20 Sayiphendvula satsi: ‘Sinaye babe, semdzala kakhulu, ukhona nemnaketfu losemncane, lamtala ebudzaleni bakhe, umnakabo akasekho. Senguye kuphela losasele esiswini senina. Uyise umtsandza kakhulu.’
Kwatsi nasafa wetsa loluswane lwakhe watsi nguBhenoni, kodvwa uyise wametsa libito watsi nguBhenjamini.
Bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Nanso phela inkunzi yemaphupho ita.
Israyeli abetsandza kakhulu Josefa kunawo onkhe emadvodzana akhe, sizatfu kwakukutsi wamtala asamdzala kakhulu. Ngako-ke wamtfungela ingubo lendze leyayinemikhono lemidze kantsi futsi ihlotjisiwe.
Batsi: “Nkhosi, tinceku takho tingemadvodzana lalishumi namabili andvodza yinye, eveni laseKhenani. Lomncane kunatsi sonkhe usele nababe ekhaya, lona lomunye-ke akasekho.”
Uyise wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Maye mine bo! Bonkhe bantfwabami bayangiphelela; Josefa akasekho, naSimeyoni akasekho, kodvwa manje senifuna kutsatsa naBhenjamini. Mine konkhe nje kuyangihlanekela.”
Kodvwa Jakobe watsi kuye: “Indvodzana yami angiyivumeli kutsi uhambe nayo, yewukele eGibhithe. Umnakabo ufile, nguye yedvwa losasele. Nakungahle kwenteke avelelwe yingoti nisesendleleni, ngitakufa ngibulawe buhlungu ebudzaleni bami.”
Emadvodzana aBhenjamini bekuboBela, naBekheri, na-Ashbeli, naGera, naNamani, na-Ehi, naRoshe, naMuphimi, naHuphimi, na-Adi.
“Juda, bomnakenu bayakukudvumisa. Titsa takho uyawutibamba ngentsamo; emadvodzana eyihlo ayawukukhotsamela.
Nakefika esangweni lelidolobha, wahlangana nebantfu baya emngcwabeni. Lendvodzana lebeyifile beyiyemfelokati, futsi bekukuphela kwayo. Sicumbi sebantfu sasimsingatsile lomfelokati.