16 Lesitukulwane siyawuphindze sibuye lapha sesingesesine, ngobe bubi ba-Amori abukapheli.”
waba nguyise wemaJebhusi, nema-Amori, nemaGirigashi,
Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Yati ngempela kutsi situkulwane sakho siyawuba sihambi eveni lekungesilo laso; siyawuba sigcili sakulelo live, sigcilateke iminyaka lengema-400.
Israyeli wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Manje sengitawufa, kodvwa Nkulunkulu utawuba nani, aphindze anibuyisele eveni labokhokho benu.
Josefa wakhuluma kubomnakabo, watsi: “Sengitakufa; kodvwa ngiyati kutsi Nkulunkulu utawuba nani anikhiphe kulelive, anibuyisele eveni labetsembisa lona bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.”
Watiphatsa ngemanyala lamakhulu ngekutsi alandzelane nekukhonta tithico njengema-Amori, Simakadze lawakhukhula, ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
“Manase, inkhosi yakaJuda, wente letono letisinengiso. Wente lokubi kakhulu kwendlula ema-Amori labekhona ngaphambi kwakhe, sewuze wahola bakaJuda wayawubafaka esonweni sekukhonta tithico.
Wase ukhipha sive sakhe ngenjabulo, labakhetsiwe bakhe bahamba ngekutfokota.
Ema-Israyeli abesahlale eGibhithe iminyaka lengema-430.
Mosi wakhuluma kubantfu, watsi: “Nibolikhumbula lelilanga leniphume ngalo eGibhithe, endlini yebugcili, ngobe Simakadze unikhiphe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla kulendzawo. Ningasidli sinkhwa lesifakwe imbiliso.
Lamuhla kulenyanga ya-Abibi niyaphuma lapha eGibhithe.
“Kuyawutsi ngasekupheleni kwekubusa kwayo, lapho buphekula sebubunyenti ngalokuphelele, kuyawuvela inkhosi lenebuso lobulukhuni, inkhosi yemanga yekwakha emacebo.
“ ‘Ningatingcolisi nome nganguyiphi yaletindlela, ngobe naletive lengitatikhipha lapho niya khona titingcolise kanjalo.
“Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawutsi angaticosha embikwenu, nine-ke ningabosho enhlitiyweni yenu nitsi: ‘Simakadze ungiletse lapha ngitewudla lelive libe lami ngenca yekulunga kwami.’ Cha, akunjalo; kuye ngebubi baletive kutsi Simakadze aticoshe embikwenu.
Akukayi ngekulunga kwenu nome ngebucotfo benu kutsi nihambe niyekudla lelive lato; kodvwa kuye ngebubi baletive kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aticoshe embikwenu, kuze kufezeke loko lakufungela kubokhokho benu bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.
Adzimate asivimbela nekutsi sishumayele insindziso kubetive. Ngaloko-ke imihla nemalanga atengetela tono. Kodvwa ekugcineni lulaka lwaNkulunkulu seluze lwabehlela.