16. UJuda uthe: “Singathini kuwe, mhlekazi, ukukubonisa ukuba asazani nale nto? Singathini ukuzihlamba? NguThixo olaziyo ityala lethu. Thina sonke ngoku singamabanjwa, asinguye kuphela lo ifunyenwe kuye indebe yakho.”
17. Uthe uJosefu: “Unongekhe; andiyivumi loo nto! Kuza kubanjwa lo ifunyenwe kuye indebe yam qha. Bonke abanye bangagoduka ngoxolo, babuyele kuyise.”
18. UJuda wasondela kuJosefu, wafika wathi: “Ngxe, mhlekazi! Ndivumele ndithethe, nakuba ungangokumkani ngokwakhe.
19. Wasibuza, mhlekazi, ukuba ngaba ubawo usaphila na, nokuba ngaba sinaye na umntakwethu ongomnye.
20. Sathi ubawo usadla amazimba, phofu selaluphele. Satsho nokuthi sinaye nomninawa ovele selemdala ubawo. Umkhuluwa wale ntwana akasekho; yiyo yodwa ke ngoko esaphilayo kubantwana bakanina. Uyise uyithanda kakhulu.
21. Wathi ke, mhlekazi, ze size nayo le ntwana khon' ukuze uyibone.
22. Sathi thina ayinako ukwahlukana noyise; angafa.
23. Wathi ke wena thina zicaka zakho ze singezi apha singahambi nale ntwana.
24. “Sathi sakufika kubawo samxelela konke owakuthethayo.