndathabatha iidiliya, ndazikhama endebeni kaFaro, ndayibeka indebe esandleni sikaFaro.”
12Waza uYosefu wathi kuye: “Nantsi ingcaciso yalo: amasebe amathathu ziintsuku ezintathu. 13Kwiintsuku ezintathu uFaro uya kuyiphakamisa intloko yakho, akubuyisele esikhundleni sakho, uze ubeke indebe kaFaro esandleni sakhe, njengakuqala, oko wawungumphathi weendebe zakhe. 14Kodwa undikhumbule xa kukuhle kuwe; khawundenzele inceba—undikhankanye kuFaro, ukuze andikhuphe kule ndlu. 15Kaloku ndaxhwilwa ndasuswa ezweni lamaHebhere, kwaye nalapha andenzanga nto ifanele ukuba ndivalelwe kulo mhadi.”
16Umbhaki oyintloko, akubona ukuba ingcaciso ilungile, wathi kuYosefu: “Nam ndiphuphile: izitya ezithathu zesonka esimhlophe phezu kwentloko yam. 17Isitya esiphezulu sasineentlobo zonke zezinto ezibhakiweyo zikaFaro, kodwa iintaka zazizidla esityeni esiphezu kwentloko yam.”
18UYosefu waphendula wathi: “Nantsi ingcaciso yalo: izitya ezithathu ziintsuku ezintathu. 19Kwiintsuku ezintathu uFaro uya kuyisusa intloko yakho kuwe, akuxhome emthini—iintaka ziya kuyidla inyama yakho.” 20Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, umhla wokuzalwa kukaFaro, wenza itheko lawo onke amaphakathi akhe, waza wayiphakamisa intloko yomphathi oyintloko weendebe nentloko yombhaki oyintloko phakathi kwawo, 21wambuyisela umphathi oyintloko weendebe esikhundleni sakhe, waza wayibeka indebe esandleni sikaFaro. 22Kodwa wamxhoma umbhaki oyintloko, kanye njengokuba uYosefu wayebatyhilele. 23Kanti umphathi oyintloko weendebe akazange amkhumbule uYosefu—wamlibala.
