Amavesi eBhayibheli adumile avela kokuthi IGenesisi 39

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USimakade wayenaye uJosefa, wamphumelelisa kukho konke. UJosefa wahlala endlini yenkosi yakhe yaseGibhithe.

Ngakho-ke uPotifari wakubeka konke ayenakho esandleni sikaJosefa, akabe esazihlupha ngalutho, ngaphandle kokudla okwakufanele akudle. UJosefa wayeyigeza, enesiqu, ebukeka kahle.

Umphathijele wambeka uJosefa waba yinduna yabo bonke ayevalelwe nabo, kubuzwa kuye konke okwakwenzeka lapho.

Umphathi wamthatha uJosefa, wamgquma ejele, lapho kwakuvalelwa khona iziboshwa zenkosi. USimakade wayenaye uJosefa, wamenzela umusa, waba nogazi kumphathijele.

Emveni kwesikhathi umkaPotifari wamkhanuka, wathi kuye: “Lala nami.” Kepha uJosefa wenqaba, wathi enkosikazini yomphathi wakhe: “Umphathi wami akakhathazeke ngalutho endlini yakhe, futhi ukunikele konke ezandleni zami. Akamkhulu kule ndlu kunami, futhi akukho angigodlele khona ngaphandle kwakho, ngenxa yokuba ungumkakhe. Ngingakwenza kanjani-ke okubi kangaka, ngone kuNkulunkulu na?”

Langa limbe lapho uJosefa engena endlini ezosebenza, kungekho muntu omunye endlini, umkaPotifari wamdumela, wabamba ingubo yakhe, wathi: “Lala nami,” kodwa uJosefa waphulukundlela, washiya isembatho sakhe ezandleni zakhe, wabaleka, waphumela phandle.