18 Bomnakabo befika kuJosefa bamkhotsama, batsi: “Sesilapha tsine tinceku takho.”
Shangatsi tive tingasebenta wena, nemindeni ikukhotsamele. Ube yinkhosi kubomnakenu, emadvodzana enyoko akukhotsamele. Akacalekiswe lokucalekisako, abusiswe lokubusisako.”
Wamekhweta encoleni yakhe yesibili. Bogadzi bakhe bahamba embikwakhe, bamemeta batsi: “Khweshani! Khweshani!” Wambeka kanjalo-ke kutsi engamele lonkhe laseGibhithe.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Josefa abesangundvunankhulu walo lonkhe live. Kwakunguye labetsengisela bonkhe bantfu kudla. Batsi bomnakaboJosefa nabefika, bamkhotsamela, babhekise buso babo phansi.
Watsi kube Juda nabomnakabo befike endlini kaJosefa, bamkhandza naye asekhona. Bakhotsama phansi embikwakhe.
Josefa watjela bomnakabo watsi: “Phela mine nginguJosefa; babe usaphila yini?” Kodvwa bomnakabo abazange bakhone kumphendvula, ngobe babesetfuke kakhulu.
Mine yihlo ngicela ubatsetselele laba bomnakenu ngalobubi lababenta kuwe, ngobe bakona.’ Sesiyakucela-ke kutsi usitsetselele kulobubi lesabenta kuwe, tsine tinceku taNkulunkulu weyihlo.” Josefa wakhala nakeva lomlayeto.
Kodvwa Josefa wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ningesabi. Ngingeke ngitibeke endzaweni yaNkulunkulu.