12 Babe angahle angiphatse ngesandla, bese ngitfolakala ngingulonebucili, esikhundleni sekutsi angibusise angicalekise.”
Labafana bakhula. Esawu waba ngumtingeli lonelikhono, angumuntfu wasematsafeni, kantsi Jakobe yena abesithuli ahlala ekhaya.
Esawu watsi: “Utsi aketsiwanga kahle yini kutsi kutsiwe nguJakobe? Ngobe loku sekwesibili angiphamba. Wacale watsatsa lifa lebutubulo bami, manje-ke sewutsatse sibusiso sami.” Wachubeka Esawu wabuta uyise watsi: “Awukangibekeli yini sakami sibusiso?”
Nangabe kutfukutsela kwakhe sekutse gogololo, asakukhohliwe naloku lokwente kuye, ngiyakutfumela ngikulandze. Ngesaba kulahlekelwa ngini nobabili ngalanga linye.”
Watsi: “Akacalekiswe Khenani, abe sigcili setigcili kubomnakabo.”
Emandla nekuncoba kwaNkulunkulu, umkhohliswa nemkhohlisi, bobabili bakhe.
“Akacalekiswe umuntfu loyeketsisako ekwenteni umsebenti waSimakadze! Akacalekiswe umuntfu lokhweshisa inkemba yakhe ekucitseni ingati!
“Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lotsi anesifuyo lesemukelekako lesidvuna emhlambini wakhe, afunge kutsi utawunikela ngaso, kodvwa bese uyesuka lapho unikela kuSimakadze ngalesinye lesinesici. Ngobe mine ngiyinkhosi lenkhulu, neLibito lami liyesatjwa etiveni tonkhe,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Siyadvunyiswa, sihhalatiswe. Siyasolwa, sibongwe. Sitsatfwa njengebakhohlisi, kantsi sibeliciniso.
“ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lohola imphumphutse ayedukise endleleni.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
nikugege konkhe lokubonakala kukubi.