30 Nyalo-ke njengobe sewuhamba ukhumbule bakini, utebeleni letithico tami?”
Labani abengekho ayewuhhula timvu takhe, Rakheli weba tithico takabo.
Jakobe waphendvula Labani, watsi: “Kungobe ngesabile kutsi ungahle ungemuke lamadvodzakati akho.
Ngako-ke Jakobe wakhuluma emndenini wakhe nakubo bonkhe lababekakhe, watsi: “Lahlani tonkhe tithico tebetive leninato, nitihlambulule, nembatse tingubo letihlobile.
EmaFilisti abaleka ashiya tithico tawo khona lapho, boDavide nemadvodza akakhe batitsatsela bahamba nato.
“Ngalobo busuku ngiyawuhamba ngidzabule emkhatsini welive laseGibhithe ngishaye onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna aseGibhithe ebantfu newetifuyo, ngehlulele tonkhe tithico taseGibhithe; nginguSimakadze!
Bajikijele bonkulunkulu bato emlilweni, bababhubhisa, ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu sibili, bekutingodvo nje nematje labatwe tandla tebantfu.
“Batjele naku: ‘Labonkulunkulu labangazange sebalibumbe lizulu nemhlaba, batawubhubha baphele emhlabeni, ngisho nangaphansi kwemazulu.’ ”
Uyakokhela umlilo emathempelini abonkulunkulu baseGibhithe; uyawubashisa abetfwale ahambe nabo batitfunjwa; live laseGibhithe uyawulihlantisisa, njengemelusi ahlantisisa lijazi lakhe kuze atsintsitse tonkhe tintfwala talo, aphume eGibithe angenamyocu.
Ngobe inkhosi yaseBhabhulona itakuma lapho lomgwaco wehlukana khona, esiphambanweni semigwaco lemibili, bese iyaphengula: Itakwenta inkatho ngemicibisholo, ibute etithicweni tayo, ihlole nasesibindzini sesilwane.
Hobabi waphendvula watsi: “Cha, ngingeke ngihambe nani; sengibuyela eveni lakitsi nasesiveni sakitsi.”
EmaGibhithe abengcwaba ematubulo awo onkhe labeshaywe nguSimakadze emkhatsini wawo; ngobe Simakadze abebehlulele bonkhe bonkulunkulu bawo.
Joshuwa wakhuluma kuso sonkhe lesive, watsi: “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Kadzeni, bokhokho benu, kanye naThera, uyise wa-Abrahama naNahori, babehlala ngesheya kweMfula, bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu.
Lamadvodza lasihlanu labetewuhlola lelive angena ngekhatsi, afike atsatsa lesitfombe lesibatiwe, nalesidziya sebaphristi, nalabonkulunkulu bemindeni kanye nalesithico lesibunjiwe. Lomphristi yena bekasolo emile nalamabutfo langema-600 lapha ngasekungeneni kwelisango.
Mikha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Nitsetse bonkulunkulu lengatentela bona, nemphristi wami nahamba naye. Ngisasele nani-ke? Ningangibuta kanjani nitsi: ‘Kwenteke njani?’ ”
Kodvwa Jowashi waphendvula lesicumbi semadvodza lesasitfukutsele sibila simtungeletile, watsi: “Nimelele Bhali yini? Netama kumvikela yini? Wonkhe lolwela Bhali utawubulawa manje ekuseni! Nangabe Bhali ungunkulunkulu, kufanele ativikele yena, nakukhona lobhidlita lilati lakhe.”