28. Ubhekise kubantakwabo wathi: “Imali yam ibuyisiwe; nantsi engxoweni!”Bothuka kakhulu, bangcangcazela, bathi: “Yintoni le uThixo asenza yona!”
29. Bakufika kuyise eKanana, bambalisela konke okwabehlelayo, besithi:
30. “Laa mphathiswa waseJiputa wathetha rhabaxa nathi, esithi siziimpimpi ezaziye kuhlola ilizwe labo.
31. Samphedula sathi: ‘Asizizo konke iimpimpi, koko singamadoda anyanisekileyo.
32. Singoonyana bomntu omnye abalishumi elinambini bebonke. Nto nje omnye akasekho; yena untondo usele noyise eKanana.’ ”
33. Baqokela bathi kuyise: “Yathi loo ndoda iphetheyo ukuphendula: ‘Ukuze ndiqonde ukunyaniseka kwenu, makasale abe mnye, bagoduke abanye, baphathele amawenu alambayo ukutya.
34. Kodwa ze nize nomninawa wenu kum. Nantso ke into eya kwenza ndiqonde ukuba ngenene anizizo iimpimpi. Ndomkhulula umntakwenu, nani namkeleke kweli lizwe.’ ”
35. Bathi bakuzivula iingxowa zabo, bonke ngabanye bafumana kukho imali ezingxoweni. Bothuka, noyise wothuka.
36. Wathi kubo uYakobi: “Kutheni ngathi nifuna ndilahlekelwe ngabantwana bam bonke nje? Waya ngaphi uJosefu; ephi yena uSimon? Ngoku nifuna uBhenjamin! Kuyo yonke loo nto ndim obulalekayo.”
37. URubhen uthe kuyise: “Ukuba andibuyanga noBhenjamin, uze ubabulale bobabini oonyana bam. Myeke ahambe nam; ndiza kubuya naye.”
38. Wala uYakobi, esithi: “Hayi, akanako ukuhamba nani umntwanam. Umntakwabo wasweleka; selinguye yedwa ngoku oseleyo. Usenokuhlelwa yinto endleleni. Noko sendaluphele ngoku; ingandibulala loo nto.”