8 Bathe abakhuluwa bakhe: “Ngaba uba uza kuba yikumkani, size thina silawulwe nguwe?” Loo nto yelo phupha yamenza wanetyheneba kubo, nangenxa yeentetho zakhe.
9 Uphinde wanelinye iphupha uJosefu, wabuya wabalawulela abantakwabo, esithi: “Kweli iphupha ndibone ilanga, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi ezilishumi elinanye, zikhahlela kum.”
10 Ulilawule nakuyise eli phupha. Wamngxolisa uyise, esithi: “Suk' apha, phupha lini eli athi unyoko nabantakwenu kunye nam sikhahlele wena!”
11 Abakhuluwa bakaJosefu bammonela, kodwa yena uyise wamana elijika-jika engqondweni eli phupha.
12 Ngamini ithile abakhuluwa bakaJosefu babeseShekem besalusa impahla,
13 wathi uSirayeli kuJosefu: “Ndifuna ukukuthuma kubantakwenu eShekem apho bayalusela khona impahla.”Uthe uJosefu: “Kulungile, tata.”
14 Uthe uYakobi: “Khawuye kukhangela ukuba abantakwenu basahleli kakuhle na, nokuba akukho monakalo ukhoyo na empahleni, ubuye uze kundazisa.” Wanduluka ke uJosefu kuloo ntili yeHebron, ethunywe eShekem.Wahamba waya kufika eShekem uJosefu.