47UJosefa wasesiza wambikela uFaroa wathi: Ubaba labafowethu lezimvu zabo lenkomo zabo lakho konke abalakho bavele elizweni leKhanani, khangela-ke, baselizweni leGoshenib. 2 Wasethatha ingxenye yabafowabo, amadoda amahlanu, wawamisa phambi kukaFaroc. 3 UFaro wasesithi kubafowabo: Iyini imisebenzi yenud? Basebesithi kuFaro: Izinceku zakho zingabelusi bezimvu, thina sonke labobabae. 4 Bathi futhi kuFaro: Sizehlala njengabezizwe elizwenif; ngoba kakuladlelo lemihlambi inceku zakho ezilayo, ngoba indlala inzima elizweni leKhanani. Khathesi-ke, inceku zakho ake zihlale elizweni leGoshenig. 5 UFaro wasekhuluma kuJosefa esithi: Uyihlo labafowenu sebeze kuwe. 6 Ilizwe leGibhithe liphambi kwakhoh; hlalisa uyihlo labafowenu ebuhleni belizwei, kabahlale elizweni leGoshenij; futhi uba usazi ukuthi kukhona phakathi kwabo amadoda azingcitshi, uwabeke abe zinduna zezifuyo phezu kwengilakho. 7 UJosefa waseletha uJakobe uyise, wammisa phambi kukaFaro; uJakobe wasembusisa uFaro. 8 UFaro wasesithi kuJakobe: Mangaki amalanga eminyaka yempilo yakho? 9 UJakobe wasesithi kuFaro: Amalanga eminyaka yobuhambuma bamik ayiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu; abemalutshwana emabi amalanga eminyaka yempilo yami, futhi kawafinyelelanga emalangeni eminyaka yempilo yabobaba ensukwini zobuhambuma babol. 10 UJakobe wasebusisa uFarom, waphuma esuka ebusweni bukaFaro.

11 UJosefa wabahlalisa oyise labafowabo, wabapha isabelo elizweni leGibhithe, ebuhleni belizwe kulalo lonke, emkhonweni iRamesesin njengoba uFaro elayileo. 12 UJosefa wasebondlap oyise labafowabo lendlu yonke kayise ngesinkwa, ngokomlomo wabantwanyana.

Indlala eGibhithe

13 Njalo kwakungelakudla elizweni lonke, ngoba indlala yayinzima kakhulu; lelizwe leGibhithe lelizwe leKhanani aphela amandla ngendlala. 14 UJosefa wasebutha yonke imaliq eyatholakala elizweni leGibhithe lelizweni leKhanani, yamabele ababewathenga; uJosefa waseletha imali endlini kaFaro. 15 Kwathi imali isiphelile elizweni leGibhithe lelizweni leKhanani, wonke amaGibhithe eza kuJosefa esithi: Siphe ukudla; ngoba sizafelani phambi kwakhor? Ngoba isiphelile imali. 16 UJosefa wasesithi: Lethani izifuyo zenu; njalo ngizalinika ngezifuyo zenu, uba imali isiphelile. 17 Basebeletha izifuyo zabo kuJosefa; uJosefa wasebanika ukudla ngamabhiza langemfuyo yezimvu langemfuyo yenkomo langabobabhemi. Wasebondla ngokudla ngezifuyo zabo zonke ngalowomnyaka. 18 Kwathi usuphelile lowomnyaka, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili, bathi kuye: Kasiyikuyifihlela inkosi yethu ukuthi, njengoba imali isiphelile, lemfuyo yezifuyo isingeyenkosi yethu, kakukho okuseleyo phambi kwenkosi yethu, ngaphandle kwemizimba yethu lamasimu ethu. 19 Sizafelani phambi kwamehlo akho, thina sonke lamasimu ethu? Sithenge lamasimu ethu ngokudla, thina-ke lamasimu ethu sibe zinceku zikaFaro; njalo siphe inhlanyelo ukuze siphile singafi, lokuthi umhlabathi ungalobi. 20 UJosefa wasemthengela uFaro ilizwe lonke leGibhithe, ngoba amaGibhithe athengisa ngulowo lalowo insimu yakhe, ngoba indlala yayilamandla phezu kwabo; lelizwe laba ngelikaFaro. 21 Njalo mayelana labantu, wabasusa baya emizini, kusukela ekupheleni komunye umngcele weGibhithe kusiya ekupheleni komunye wayo. 22 Kuphela ilizwe labapristi kalithenganga, ngoba abapristi balesabelo kuFaro, badla isabelo sabo uFaro ayebanika sonas; ngakho kabathengisanga ilizwe labo. 23 UJosefa wasesithi ebantwini: Khangelani, lamuhla ngilithengele uFaro lelizwe lenu; khangelani kulenhlanyelo yenu njalo lizahlanyela ensimini. 24 Kuzakuthi-ke esivunweni limnike uFaro ingxenye yesihlanu, lengxenye ezine zibe ngezenu, kube yinhlanyelo yensimu lokudla kwenu lokwabasemizini yenu, lokudla kwabantwanyana benu. 25 Basebesithi: Usindise impilo yethu; asithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yamit, njalo sizakuba yizigqili zikaFaro. 26 UJosefa wasekumisa kwaba ngumthetho kuze kube lamuhla, phezu kwelizwe leGibhithe, ukuthi ingxenye yesihlanu izakuba ngekaFaro; ngaphandle kwelizwe labapristi lodwa elingeyisilo likaFaro.

Isifiso sokucina sikaJakobe

27 UIsrayeli wasehlala elizweni leGibhithe, elizweni leGosheniu; bazizuzela imfuyo kulo, bazala, banda kakhuluv.

28 UJakobe wasephila elizweni leGibhithe iminyaka elitshumi lesikhombisa; ngakho insuku zikaJakobe, iminyaka yempilo yakhe, yayiyiminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amane lesikhombisa. 29 Kwathi sekusondele insuku zikaIsrayeli ukuthi afew, wabiza indodana yakhe uJosefa, wathi kuye: Uba-ke ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, ake ubeke isandla sakho ngaphansi kwethangazi lamix, ungenzele umusa leqinisoy; ngicela ungangingcwabi eGibhithez; 30 kodwa akuthi ngilale labobabaa, ngakho uzangithwala ungisuse eGibhithe, ungingcwabe engcwabeni labob. Wasesithi: Mina ngizakwenza njengokwelizwi lakho. 31 Wasesithi: Funga kimic. Wasefunga kuye. UIsrayeli wasekhothamela phezu kwesihloko sombhedad.