¹ Wayala inceku yendlu yakhe , wathi: Gcwalisa amasaka alawa madoda ngokudla okulingene namandla abo okuthwala , ufake imali yalowo nalowo emlonyeni wesaka lakhe. ² Ufake indebe yami , indebe yesiliva , emlonyeni wesaka lomncane kanye nemali yamabele akhe. Yenza-ke njengezwi likaJosefa alishilo. ³ Ngakusasa nxa sekusile, amadoda amukiswa, wona nezimbongolo zawo. ⁴ Esephumile emzini , engakabi kude , uJosefa wathi encekwini yakhe : Suka ulandele lawo madoda ; nxa uwafica, yisho kuwo ukuthi : Niphindiseleni okuhle ngokubi na? ⁵ Lena akusiyo indebe inkosi yami ephuza ngayo , ebhula ngayo, na? Nenze kabi ngokwenze njalo. ⁶ Yawafica, yakhuluma kuwo lawa mazwi. ⁷ Ayesethi kuyo: Inkosi yami ikhulumelani amazwi anjengalawa ? Akube kude nezinceku zakho ukwenze njalo. ⁸ Bheka, imali esayifumana emilonyeni yamasaka ethu sayibuyisa ezweni laseKhanani, sayiletha kuwe; pho, besingeba kanjani endlini yenkosi yakho isiliva noma igolide na? ⁹ Lowo wasezincekwini zakho eyakutholwa kuye , makafe yena , thina sibe yizigqila zenkosi yami. ¹⁰ Yathi: Kalokhu makube njengamazwi enu ; lowo ezakutholakala kuye makabe yisigqila sami, nina ningabi nacala. ¹¹ Ayeseshesha ukwehlisela phansi , kwaba yileyo naleyo isaka layo , yileyo naleyo yavula isaka layo. ¹² Yanyalula, yaqala ngenkulu yagcina ngencane ; indebe yatholwa esakeni likaBenjamini. ¹³ Ayeseklebhula izingubo zawo , yileyo naleyo yethwesa imbongolo yayo , abuyela emzini. ¹⁴ UJuda nabafowabo bafika endlini kaJosefa ; wayesekhona lapho ; bawa phansi phambi kwakhe. ¹⁵ UJosefa wayesethi kubo : Isenzo sini lesi enisenzileyo na ? Beningazi yini ukuthi umuntu onjengami angabhula nokubhula na? ¹⁶ Wathi uJuda : Sizakuthini enkosini yami na ? Sizakukhulumani? Sizakuzihlanguza kanjani ? UNkulunkulu ufumene ububi bezinceku zak ho; bheka, siyizigqila zenkosi yami thina naye etholakele esandleni sakhe indebe. ¹⁷ Wathi: Makube kude kimi ukwenze njalo ; umuntu etholakele esandleni sakhe indebe uyakuba yisigqila sami, kepha nina manihambe kahle, nenyuke, niye kuyihlo. ¹⁸ UJuda wayesesondela kuye, ethi: O nkosi yami, inceku yakho mayikhulume izwi ezindlebeni zenkosi yami , ungavuthi ulaka ngenceku yakho , ngokuba ungangoFaro wena. ¹⁹ Inkosi yami yabuza izinceku zayo, yathi: Ninoyihlo, ninomfowenu, na? ²⁰ Sase sithi enkosini yami : Sinobaba, ixhegu, nomntwana wobuxhegu bakhe omncane; umnewabo ufile, usesele yedwa kwabakanina; uyise uyamthanda. ²¹ Wawusuthi ezincekwini: Mehliseni kimi ukuba ngimbone ngamehlo ami. ²² Sathi enkosini: Umfana akanakumshiya uyise; uma emshiya, uyise uzakufa. ²³ Wathi wena ezincekwini zakho : U ma umfowenu omncane engehli nani , anisayikubuye nibone ubuso bami. ²⁴ Kwathi sesikhuphukele encekwini yakho ubaba, samlandisa amazwi enkosi. ²⁵ Wathi ubaba: Buyelani, nisithengele ukudlana. ²⁶ Sathi thina : Asinakwehla. Uma umfowethu omncane enathi , siyakwehla, ngokuba asinakubona ubuso balowo muntu , uma umfowethu omncane engenathi. ²⁷ Yayisithi kithi inceku yakho ubaba : Niyazi ukuthi umkami wangizalela amadodana amabili. ²⁸ Enye yaphuma kimi ; ngathi: Impela idatshuliwe nokudatshulwa ; angiyiboni kuze kube manje. ²⁹ Nanxa nithatha nalena , niyisuse kimi , yehlelwa yingozi , niyakwehlisela izimvi zami endaweni yabafileyo ngosizi. ³⁰ Kalokhu nxa ngifika encekwini yakho ubaba , umfana engenathi , lokhu inhliziyo yakhe ibambelele enhliziyweni yomfana, ³¹ kuzakuthi lapho ebona ukuthi umfana akakho , afe, izinceku zakho zibe zehlisela endaweni yabafileyo izimvi zenceku yakho ubaba ngosizi. ³² Ngokuba inceku yakho yaba yisibambiso somfana kubaba , yathi: U ma ngingambuyiseli kuwe, ngiyakuba necala kubaba kuze kube phakade. ³³ Ngalokho inceku yakho ake ihlale esikhundleni somfana , ibe yisigqila senkosi, umfana akhuphuke nabafowabo. ³⁴ Ngokuba ngingakhuphukela kanjani kubaba , umfana engenami , funa ngibone okubi okuzakumehlela ubaba, na?