48 Waqoqa konke ukudla kwale minyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wabekelela ukudla emizini; ukudla kwamasimu azungeza yilowo nalowo muzi wakubekelela kuwo.
49 UJosefa waqongelela amabele angangesihlabathi solwandle, okuningi kakhulu, waze wayeka ukubala, ngokuba kwakungenakubalwa.
50 UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, kungakafiki mnyaka wendlala, amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.
51 UJosefa waqamba igama lezibulo ngokuthi uManase,* wathi: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenze ngikhohlwe konke ukuhlupheka kwami nendlu yonke kababa.”
52 Igama lowesibili waliqamba ngokuthi u-Efrayimi,* wathi: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungenze ngizale ezweni lokuhlupheka kwami.”
53 Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala eyayisezweni laseGibithe yaphela.
54 Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika, njengalokho eshilo uJosefa; kwakuyindlala emazweni onke; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukudla kwakukhona.