Genesisi
39 Ama-Itjhimayeli+ aletha uJosefa eGibhide.+ Khonapho uPothifara,+ isikhulu sesigodlo sakaFaro esimGibhide, samthenga ezandleni zawo. 2 UJehova bekanoJosefa+ kangangobana waphumelela bewaphathiswa imisebenzi ethileko endlini yekosakhe emGibhide. 3 Ikosakhe yabona ukuthi uJehova bekanoJosefa nokuthi uJehova wamenza waphumelela kikho koke akwenzako.
4 UJosefa wafumana umusa ekosinakhe, beyamenza waba sisandla sayo. Yambeka bona abe mtlhogomeli wendlwayo nakho koke okungekwayo. 5 Kuthe ngemva kobana abekwe bona abe mtlhogomeli wendlwayo nakho koke okungekwayo, uJehova wasolo abusisa umndeni kaPothifara ngebanga lakaJosefa. UJehova godu wabusisa koke egade anakho ngendlini nesimini.+ 6 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, yatjhiyela koke okungekwayo ezandleni zakaJosefa, akhenge itshwenyeke ngalitho ngaphandle kwalokho egade ikudla. UJosefa wakhula waba nejamo begodu waqaleka.
7 Ngemva kwalokho, umfazi wekosakhe wathoma ukumkhanuka, wathi: “Lala nami.” 8 UJosefa akhenge avume ukulala naye, wathi kuye: “Qala, ikosami ayitshwenyeki ngokuthi kunani ngendlini begodu ingabele bona ngitlhogomele koke okungekwayo. 9 Akekho omkhulu ukudlula mina ngendlini le begodu ikosi inginikele koke okungekwayo ngaphandle kwakho ngombana umkayo. Nje-ke ngingabenza njani ubumbi obungaka, ngone kuZimu?”+
10 Qobe langa umkaPothifara bekaganukeja uJosefa kodwana akhenge avume ukulala naye. 11 Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uJosefa nakangena ngendlini azokwenza umsebenzakhe, wafumana zoke iinsebenzi zangendlini zingekho. 12 Nje-ke umkaPothifara wamdosa ngesambatho sakhe wathi kuye: “Lala nami!” UJosefa watjhiya isambatho sakhe esandleni somfazi loyo wabalekela ngaphandle. 13 Msinyana umkaPothifara nakabona ukuthi uJosefa utjhiye isambatho sakhe esandleni sakhe begodu ubalekele ngaphandle, 14 warhuwelela iinsebenzi zangendlinakhe wathi kizo: “Qalani! Indodami isilethele umHebherukazi lo bona azosihlazisa.* Ungene ngapha wafuna ukulala nami kodwana ngarhuwelela. 15 Nje-ke uthe nakangizwa ngirhuwelela, watjhiya isambatho sakhe eqadi kwami wabalekela ngaphandle.” 16 Ngemva kwalokho, umkaPothifara wasibeka eqadi kwakhe isambatho sakaJosefa bekwafika ikosakhe.
17 Nje-ke umkaPothifara wabuyelela amezwi awatjho ekuthomeni, wabikela ikosi wathi: “Isisebenzesa esimHebheru osilethele sona size kimi bona sizongihlazisa. 18 Ngithe nangirhuwelelako, satjhiya isambatho saso eqadi kwami sabalekela ngaphandle.” 19 Khonokho ikosaso nayizwa amezwi womkayo nakathi: “Ngilokho isisebenzikazi sakho esikwenze kimi,” yasilingeka khulu. 20 Nje-ke yathatha uJosefa yamphosela ngejele, lapho kuvalelwe khona iimbotjhwa zayo, kwaba kuhlala kwakhe ngejele.+
21 UJehova waraga anoJosefa, wasolo amthanda,* wamenza bona afumane umusa emehlweni wenduna eyihloko yejele.+ 22 Nje-ke induna eyihloko yejele yabeka uJosefa bona abe mphathi wazo zoke iimbotjhwa, yambeka bona atjheje koke okwenziwa ngapho.+ 23 Induna eyihloko yejele beyingazitshwenyi ngalitho engaphasi kwetjhejo lakaJosefa ngombana uJehova bekanoJosefa begodu uJehova wenza bona koke uJosefa akwenzako kuphumelele.+