Genesis
40:1 Kwathi emva kwalezi zinto, ukuthi umphathizitsha wenkosi
IGibhithe nombhaki walo bayona enkosini yabo, inkosi yaseGibhithe.
40:2 UFaro wazithukuthelela izikhulu zakhe ezimbili, induna
labaphathizitsha, lenduna yababhaki.
40:3 Wababeka esitokisini endlini yenduna yabalindi, phakathi
etilongweni, indawo lapho uJosefa ayeboshwe khona.
40:4 Induna yabalindi yayala uJosefa ngabo, futhi wakhonza
bona: bahlala isikhathi esesitokisini.
40:5 Baphupha iphupho bobabili, kwaba yilowo nalowo iphupho lakhe ngabusuku bunye;
yilowo nalowo njengencazelo yephupho lakhe, umphathizitsha no
umbhaki wenkosi yaseGibithe, ababeboshwe etilongweni.
40:6 UJosefa wangena kubo ekuseni, wababheka.
bheka, babedabukile.
40:7 Wabuza izinceku zikaFaro ezazinaye esitokisini sakhe
endlini yenkosi, esithi: Kungani likhangele kabuhlungu kangaka lamuhla?
40:8 Bathi kuye: "Siphuphe iphupho, kodwa akukho."
umhumushi wayo. UJosefa wasesithi kubo: Lingachasi
abakaNkulunkulu? ngicela ungitshele.
9 Induna yabaphathizitsha yayisimlandisa uJosefa iphupho layo, yathi kuye: "Ezweni lami."
iphupho, bheka, kwakukhona umvini phambi kwami;
40:10 Futhi emvinini kwakukhona amagatsha amathathu, futhi kwaba sengathi ihlumile, futhi
izimbali zawo ziyaqhakaza; amahlukuzo awo azala avuthiwe
amagilebhisi:
40:11 indebe kaFaro yayisesandleni sami; ngathatha izithelo zomvini, ngazikhahlela.
endebeni kaFaro, nganikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro.
40:12 UJosefa wathi kuye: "Nansi incazelo yalo: ezintathu
amagatsha ayizinsuku ezintathu:
40:13 Kuseyizinsuku ezintathu, uFaro uyakuphakamisa ikhanda lakho, futhi uzokubuyisela
endaweni yakho; uyakunikela indebe kaFaro esandleni sakhe;
ngendlela yakuqala lapho ungumphakeli wakhe.
40:14 Kodwa ucabange kimi lapho kuzokuhambela kahle, futhi wenze umusa, I
ake ungikhulume kuFaro, ungilethe
ngaphandle kwalendlu:
40:15 Ngoba ngempela ngebiwe ezweni lamaHebheru: futhi lapha
futhi angenzanga lutho ukuba bangifake etilongweni.
16 Lapho induna yabaphekizinkwa ibona ukuthi incazelo yayinhle, yathi kuye
Josefa, nami ngisephusheni lami, bheka, ngineziqabetho ezintathu ezimhlophe;
ekhanda lami:
40:17 Futhi kubhasikidi eliphezulu kakhulu kukhona zonke izinhlobo zokubhaka
uFaro; izinyoni zakudla eqomeni elisekhanda lami.
40:18 UJosefa waphendula, wathi: "Nansi incazelo yalo: The
obhasikidi abathathu bayizinsuku ezintathu:
40:19 Kuseyizinsuku ezintathu, uFaro uzaliphakamisa ikhanda lakho lisuke kuwe
uyakukulengisa emthini; izinyoni ziyakuyidla inyama yakho
wena.
40:20 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, usuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro, ukuthi
wenzela zonke izinceku zakhe idili, waphakamisa ikhanda likaJehova
induna yabangcamli nenduna yababhaki phakathi kwezinceku zayo.
21 Wayibuyisela induna yabaphathizitsha esikhundleni sayo; futhi wanikela
indebe esandleni sikaFaro;
22 Kodwa wayiphanyeka induna yabaphekizinkwa, njengalokho uJosefa ayebachazele.
23 Nokho induna yabaphathizitsha ayimkhumbulanga uJosefa, yamkhohlwa.