Genesis

43 That time, the serious hunger wey dey for the land really strong. 2 So when them don chop the food* wey them bring from Egypt finish, their papa tell them say: “Make una go back go buy small food for us.” 3 Then Judah tell-am say: “The man really warn us say, ‘If una brother no follow una come, make una no try to see my face again.’ 4 If you allow our brother go with us, we go go down go buy food for you. 5 But if you no allow-am follow us, we no go go down, because the man tell us say, ‘If una brother no follow una come, make una no try to see my face again.’” 6 Israel come ask them say: “Why una do me this bad thing, as una tell the man say una get another brother?” 7 Them answer-am say: “The man ask direct about us and our family people say, ‘Una papa still dey alive? Una get another brother?’ and we tell-am the truth. How we for know say the man go talk say, ‘Make una go bring una brother come’?”

8 Then Judah beg im papa Israel say: “Allow the boy follow me make we go so that we, and you, and our children go dey alive, make we no die. 9 I go make sure say nothing happen to the boy. Hold me if anything happen to the boy. If I no fit bring the boy back and give-am to you, then I go don sin against you forever. 10 If to say we no waste time, now, we for don reach there and come back two times.”

11 So Israel their papa tell them say: “If na so e must be, then make una do this one: Make una put the things wey better pass for the land inside una bag, and carry them go down go give the man as gift: small balsam, small honey, labdanum, back of tree,* pistachio nuts, and almonds. 12 Make una take double of the amount of money wey una carry go the first time; and that money wey them put back inside the mouth of una bags, make una still carry-am go back. Maybe na mistake them do. 13 Make una take una brother and go back go meet the man. 14 Make Almighty God move the man to pity una so that e go release una brother and Benjamin to una. But as for me, if e mean say I must lose my children, then make I lose them!”

15 So the men carry the gift, and them take double amount of the money, with Benjamin, then them comot go down to Egypt and stand for Joseph front again. 16 When Joseph see Benjamin with them, quick-quick e tell the man wey be head for im house say: “Carry the men go house, kill animals and cook food, because the men go chop with me for afternoon.” 17 Quick-quick, the man do just as Joseph talk. E carry them go Joseph house. 18 But fear catch the men when them carry them go Joseph house, and them start to talk say: “Na because of the money wey them put inside our bag the last time na im make them carry us come here. Now them go attack us, turn us to slaves and take our donkeys!”

19 So them go meet the man wey be head for Joseph house and talk with-am for front of the house. 20 Them talk say: “Abeg allow us tell you something, my lord! We be come here the first time come buy food. 21 But when we reach the place wey we de sleep and start to open our bags, we see say each person money dey inside the mouth of im bag, our complete money. So we go like give the money back by ourself. 22 And we don bring more money to buy food. We no know who put our money inside our bags.” 23 Then e talk say: “No problem. Make una no fear. Na una God and the God of una papa put something wey get value inside una bags. Na my hand una money first reach.” After that one, e release Sim′e·on to join them.

24 Then the man carry them enter Joseph house and give them water make them wash their leg and e give their donkeys food. 25 And them arrange the gifts wey them go give Joseph when e come for afternoon, because them hear say them go chop for there. 26 When Joseph enter the house, them carry their gift give-am for inside the house, and lie down for ground for-am. 27 After this one, e ask them how them dey, and talk say: “How una papa wey don old wey una be talk about? E still dey alive?” 28 Then, them talk say: “Your servant, our papa, dey fine. E still dey alive.” Them come bow down and lie down for ground.

29 When e look up and see Benjamin im brother, wey be the son of im mama, e talk say: “Na una brother be this? The last one wey una tell me about?” E still talk say: “Make God bless you* my son.” 30 Then Joseph comot quick-quick, because e feel for im brother sotey e want cry, and e find place to cry. So e enter inside one separate room and start to cry for there. 31 After that one, e wash im face and come out, and now, e fit control imself. Then e talk say: “Make una bring the food.” 32 Them give-am im food for separate place. Them give im brothers their own for separate place, and the Egypt people wey dey with-am chop for separate place too, because Egypt people no fit chop together with Hebrew people since Egypt people really hate that kind thing.

33 Im brothers* sitdown for im front according to their age, from firstborn go reach the lastborn, and them continue to look each other with surprise. 34 E continue to send food from im table to their table, but the one wey e send to Benjamin plenty pass the one wey e send to all im other brothers five times. So them continue to chop and drink with-am until them belleful.