1 Jakobe weva emadvodzana aLabani akhuluma atsi: “Jakobe sewutsetse konkhe lobekukwababe. Sewunjinge ngaletimphahla tababe.”
Jakobe wagcina asanjinge kakhulu, waba nemihlambi lemikhulu, netincekukati, netinceku, nemakamela, netimbongolo.
Jakobe wabona kutsi buso baLabani babungasamjabuleli njengakucala.
Labani waphendvula Jakobe watsi: “Lamadvodzakati lawa ngami, nalabantfwana bami, nalemihlambi yami, nako konkhe loku lokubonako kwami. Kodvwa kute lengingabuye ngikwente ngalamadvodzakati nalabantfwabawo lababatele.
Nibotjela babe kutsi sengaba mkhulu kanganani lapha eGibhithe, nimtekele nangako konkhe lenikubonile. Sheshani nilandze babe, ehle ete la.”
Hamani wabatekela ababalela nebantfwabakhe kutsi banyenti kanganani, abatjela nekutsi inkhosi imkhuphule kanjani yamenta ndvunankhulu, nekutsi yena ubaluleke kanganani kunato tonkhe tindvuna tenkhosi.
Bantfu labasekhaya kami abazange sebasho yini batsi: ‘Ngubani longazange asayidle ayesutse inyama yakaJobe?’
Simakadze, ngephule ngesandla sakho etandleni talabagungubele ngetintfo talomhlaba. Bajezise ngekuhlupheka lobabekele kona. Shangatsi kungenela bona kanye nebantfwababo, kwendlulele nakubatukulu bebatukulu babo.
Ngisemkhatsini wemabhubesi, labantfu labashwabudzelanako. Ematinyo awo atikhali nemicibisholo, tilwimi tawo tinkemba letikhaliphako.
Ingcondvo lenekuthula iletsa imphilo emtimbeni; kodvwa umona ufanana nekubola kwematsambo.
Lulaka lungesabeka nentfukutselo ibe nebudlova; kodvwa kute longakhona kumelana nemona.
Ngabona kutsi wonkhe umshikashika nako konkhe kuphumelela kwemuntfu kusukela ekuhawukeleni kwakhe lutfo kumakhelwane wakhe. Nako loko kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
Ngako-ke lithuna selandzise kakhulu kukhanuka kwalo kudla, selivule umlomo walo ngalokwengcile; bahlonishwa baso bayakwehlela khona kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baso nabo bonkhe labajabulako babanga umsindvo lomkhulu.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Lohlakaniphile akangatigabatisi ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, kanjalo nemuntfu lonemandla akangatigabatisi ngemandla akhe, kanjalo futsi nemuntfu lonjingile angatigabatisi ngebunjinga bakhe.
“ ‘Bonkhe labacaphuna etishweni bayawucaphuna kulesisho ngawe, batsi: “Ludziwo lufute imbita.”
Waphindza futsi Sathane wamtsatsa, wamenyusela esicongweni sentsaba, wamkhombisa yonkhe imibuso nebucwebecwebe bayo,
uyatikhukhumeta, akati lutfo, uguliswa ngimibuzo nekuphikisana lokuveta umona, nembango, nekuhlambalata, nekuzindlekela lokubi,
Ngobe natsi matfupha sake saba tilima, singalaleli, sidukiswa, sitigcili tato tonkhe tinkhanuko nekutamasa. Besiphila ebubini nasemoneni, sitondzekile, sitondzana.
Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Wonkhe umuntfu ufanana netjani; nebukhosi bakhe bunjengembali yesiganga; tjani buyabuna, nembali yabo iyahhohloka.