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43 Indlala yayinzima ezweni.+ 2 Kwathi lapho nje sebekudle bakuqeda okusanhlamvu ababekulande eGibhithe,+ uyise wathi kubo: “Buyelani niyosithengela ukudlana.”+ 3 Khona-ke uJuda wathi kuye:+ “Lowaya muntu wafakaza ngokucacile kithi, wathi, ‘Akumelwe niphinde nibone ubuso bami ngaphandle kokuba umfowenu enani.’+ 4 Uma umthuma umfowethu kanye nathi,+ sizimisele ukwehla siyokuthengela ukudla. 5 Kodwa uma ungamthumi, ngeke sehle, ngoba lowaya muntu wathi kithi, ‘Akumelwe niphinde nibone ubuso bami ngaphandle kokuba umfowenu enani.’”+ 6 U-Israyeli wathi:+ “Ningilimazeleni ngokutshela lowo muntu ukuthi ninomunye umfowenu?” 7 Kulokhu bathi: “Lo muntu wabuza ngokuqondile ngathi nezihlobo zethu, wathi, ‘Uyihlo usaphila?+ Ninaye omunye umfowenu?’ futhi samtshela ngokwawo wonke la maqiniso.+ Sasizokwazi ngani ngokuqinisekile ukuthi wayezothi, ‘Yehlisani umfowenu’?”+
8 Ekugcineni uJuda wathi ku-Israyeli uyise: “Mthume nami umfana,+ ukuze sisuke sihambe futhi siphile singafi,+ thina nawe nabantwana bethu abancane.+ 9 Yimi engizoba isibambiso sakhe.+ Uyibize esandleni sami inhlawulo ngaye.+ Uma ngihluleka ukumbuyisa kuwe ngimethule kuwe, khona-ke ngiyobe ngonile kuwe phakade. 10 Kodwa ukube asilibalanga ngabe sesihambe sabuya manje nakulokhu okwesibili.”+
11 Ngakho u-Israyeli uyise wathi kubo: “Uma-ke kunjalo,+ yenzani lokhu: Thathani imikhiqizo yezwe emihle kunayo yonke niyithwale ngezitsha zenu nehle nayo ibe yisipho+ kulowo muntu: ibhalsamu+ elincane, uju oluncane,+ ilabhidanu negxolo elinenhlaka,+ amantongomane ephistakhiyo nama-alimondi.+ 12 Futhi, thathani imali ephindwe kabili esandleni senu; imali eyabuyiswa isemlonyeni wamasaka enu niyibuyisele ngesandla senu.+ Mhlawumbe kube yiphutha.+ 13 Thathani umfowenu nisuke, nibuyele kulowo muntu. 14 Kwangathi uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke anganinika isihawu phambi kwalowo muntu,+ ukuze ngokuqinisekile anikhululele umfowenu omunye kanye noBhenjamini. Kodwa mina, uma kumelwe ngiphucwe abantwana, ngiyokwephucwa!”+
15 Ngalokho la madoda asithatha lesi sipho, aphatha esandleni sawo imali ephindwe kabili noBhenjamini. Khona-ke asuka ehlela eGibhithe futhi ema phambi kukaJosefa.+ 16 Lapho uJosefa ebona uBhenjamini ekanye nabo, ngaso leso sikhathi wathi endodeni eyayengamele indlu yakhe: “Thatha la madoda uwayise endlini uhlabe izilwane ulungiselele,+ ngoba la madoda azodla nami emini.” 17 Ngokushesha leyo ndoda yenza njengoba nje uJosefa ayeshilo.+ Ngakho le ndoda yawathatha amadoda yawayisa endlini kaJosefa. 18 Kodwa la madoda afikelwa ngukwesaba ngoba eyiswe endlini+ kaJosefa, aqala ukuthi: “Basilethé lapha ukuze basithelekele basihlasele, basenze izigqila thina kanye nezimbongolo zethu ngenxa yemali esabuyela nayo emuva isemasakeni ethu ekuqaleni!”+
19 Ngakho asondela kule ndoda eyayengamele indlu kaJosefa akhuluma nayo emnyango wendlu, 20 athi: “Uxolo, nkosi yami! Ngokuqinisekile seza lapha ekuqaleni sizothenga ukudla.+ 21 Kodwa okwenzeka ukuthi lapho sifika endaweni yokungenisa+ futhi sivula amasaka ethu, bheka, imali yalowo nalowo wethu yayisemlonyeni wesaka lakhe, imali yethu ngesilinganiso esigcwele. Ngakho singathanda ukuyibuyisa ngezandla zethu.+ 22 Futhi siphethe enye imali ezandleni zethu yokuthenga ukudla. Asazi ngempela ukuthi ubani owafaka imali yethu emasakeni ethu.”+ 23 Khona-ke wathi: “Kulungile. Ningesabi.+ UNkulunkulu wenu noNkulunkulu kayihlo uninike ingcebo emasakeni enu.+ Imali yenu yafika kimi kuqala.” Ngemva kwalokho wabakhiphela uSimeyoni.+
24 Khona-ke lo muntu wawangenisa endlini kaJosefa la madoda wawanika amanzi ukuze ageze+ izinyawo zawo, wanika izimbongolo zawo ifolishi.+ 25 Abe eselungisa isipho+ esilungisela ukufika kukaJosefa emini, ngoba ayezwile ukuthi ayezosidlela lapho isinkwa.+ 26 Lapho uJosefa engena endlini, asiletha endlini isipho esasisesandleni sawo, awa ngobuso phansi.+ 27 Ngemva kwalokhu wabuza ukuthi ayesaqhuba kahle yini, ethi:+ “Ingabe uyihlo, indoda endala enakhuluma ngayo, usaqhuba kahle? Usaphila?”+ 28 Athi: “Inceku yakho ubaba usaqhuba kahle. Usaphila.” Khona-ke akhothama awa ngobuso.+
29 Lapho ephakamisa amehlo akhe futhi ebona uBhenjamini umfowabo, indodana kanina,+ waqhubeka wathi: “Ingabe lo ngumfowenu, omncane kunani nonke enakhuluma ngaye kimi?”+ Wayesenezela: “Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angakubonisa umusa+ wakhe, ndodana yami.” 30 Manje uJosefa wayeseshesha, ngoba wavukwa umunyu ngomfowabo,+ kangangokuthi wafuna indawo ayezokhalela kuyo wangena ekamelweni elingaphakathi wakhala izinyembezi.+ 31 Ngemva kwalokho wageza ubuso waphuma wazibamba wayesethi:+ “Bekani ukudla.”+ 32 Babe sebembekela kona yena yedwa nawo bawabekela wodwa namaGibhithe ayedla naye bawabekela wodwa; ngoba amaGibhithe ayengakwazi ukudla ukudla namaHebheru, ngoba lokho kuyinto enengekayo kumaGibhithe.+
33 Ayehlezi phambi kwakhe, oyizibulo ngokwelungelo lakhe lobuzibulo+ nomncane ngokobuncane bakhe; la madoda ayelokhu ebukana emangele. 34 Wayelokhu ewathumelela izabelo zisuka phambi kwakhe, kodwa ubukhulu besabelo sikaBhenjamini wayebandisa ngokuphindwe kahlanu kunesawo wonke amanye.+ Kanjalo aqhubeka edla lelo dili futhi ephuza kanye naye aze aneliseka.+