10. Bathi kuye: “Qha, nkosi, izinceku zakho zize ukuba zithenge ukudla.
11. Sonke singamadodana andodanye; singabantu abaqotho; izinceku zakho aziyizo izinhloli.”
12. Wathi kubo: “Qhabo, nize ukubona ubuze bezwe.”
13. Base bethi kuye: “Thina zinceku zakho ziyizelamani eziyishumi nambili, amadodana andodanye ezweni laseKhanani; bheka, encane ikubaba manje, enye ayisekho.”
14. UJosefa wathi kubo: “Yikho lokhu engikushilo kini ukuthi niyizinhloli.
15. Niyakuvivinywa ngalokhu, kuphila kukaFaro, aniyikumuka lapha, kuphela uma umfowenu omncane efika lapha.
16. Thumani omunye wenu, amlande umfowenu; nizakuboshwa, ukuze kuvivinywe amazwi enu ukuba iqiniso likini yini; uma kungenjalo, kuphila kukaFaro, niyizinhloli.”
17. Wababutha bonke ukuba balindwe izinsuku ezintathu.
18. Wayesethi kubo uJosefa ngosuku lwesithathu: “Yenzani lokhu, niphile, ngokuba ngiyamesaba uNkulunkulu.