< Genesisy 39 >

1 Ie amy zao, fa nendeseñe nizotso mb’e Mitsraime añe t’Iosefe, vaho vinili’ i Potifare nte-Mitsraime, roandria’ i Parò, talè o mpigaritseo, amo nte-Iesmaèle ninday aze nizotso mb’eoo.
UJosefa wathathwa wasiwa eGibhithe. UPhothifa, owayengomunye wezikhulu zikaFaro, eyindunankulu yabalindi, wamthenga kuma-Ishumayeli abayibo abamletha khona.
2 Nindre am’ Iosefe t’Iehovà, le nirao­rao indatiy, ie nimoneñe añ’ anjom­ban-tompo’e nte-Mitsraime ao.
UThixo wayelaye uJosefa, waphumelela, wahlala endlini yenkosi yakhe umGibhithe.
3 Ie nioni’ i tompo’ey te nitahy aze t’i Iehovà naho nampihenefe’ Iehovà ze hene nanoen-taña’e,
Kwathi inkosi yakhe ikubona ukuthi uThixo wayelaye lokuthi uThixo wamphumelelisa kukho konke ayekwenza,
4 le nisoheñe am-pihaino’e t’Iosefe amy fitoroña’e naho nanoe’e mpamandroñe i anjomba’ey vaho hene napo’e an-taña’e ao ze fanaña’e.
uJosefa wasethandeka kuye wasesiba yinceku yakhe. UPhothifa wasembeka ukuba ngumphathi womuzi wakhe, kwathi konke ayelakho wakubeka ezandleni zakhe.
5 Mifototse amy nampifeheañe aze i anjomba’ey naho ze hene vara’ey, le nitahie’ Iehovà ty anjom­ba’ i nte-Mitsraimey ty am’ Iosefe. Le tamo fanaña’e iabio naho añ’anjomba ao vaho an-tetek’ ey ty hanintsi’ Iehovà.
Kusukela ngesikhathi embeka ukuba ngumphathi womuzi wakhe lakho konke okwakungokwakhe, uThixo wawubusisa umuzi womGibhithe ngenxa kaJosefa. Isibusiso sikaThixo saba phezu kwakho konke uPhothifa ayelakho, loba kusendlini loba kusensimini.
6 Aa le nado’e an-taña’ Iosefey ze hanaña’e iaby, le tsy eo ty nidarè’e naho tsy ty mahakama nikamae’e avao. Nimontsotsòre naho naram-bin­­tañe t’Iosefe.
Ngakho watshiya konke okwakhe ezandleni zikaJosefa; kwathi ngoba uJosefa enguye ophetheyo wakhohlwa ngakho konke ngaphandle kokudla ayekudla. UJosefa lo wayemi kuhle, ebukeka,
7 Aa ie roñoñe añe, nikiroke Iosefe ty vali’ i tompo’ey vaho nanoa’e ty hoe, Miharoa tihy amako.
kwasekusithi ngemva kwesikhathi inkosikazi yenkosi yakhe yambuka, yamfisa uJosefa yathi, “Woza engutsheni lami!”
8 F’ie nifoneñe, naho nanao ty hoe amy vali’ i tompo’eiy, Inao! kanao etoan-draho, tsy añ’ an­jomba’e ao ty idarea’ i tompokoy, vaho napo’e an-tañako ze hene hanaña’e.
Kodwa wala. Wamtshela wathi, “Njengoba kuyimi engiphetheyo, inkosi yami kayizihluphi ngalutho emzini wayo; yonke into elayo iyibeke ezandleni zami.
9 Tsy aman-joke iraho añ’ anjomba atoy, vaho tsy eo ty nazi’e amako naho tsy ihe, kanao vali’e. Aa le akore ty hanoako o halò-tsereke zao, hampanan-kakeo ahy aman’ Añahare?
Kakho omkhulu kulami kulumuzi. Inkosi yami kayingalisi lutho ngaphandle kwakho, ngoba wena ungumkayo. Pho ngingayenza kanjani into embi kanje, ngenze isono kuNkulunkulu na?”
10 Aa ndra t’ie nañedre Iosefe boak’ andro, tsy nihaoñe’e, tsy niolora’e, tsy nindreza’e.
Kwathi loba emphikelela uJosefa insuku ngensuku, wala ukulala laye wala lokuthi ahlale laye.
11 Aa teo te indraike, ie nizilik’ añ’ anjomba ao hitoloñe, naho tsy ama’ ondaty i anjombay
Ngolunye usuku wangena endlini ukuqhuba umsebenzi wakhe, izisebenzi zasendlini zingekho phakathi endlini.
12 le vinontiti’ i rakembay i saro’ey, nanao ama’e ty hoe, Miolora amako! F’ie nado’e am-pità’e i saro’ ey vaho nipoliotse mb’alafe’e ao.
UmkaPhothifa wambamba ngesigqoko wathi, “Woza engutsheni ulale lami!” Kodwa waphunyuka wabaleka waphuma endlini, isigqoko sakhe sasala esandleni sowesifazane.
13 Ie nanjo’ i saro’ey an-taña’e amy nipo­litira’e mb’alafe’aoy
Kwathi ebona ukuthi utshiye isigqoko sakhe esandleni sakhe njalo wabaleka endlini,
14 le kinaikai’e o mpiañ’ anjomba’eo vaho nanoa’e ty hoe, Hehe, ninday nte-Evre aman-tika atoy i valikoy hañonjitse an-tika. Nimoak’ amako ao re hamahotse ahiko, le nikaike iraho;
owesifazane wamemeza izisebenzi zendlini wathi kuzo, “Khangelani, umHebheru lo walethwa lapha ukuzadlala ngathi! Ungene lapha efuna ukulala lami, kodwa ngahlaba umkhosi.
15 ie tsinano’e i koiakoy, le nado’e amako i saro’ey vaho nibotitsike mb’alafe ao.
Uthe esizwa ngihlaba umkhosi ngidinga uncedo, wasetshiya isigqoko sakhe eceleni kwami wabaleka waphuma endlini.”
16 Nahaja’e ama’e ao i saro’ey ampara’ te nimpoly i vali’ey,
Wasigcina isigqoko eceleni kwakhe inkosi kaJosefa yaze yabuya ngekhaya.
17 le nindrai’e i talili’ey, ami’ty hoe, Nizilik’ amako ao hanìtse ahiko i ondevo nte-Evre nendese’o ama’ay atoiy;
Waseyitshela indaba le wathi: “Isigqili somHebheru lesiyana owasilethela sona sifikile kimi ukuzadlala ngami.
18 fe nampipoña-peo iraho le nikoiake, naho napo’e amako i saro’ey vaho nibioñe alafe ao.
Kodwa ngonele ukuthi ngihlabe umkhosi ngidinga uncedo, satshiya isigqoko saso eceleni kwami sabaleka saphuma endlini.”
19 Ie jinanji’ i tompo’ey ty enta’ i vali’ey nanao ty hoe: Zao ty nanoa’ i mpitoro’oy ahiko; le niforoforo ty haviñera’e,
Kwathi inkosi yakhe isizwile indaba eyayitshelwa ngumfazi esithi, “Singenze njalo isigqili sakho,” yathukuthela kakhulu.
20 naho rinambe’ i tompo’ Iosefey re vaho najo’e am-porozò ao, an-toem-pijoñam-pirohim-panjaka ao; aa le tam-balabey ao re,
Inkosi yakhe uJosefa yamthatha yamphosela entolongweni, indawo lapho okwakuvalelwa khona izibotshwa zenkosi. Kodwa kwathi uJosefa ekhonapho entolongweni,
21 fe nindre am’ Iosefe t’Iehovà vaho niferenaiña’e; nisohe’e añatrefa’ ty mpifehe’ i kijam-pigari­tañey.
uThixo waba laye; wamenzela umusa wamenza wathandeka emehlweni omphathijele.
22 Aa le napo’ i mpifehey am-pità’ Iosefe ze hene mpirohy am-balabey ao, le ndra inoñ’ ino ty nanoeñe ao, ie ty nitoloñe.
Ngakho-ke umphathijele wamkhweza wamenza umphathi wabo bonke ababebotshiwe besentolongweni, njalo kwaba nguye okhangele konke okwakusenziwa khona.
23 Tsy nidarè’ i mpi­gari-beiy ze nado’e am-pità’ Iosefe, amy te nindreza’ Iehovà; vaho nampibodobodoe’ Iehovà ze hene nanoe’e.
Umphathijele kazange azihluphe loba ngani eyayiphethwe nguJosefa ngoba uThixo wayelaye uJosefa, wamupha impumelelo kukho konke ayekwenza.

< Genesisy 39 >