IGenesisi 37:18-28

Bambona esekude engakasondeli eduze kwabo, base bemakhela ugobe lokumbulala. Bathi omunye komunye: “Nansi inyanga yamaphupho iza. Wozani siyibulale, siyiphonse komunye wemigodi, bese sithi kubaba: ‘Udliwe yisilwane esibi sasendle,’ sibone-ke ukuthi amaphupho akhe ayofika kuphi.” URubeni ekuzwa lokho, wazama ukumphephisa kubo, wathi: “Asingambulali. Ningalichithi igazi! Mphonseni emgodini khona lapha ehlane, ningambeki isandla!” Wayefuna ukumphephisa kubo ukuze amphindisele kuyise. Uthe lapho uJosefa efika kubafowabo, bamhlubula ingubo yakhe ayeyigqokile embalabala, enemikhono emide. Bamthatha, bamphonsa emgodini owawomile, ungenamanzi. Bahlala phansi, badla; kuthe bephakamisa amehlo, babona ihele labakwa-Ishmayeli liqhamuka kwaGileyadi, amakameli abo ethwele inhlaka, nebhalisamu, nemure, bekwehlisela eGibhithe. UJuda wathi kubafowabo: “Siyozuzani ngokubulala umfowethu, bese sifihla igazi lakhe na? Asimthengisele abakwa-Ishmayeli engenamyocu, ngokuba ungumfowethu, uyinyama yethu.” Abafowabo bamlalela. Kwathi lapho kwedlula abahwebi bakwaMidiyani, bamkhipha uJosefa emgodini, bamthengisa kwabakwa-Ishmayeli ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingama-20, ababe sebemthatha bahamba, baya naye eGibhithe.