25 Watsi Rakheli asatele Josefa, Jakobe watsi kuLabani: “Ase ungikhulule, ngihambe ngibuyele ekhaya kitsi naseveni lakitsi.
Watsi kube acedze kukhuluma na-Abrahama, Simakadze wase uyahamba; Abrahama wabuyela ethendeni lakhe.
Lenceku kanye nemadvodza beyihamba nawo badla, banatsa, bahlala khona busuku bonkhe. Nabavuka ngakusasa ekuseni lenceku yatsi: “Ngikhululeni, ngibuyele enkhosini yami.”
Kepha inceku yatsi kubo: “Ningangibambeleli, ngobe Simakadze uyiphumelelisile indzaba yami. Ngikhululeni ngiye enkhosini yami.”
Hlalahlala kulelive, ngitawuba nawe ngikubusise, ngobe onkhe lamave ngitawuwanika wena netitukulwane takho. Ngitasifeza setsembiso sami lengasenta kuyihlo 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.”
NginguNkulunkulu waseBetheli, lapho wagcoba khona litje ngemafutsa, walenta sikhumbuto, wafunga kimi. Sukuma-ke manje, utfutse kulelive, ubuyele eveni lakini, lapho kunenkhaba yakho khona.’ ”
Labani wavuka ngakusasa ekuseni ngetingweti, wanga batukulu bakhe nemadvodzakati akhe, wababusisa, wancandzeka wabuyela ekhaya kakhe.
Ngekukholwa waba sihambi eveni labetsenjiswe lona. Wahlala emathendeni; benta njalo nabo-Isaka naJakobe. Nabo baba tindlalifa kanye naye kuso leso setsembiso,