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| 1. | UJosefa wasesehliselwa eGibhithe; njalo uPotifa, umphathi kaFaro, induna yabalindi, indoda engumGibhithe, wamthenga esandleni samaIshmayeli, ababemehlisele khona. |
| 2. | Njalo i Nkosi yayiloJosefa, waze waba ngumuntu ophumelelayo; wayesendlini yenkosi yakhe, umGibhithe. |
| 3. | Inkosi yakhe yasibona ukuthi i Nkosi ilaye, lokuthi konke akwenzayo i Nkosi yakuphumelelisa esandleni sakhe. |
| 4. | UJosefa wasethola umusa emehlweni ayo, wayisebenzela; njalo yamenza waba ngumphathi wendlu yayo, lakho konke eyayilakho yakunikela esandleni sakhe. |
| 5. | Kwasekusithi kusukela esikhathini eyamenza ngaso umphathi wendlu yayo, lakho konke eyayilakho, i Nkosi yabusisa indlu yomGibhithe ngenxa kaJosefa; lesibusiso se Nkosi saba phezu kwakho konke eyayilakho, endlini lensimini. |
| 6. | Yasitshiya konke eyayilakho esandleni sikaJosefa; yayingazi lutho lwayo, ngaphandle kokudla eyayikudla. Futhi uJosefa wayemuhle ngesimo, ekhangeleka kuhle. |
| 7. | Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto, inkosikazi yenkosi yakhe yaphakamisela amehlo ayo kuJosefa; yathi: Lala lami. |
| 8. | Kodwa wala, wathi enkosikazini yenkosi yakhe: Khangela, inkosi yami kayikwazi engilakho endlini, njalo konke elakho ikunikela esandleni sami; |
| 9. | kakho omkhulu kulami endlini le; njalo kayingigodlelanga lutho, ngaphandle kwakho, ngalokhu ukuthi ungumkayo; njalo ngingenza njani lobububi obukhulu, ngone kuNkulunkulu? |
| 10. | Kwasekusithi ekukhulumeni kwakhe kuJosefa insuku ngensuku, kazange amlalele, ukulala laye, lo kuba laye. |
| 11. | Kwasekusithi ngosuku oluthile wangena endlini ukuyakwenza umsebenzi wakhe, njalo kwakungekho owamadoda endlu lapho endlini, |
| 12. | yasimbamba ngesembatho sakhe isithi: Lala lami. Kodwa watshiya isembatho sakhe esandleni sayo, wabaleka, waphumela phandle. |
| 13. | Kwasekusithi isibonile ukuthi utshiyile isembatho sakhe esandleni sayo, wabalekela phandle, |
| 14. | yabiza amadoda endlu yayo, yakhuluma kuwo isithi: Bonani, usilethele indoda engumHebheru ukudlala ngathi; uze kimi ukuze alale lami, ngamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu; |
| 15. | kwasekusithi esezwile ukuthi ngiphakamise ilizwi lami ngakhala, watshiya isembatho sakhe eceleni kwami, wabaleka, waphumela phandle. |
| 16. | Yasisibeka isembatho sakhe eceleni kwayo, yaze yafika inkosi yakhe ekhaya. |
| 17. | Njalo yakhuluma kuyo njengalamazwi isithi: Inceku engumHebheru, osilethele yona, izile kimi ukuze idlale ngami; |
| 18. | kwasekusithi sengiphakamise ilizwi lami ngakhala, yatshiya isembatho sayo eceleni kwami, yabalekela phandle. |
| 19. | Kwasekusithi inkosi yakhe isizwe amazwi omkayo, ewakhulume kuyo, esithi: Njengalamazwi inceku yakho yenze kimi, ulaka lwayo lwavutha. |
| 20. | Inkosi kaJosefa yasimthatha yamfaka entolongweni, indawo lapho izibotshwa zenkosi ezazibotshelwa khona; wasesiba lapho entolongweni. |
| 21. | Kodwa i Nkosi yaba loJosefa, yelulela umusa kuye, yasimupha umusa emehlweni enduna yentolongo. |
| 22. | Induna yentolongo yanikela-ke esandleni sikaJosefa zonke izibotshwa ezazisentolongweni; lakho konke ezazikwenza lapho, wayengumenzi. |
| 23. | Induna yentolongo kayisakhangelanga lutho olwalusesandleni sakhe, ngoba i Nkosi yayilaye; lalokho akwenzayo i Nkosi ya ku phumelelisa. |
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