Isigqila Esalelela UZimu

UJosefa bekangomunye wabancani emadodaneni kaJakopo. Abafowabo abakhulu kunaye bayelela bona uJosefa bekayintandokazi kuJakopo. Ucabanga bona bazizwa njani ngendaba le? Bamfela umona uJosefa. Kwathi nakukhamba isikhathi, uJosefa waba namabhudango angakajayeleki. Nakatjela abafowabo ngamabhudango lawo, bacabanga bona amabhudango la atjho ukuthi ngelinye ilanga bazomkhothamela. Ngikho-ke bamhloya kangaka.

Ngelinye ilanga, abafowabo kaJosefa bebatlhogomela izimvu hlanu kwedorobho leTjhekemu. UJakopo wathumela uJosefa bona ayokuhlola ukuthi abafowabo baraga njani. Bambona asese kude bathoma bathi: ‘Qalani nasiya isibhudangikazesa siyeza. Yizani sisibulale.’ Bambamba bamphosela ngepetsini. Kodwana uJuda, omunye wabafowabo, wathi, ‘Asingambulali!’ Asimthengiseni njengesigqila.’ Yeke bamthengisela ama-Itjhimayeli ngeempaparwana ezimatjhumi amabili zesiliva, akhamba naye eGibhide.

Abafowabo bakaJosefa bathatha ijasanakhe bayithela ngeengazi zembuzi, bayithumela kubababo, bathi: ‘Nakhu esikufumeneko, sibawa ukuqalisise ukuthi akusisisembatho sendodanakho na?’ UJakopo wacabanga bona esinye seembandana esinelaka sibulele uJosefa. Wezwa ubuhlungu khulu. Wala nokududuzwa.

UJosefa bamthengisa njengenceku kuPothifara umGibhide ogade ayinduna ekulu kaFaro. Kodwana uJehova akhenge amtjhiye uJosefa. UPothifara watjheja bona uJosefa uwenza kuhle umsebenzakhe, wabona nokuthi angamthemba. Ngokuphazima kwelihlo, uPothifara wabeka uJosefa bona abe mphathi wayo yoke into engeyakhe.

UmkaPothifara watjheja bona uJosefa bekanejamo begodu aqaleka. Mihla namalanga bekabawa uJosefa bona alale naye. Wenza njani uJosefa? Wala, wathi: ‘Awa! Ikosi inginikele koke okungokwayo ngaphandle kwakho ngombana umkayo. Alo-ke ngingabenza njani ubumbi obungaka ngone kuZimu?’

Ngelinye ilanga umkaPothifara wakatelela uJosefa bona alale naye. Wakakarela isambatho sakhe kodwana uJosefa waphunyurha. Kwathi nakufika uPothifara, umkakhe wathi uJosefa bekafuna ukumkata, bekakhuluma amala. Kwamkwatisa khulu lokho uPothifara, waphosela uJosefa ngejele. Kodwana uJehova akhenge amkhohlwe uJosefa.