¹ Kwathi emva kwalezo zinto umphathizitsha wenkosi yaseGibithe nomphekizinkwa wayo bona enkosini yabo, inkosi yaseGibithe. ² UFaro wazithukuthelela lezo zinceku zakhe zombili , induna yabaphathizitsha nenduna yabaphekizinkwa. ³ Wazibeka ukuba zilindwe endlini yenduna yemilindanko si etilongweni , indawo lapho wayeboshwe khona uJosefa. ⁴ Induna yemilindankosi yamyala ngazo uJosefa ukuba azibheke; wazikhonza; zazisekulindweni izinsukwana. ⁵ Baphupha iphupho bobabili, kwaba yilowo nalowo iphupho lakhe ngabusuku bunye , yilowo nalowo ngoko kuchazwa kwephupho lakhe , umphathizitsha nomphekizinkwa wenkosi yaseGibithe , ababeboshwe etilongweni. ⁶ UJosefa wangena kubo ekuseni, wabona ukuthi badabukile. ⁷ Wayesebuza izinceku zikaFaro ezazinaye zilindwe endlini yenkosi yakhe , ethi: Ubuso benu budabukeleni namuhla na? ⁸ Bathi kuye : Siphuphe iphupho , akakho ongalichaza . UJosefa wathi kubo : Ukuchaza akusikho okukaNkulunkulu na? Ake ningilandise lona. ⁹ Induna yabaphathizitsha yayisimlandisa uJosefa iphupho layo , yathi kuye: Ephusheni lami kwakukhona umvini phambi kwami; ¹⁰ emvinini kwakukhona amagatsha amathathu ; wahluma qede wakhahlela , amahlukuzo awo athela izithelo. ¹¹ Indebe kaFaro yayisesandleni sami ; ngathatha izithelo zomvini , ngazikhamela endebeni kaFaro, indebe ngayinikela esandleni sikaFaro. ¹² Wathi uJosefa kuye: Nakho ukuchazwa kwalo : lawo magatsha amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu; ¹³ zingakadluli izinsuku ezintathu , uFaro uzakuphakamisa ikhanda lakho , akubuyisele esikhundleni sakho ; uzakunikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro njengokwenza kwakho kwakuqala, lapho wawungumphathizitsha wakhe. ¹⁴ Kepha ngikhumbule , nxa usuhlezi kahle , ungenzele umusa , ungibike kuFaro, ungikhiphe kule ndlu. ¹⁵ Ngokuba ngebiwa nokwebiwa ezweni lamaHeberu , nalapha futhi angenzanga lutho ukuba bangifake emgodini. ¹⁶ Kwathi induna yabaph ekizinkwa ibona ukuthi lokho kuchazwa kwakukuhle, yathi kuJosefa: Nakimi ephusheni lami kwakungathi kukhona amaqoma amathathu esinkwa esimhlophe ekhanda lami. ¹⁷ Eqomeni elingaphezulu kwakukhona izinhlobo zonke zokudla kukaFaro ; izinyoni zazikudla eqomeni eliphezu kwekhanda lami. ¹⁸ UJosefa waphendula wathi : Lokhu kungukuchazwa kwalo : lawo maqoma amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu; ¹⁹ zingakadluli izinsuku ezintathu , uFaro uzakuphakamisa ikhanda lakho , alisuse kuwe , akuphanyeke emthini ; izinyoni ziyakudla inyama y akho, ziyisuse kuwe. ²⁰ Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu , usuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro , wazenzela izinceku zakhe zonke idili , waphakamisa ikhanda lenduna yabaphathizitsha nelenduna yabaphekizinkwa phakathi kwezinceku zakhe. ²¹ Wayibuyisela induna yabaphathizitsha esik hundleni sayo , waze wanikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro; ²² kepha wayiphanyeka induna yabaphekizinkwa , njengalokho ebebachazele uJosefa. ²³ Nokho induna yabaphathizitsha ayamkhumbula uJosefa, yamkhohlwa.