They said to each other, “We are being punished for the bad thing we did to our younger brother Joseph. We saw the trouble he was in. He begged us to save him. But we refused to listen. So now we are in trouble.”
When I sin, I am guilty\par and it will be very bad for me.\par But I can’t lift up my head\par even when I am innocent!\par I am so ashamed and embarrassed.\par
I told the good news of victory {\cf2\super [252]} \par to the people in the great assembly.\par And Lord, you know that\par I will never stop telling that good news!\par
What can I say?\par My Master told me what will happen.\par And my Master will cause that\par to happen.\par I have had these troubles in my soul.\par So now I will be humble all my life.\par
Look! My troubles are gone!\par I now have peace.\par You love me very much.\par You did not let me rot in the grave.\par \{You forgave all my sins.\}\par You threw my sins far away.\par
When I wrote to you before, I was very troubled and unhappy in my heart. I wrote with many tears. I did not write to make you sad. I wrote so that you could know how much I love you.