16 Yaba o bea seaparo seo sa Josefa pela hae, ho fihlela monga hae a fihla lapeng.
17 A mmolella wona mantswe ao, a re: “Mohlanka enwa wa Moheberu, eo o re tliseditseng yena, o ile a kena ka ho nna ho tla mpeta,
18 empa eitse hanghang ha ke phahamisa lentswe, ke howeletsa, a siya seaparo sena ho nna, a balehela kantle.”
19 Yare ha monga hae a utlwa dipolelo tsena tsa mosadi wa hae, tseo a di buang ho yena, tse reng: “Mohlanka wa hao o nkentse tjena le tjena,” kgalefo ya hae ya tlokoma.
20 Monga Josefa a mo nka, a mo kenya tjhankaneng, sebakeng seo batshwaruwa ba kgosi ba neng ba kwallwa ho sona, mme a ba moo tjhankaneng.
21 Empa Morena a ba le Josefa, a mo hauhela, a etsa hore mookamedi wa tjhankana a mo rate.
22 Mookamedi wa tjhankana a bea batshwaruwa bohle ba tjhankaneng tlasa taolo ya Josefa, mme tsohle tse etswang moo di ne di etswa ka taelo ya Josefa.