20 nilethe umfowenu omncane kimi, kuqiniswe amazwi enu, nize ningafi.” Benze njalo.
21 Base bethi omunye komunye: “Impela sitholile icala ngomfowethu, njengokuba sabona usizi lwenhliziyo yakhe, esincenga, kasamlalela; ngalokho lolu sizi selufike phezu kwethu.”
22 URubeni wabaphendula wathi: “Angikhulumanga yini kini ukuthi: ‘Ningamoni umfana,’ kanangilalela, na? Bhekani, ngalokho seliyabizwa igazi lakhe.”
23 Babengazi ukuthi uJosefa uyabezwa, ngokuba kwakukhona ihumusha phakathi kwabo.
24 Wabafulathela, wakhala; wabuye waphendukela kubo, wakhuluma nabo; wayesemsusa uSimeyoni phakathi kwabo, wambopha phambi kwamehlo abo.
25 UJosefa wayeseyala ukuba amasaka abo agcwaliswe ngamabele, kubuyiselwe imali yalowo nalowo esakeni lakhe, baphiwe umphako endleleni; kwenziwa njalo kubo.
26 Base bethwesa izimbongolo zabo ngamabele abo, bamuka khona.