Genesisi
40 Ngemuva kwaloko, indvuna yeliwayini+ yenkhosi yaseGibhithe kanye nendvuna yebabhaki betinkhwa benta lokubi kuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. 2 Ngako Faro watitfukutselela letisebenti takhe letimbili, lendvuna yeliwayini nalendvuna yebabhaki betinkhwa,+ 3 futsi wativalela ejele lebelibukwe yindvuna yabogadzi,+ lapho naJosefa abevalelwe khona.+ 4 Lendvuna yabogadzi yatsi Josefa akahlale naletisebenti tenkhosi aphindze atinakekele.+ Ngako letisebenti tahlala ejele sikhatsi lesitsite.*
5 Letindvuna tenkhosi yaseGibhithe lebetivalelwe ejele, lokuyindvuna yeliwayini nendvuna yebabhaki betinkhwa, taba nemaphupho ngebusuku bunye, nguleyo naleyo yaba neliphupho layo lebelinenchazelo yalo. 6 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, ngesikhatsi Josefa angena futsi atibona, betibonakala tikhatsatekile. 7 Ngako wabuta letindvuna taFaro lebetiboshwe naye watsi: “Kungani nibukeka nikhatsatekile lamuhla?” 8 Tona tamphendvula tatsi: “Sobabili sibe nemaphupho, kodvwa kute umuntfu longasichazela wona.” Josefa watsi: “Akusuye yini Nkulunkulu lochaza emaphupho?+ Ngitjeleni wona.”
9 Ngako lendvuna yeliwayini yatjela Josefa liphupho layo, yatsi: “Ephusheni lami ngibone sihlahla semagilebisi. 10 Lesihlahla besinemagala lamatsatfu, futsi njengobe kuvela emahlumela kubese kuchakaza timbali, ngemuva kwaloko taveta emagilebisi. 11 Mine bengiphetse indzebe yaFaro, ngako ngitsetse lamagilebisi ngawahlutela kuyo, ngemuva kwaloko ngamnika yona.” 12 Josefa watsi kulendvuna yeliwayini: “Nayi inchazelo yaleliphupho lakho: Lamagala lamatsatfu amelela emalanga lamatsatfu. 13 Ngemuva kwemalanga lamatsatfu kusukela lamuhla, Faro utakukhulula* akubuyisele emsebentini wakho,+ futsi wena utawuphindze umtselele liwayini njengobe bewenta ekucaleni ngesikhatsi useyindvuna yakhe yeliwayini.+ 14 Kodvwa ubongikhumbula nangabe tintfo setikuhambela kahle. Ngicela ungentele umusa* futsi uchazele Faro ngami kuze ngitewuphuma kulendzawo. 15 Ecinisweni ngatfunjwa eveni lemaHebheru,+ futsi kute lutfo lengilwentile lapha lolubangele kutsi ngivalelwe ejele.”*+
16 Ngesikhatsi lendvuna yebabhaki betinkhwa ibona kutsi lenchazelo lebeyishiwo nguJosefa beyiyinhle, yatsi kuye: “Nami ngibe neliphupho, futsi enhloko bengetfwele bobhasikidi labatsatfu labanetinkhwa letimhlophe. 17 Kulobhasikidi lobewungetulu, bekunato tonkhe tinhlobo tetintfo lebetibhakelwe Faro futsi bekunetinyoni lebetidla letintfo letikulobhasikidi.” 18 Ngako Josefa watsi: “Nayi inchazelo yaleliphupho lakho: Labobhasikidi labatsatfu bamelela emalanga lamatsatfu. 19 Ngemuva kwemalanga lamatsatfu kusukela lamuhla, Faro utakuncuma inhloko* futsi akulengise elugodvweni, netinyoni tidle inyama yakho.”+
20 Ngalelilanga lesitsatfu bekulilanga lekugubha kutalwa kwaFaro.+ Ngako Faro wentela tonkhe tisebenti takhe lidzili, wase ukhiphela* lendvuna yeliwayini nalendvuna yebabhaki betinkhwa embikwaletisebenti takhe. 21 Wabuyisela lendvuna yeliwayini emsebentini wayo, futsi yachubeka yentela Faro indzebe yeliwayini. 22 Kodvwa walengisa lendvuna yebabhaki betinkhwa elugodvweni, njengobe nje Josefa abechazile.+ 23 Lendvuna yeliwayini ayizange isamkhumbula Josefa, kunaloko beyisolo imkhohlwa.+