9 “Buyelani kubaba masinyane lifike lithi kuye, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yindodana yakho uJosefa: “UNkulunkulu usengibeke ukuthi ngibe yinkosi kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe.+ Buya kimi masinyane.+

11 Ngizakunika ukudla ukuleyondawo ngoba kusasele iminyaka emihlanu yendlala.+ Ungayekela ukwenza njalo wena lemuli yakho lizakuba ngabayanga njalo konke olakho kuzatshabalala.”’

13 Ngalesosikhathi kwakungaselakudla* endaweni yonke ngoba indlala yayisinzima kakhulu njalo abantu baseGibhithe labaseKhenani babeyatha ngendlala.+

19 Kungani kumele sife usikhangele, lamasimu ethu alaluke? Sithenge thina kanye lamasimu ethu ukuze sithole ukudla. Sizakuba yizigqili zikaFaro njalo lamasimu ethu azakuba ngawakhe. Siphe inhlanyelo ukuze siphile, singafi futhi lamasimu ethu angatshabalali.”