UGenesise 39:2-12

UJehova wayenaye uJosefa, waba yindoda enenhlanhla; wayesendlini yenkosi yakhe umGibhithe. Inkosi yakhe yabona ukuthi uJehova unaye, nokuthi uJehova wakuphumelelisa konke akwenzayo esandleni sakhe. UJosefa wafumana umusa emehlweni ayo, wayikhonza; yammisa phezu kwendlu yayo, nakho konke eyayinakho yakunikela esandleni sakhe. Kusukela esikhathini eyambeka ngaso ukuba abe yinduna phezu kwendlu yayo naphezu kwakho konke okwayo, uJehova wayibusisa indlu yowaseGibithe ngenxa kaJosefa; isibusiso sikaJehova sasiphezu kwakho konke okwayo endlini nasensimini. Wakushiya konke okwakho esandleni sikaJosefa; futhi wayengazi ukuthi ayoba nasiphi ngaphandle kwesinkwa ayesidlile. Futhi uJosefa wayeyindoda ebukekayo futhi ethandekayo. Emva kwalokho umkankosi yakhe wabheka uJosefa; wathi: Lala lami. Kepha wala, wathi kumkankosi yakhe: “Bheka, inkosi yami ayikwazi okukimi endlini, futhi inginike konke enakho; akakho omkhulu kunami kule ndlu; futhi akangigodlelanga lutho, ngaphandle kwakho, ngokuba ungumkayo; pho, ngingenza kanjani lobu bubi obukhulu, ngone kuNkulunkulu na? Esakhuluma kuJosefa izinsuku ngezinsuku, akamlalelanga ukuba alale naye nokuba abe naye. Ngaleso sikhathi uJosefa wangena endlini ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe; kwakungekho phakathi kwamadoda endlu. Wambamba ngengubo yakhe, wathi: “Lala nami;” washiya ingubo yakhe esandleni sakhe, wabaleka, wamkhiphela phandle.