Amadoda ayesethatha isipho, nemali ephindwe kabili, noBhenjamini, asuka ehlela eGibhithe, aziveza kuJosefa. Kwathi ukuba uJosefa ambone uBhenjamini enabo, wathi enduneni eyayengamele indlu yakhe: “Ngenisa lawa madoda endlini, uhlabe, ulungise, ngokuba azodla nami emini.”
Indoda yenza njengoba uJosefa eshilo, yabangenisa endlini yakhe. Bafikelwa yingebhe lapho bebona ukuthi bangeniswe endlini kaJosefa, bathi: “Kungenxa yemali eyabuyiselwa emasakeni ethu ekuqaleni, ngakho-ke silethwe kule ndawo ukuze asizume, asithathe asenze izigqila, aqhwage nezimbongolo zethu.”
Base beya enduneni eyayiphethe endlini kaJosefa eyayingasemnyango, bakhuluma nayo, bathi: “Mnumzane, sicela uxolo. Safika lapha ekuqaleni sizothenga ukudla. Kuthe lapho sesifike endlini yezihambi, sathi sivula amasaka ethu, kwaba yilowo nalowo wakhangwa yimali isemlonyeni wesaka lakhe, iphelele njengoba sasiyikhokhile, kodwa nansi ezandleni zethu siyibuyisile. Sibuye saphatha nenye ukuze sithenge ngayo ukudla, ngokuba asazi ukuthi ngubani owafaka imali yethu emasakeni ethu.”
Yathi kubo: “Khululekani, ningesabi. UNkulunkulu wenu, uNkulunkulu kayihlo waninika umcebo emasakeni enu. Imali enathenga ngayo ngayithola.”
Yayisimkhipha ejele uSimeyoni, yamletha kubo.
Induna yayisiwangenisa lawo madoda endlini kaJosefa, yawanika amanzi ukuze ageze izinyawo, yanika nezimbongolo zawo ifolishi. Ayeselungisa isipho, alungela ukufika kukaJosefa emini, ngoba ayezwile ukuthi azodla lapho. Kwathi lapho uJosefa efika ekhaya, amadoda ethula isipho ayefike naso, aguqa ayesethi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini. Wawabuza impilo wathi: “Iphila kanjani indoda endala enguyihlo enangitshela ngayo na? Isawadla yini anhlamvana na?”
Bathi: “Inceku yakho ubaba ukhona, usaphila.”
Baphinda bamkhothamela, bamkhulekela.
Waphakamisa amehlo, wabona umfowabo uBhenjamini, abashiyelana naye ibele, wathi: “Nguye lo umfowenu omncane enangitshela ngaye na?”
Wathi kuBhenjamini: “Sengathi uNkulunkulu angaba nomusa kuwe ndodana yami.”
UJosefa wathinteka kakhulu enhliziyweni yakhe lapho ebona umnawakhe, waphuma masinyane, wafuna indawo lapho angase akhale khona. Waya endlini yakhe, wakhala lapho. Wageza ubuso, waphuma, waziqinisa wathi: “Phakani ukudla.”
Bamphakela yedwa, base bebaphakela nabo kanjalo, nabaseGibhithe ababedla naye babaphakela ngokwabo, lokhu abaseGibhithe babengeke badle namaHebheru, ngokuba kwakuyisinengiso kubo. Bahlaliswa phambi kwakhe ngokwelamana kwabo, izibulo ngobuzibulo balo, nomncane ngobuncane bakhe; abafowabo babhekana ngokumangala. Baphakelwa izabelo zabo etafuleni likaJosefa, kodwa esikaBhenjamini sasiphindwe kahlanu kunezabanye. Baphuza, bathokoza naye.
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