UGenesise 47:1-12

UJosefa wayesefika wamtshela uFaro lokho, wathi: “Ubaba nabafowethu, nezimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, nakho konke abanakho, bevela ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, basezweni laseGosheni. Wathatha kubafowabo, amadoda ayisihlanu, wawayisa kuFaro; UFaro wasesithi kubafowabo: Uyini umsebenzi wenu? Basebesithi kuFaro: Izinceku zakho zingabelusi, thina labobaba. Bathi kuFaro: “Ngokuba size ukugogobala ezweni; ngokuba izinceku zakho azinadlelo lemihlambi yazo; ngoba indlala inzima elizweni leKhanani. Manje izinceku zakho mazihlale ezweni laseGosheni. UFaro wakhuluma kuJosefa, wathi: “Uyihlo nabafowenu beze kuwe.” Izwe laseGibhithe liphambi kwakho; endaweni enhle kakhulu yezwe kahlale uyihlo nabafowenu; mabahlale ezweni laseGosheni; uma wazi okuthile phakathi kwabo, ubamise babe ngababusi phezu kwezinkomo zami. UJosefa wamngenisa uyise uJakobe, wammisa phambi kukaFaro; uJakobe wambusisa uFaro. UFaro wasesithi kuJakobe: Mingaphi iminyaka yakho? UJakobe wathi kuFaro: “Izinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kwami ziyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu; oyise ezinsukwini zokuhambela kwabo. UJakobe wambusisa uFaro, waphuma phambi kukaFaro. UJosefa wayesebamisa uyise nabafowabo, wabanika indawo ezweni laseGibithe, endaweni enhle kunazo zonke yezwe, ezweni laseRamesesi, njengokuyala kukaFaro. UJosefa wondla uyise nabafowabo nendlu yakhe yonke ngesinkwa ngokwezizukulwane zabo.