24 Simakadze wabonakala kuye ngabona lobo busuku, watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama; ungesabi, ngobe nginawe, ngiyakukubusisa ngandzise titukulwane takho ngenca yenceku yami Abrahama.”
Titukulwane takho ngiyawutenta tibe ngangelutfuli lwemhlaba, kangangekutsi nakukhona longabala lutfuli lwemhlaba, netitukulwane takho angatibala.
Emvakwaloko livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Abrama ngembono, latsi: “Abrama, ungesabi. Ngisihlangu sakho, umvuzo wakho utawuba mkhulu.”
“Ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami nawe nentalo yakho, emvakwakho, etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane, kube sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wakho naNkulunkulu wetitukulwane takho emvakwakho.
Lelive lewusihambi kulo ngiyawulinika wena netitukulwane takho emvakwakho. Lonkhe lelive laseKhenani liyawuba letitukulwane takho, libe lifa lato phakadze naphakadze, mine ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wato.”
Nkulunkulu wakuva kukhala kwalomfana; ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yakhuluma isezulwini, yatsi kuHagari: “Hagari, uhlushwa yini? Ungesabi, ngobe Nkulunkulu sewulivile livi lalomfana lapho akhona.
ngiyakukubusisa impela, ngandzise titukulwane takho tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka nangangesihlabatsi selugu lwelwandle. Titukulwane takho tiyakwehlula emadolobha etitsa tato.
Abrahama wancandzeka wabuyela etincekwini takhe, bahambisana sebabuyela eBherisheba, lapho Abrahama afike wakha khona.
Lenceku yathandaza yatsi: “Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenkhosi yami, ngicela ungiphe imphumelelo lamuhla, ukhombise umusa wakho enkhosini yami Abrahama.
Simakadze abeme etikwalo; wakhuluma naye watsi: “NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka. Lelive lolele kulo ngiyawulinika wena kanye netitukulwane takho.
Ukhumbule kutsi ngitawuba nawe ngikulondvolote nome uyaphi, ngikubuyise kulo lelive. Ngobe ngingeke ngikushiye ngingakakwenti loku lesengikwetsembise kona.”
Shangatsi Nkulunkulu Somandla angakubusisa akuchumise, akwandzise, udzimate ube tive letinyenti.
Labani watsi kuye: “Ase ngisho naku: Sengifundzile, futsi sengiyile ngeva kubemanga kutsi Simakadze ungibusise ngenca yakho.
Wafike wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Sengibonile kutsi buso beyihlo abusangijabuleli njengakucala, kodvwa Nkulunkulu wababe abenami.
Simakadze waba naJosefa wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe. Josefa abehlala kalomnumzane waseGibhithe.
Nalomnumzane wabona kutsi Simakadze abenaJosefa nekutsi Simakadze abekwenta kuchume konkhe lokuke kwaphatfwa tandla taJosefa.
Ngako Israyeli watsatsa konkhe labenako wahamba, waze wefika eBherisheba, lapho efike wanikela iminikelo kuNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, uyise.
Kodvwa Elija watsi kuye: “Ungesabi. Hamba wente njengobe ushito, kodvwa ubocala wentele mine kucala licebelengwane lelincane lesinkhwa, kuloko lonako, bese ukuletsa lapha kimi. Emvakwaloko-ke bese utentela wena nendvodzana yakho.
Mosi wabaphendvula watsi: “Ningesabi, manini sibindzi, nicine, nitawubona kusindzisa kwaSimakadze latanentela kona lamuhla. LamaGibhithe leniwabonako lamuhla aniseyiwuphindze niwabone futsi.
NginguNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakho: Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe.” Mosi wambonya buso bakhe, ngobe esaba kubukana naNkulunkulu.
Impela, Nkulunkulu uyinsindziso yami; ngiyakumetsemba ngingesabi, Simakadze, Simakadze ungemandla ami nengoma yami; nguye loyinsindziso yami.”
Ngako-ke ungesabi, ngobe mine nginawe; ungajabhi, ngobe mine nginguNkulunkulu wakho. Ngitakucinisa ngikusite, ngiyakukubamba ngesandla sami sekudla lesilungile.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowakwenta, wakubumba esiswini, nalonguyena atakukusita, utsi: Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, Jeshuruni, lengimkhetsile.
“Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,
“Ngilaleleni, nine lenati kutsi kuyini lokulungile, nine bantfu leninemtsetfo wami etinhlitiyweni tenu: Ningakwesabi kusolwa bantfu, ningetfuswa ngisho natinhlamba tabo.
Wasondzela kimi nangikubita, watsi: “Ungesabi.”
ngiyawusikhumbula sivumelwane sami naJakobe, sivumelwane sami na-Isaka, sivumelwane sami na-Abrahama, ngilikhumbule live.
Kodvwa ngenca yabo ngiyawusikhumbula sivumelwane sami nabokhokho babo, lengabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe embikwato tonkhe tive kutsi ngitewuba nguNkulunkulu wabo. NginguSimakadze.’ ”
‘Mine nginguNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe’? Akasiye Nkulunkulu walabafile, kodvwa walabaphilako.”
“Ningesabi, mhlambi lomncane, ngobe uYihlo utfokotela kona kutsi aninike umbuso.
‘NginguNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakho, Nkulunkulu wabo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.’ Mosi wavevetela entiwa kwesaba, wehluleka nekusibukisisa kahle.
Kute nome yinye yaleto tintfo letilahliwe lekufanele titfolakale etandleni tenu, kuze Simakadze atewugucuka ekutfukutseleni kwakhe lokwesabekako. Uyakunentela umusa abe nesihawu kini, anandzise, njengobe afunga kuboyihlomkhulu,
Cinani nime, nibe nesibindzi. Ningatesabi futsi ningatfutfumeli ngato, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uhamba nani; angeke anishiye, futsi angeke aniyekele.”
Esikhundleni saloko, babelangatelela live lelincono, lokusho kutsi: lizulu. Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu akanamahloni kutibita ngekutsi nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngobe ubalungiselele lelo khaya.
Ngaloko singasho ngesibindzi sitsi: “INkhosi ingumsiti wami; ngingeke ngesabe. Umuntfu angangentani nje?”
Ngatsi kube ngimbone, ngawa ngasetinyaweni takhe, ngadzimate ngaba njengemuntfu lofile. Wangibamba ngesandla sakhe sangesekudla watsi: “Ungesabi, mine ngiwekucala newekugcina,
Cha, ndvodzakati yami, ngitakwentela konkhe loko lokucelako, ngako ungesabi. Tonkhe takhamiti talesigodzi tiyati kutsi ungumfati sibili.