IGenesisi 47:1-12

UJosefa wangena, wabikela uFaro, wathi: “Ubaba nabafowethu, nemihlambi yabo yezimvu, neyezinkomo, nakho konke abanakho, sebefikile bevela eKhanani, manje sebeseGosheni.” Wathatha abahlanu phakathi kwabafowabo wayobethula kuFaro. UFaro wathi kubafowabo: “Uyini umsebenzi wenu na?” Bathi kuFaro: “Izinceku zakho zingabelusi bemihlambi, thina nobaba.” Baqhubeka bathi kuFaro: “Size ukuzogogobala kuleli lizwe, ngokuba akukho madlelo emfuyo yezinceku zakho, lokhu indlala ibhokile eKhanani. Ngakho-ke izinceku zakho ziyacela ukuba uzivumele zihlale eGosheni.” UFaro wathi kuJosefa: “Uyihlo nabafowenu beze kuwe, iGibhithe lisezandleni zakho. Uyihlo nabafowenu bahlalise endaweni enhle ezweni, mabahlale eGosheni. Uma kukhona phakathi kwabo abanekhono lokwelusa, ubabeke babe ngabaphathi bemfuyo yami.” UJosefa wayesemngenisa uyise, uJakobe, wamethula kuFaro. UJakobe wambusisa uFaro. UFaro wathi kuJakobe: “Mingaki iminyaka yakho na?” UJakobe waphendula wathi: “Izinsuku zokugogobala kwami emhlabeni seziyiminyaka eyi-130, zimfishane, kanti bezigcwele ubunzima. Kaziqhathaniseki nokho neminyaka eyaphilwa ngokhokho bami ngesikhathi eside sokugogobala kwabo.” UJakobe wambusisa uFaro, wayesesuka phambi kukaFaro. UJosefa wabahlalisa uyise nabafowabo, wabanika indawo eGibhithe, indawo enhle kakhulu eRamesesi njengoba uFaro ayebayalile. UJosefa wamhlinzeka uyise, nabafowabo, nabo bonke abendlu kayise ngokudla, ngokwenani labantu abasezindlini zabo.