¹ Kwathi ngasekupheleni kw eminyaka emibili waphupha uFaro ; bheka, wayemi ngasemfuleni. ² Bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izithole eziyisikhombisa ezibukeka kahle , zikhuluphele, zadla emhlangeni. ³ Nazo ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa zenyuka emfuleni emva kwazo , zibukeka kabi, zondile; zema kwezinye izithole ogwini lomfula. ⁴ Izithole ezibukeka kabi ezondileyo zadla izithole ezibukeka kahle ezikhulupheleyo. Wayesephaphama uFaro. ⁵ Walala ubuthongo , waphupha ngokwesibili ; bheka, kwahluma izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezeleni linye, zibhoxile, zizinhle. ⁶ Bheka, nezikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezincane , ezihamukile ngumoya wasempumalanga, zahluma emva kwazo. ⁷ Izikhwebu ezincane zagwinya izikhwebu ezibhoxileyo ezipheleleyo . Wayesephaphama uFaro; bheka, kwakuyiphupho. ⁸ Kwathi ekuseni umoya wakhe wakhathaz eka; wathuma wabiza izanusi zonke zaseGibithe nezihlakaniphi zonke zalo ; uFaro wazilandisa iphupho lakhe; kepha akubangakho ongachazela wona uFaro. ⁹ Yayisikhuluma induna yabaphathizitsha kuFaro , ithi: Ngiyakhumbula namuhla amacala ami. ¹⁰ UFaro wathukuthelela izinceku zakhe, wangifaka ukuba ngilindwe endlini yenduna yemilindankosi, mina kanye nenduna yabaphekizinkwa. ¹¹ Saphupha iphupho ngabona lobo busuku mina naye . Saphupha, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe. ¹² Kwakukhona nathi lapho insizw a, umHeberu, inceku yenduna yemilindankosi; sayilandisa yona , yasichazela amaphupho ethu , yachazela, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokwephupho lakhe. ¹³ Kwathi njengalokho yasichazela , kwaba njalo ; mina inkosi yangibuyisela esikhundleni sami, yena yamphanyeka. ¹⁴ UFaro wayesethuma wambiza uJosefa ; bashesha bamkhipha emgodini ; waphucula, waphendulela ezinye izingubo, wangena kuFaro. ¹⁵ Wayesethi uFaro kuJosefa : Ngiphuphe iphupho , kakho ongalichaza ; sengizwe kuthiwa ngawe, lapho ulizwa iphupho, ungalichaza. ¹⁶ UJosefa wa mphendula uFaro , wathi: Akukimi lokho ; uNkulunkulu uzakumphendula kahle uFaro. ¹⁷ UFaro wakhuluma kuJosefa , wathi: Ephusheni lami , bheka, ngangimi ogwini lomfula; ¹⁸ bheka, kwase kukhuphuka emfuleni izithole eziyisikhombisa ezikhulupheleyo ezibukeka kahle; zadla emhlangeni. ¹⁹ Nazo ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa zenyuka emva kwazo , zizacile, zibukeka kabi kakhulu , zondile, engingazange ngibone ezimbi njengalezo ezweni lonke laseGibithe. ²⁰ Izithole ezondileyo ezimbi zadla eziyisikhombisa zokuqala ezikhulupheleyo. ²¹ Lapho sezingene eziswini zazo, akwabonakala ukuthi zingene eziswini zazo; zazisabukeka zizimbi njengakuqala. Ngase ngiphaphama. ²² Futhi ngabona ephusheni lami , bheka, kwahluma izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezeleni linye, ziphelele, zizinhle. ²³ Bheka, nezikhwebu eziyizintshwamu ezincane , ezihamukile ngumoya wasempumalanga, zahluma emva kwazo. ²⁴ Izikhwebu ezincane zagwinya izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ; ngakulandisa izanusi, kepha sasingekho esingangazisa khona. ²⁵ UJosefa wayesethi kuFaro : Iphupho lika Faro linye ; lokho uNkulunkulu azakukwenza umazise uFaro khona. ²⁶ Izithole eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa ; izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; iphupho linye. ²⁷ Izithole ezondileyo ezimbi ezakhuphuka emva kwazo ziy iminyaka eyisikhombisa kanye nezikhwebu ezincane , ezihamukile ngumoya wasempumalanga; ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala. ²⁸ Yikho lokhu engikushilo kuFaro: lokho uNkulunkulu asezakukwenza ukubonakalisile kuFaro. ²⁹ Bheka, kuyeza iminyaka eyisikhombisa yena la enkulu ezweni lonke laseGibithe. ³⁰ Emva kwayo iyakuvela iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala ; iyakukhohlakala inala yonke ezweni laseGibithe; indlala iyakuliqeda izwe. ³¹ Inala ayiyukwaziwa ezweni ngenxa yendlala elandelayo , ngokuba iyakuba nzima kakhulu. ³² Lokhu ukuthi iphupho liphindwe kabili kuFaro, kungokuba le nto inqunywe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu uyakushesha ayenze. ³³ Manje uFaro makakhethe umuntu oqaphelayo ohlakaniphileyo , ambeke phezu kwezwe laseGibithe. ³⁴ Makenze njalo uFaro , abeke ababonisi phezu kwezwe , bahlukanise okwesihlanu kwezwe laseGibithe ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala. ³⁵ Mababuthe konke ukudla kwale minyaka emihle ezayo, banqwabele phansi kwesandla sikaFaro amabele emizini, abe ngukudla, bawalonde. ³⁶ Lokhu kudla kuyakubekelelwa izw e ngenxa yeminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eyakuba khona ezweni laseGibithe ukuba izwe lingabhubhi ngendlala. Ukuphakanyiswa kukaJosefa ³⁷ Leli zwi laba lihle emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe zonke. ³⁸ Wayesethi uFaro ezincekwini zakhe : Singamthola yini umuntu onjalo , onoMoya kaNkulunkulu, na? ³⁹ Wathi uFaro kuJosefa : Njengokuba uNkulunkulu ekwazise wena konke lokhu, akakho oqaphelayo ohlakaniphileyo njengawe. ⁴⁰ Wena uzakuba phezu kwendlu yami ; ngezwi lakho bayakuhlelwa bonke abantu bami; esihlalweni sobukhosi kuphela ngiyakuba mkhulu kunawe. ⁴¹ Wathi uFaro kuJosefa : Bheka, sengikubeke phezu kwezwe lonke laseGibithe. ⁴² UFaro wayesekhumula indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe , wayifaka esandleni sikaJosefa, wamembathisa izingubo zelineni elicolekileyo , wafaka umnaka wegolide entanyeni yakhe. ⁴³ Wamkhwelisa enqoleni yesibili emva kwakhe; bamemeza phambi kwakhe , bathi: Guqani! Wambeka phezu kwezwe lonke laseGibithe. ⁴⁴ UFaro wathi kuJosefa: NginguFaro; ngaphandle kwakho akuyikuphakamisa muntu isandla sakhe nonyawo lwakhe ezweni lonke laseGibithe. ⁴⁵ UFaro waqamba igama likaJosefa ngokuthi uSafenati Phaneya; wamnika u- Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase -Oni abe ngumkakhe . UJosefa waphuma, wahamba izwe lonke laseGibithe. ⁴⁶ UJosefa wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu mhla emi phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe. UJosefa waphuma ebusweni bukaFaro , wahamba izwe lonke laseGibithe. ⁴⁷ Ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala umhlaba wathela kakhulu. ⁴⁸ Waqoqa konke ukudla kwale minyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wabekelela ukudla emizini; ukudla kwamasimu azungeza yilowo nalowo muzi wakubekelela kuwo. ⁴⁹ UJosefa waqongelela amabele angangesihlabathi solwandle , okuningi kakhulu, waze wayeka ukubala, ngokuba kwakungenakubalwa. Indlala ⁵⁰ UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, kungakafiki mnyaka wendlala, amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni. ⁵¹ UJosefa waqamba igama lezibulo ngokuthi uManase , wathi: Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenze ngikhohlwe konke ukuhlupheka kwami nendlu yonke kababa. ⁵² Igama lo wesibili waliqamba ngokuthi u -Efrayimi, wathi: Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenze ngizale ezweni lokuhlupheka kwami. ⁵³ Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala eyayisezweni laseGibithe yaphela. ⁵⁴ Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika , njengalokho eshilo uJosefa; kwakuyindlala emazweni onke ; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukudla kwakukhona. ⁵⁵ Kwathi selilambile izwe lonke laseGibithe , abantu bakhala kuFaro ngokudla; uFaro wathi kubo bonke abaseGibithe : Yanini kuJosefa ; lokho anitshela khona, nikwenze. ⁵⁶ Indlala yayisebusweni bezwe lonke ; uJosefa wavula zonke izinqolobane , wathengisela abaseGibithe; indlala yayinzima ezweni laseGibithe. ⁵⁷ Amazwe onke afika kuJosefa eGibithe ukuyothenga amabele , ngokuba indlala yayinzima emhlabeni wonke.