27 Ase ume kuphele leliviki lemshado, sitawube sesiyakunika futsi nalona lomunye, nawungasebenta leminye iminyaka lesikhombisa.”
Ngako-ke Jakobe wamsebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa loRakheli, noko kuJakobe leminyaka lengaka kwaba shangatsi ngemalangana nje, ngobe phela abemtsandza kakhulu.
Labani wamphendvula watsi: “Kulelive akwentiwa kutsi kwendziswe lomncane kucala lomdzala angakendzi.
Jakobe wenta njalo, walicedza leliviki lemshado. Labani wase umnika Rakheli, indvodzakati yakhe, kutsi abe ngumkakhe.
Bengihleti nawe iminyaka lengemashumi lamabili, emadvodzakati akho ngiwasebentele iminyaka lelishumi namine, timphahla takho ngatelusa iminyaka lesitfupha, nakhona lapho wangidlelela umholo wami ngekuwugucula emahlandla lalishumi.
“ ‘Dzadzewabomkakho ungamtsatsi njengemfati loyimbangi, udzimate ulale naye umkakho asaphila.
Simakadze akabenti baba munye yini? Enyameni nasemoyeni bakhe. Bamunye leni? Ngobe abefuna bantfwana labesaba Nkulunkulu. Ngako tilindze wena emoyeni wakho, wetsembeke kumfati webusha bakho.
Phela kutsandza imali kuyimphandze yako konkhe lokubi; labanye-ke ngekuyifisa kwabo bedukile, bakhwesha ekukholweni, batigwaza ngeminjunju yebuhlungu leminyenti.
Uyise wehla wayawubona lentfombi ekhaya kubo. Samsoni wenta lidzili lapho, njengobe kwakulisiko kutsi umkhwenyane ente lidzili.
Samsoni watsi kuwo: “Ase nginiphice. Nanitawucombelela kahle angakapheli emalanga lasikhombisa alelidzili, ngitaninika tembatfo telineni letingema-30 netimphahla tekwembatsa letingema-30.