Di Cup for Benjamin Bag
Joseph hide im cup for Benjamin bag and spring di trap. Judah, wey once sell one brother, talk say our Papa don catch dem, and e beg make dem take am as slave instead of di boy, so e no go watch im papa die of sorrow. Di same test, but dem answer am different way.
44 1Den Joseph tell di man wey dey run im house: "Fill dis men dem bag with chop, as much as dem fit carry, and put every man im silver for di mouth of im bag. 2Put my cup, di silver cup, for di mouth of di smallest one im bag, together with di money wey e take buy grain." And di man do as Joseph talk. 3As morning just clear, dem send di men comot with dia donkey dem. 4As dem don comot for di city but never go far, Joseph tell di man wey dey run im house, "Rush go follow di men. When you catch dem, ask dem, 'Why you take pay bad for di good wey dem do? 5No be dis cup my oga dey take drink, and wey e dey take check wetin go happen? Wetin una do na bad-bad thing.'" 6So when di man catch up with dem, e talk dis words give dem.
7Dem answer am, "Why my oga dey talk this kind thing? God forbid make your servants do such thing. 8See, di silver wey we find for di mouth of we bag, we carry am come back give you from Canaan. So how we go take tief silver or gold from your oga house? 9Any of your servants wey una find di cup with am, e go die, and di rest of us go turn to my oga slaves too."
10E talk say, "Okay—make e be as una talk. Di person wey we find am with go be my slave; but di rest of una no get blame."
11Den each man quick-quick drop im bag for ground, and each man open im own bag. 12Di man search, e start from di oldest, e end for di smallest—and dem find di cup for Benjamin bag. 13Den dem tear dia clothes, and every man load im donkey, and dem go back to di city.
14When Judah and im brothers reach Joseph house, Joseph still dey there, and dem fall for ground for im front. 15Joseph tell dem, "Wetin be dis wey una don do? Una no know say man like me fit truly check wetin dey hidden?"
16Judah answer, "Wetin we fit talk give my oga? Wetin we go fit say? How we go take show say we no get blame? Our Papa don show di guilt of your servants. See—we don be my oga slaves, both us and di one wey dem find di cup for im hand." a a v16 Judah see am say na our Papa hand dey uncover di guilt wey dem bury tey-tey for how dem sell Joseph — dey pull di brothers dem come near repentance.
17But Joseph talk say, "God forbid make I do this kind thing. Na only di man wey dem find di cup for im hand go be my slave. Di rest of una, make una go back to una papa with peace."
18Den Judah come near and talk say, "Abeg, my oga, make your servant fit talk one word give you. No vex with your servant, because you be like Pharaoh imself.
19My oga bin ask im servants, e say, 'Una get papa or brother?' 20We tell my oga, 'We get one old papa, and one small pikin wey e born for im old age. Di pikin brother don die; na only am remain for im mama pikin dem, and im papa love am.' 21Den you tell your servants, 'Bring am come down give me, make I fit set my eye on am myself.' 22We tell my oga, 'Di boy no fit leave im papa, because if e comot, im papa go die.' 23But you tell your servants, 'If una smallest brother no come down with una, una no go see my face again.' 24So when we go back to my papa, your servant, we tell am di things wey you talk. 25And when our papa talk say, 'Go again, buy small chop for us,' 26we answer, 'We no fit go down. If we smallest brother follow us, den we go go. Because we no fit see di man face if we smallest brother no dey with us.' 27Den your servant my papa tell us, 'Una know say na two sons my wife born give me. 28One comot from me, and I say, "For sure, wild animal don tear am to pieces"; and I never see am since. 29If una carry dis one too comot from me, and something bad happen to am, una go carry my gray head go down to grave with sorrow.' 30So now, when I reach your servant, my papa, and di boy no dey with us—as im life tie so-tightly to di boy life— 31when e see say di boy no dey, e go die, and your servants go carry your servant our papa gray head go down to grave with grief. 32Because your servant bin stand guarantee for di boy give my papa, I say, 'If I no bring am back give you, make I carry di blame before my papa all my life.' 33So abeg now, make your servant stay as my oga slave in place of di boy, and make di boy go back with im brothers. b b v33 Judah put im own life for Benjamin place — na di first substitution for di canon wey one son of Israel do. Jesus, di Lion of di tribe of Judah, fulfill dis pattern as e take we place for di cross. 34How I go take go back to my papa if di boy no dey with me? I no go fit bear to see di wahala wey go land my papa."
