iGenesis iGenesis 39
iGenesis 39
uYosefu nomfazi kaPotifare
1uYosefu wehliswa wasiwa eYiputa; uPotifare, umphathiswa wabasiki, umYiputa, wamthenga esandleni samaIshmayeli, abemhlisele khona. 2uYehova waba naye uYosefu, waba yindoda enempumelelo; waba sendlwini yenkosi yakhe, umYiputa. 3Yabona inkosi yakhe ukuba uYehova unaye, nokuba yonke into abeyenza, uYehova ubemphumelelisa esandleni sakhe. 4uYosefu wababalwa emehlweni ayo, wayilungiselela; wamenza umveleli wendlu yakhe, neento zonke ebinazo wazinikela esandleni sakhe. 5Ukususela 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. 6Zonke izinto ebinazo wazishiya esandleni sikaYosefu; ubengayazi ke into abeza kuyifumana, ingesiso isonka esidlileyo. Yaye uYosefu wayeyinzwana, indoda enomtsalane. 7Emveni kwezi zinto, umka-nkosi yakhe wakhangela kuYosefu; Wathi, Lala nam. 8Wala, wathi kumkankosi yakhe, Yabona, inkosi yam ayiyazi into endinayo endlwini, nokuba indinike konke enako; 9Akukho bani mkhulu kum kule ndlu; kwaye akandichasanga nganto, ngaphandle kwakho, ngenxa yokuba ungumfazi wakhe; Ndothini na ukwenza obu bubi bukhulu kangaka, ndone kuThixo? 10Wathi ethetha noYosefu imihla ngemihla, akamphulaphula uYosefu ukuba alale naye, nokuba abe naye. 11Ngelo xesha uYosefu wangena endlwini eya kusebenza umsebenzi wakhe; kwaye kungekho nanye indoda yaloo ndlu. 12Wambamba ngengubo, wathi, Lala nam; wayishiya ingubo yakhe esandleni sakhe, wabaleka, wamkhuphela phandle. 13Wathi akubona ukuba uyishiyile ingubo yakhe esandleni sakhe, wabaleka wemka. 14Wabiza amadoda endlu yakhe, wathetha kuwo, wathi, Yabonani, usizisele umHebhere ukuba adlale ngathi; weza kum ezolala nam, ndakhwaza ngelizwi eliphakamileyo. 15Wathi akuva ukuba ndiphakamise ilizwi ndikhwaza, wayishiya ingubo yakhe ecaleni kwam, wabaleka, wamkhuphela phandle. 16Yambatha ingubo yayo phezu kwakhe, yada yafika inkosi yakhe endlwini. 17Wathetha kuye ngokwala mazwi, wathi, Uze umkhonzi ongumHebhere lowo usizisele kuthi, ukuba enze intlekisa ngam. 18Ndathi ndakuliphakamisa ilizwi lam ndikhwaza, wayishiya ingubo yakhe ecaleni kwam, wabaleka. 19Yathi yakuweva inkosi yakhe amazwi omfazi wayo, yamxelela, yathi: “Ikhobokazana lakho lindenze le nto; ukuze uvuthe umsindo wakhe. 20Ukumkani kaYosefu wamthabatha, wamfaka entolongweni, endaweni abekhonkxwa kuyo amabanjwa okumkani; waye entolongweni apho. 21uYehova waba naye uYosefu, waba nemfesane kuye, waba nemfesane kuye emehlweni omgcini-ntolongo. 22Umgcini wababanjwa wabanikela esandleni sikaYosefu onke amabanjwa abesentolongweni; kwaye nantoni na ababeyenza apho, wayeyenza. 23Umgcini wababanjwa wayengaboni nto esandleni sakhe; ngokuba uYehova ubenaye, nento awayenzayo uYehova wayiphumelelisa.
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