Genese
40 Mookameli oa baqhatsetsi+ ba morena oa Egepeta le mookameli oa baapehi* ba fosetsa Faro morena oa bona. 2 A halefela basebeletsi ba hae, e leng mookameli oa baqhatsetsi le mookameli oa baapehi+ 3 eaba o ba koalla teronkong, ntlong ea mookameli oa balebeli,+ moo Josefa e neng e le motšoaruoa teng.+ 4 Mookameli oa balebeli a laela Josefa hore a ba hlokomele+ ’me ba qeta nako e itseng* ba le teronkong.
5 Moqhatsetsi le moapehi oa morena oa Egepeta, ba neng ba koalletsoe teronkong ba ile ba lora bosiu ’me toro ea e mong le e mong e ne e e-na le seo e se bolelang. 6 Hoseng ha letsatsi le hlahlamang ha Josefa a ba bona, ba ne ba shebahala ba nyahame. 7 A botsa basebeletsi ba Faro bao a neng a koalletsoe le bona ka tlung ea mong’a hae a re: “Ke hobane’ng ha le bonahala le nyahame kajeno?” 8 Ba re ho eena: “Re lorile empa ha re na motho ea re hlalosetsang litoro tsa rona.” Josefa a re ho bona: “Na litlhaloso ha se tsa Molimo?+ Ke kopa le mpolelle tsona.”
9 Mookameli oa baqhatsetsi a bolella Josefa toro ea hae a re: “Torong ea ka ho ne ho e-na le sefate sa morara ka pel’a ka. 10 Sefateng sa morara ho ne ho e-na le makala a mararo ’me ha se hlahisa lithunthung ha hlaha morara o butsoitseng. 11 Ke ne ke tšoere kopi ea Faro eaba ke nka morara ke o tlhotlela ka har’a eona. Ka mor’a moo ka fa Faro kopi eo.” 12 Josefa a re ho eena: “Tlhaloso ea eona ke ena: Makala a mararo ke matsatsi a mararo. 13 Ka mor’a matsatsi a mararo ho tloha hona joale, Faro o tla u ntša* teronkong a u khutlisetse boemong ba hao+ ’me u tla fa Faro kopi feela joalokaha u ne u etsa ha u ne u le moqhatsetsi oa hae.+ 14 U nkhopole ha lintho li u tsamaela hantle. Ke kopa u nkhauhele* ’me u bue ka ’na ho Faro e le hore ke tle ke tsoe sebakeng sena. 15 Ha e le hantle, ke koetetsoe naheng ea Baheberu+ ebile ha kea etsa letho le etsang hore ebe ke kentsoe teronkong.”*+
16 Ha mookameli oa baapehi a utloa hore tlhaloso ea toro ea thabisa a re ho Josefa: “Le ’na ke lorile ’me ho ne ho e-na le libaskete tse tharo tsa bohobe bo bosoeu holim’a hlooho ea ka. 17 Basketeng e ka holimo ho ne ho e-na le lintho tsa mefuta-futa tse baketsoeng Faro ’me ho ne ho e-na le linonyana tse li jang ka har’a baskete e holim’a hlooho ea ka.” 18 Josefa a re: “Tlhaloso ea eona ke ena: Libaskete tse tharo ke matsatsi a mararo. 19 Ka mor’a matsatsi a mararo ho tloha hona joale, Faro o tla u khaola hlooho a u fanyehe thupeng ’me linonyana li tla ja nama ea hao.”+
20 Letsatsi la boraro e ne e le letsatsi la tsoalo+ la Faro. A etsetsa bahlanka bohle ba hae mokete ’me a tlisa* mookameli oa baqhatsetsi le mookameli oa baapehi moo bahlanka ba hae ba ntseng ba bona. 21 A khutlisetsa mookameli oa baqhatsetsi mosebetsing oa hae oa ho ba moqhatsetsi ’me a tsoela pele ho fa Faro kopi. 22 Empa a fanyeha mookameli oa baapehi feela joalokaha Josefa a ba hlaloselitse.+ 23 Empa mookameli oa baqhatsetsi o ile a lebala Josefa.+