iGenesis 39:1-23

uYosefu wehliswa wasiwa eYiputa; uPotifare, umphathiswa wabasiki, umYiputa, wamthenga esandleni samaIshmayeli, abemhlisele khona. uYehova waba naye uYosefu, waba yindoda enempumelelo; waba sendlwini yenkosi yakhe, umYiputa. Yabona inkosi yakhe ukuba uYehova unaye, nokuba yonke into abeyenza, uYehova ubemphumelelisa esandleni sakhe. uYosefu wababalwa emehlweni ayo, wayilungiselela; wamenza umveleli wendlu yakhe, neento zonke ebinazo wazinikela esandleni sakhe. Ukususela ekummiseleni kwakhe ukuba abe ngumgcini wendlu yakhe nezinto zonke anazo, uYehova wayisikelela indlu yomYiputa lowo ngenxa kaYosefu; yaye intsikelelo kaYehova yaba kuyo yonk’ into awayenayo endlwini nasemasimini. Zonke izinto ebinazo wazishiya esandleni sikaYosefu; ubengayazi ke into abeza kuyifumana, ingesiso isonka esidlileyo. Yaye uYosefu wayeyinzwana, indoda enomtsalane. Emveni kwezi zinto, umka-nkosi yakhe wakhangela kuYosefu; Wathi, Lala nam. Wala, wathi kumkankosi yakhe, Yabona, inkosi yam ayiyazi into endinayo endlwini, nokuba indinike konke enako; Akukho bani mkhulu kum kule ndlu; kwaye akandichasanga nganto, ngaphandle kwakho, ngenxa yokuba ungumfazi wakhe; Ndothini na ukwenza obu bubi bukhulu kangaka, ndone kuThixo? Wathi ethetha noYosefu imihla ngemihla, akamphulaphula uYosefu ukuba alale naye, nokuba abe naye. Ngelo xesha uYosefu wangena endlwini eya kusebenza umsebenzi wakhe; kwaye kungekho nanye indoda yaloo ndlu. Wambamba ngengubo, wathi, Lala nam; wayishiya ingubo yakhe esandleni sakhe, wabaleka, wamkhuphela phandle. Wathi akubona ukuba uyishiyile ingubo yakhe esandleni sakhe, wabaleka wemka. Wabiza amadoda endlu yakhe, wathetha kuwo, wathi, Yabonani, usizisele umHebhere ukuba adlale ngathi; weza kum ezolala nam, ndakhwaza ngelizwi eliphakamileyo. Wathi akuva ukuba ndiphakamise ilizwi ndikhwaza, wayishiya ingubo yakhe ecaleni kwam, wabaleka, wamkhuphela phandle. Yambatha ingubo yayo phezu kwakhe, yada yafika inkosi yakhe endlwini. Wathetha kuye ngokwala mazwi, wathi, Uze umkhonzi ongumHebhere lowo usizisele kuthi, ukuba enze intlekisa ngam. Ndathi ndakuliphakamisa ilizwi lam ndikhwaza, wayishiya ingubo yakhe ecaleni kwam, wabaleka. Yathi yakuweva inkosi yakhe amazwi omfazi wayo, yamxelela, yathi: “Ikhobokazana lakho lindenze le nto; ukuze uvuthe umsindo wakhe. Ukumkani kaYosefu wamthabatha, wamfaka entolongweni, endaweni abekhonkxwa kuyo amabanjwa okumkani; waye entolongweni apho. uYehova waba naye uYosefu, waba nemfesane kuye, waba nemfesane kuye emehlweni omgcini-ntolongo. Umgcini wababanjwa wabanikela esandleni sikaYosefu onke amabanjwa abesentolongweni; kwaye nantoni na ababeyenza apho, wayeyenza. Umgcini wababanjwa wayengaboni nto esandleni sakhe; ngokuba uYehova ubenaye, nento awayenzayo uYehova wayiphumelelisa.