UGenesise 39:6-20

Wakushiya konke okwakho esandleni sikaJosefa; futhi wayengazi ukuthi ayoba nasiphi ngaphandle kwesinkwa ayesidlile. Futhi uJosefa wayeyindoda ebukekayo futhi ethandekayo. Emva kwalokho umkankosi yakhe wabheka uJosefa; wathi: Lala lami. Kepha wala, wathi kumkankosi yakhe: “Bheka, inkosi yami ayikwazi okukimi endlini, futhi inginike konke enakho; akakho omkhulu kunami kule ndlu; futhi akangigodlelanga lutho, ngaphandle kwakho, ngokuba ungumkayo; pho, ngingenza kanjani lobu bubi obukhulu, ngone kuNkulunkulu na? Esakhuluma kuJosefa izinsuku ngezinsuku, akamlalelanga ukuba alale naye nokuba abe naye. Ngaleso sikhathi uJosefa wangena endlini ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe; kwakungekho phakathi kwamadoda endlu. Wambamba ngengubo yakhe, wathi: “Lala nami;” washiya ingubo yakhe esandleni sakhe, wabaleka, wamkhiphela phandle. Kwathi lapho ebona ukuthi ushiye ingubo yakhe esandleni sakhe, wabaleka; wabiza abantu bendlu yakhe, wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Bhekani, usilethele umHeberu ukuba adlale ngathi; wangena kimi ukuba alale nami, futhi ngamemeza ngezwi elikhulu. Esezwile ukuthi ngiphakamise izwi lami ngikhala, washiya ingubo yakhe kimi, wabaleka, wayikhiphela phandle. Wabeka ingubo yakhe kuye, yaze yafika inkosi yakhe ekhaya. Wasekhuluma kuye njengalamazwi wathi: Inceku engumHebheru osilethele yona ingene ukuzodlala ngami. Kwathi ngisaphakamisa izwi lami ngikhala, washiya ingubo yakhe kimi, wabaleka. Kwathi inkosi yakhe isizwile amazwi omkayo eyawakhuluma kuyo, yathi: “Yenze njalo kimi incekukazi yakho; ukuthi ulaka lwakhe lwavutha. Inkosi kaJosefa yamthatha yamfaka etilongweni, indawo lapho iziboshwa zenkosi zaziboshwe khona; wayelapho etilongweni.