8 Kodvwa lomuntfu waNkulunkulu waphendvula lenkhosi, watsi: “Nome ngabe bewutanginika incenye yaloko lonako, bengingeke ngihambe nawe, futsi bengingeke ngidle nekudla, nginatse nemanti akakho,
ngobe ngiyalwe livi laSimakadze, latsi: ‘Akukafaneli ukudle ngisho nekudla kwakhona, ungawanatsi ngisho nemanti akhona, futsi ungancandzeki ngalendlela lote ngayo.’ ”
Elisha, umphrofethi, waphendvula watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze lengimkhontako, ngitsi, ngingeke ngisemukele lesipho.” Kwala nome Namani asamncenga, kodvwa wagcina alile.
Ngente ngingakutsandzi kwenta lokubi, ngingahlanganyeli nalababi emisebentini yabo lemibi, ngingahlanganyeli nasemadzilini abo.
BoMosi na-Aroni bamphendvula batsi: “Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru uhlangene natsi. Sivumele kutsi sitsatse luhambo lwemalanga lamatsatfu, siye ehlane, siyewunikela ngemhlatjelo kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu; ngobe nasingakwenti loko, utasishaya ngesifo lesingelapheki nome asibulale ngemphi.”
Ngalo lelo langa Faro wanika tindvuna nebashayeli bakakhe imitsetfo yemisebenti, watsi:
Wena utawutjela Aroni konkhe loko lengikuyale ngako; yena-ke utabe sewutjela Faro kutsi akhulule sive sami, ema-Israyeli, siphume eveni lakhe.
Kodvwa Bhalamu wabaphendvula, watsi: “Ngisho nome Bhalaki abenganginika sigodlo sakhe sigcwele isiliva negolide, ngingeke sengente lutfo lolukhulu nome loluncane loluphambene nemyalo waSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami.
Bhalamu wabaphendvula watsi: “Lalani lapha kulobusuku, kusasa ngitanibuyela nemphendvulo levela kuSimakadze.” Ngako labaholi bakaMowabi balala kaBhalamu.
‘Ngisho nome ngabe Bhalaki anganginika sigodlo sakhe sigcwele isiliva negolide, bengingeke ngitentele lutfo lolusuka kimi, lokuhle nome lokubi, lokuphambene nemyalo waSimakadze. Ngitakusho kuphela loko lokushiwo nguSimakadze.’ ”
Nakukhona lapho banganemukeli khona bangavumi nekunilalela, nibobashiya nihambe, nitsintsitse lutfuli etinyaweni tenu, kuze kube bufakazi bekunala kwabo.”
Wafunga watsi kuyo: “Nome yini lotayicela kimi, ngitakupha yona, nome ngabe yihhafu yembuso wami.”