11 Ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yangibita ephusheni yatsi: ‘Jakobe!’ Ngasabela ngatsi: ‘Ngilapha.’
Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrahama ngasema-okhini aMamre, ahleti ngasemnyango welithende lakhe ngesikhatsi sekushisa kwelilanga.
Simakadze wase utsi: “Kodvwa ngingamfihlela yini Abrahama loku lengitakwenta?
Emvakwaloko Nkulunkulu wavivinya Abrahama, watsi kuye: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngilapha, Nkhosi!”
Kepha ingilosi yaSimakadze yambita isezulwini yatsi: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.”
Ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphindze yamemeta Abrahama kwesibili isezulwini,
“Kwatsi ngesikhatsi tekhwelwa letimbuti ngabhudza, ngatsi ngiyabuka ngabona letiphongo letekhwela letimbutikati kutsi tatinemishi, timacabhacabha, naletimabalabala.
NginguNkulunkulu waseBetheli, lapho wagcoba khona litje ngemafutsa, walenta sikhumbuto, wafunga kimi. Sukuma-ke manje, utfutse kulelive, ubuyele eveni lakini, lapho kunenkhaba yakho khona.’ ”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu weta wakhuluma ngeliphupho kuLabani, umSiriya, watsi: “Ucaphele ungakhulumi lokuhle nome lokubi kuJakobe.”
Wafike wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Sengibonile kutsi buso beyihlo abusangijabuleli njengakucala, kodvwa Nkulunkulu wababe abenami.
Ngalelinye lilanga Josefa wabhudza; watsi nakabatjela labomnakabo, bamtondza kakhulu futsi.
Nkulunkulu wakhuluma ku-Israyeli embonweni ebusuku, watsi: “Jakobe! Ye Jakobe!” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngilapha!”
Simakadze watsi kube abone kutsi Mosi uyaphambukela kutewubona, wamemeta watsi: “Mosi! Ye Mosi!” Mosi wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha!”
Uyawumemeta, Simakadze akuphendvule, uyawukhala ucele lusito, atsi yena: ‘Ngilapha.’ “Nawususa lijoko lekucindzetela, nemino lekhombako, nekukhuluma ngenzondo,
Simakadze watsi kubo: “Lalelani la kimi: Nakunemphrofethi lapha emkhatsini wenu, ngimi Simakadze lengitibonakalisa ngemibono kuye ngikhulume naye ngemaphupho.
Watsi Philatu asahleti esihlalweni sekwehlulela, umfati wakhe watfumela kuye livi atsi: “Ungatifaki endzabeni yalowo muntfu longenacala, ngobe angikalali ngihlushwa ngaye ngeliphupho ebusuku balamuhla.”
kodvwa Eli wambita, wafike watsi kuye: “Samuweli, ndvodzana yami.” Samuweli wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.”
Simakadze wabita Samuweli. Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha.”
Waphindze Simakadze wamemeta watsi: “Samuweli!” Samuweli wavuka waya ku-Eli, wafike watsi: “Sengikhona, ngive ungibita.” Kodvwa Eli watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, angikakubiti; hamba uyewulala phansi.”
Simakadze waphindze wamemeta Samuweli kwesitsatfu, Samuweli wavuka wagijima waya ku-Eli, wafike watsi: “Sengikhona, ngive ungibita.” Eli wabona kutsi nguSimakadze lona labebita lomfana.