aNeh 1:11
b37:36
c39:20
d37:36
e39:4,5
f41:15
g41:16; Dan 2:28,47
h40:18, 41:12; Dan 2:36, 5:16
i40:18, 41:26
j2 Kho 25:27; Jer 52:31; Gen 40:19,21,22; Hlab 3:3
kJosh 2:12; 1 Sam 20:14; 2 Sam 9:1; 1 Kho 2:7
l39:20
n40:12
o40:13
pMat 14:6; Mark 6:21
q40:13,19
r40:13
sNeh 2:1
t40:19

Genesis 40

UJosefa uchasisa amaphupho

1Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto umphathinkezo a wenkosi yeGibhithe lomphekizinkwa bona enkosini yabo, enkosini yeGibhithe. 2Ngakho uFaro wabathukuthelela abathenwa bakhe ababili b, induna yabaphathinkezo lenduna yabaphekizinkwa. 3Wazinikela esitokisini c, endlini yenduna yabalindi d, entolongweni, indawo lapho uJosefa ayebotshelwe khona. 4Induna yabalindi yasimlaya uJosefa ukuba lazo e, wazisebenzela; njalo zaba lensuku esitokisini.

5Zombili zaseziphupha amaphupho, ngamunye iphupho lakhe, ngabusuku bunye, ngamunye njengengcazelo yephupho lakhe, umphathinkezo lomphekizinkwa ababengabenkosi yeGibhithe ababebotshiwe entolongweni. 6UJosefa wasengena kibo ekuseni, wababona, khangela-ke, benyukumele. 7Wasebabuza abathenwa bakaFaro ababelaye esitokisini endlini yenkosi yakhe, esithi: Kungani ubuso benu budanile lamuhla? 8Basebesithi kuye: Siphuphile iphupho, njalo kakho umchasisi walo f. UJosefa wasesithi kubo: Ingcazelo kayisizo zikaNkulunkulu yini g? Ake lingilandisele wona. 9Induna yabaphathinkezo yalandisa iphupho layo kuJosefa, yathi kuye: Ephutsheni lami, khangela-ke, kwakukhona ivini phambi kwami; 10evinini-ke kwakukhona ingatsha ezintathu; njalo kwakungathi liyahluma, impoko zalo zaphuma, amahlukuzo alo athela izithelo zevini ezivuthiweyo. 11Njalo inkezo kaFaro yayisesandleni sami; ngasengithatha izithelo zevini, ngazikhamela enkezweni kaFaro, nganika inkezo esandleni sikaFaro. 12UJosefa wasesithi kuyo: Le yingcazelo yalo h. Ingatsha ezintathu ziyizinsuku ezintathu i; 13kusesephakathi kwensuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakho, akubuyisele esikhundleni sakho j; njalo uzanika inkezo kaFaro esandleni sakhe, njengendlela yakuqala lapho wawungumphathinkezo wakhe. 14Kodwa ungikhumbule lawe, lapho uhlezi kuhle, ake ungenzele umusa k, ungibike kuFaro, ungikhuphe kulindlu. 15Ngoba ngebiwa lokwebiwa elizweni lamaHebheru, lalapha futhi kangenzanga lutho ukuze bangifake emgodini l.

16Lapho induna yabaphekizinkwa ibona ukuthi uchasise kuhle, yathi kuJosefa: Lami bengisephutsheni; khangela-ke, bekukhona izitsha ezintathu zilezinkwa ezimhlophe ▼
▼ zilezinkwa ezimhlophe: kumbe,  ezilezobhobo.
 ekhanda lami; 17njalo esitsheni esingaphezulu kwakukhona okokudla konke kukaFaro, umsebenzi obhakiweyo; njalo inyoni zakudla lokho esitsheni esisekhanda lami. 18UJosefa wasephendula wathi: Le yingcazelo yalo n. Izitsha ezintathu ziyizinsuku ezintathu; 19kusesephakathi kwensuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakho o lisuke kuwe, akulengise esihlahleni; inyoni zizakudla inyama yakho ziyisuse kuwe.

20Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesithathu, usuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro p, wenzela inceku zakhe zonke idili; waphakamisa ikhanda q lenduna yabaphathinkezo lekhanda lenduna yabaphekizinkwa phakathi kwenceku zakhe. 21Wayibuyisela induna yabaphathinkezo r ekuphatheni kwayo inkezo; yasinika inkezo esandleni sikaFaro s. 22Kodwa wayilengisa induna yabaphekizinkwa t, njengoba uJosefa ezichasisele. 23Kodwa induna yabaphathinkezo kayimkhumbulanga uJosefa, kodwa yamkhohlwa.

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