Umphathisitsha Nombhaki
Izikhulu ezimbili zikaFaro ziphupha esitokisini esisodwa. UJosefa, ethi ukuhumusha kungokukaBaba wethu, uwachaza womabili ngokwethembeka: umphathi wendebe uyaphila, umbhaki uyalengiswa. Ucela nje ukuba akhunjulwe. Akakhunjulwa — isahluko siphela umphathi wendebe emkhohlwe ngokuphelele.
40 1Kwathi emva kwalezi zinto, umphathisitsha nombhaki wenkosi yaseGibhithe bona enkosini yabo, inkosi yaseGibhithe. 2UFaro wayithukuthelela izikhulu zakhe zombili, induna yabaphathisitsha nenduna yababhaki. 3Wazifaka esitokisini endlini yenduna yabaqaphi, etilongweni lapho uJosefa ayeboshwe khona. 4Induna yabaqaphi yabeka uJosefa ukuba abasebenzele; bahlala esitokisini izinsuku ezithile. 5Bobabili, umphathisitsha nombhaki wenkosi yaseGibhithe, ababeboshiwe etilongweni, baphupha, kwaba yilowo nalowo nephupho lakhe ngabusuku bunye, iphupho ngalinye linencazelo yalo. 6Kwathi uJosefa efika kubo ekuseni, wabona ukuthi badangele. 7Wabuza izikhulu zikaFaro ezazinaye esitokisini endlini yenkosi yakhe, wathi: “Kungani nibukeka nidangele namuhla na?”
8Bamtshela bathi: “Siphuphe iphupho, kungekho ongalichaza.” UJosefa waphendula wathi: “Izincazelo azisizo ezikaBaba wethu na? Ake ningitshele zona.” a a v8 UJosefa ubiza uBaba wethu njengomthombo wazo zonke izincazelo zeqiniso—ngisho nakumaGibhithe angamazi.
9Induna yabaphathisitsha yalandisa uJosefa iphupho layo, yathi: “Ephusheni lami bekukhona umvini omi phambi kwami. 10Umvini wawunamagatsha amathathu; wathi ukuhluma, kwavuleka amaluba awo, namahlukuzo avuthwa aba ngamagilebhisi. 11Isitsha sikaFaro sasisesandleni sami; ngathatha amagilebhisi, ngawakhamela esitsheni sikaFaro, ngasibeka isitsha esandleni sikaFaro.”
12UJosefa wathi kuyo: “Nansi incazelo yalo: amagatsha amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu. 13Ezinsukwini ezintathu uFaro uyakuphakamisa ikhanda lakho, akubuyisele esikhundleni sakho, ubeke isitsha sikaFaro esandleni sakhe, njengakuqala, lapho wawungumphathisitsha wakhe. 14Kodwa ungikhumbule lapho sekukuhle kuwe; ake ungenzele umusa—ungikhulume kuFaro, ukuze angikhiphe kule ndlu. 15Ngokuba ngebiwa impela, ngisuswa ezweni lamaHeberu, kwathi nalapha angenzanga lutho olwenza ngifanele lo mgodi.”
16Induna yababhaki, ibona ukuthi incazelo inhle, yathi kuJosefa: “Nami ngiphuphe iphupho: amabhasikidi amathathu esinkwa esimhlophe ephezu kwekhanda lami. 17Ibhasikidi eliphezulu laliphethe yonke imihlobo yokudla okubhakiwe kukaFaro, kodwa izinyoni zazikudla ebhasikidini eliphezu kwekhanda lami.”
18UJosefa waphendula wathi: “Nansi incazelo yalo: amabhasikidi amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu. 19Ezinsukwini ezintathu uFaro uyakususa ikhanda lakho kuwe akuphanyeke esihlahleni—izinyoni ziyakudla inyama yakho. 20Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, usuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro, wenzela zonke izikhulu zakhe idili, waphakamisa ikhanda lenduna yabaphathisitsha nekhanda lenduna yababhaki phakathi kwazo,” 21wabuyisela induna yabaphathisitsha esikhundleni sayo, yabeka isitsha esandleni sikaFaro. 22Kodwa induna yababhaki wayiphanyeka, njengoba nje uJosefa ayebachazele. 23Kepha induna yabaphathisitsha ayimkhumbulanga uJosefa—yamkhohlwa.
