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41 Eitse bofelong ba lilemo tse feletseng tse peli Faro a lora+ ’me bonang! o ne a eme pel’a nōka ea Nile. 2 Bonang! nōkeng ea Nile ha nyoloha likhomo tse supileng tse nang le ponahalo e ntle ebile li nonne, eaba li qala ho fula har’a joang ba Nile.+ 3 Bonang! ha e-ba le likhomo tse ling tse supileng tse nyolohang ka mor’a tsona nōkeng ea Nile, tse nang le ponahalo e mpe ebile li otile,+ eaba li ema haufi le likhomo tse pel’a lebōpo la nōka ea Nile. 4 Joale likhomo tse nang le ponahalo e mpe ebile li otile tsa qala ho ja likhomo tse supileng tse nang le ponahalo e ntle le tse nonneng.+ Eaba Faro oa tsoha.+
5 Leha ho le joalo, a boela a robala ’me a lora ka lekhetlo la bobeli. Bonang! ha hlaha liqoapi tse supileng tsa lijo-thollo lehlakeng le le leng, li nonne ’me li le ntle.+ 6 Bonang! ka mor’a tsona+ ha hōla liqoapi tse supileng tsa lijo-thollo, tse tšesaane le tse bajuoeng ka lebaka la moea oa bochabela.+ 7 Liqoapi tse tšesaane tsa lijo-thollo tsa qala ho metsa liqoapi tse supileng tse nonneng le tse tletseng.+ Eaba Faro oa tsoha ’me bonang! e ne e le toro.
8 Hoseng moea oa hae o ne o khathatsehile.+ Kahoo a romeletsa ’me a bitsa baprista bohle ba Egepeta+ ba sebelisang boselamose le banna bohle ba bohlale+ ba hona teng, ’me Faro a ba phetela litoro tsa hae.+ Empa ha hoa ka ha e-ba le ea li hlalosetsang Faro.
9 Joale mookameli oa baqhatsetsi a bua le Faro,+ a re: “Ke bolela libe tsa ka kajeno.+ 10 Faro o ile a halefela bahlanka ba hae.+ Kahoo a nkenya teronkong ea ntlo ea mookameli oa balebeli,+ ’na le mookameli oa baapehi. 11 Ka mor’a moo ka bobeli re ile ra lora toro ka bosiu bo le bong, ’na le eena. Ra lora e mong le e mong toro ea hae e nang le tlhaloso ea eona.+ 12 Ho ne ho e-na le mohlankana hammoho le rōna moo, oa Moheberu,+ mohlanka oa mookameli oa balebeli.+ Ha re mo phetela tsona,+ a re hlalosetsa litoro tsa rōna. A hlalosetsa e mong le e mong ho ea ka toro ea hae. 13 Ha etsahala feela joalokaha a re hlaloselitse. ’Na a nkhutlisetsa boemong ba ka,+ empa eena a mo fanyeha.”+
14 Faro a romeletsa ’me a bitsa Josefa,+ hore ba mo tlise kapele ho tsoa sekoting sa chankana.+ Kahoo a beola+ ’me a apara liaparo tse ling tsa hae tsa ka holimo+ eaba o kena ho Faro. 15 Joale Faro a re ho Josefa: “Ke lorile toro, empa ha ho ea e hlalosang. Joale ke utloile ho boleloa hore ha u utloile toro u ka e hlalosa.”+ 16 Eaba Josefa o araba Faro, o re: “Ha ho hlokahale hore ho talingoe ho ’na! Molimo o tla tsebisa Faro boiketlo.”+
17 Eaba Faro o tsoela pele ho bua le Josefa: “Torong ea ka bona! ke ne ke eme lebōpong la nōka ea Nile. 18 Nōkeng ea Nile ha nyoloha likhomo tse supileng tse nonneng le tse ponahalo e ntle, eaba li qala ho fula har’a joang ba Nile.+ 19 Ha nyoloha likhomo tse ling tse supileng ka mor’a tsona, tsa meketa le tse nang le ponahalo e mpe haholo ebile li otile.+ Ha ke e-s’o ka ke bona tse mpe joaloka tsona naheng eohle ea Egepeta. 20 Likhomo tsa meketa le tse mpe tsa qala ho ja likhomo tsa pele tse supileng tse nonneng.+ 21 Kahoo tsena tsa kena ka limpeng tsa tsona, ’me leha ho le joalo ho ne ho ke ke ha tsejoa hore li kene ka limpeng tsa tsona, kaha ponahalo ea tsona e ne e le mpe feela joaloka qalong.+ Eaba kea tsoha.
22 “Ka mor’a moo torong ea ka ka bona liqoapi tse supileng tsa lijo-thollo li hlaha lehlakeng le le leng, li tletse ’me li le ntle.+ 23 Ka mor’a tsona ha hōla liqoapi tsa lijo-thollo tse supileng tse ponneng, tse tšesaane, tse bajuoeng ka lebaka la moea oa bochabela.+ 24 Liqoapi tsa lijo-thollo tse tšesaane tsa qala ho metsa liqoapi tsa lijo-thollo tse supileng tse ntle.+ Kahoo ka e bolella baprista ba sebelisang boselamose,+ empa ha hoa ka ha e-ba le ea mong ea ntlhalosetsang.”+
25 Joale Josefa a re ho Faro: “Toro ea Faro e ’ngoe. Molimo oa ’nete o boleletse Faro seo a tla se etsa.+ 26 Likhomo tse supileng tse ntle ke lilemo tse supileng. Ka ho tšoanang liqoapi tse supileng tsa lijo-thollo tse ntle ke lilemo tse supileng. Toro e ’ngoe. 27 Likhomo tse supileng tsa meketa tse mpe tse nyolohileng ka mor’a tsona ke lilemo tse supileng; ’me liqoapi tse supileng tsa lijo-thollo tse se nang letho, tse bajuoeng ka lebaka la moea oa bochabela,+ e tla ba lilemo tse supileng tsa tlala.+ 28 Ena ke ntho eo ke e boleletseng Faro: Molimo oa ’nete o entse hore Faro a bone seo a tla se etsa.+
29 “Bona! ho tla lilemo tse supileng tsa nala e khōlō naheng eohle ea Egepeta. 30 Empa ka sebele lilemo tse supileng tsa tlala li tla hlaha ka mor’a tsona, ’me nala eohle ea naha ea Egepeta e tla lebaloa ’me tlala e tla timetsa naha.+ 31 Nala e kileng ea e-ba teng naheng e ke ke ea tsejoa ka lebaka la tlala ka mor’a moo, hobane ka sebele e tla ba khōlō haholo. 32 Hore ebe toro e phetiloe habeli ho Faro ho bolela hore ntho ena e tiisitsoe ka thata ke Molimo oa ’nete,+ ’me Molimo oa ’nete o potlakela ho e phetha.+
33 “Kahoo joale Faro a ke a batle monna ea masene le ea bohlale ’me a mo behe hore a okamele naha ea Egepeta.+ 34 Faro a ke a nke bohato ’me a khethe balebeli naheng,+ ’me a nke karolo ea bohlano ea naha ea Egepeta nakong ea lilemo tse supileng tsa nala.+ 35 Ba ke ba bokelle lijo tsa lilemo tsena tse tlang tse ntle, ’me ba bokelle lijo-thollo tlas’a letsoho la Faro e le lijo metseng,+ ’me ba li sireletse. 36 Lijo e tla ba phepelo naheng ena ka lilemo tse supileng tsa tlala, e tlang ho ba teng naheng ea Egepeta,+ e le hore naha e se ke ea felisoa ke tlala.”+
37 Ntho ena ea bonahala e le ntle mahlong a Faro le a bahlanka ba hae bohle.+ 38 Kahoo Faro a re ho bahlanka ba hae: “Na ho ka fumanoa monna e mong ea joaloka enoa eo moea oa Molimo o leng ho eena?”+ 39 Ka mor’a moo Faro a re ho Josefa: “Kaha Molimo o entse hore u tsebe sena sohle,+ ha ho ea masene le ea bohlale joaloka uena.+ 40 U tla okamela ntlo ea ka,+ ’me batho bohle ba ka ba tla u mamela ka ho feletseng.+ Ke tla ba moholo ho uena tabeng ea terone feela.”+ 41 Faro a eketsa a re ho Josefa: “Bona, ke u beha hore u laole naha eohle ea Egepeta.”+ 42 Eaba Faro o rōla lesale la hae la tiiso+ letsohong la hae o le kenya letsohong la Josefa ’me o mo apesa liaparo tsa line ea boleng bo botle eaba o mo roesa sefaha sa khauta molaleng.+ 43 Ho feta moo, a mo palamisa koloing ea bobeli e hlomphehang eo a nang le eona,+ e le hore ba hoeletse ka pel’a hae, “Avrekh!” ka hona ba mo beha hore a laole naha eohle ea Egepeta.
44 Faro a eketsa ka ho re ho Josefa: “Ke ’na Faro, empa ntle ho tumello ea hao ha ho motho ea ka phahamisang letsoho la hae kapa leoto la hae naheng eohle ea Egepeta.”+ 45 Ka mor’a moo Faro a reha Josefa lebitso la Zafnathe-panea ’me a mo fa Asnathe+ morali oa Potifera moprista oa One+ hore e be mosali oa hae. Eaba Josefa o qala ho pholletsa le naha ea Egepeta.+ 46 Josefa o ne a le lilemo li mashome a mararo+ ha a ema ka pel’a Faro morena oa Egepeta.
Joale Josefa a tsoa ka pel’a Faro ’me a hahlaula naheng eohle ea Egepeta. 47 Ka lilemo tse supileng tsa nala naha ea beha ka bongata.+ 48 A ’na a bokella lijo tsohle tsa lilemo tse supileng tse bileng teng naheng ea Egepeta ’me a beha lijo metseng.+ Lijo tsa tšimo e pota-potileng motse a li beha har’a oona.+ 49 Eaba Josefa o tsoela pele ho bokella lijo-thollo tse ngata haholo,+ joaloka lehlabathe la leoatle, ho fihlela qetellong ba tlohela ho li bala, hobane li se na palo.+
50 Pele selemo sa tlala se fihla Josefa a tsoalloa bara ba babeli,+ bao Asnathe morali oa Potifera moprista oa One a mo tsoaletseng bona. 51 Kahoo Josefa a reha letsibolo lebitso la Manase,+ hobane, ho qotsa mantsoe a hae, “Molimo o ntebalitse khathatso eohle ea ka le ntlo eohle ea Ntate.”+ 52 Eaba o reha oa bobeli lebitso la Efraime,+ hobane, ho qotsa mantsoe a hae, “Molimo o nkatisitse naheng ea ho sohlokeha ha ka.”+
53 Lilemo tse supileng tsa nala tse bileng teng naheng ea Egepeta tsa fela butle-butle,+ 54 eaba lilemo tse supileng tsa tlala li qala ho tla, feela joalokaha Josefa a boletse.+ Tlala ea e-ba teng linaheng tsohle, empa naheng eohle ea Egepeta ha fumanoa bohobe.+ 55 Qetellong naha eohle ea Egepeta ea apareloa ke tlala ’me batho ba qala ho hoeletsa ho Faro ba batla bohobe.+ Joale Faro a re ho Baegepeta bohle: “E-eang ho Josefa. Le etse eng kapa eng eo a le bolellang eona.”+ 56 Tlala ea e-ba teng lefatšeng lohle.+ Joale Josefa a qala ho bula meliko eohle ea lijo-thollo e har’a bona ’me a rekisetsa Baegepeta,+ kaha tlala e ne e totile naheng ea Egepeta. 57 Ho feta moo, batho ba lefatše lohle ba tla Egepeta ho tla reka ho Josefa, hobane tlala e ne e totile lefatšeng lohle.+