Genesisi
39 Josefa watsatfwa wayiswa eGibhithe.+ Lomunye umGibhithe lobitwa ngekutsi nguPhotifari,+ labesiphatsimandla saFaro futsi ayindvuna yabogadzi, wamtsenga kuma-Ishmayeli+ labefike naye. 2 Kodvwa Jehova wachubeka anaJosefa.+ Ngesizatfu saloko waphumelela futsi wanikwa nemisebenti endlini yemphatsi wakhe longumGibhithe. 3 Lomphatsi wakhe wabona kutsi Jehova abenaye, nekutsi Jehova abephumelelisa konkhe Josefa labekwenta.
4 Josefa wachubeka atfola umusa emehlweni emphatsi wakhe, futsi wamenta waba yinceku yakhe. Ngako wambeka kutsi engamele indlu yakhe, wambeka nangetulu kwako konkhe labenako. 5 Kusukela ngesikhatsi Josefa labekwa ngaso kutsi engamele indlu yaPhotifari nako konkhe labenako, Jehova wachubeka ayibusisa lendlu yalomGibhithe ngenca yakhe. Jehova wabusisa konkhe Photifari labenako endlini yakhe nako konkhe labenako kuleyo ndzawo.+ 6 Ekugcineni waphatsisa Josefa konkhe labenako kutsi akunakekele, futsi Photifari akazange asakhatsateka ngalutfo ngephandle kwekudla lebekakudla. Ngetulu kwaloko, Josefa wakhula waba yindvodza leyakheke kahle futsi waba likhwa.
7 Ngemuva kwako konkhe loku, umfati waPhotifari wacala kukhangwa nguJosefa, watsi kuye: “Lala nami.” 8 Kodvwa Josefa wala kulala nalomfati wemphatsi wakhe, watsi: “Njengobe sekunami landlini, umphatsi wami akasakhatsateki ngalutfo, futsi ungiphatsise konkhe lanako. 9 Kute lomunye lomkhulu kunami kulendlu, nemphatsi wami akakangigodleli lutfo ngaphandle kwakho ngobe wena ungumfati wakhe. Ngako ngingayenta njani intfo lembi kangaka, ngone kuNkulunkulu?”+
10 Onkhe emalanga, lomfati waPhotifari abehlale ancenga Josefa, kodvwa Josefa akazange avume kulala naye nobe kucitsa sikhatsi naye. 11 Ngalelinye lilanga, Josefa waya endlini yaPhotifari kuze ente umsebenti wakhe, futsi bekute letinye tisebenti kuleyondlu. 12 Ngako-ke umfati waPhotifari wabamba Josefa ngengubo yakhe, watsi kuye: “Lala nami!” Kodvwa Josefa wabaleka waphumela ngephandle, washiya lengubo etandleni talomfati waPhotifari. 13 Lomfati waPhotifari watsi nakabona kutsi Josefa ushiye lengubo yakhe futsi wabaleka, 14 wamemeta lamadvodza lasebenta endlini yakhe watsi kuwo: “Asenibuke! Photifari usiletsele lomHebheru kutsi atewuhlekisa ngatsi. Ute lapha endlini afuna kulala nami, kodvwa ngivele ngamemeta. 15 Utsite nakangiva ngimemeta futsi ngikhala, washiya lengubo yakhe wabaleka.” 16 Ngemuva kwaloko lomfati wabeka lengubo eceleni kwakhe kwaze kwafika Photifari, umphatsi waJosefa.
17 Ngako nakefika wamtjela ngalendzaba, watsi: “Lesisebenti lesingumHebheru losiletsele sona sifike lapha kimi sitewuhlekisa ngami. 18 Kodvwa ngitsite nje nangimemeta futsi ngikhala, sashiya lengubo yaso sabaleka.” 19 Photifari watsi nakeva loko lokushiwo ngulomfati wakhe, njengobe abemtjela atsi: “Nguloku lesisebenti sakho lesingente kona,” watfukutsela wabila. 20 Ngako Photifari watsatsa Josefa wamfaka ejele, lapho inkhosi beyigcina khona tiboshwa. Josefa wachubeka avalelwe lapho.+
21 Kodvwa Jehova abesolo anaJosefa, amentela umusa* futsi wamenta watsandzeka emehlweni endvuna yelijele.+ 22 Ngako lendvuna yelijele yabeka Josefa kutsi engamele tonkhe tiboshwa lebetikulelijele. Bekunguye labecondzisa yonkhe imisebenti lebetiyenta.+ 23 Lendvuna yelijele beyingakhatsateki ngalutfo lebeluphatsiswe Josefa, ngobe Jehova abenaye futsi Jehova abephumelelisa konkhe labekwenta.+