Genesis
41:1 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka emibili egcweleyo, uFaro waphupha.
bheka, wayemi ngasemfuleni.
41:2 Futhi bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle futhi
khuluphele; badla edlelweni.
41:3 Futhi bheka, ezinye izinkomo eziyisikhombisa zenyuka emva kwazo emfuleni, zigula
ithambile futhi ithambile; wema eceleni kwezinye izinkomo onqenqemeni lwe
umfula.
41:4 Futhi izinkomo ezimbi futhi ezondisiwe zawudla umthombo eziyisikhombisa
inkomo ethandekayo nekhuluphele. Wavuka-ke uFaro.
41:5 Walala, waphupha ngokwesibili, futhi bheka, izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa
ummbila wamila ohlangeni lunye, usezingeni futhi umuhle.
41:6 Bheka, izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezacile, ezihangulwe ngumoya wasempumalanga, zihluma.
emva kwabo.
41:7 Futhi izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa izacile zadla izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezivundile nezigcwele. Futhi
Wavuka uFaro, bheka, kwakuyiphupho;
41:8 Kwathi ekuseni umoya wakhe wakhathazeka; futhi yena
wathuma wabiza izanusi zonke zaseGibithe, nezazi zonke
uFaro wazilandisa iphupho lakhe; kodwa kwakungekho owayengakwenza
zichasisele kuFaro.
" 41:9 Induna yabaphathizitsha yakhuluma kuFaro, yathi: "Ngikhumbula eyami."
amaphutha namuhla:
41:10 UFaro wazithukuthelela izinceku zakhe, wangifaka esitokisini senduna
endlini yabalindi, mina nenduna yababhaki;
41:11 Futhi saphupha iphupho ngobusuku obubodwa, mina naye; saphupha indoda ngayinye
njengokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe.
41:12 Kwakukhona lapho kanye nathi insizwa, umHebheru, inceku
induna yabalindi; sasesimtshela, wasichasisela ezethu
amaphupho; wabachazela kwaba yilowo nalowo njengephupho lakhe.
41:13 Kwathi njengokusichasisela kwakhe kwaba njalo; mina wangibuyisela
esikhundleni sami, yena walengiswa.
41:14 Khona-ke uFaro wathumela wambiza uJosefa, futhi ngokushesha bamkhipha
emgodini: waziphucula, washintsha izingubo zakhe, wangena
kuFaro.
41:15 UFaro wathi kuJosefa: "Ngiphuphe iphupho, kodwa akukho
ongayichaza: futhi ngizwile ngawe ukuthi ungakwazi
qonda iphupho ukulichaza.
41:16 UJosefa wamphendula uFaro, wathi: "Akukho kimi
uFaro waphendula ngokuthula.
" 41:17 UFaro wathi kuJosefa: "Ephusheni lami, bheka, bengimi ogwini
yomfula:
41:18 Futhi bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izinkomo eziyisikhombisa, ekhuluphalisiweyo futhi
kukhethwe kahle; badla edlelweni.
41:19 Futhi bheka, ezinye izinkomo eziyisikhombisa zenyuka emva kwabo, zimpofu futhi zigula kakhulu
nginomusa, onomzimba omncane, engingakaze ngiwubone ezweni lonke laseGibithe
ngobubi:
41:20 Inkomo ezondile nembi, zadla amanoni ayisikhombisa okuqala
inkomo:
41:21 Futhi lapho sebewadlile, kwakungeke kwaziwa ukuthi babenakho
wazidla; kodwa babelokhu bebabi njengakuqala. Ngakho ngi
wavuka.
41:22 Ngabona ephusheni lami, bheka, izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa zimila ohlangeni lunye.
kugcwele futhi kuhle:
41:23 Bheka, izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa zishwabene, zincane, futhi zihaqwe umoya wasempumalanga.
kwavela emva kwabo:
24 Izikhwebu ezincane zadla izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle;
izangoma; kodwa kwakungekho owayengangitshela.
41:25 UJosefa wayesethi kuFaro: "Iphupho likaFaro linye;
wamtshela uFaro lokho asezakukwenza.
41:26 Izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; nezikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyisikhombisa
iminyaka: iphupho linye.
41:27 Futhi izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezacile futhi ezimbi ezakhuphuka ngemva kwazo
iminyaka eyisikhombisa; nezikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezingenalutho, ezihamuke umoya wasempumalanga, ziyakuba
kube yiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala.
41:28 Yilokhu engikushilo kuFaro: Lokho uNkulunkulu azokwenza
uyamkhombisa uFaro.
41:29 Bheka, kuyeza iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala enkulu ezweni lonke
waseGibhithe:
41:30 Futhi kuyakuvela ngemva kwayo iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala; kanye nazo zonke
inala iyakukhohlakala ezweni laseGibithe; lendlala izakwenza
qeda umhlaba;
41:31 Futhi inala ngeke ukwaziwa ezweni ngenxa yaleyo ndlala
okulandelayo; ngoba kuzakuba nzima kakhulu.
41:32 Ngokunjalo iphupho liphindwe kabili kuFaro; kungenxa yokuthi
into imiswe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu uzoyenza maduzane.
41:33 Manje uFaro makafune indoda ehlakaniphileyo futhi ehlakaniphile, futhi ammise
phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe.
41:34 UFaro makenze lokhu, futhi makamise izinduna phezu kwezwe, futhi
nithathe okwesihlanu kwezwe laseGibithe enala eyisikhombisa
iminyaka.
41:35 Futhi mababuthe konke ukudla kwaleyo minyaka emihle ezayo, futhi walala
bakhuphule amabele phansi kwesandla sikaFaro, bagcine ukudla emizini.
41:36 Futhi lokho kudla kuyoba okokugcina ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa
indlala eyakuba khona ezweni laseGibithe; ukuze izwe lingabhubhi
ngendlala.
41:37 Futhi le nto yaba kuhle emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni abo bonke
izinceku zakhe.
41:38 UFaro wathi ezincekwini zakhe: "Singamthola onjengalo, a?
umuntu okuye uMoya kaNkulunkulu?
41:39 UFaro wathi kuJosefa: "Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu ukubonisile konke
lokhu, akakho oqondayo nohlakaniphe njengawe;
41:40 Wena uyakuba phezu kwendlu yami, futhi ngokuvumelana nezwi lakho zonke eyami
babuswe abantu; esihlalweni sobukhosi kuphela ngizakuba mkhulu kuwe.
41:41 UFaro wayesethi kuJosefa: "Bheka, ngikubekile phezu kwalo lonke izwe
iGibhithe.
41:42 UFaro wakhumula indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayifaka kukaJosefa
ngesandla, wamembathisa izambatho zelineni elicolekileyo, wamfaka neketanga legolide
entanyeni yakhe;
41:43 Futhi wamkhwelisa enqoleni yesibili ayenayo; futhi bona
wamemeza phambi kwakhe, wathi: Guqani;
waseGibhithe.
41:44 UFaro wathi kuJosefa, "Mina nginguFaro, futhi ngaphandle kwakho ngeke."
umuntu aphakamise isandla sakhe noma unyawo lwakhe ezweni lonke laseGibithe.
41:45 UFaro waqamba igama likaJosefa ngokuthi Zafenati Pahaneya; wamnika
umka-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni. UJosefa wahamba
ezweni lonke laseGibhithe.
41:46 UJosefa wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu ubudala lapho emi phambi kukaFaro inkosi yase-Israel
iGibhithe. UJosefa wasephuma ebusweni bukaFaro, wahamba
kulo lonke izwe laseGibhithe.
41:47 Futhi eminyakeni eyisikhombisa yenala, umhlaba wazala ngokuningilizayo.
41:48 Wabutha konke ukudla kweminyaka eyisikhombisa eyayikhona
ezweni laseGibithe, wabeka ukudla emizini, ukudla kwabangcwele
insimu eyayizungeza yonke imizi wayibeka kuyo.
41:49 UJosefa wabutha okusanhlamvu ngangesihlabathi solwandle, okuningi kakhulu, waze wafika
izinombolo ezingakwesokunxele; ngoba lalingelanani.
41:50 UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, ungakafiki unyaka wendlala.
amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.
41:51 UJosefa waliqamba igama lezibulo ngokuthi uManase, ngokuba wathi:
ungenze ngakhohlwa konke ukukhandleka kwami, nayo yonke indlu kababa.
41:52 Futhi igama lowesibili wayiqamba ngokuthi u-Efrayimi: "Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenze ukuba ngibe."
zalani ezweni lokuhlupheka kwami.
41:53 Futhi iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala, eyayisezweni laseGibhithe.
zaqedwa.
41:54 Futhi iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yaqala ukufika, njengoba uJosefa ayenakho
wathi: kwakukhona indlala emazweni onke; kodwa kulo lonke ilizwe laseGibhithe
kwakukhona isinkwa.
41:55 Futhi lapho lonke izwe laseGibhithe labulawa indlala, abantu bakhala kuFaro
UFaro wasesithi kubo bonke abaseGibhithe: Yanini kuJosefa; ini
uthi kini: Yenzani.
41:56 Futhi indlala yaba phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba
ezinqolobaneni, wathengisela abaseGibithe; indlala yaba nzima
ezweni laseGibhithe.
57 Amazwe onke afika eGibithe kuJosefa ukuthenga amabele; ngoba
ukuthi indlala yayinzima emazweni wonke.