33 UYakobi wayifanisa kwangoko, wathi: “Yingubo yomntwanam le! Kwowu, uqwengwe ngamarhamncwa! Hayi, amqwenga-qwengile umntwanam uJosefu!”
34 Wazikrazula izambatho zakhe uYakobi, elusizi; wanxiba ezamarhonya, ezila. Wamzilela ithuba elide unyana wakhe.
35 Beza kumthuthuzela bonke oonyana neentombi zakhe, kodwa wala, akavuma ukuthuthuzeleka. Uthe kubo: “Ndiya kude ndife ndisamzilele umntwana wam.” Wazila rhoqo ke, ezilela unyana wakhe uJosefu.
36 Ngelo xesha amaMidiyan ayeselemthengisile uJosefu eJiputa kuPotifare, elinye lamagosa okumkani waseJiputa, elaliyinduna yabalindi bebhotwe lakomkhulu.