IGenesis
40:1 Kwathi emveni kwezi zinto, umngcamli wokumkani waseBhabheli
IYiputa nomoji wezonka wayo bayona inkosi yabo ukumkani waseYiputa.
40:2 UFaro waba noburhalarhume kubo bobabini ababusi bakhe, umthetheli
nabangcamli, nomphathi waboji bezonka.
40:3 Wababeka elugcinweni endlwini yomthetheli wabasiki babantu
entolongweni, indawo abekhonkxelwe kuyo uYosefu.
40:4 Umthetheli wabasiki wamwisela umthetho uYosefu, wabalungiselela;
Bahlala ke entolongweni ixesha elithile.
40:5 Baphupha iphupha bobabini; elowo waphupha iphupha lakhe ngabusuku bunye;
elowo ngokokutyhilwa kwephupha lakhe, umngcamli no
nombhaki wokumkani waseYiputa, owayekhonkxiwe entolongweni.
40:6 UYosefu wangena kubo kwakusa, wabakhangela, wababona.
nabo bematshekile.
40:7 Wababuza ababusi bakaFaro, ababenaye elugcinweni lwakhe
endlwini yenkosi, esithi, Yini na ukuba ubuso benu bube bubi namhlanje?
40:8 Bathi kuye, Siphuphe iphupha, akukho;
Itoliki yayo. Wathi uYosefu kubo, Musani ukukutolika;
ngabakaThixo? khawundixelele.
40:9 Umphathi wabangcamli wamxelela uYosefu iphupha lakhe, wathi kuye, Ngentliziyo yam
Phuphani, ndabona umdiliya uphambi kwam;
40:10 emdiliyeni apho amasebe amathathu, waba ngathi wona amathupha, waba ngamathupha
iintyantyambo zakhe zadubula; zaza izihloko zawo zavuthwa
iidiliya:
40:11 indebe kaFaro isesandleni sam, ndazithabatha iidiliya, ndazikhaba.
endebeni kaFaro, ndayinikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro;
40:12 Wathi uYosefu kuye, Siso esi isityhilo salo: ezi zintathu
amasebe ziintsuku ezintathu:
40:13 kusele imihla emithathu, aze uFaro ayiphakamise intloko yakho, akubuyisele
endaweni yakho, uyinikele indebe kaFaro esandleni sakhe;
ngokwesiko langaphambili oko ubungumngcamli wakhe.
40:14 Uze undikhumbule ke, wakulungelwa, undenzele inceba
khandincede undikhankanye kuFaro, undizise
ngaphandle kwale ndlu:
40:15 ngokuba inene ndabiwa ezweni lamaHebhere, ndaza apha
kananjalo andenzanga nto, ukuba bandifake emhadini.
40:16 Umphathi waboji bezonka wabona ukuba isityhilo eso silungile, wathi kuye
Yosefu, ndaphupha, ndineengobozi ezintathu ezimhlophe;
entlokweni yam:
40:17 engobozini ephezulu kukho izidlo ngezidlo zonke;
uFaro; zasidla iintaka engobozini ephezu kwentloko yam.
40:18 Waphendula uYosefu wathi, Siso esi isityhilo salo;
iingobozi ezintathu yimihla emithathu:
40:19 kusele imihla emithathu, ayiphakamise uFaro intloko yakho, isuke kuwe, ayisuse;
uya kukuxhoma emthini; iintaka ziyidle inyama yakho
wena.
40:20 Kwathi ngomhla wasithathu, umhla wokuzalwa kukaFaro, wavuka
wabenzela isidlo bonke abakhonzi bakhe, wayiphakamisa intloko kakumkani
intloko yabangcamli, nomphathi waboji bezonka phakathi kwabakhonzi bakhe.
40:21 Wambuyisela umphathi wabangcamli kubungcamli bakhe; kwaye wanika
indebe esandleni sikaFaro;
40:22 Ke yena umphathi waboji bezonka wamxhoma, njengoko uYosefu wabatyhilelayo.
40:23 Umphathi wabangcamli akamkhumbulanga uYosefu, wamlibala.