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Emva kwalezo zinto umphathizitsha wenkosi yaseGibithe nombhaki bakhubekisa inkosi yabo, inkosi yaseGibithe. UFaro wazithukuthelela izinceku zakhe ezimbili, induna yabaphathizitsha nenduna yababhaki. Wabafaka esitokisini endlini yenduna yemilindankosi, etilongweni, indawo lapho uJosefa ayeboshwe khona. Induna yemilindankosi yamyala uJosefa, wabasebenzela; bahlala esitokisini isikhathi. Baphupha iphupho bobabili, yilowo nalowo iphupho lakhe ngabusuku bunye, kwaba yilowo nalowo njengokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe, umphathizitsha nomphekizinkwa wenkosi yaseGibithe, owayeboshiwe etilongweni. UJosefa wangena kubo ekuseni, wababheka, bheka, babedabukile. Wasebuza izinceku zikaFaro ezazilaye egciniwe yendlu yenkosi yakhe, wathi: Kungani likhangeleka lilusizi kangaka lamuhla? Bathi kuye: “Siphuphe iphupho, akakho olichazayo.” UJosefa wathi kubo: “Izincazelo azikaNkulunkulu na? ngicela ungitshele. Induna yabaphathizitsha yamlandisa uJosefa iphupho layo, yathi kuye: “Ephusheni lami, nanto isivini phambi kwami; Emvinini kwakukhona izicucu ezintathu, okungathi umile, uqhakazile izimbali; amahlukuzo awo athela izithelo zomvini ezivuthiwe; indebe kaFaro yayisesandleni sami; ngathatha izithelo zomvini, ngazikhamela endebeni kaFaro, ngayinikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro. UJosefa wathi kuye: “Nanku ukuchazwa kwakho: Amagatsha amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu; Kodwa phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakho, akubuyisele endaweni yakho; uyakubeka indebe kaFaro esandleni sakhe njengakuqala, usengumphathizitsha wakhe. Kodwa ngikhumbule, lapho kukuhambela kahle, ungibonise umusa, ungibize kuFaro, ungikhiphe kule ndlu. Ngokuba ngempela ngebiwa ezweni lamaHeberu; nalapha angenzanga lutho ukuthi bangangifaka emgodini. Kwathi induna yabaphekizinkwa ibona ukuthi ingcazelo yayinhle, yathi kuJosefa: “Nami ephusheni lami, bheka, nganginamaqoma amathathu amhlophe ekhanda lami.” Eqomeni eliphezulu kwakukhona zonke izinhlobo zenyama eyosiwe kaFaro; izinyoni zakudla eqomeni elisekhanda lami. UJosefa waphendula wathi: “Nanku ukuchazwa kwakho: oqoma abathathu bayizinsuku ezintathu.” Kodwa phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakho alisuse kuwe, akulengise emthini; izinyoni ziyakudla inyama yakho kuwe. Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwakuwusuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro, wazenzela izinceku zakhe zonke idili; Wayibuyisela induna yabaphathizitsha esikhundleni sayo; wayinikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro. Kodwa wayiphanyeka induna yababhaki, njengokutsho kukaJosefa kubo. Kodwa induna yabaphathizitsha ayizange icabange ngoJosefa, kodwa yamkhohlwa.