53 Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama naNkulunkulu waNahori, utakwehlulela emkhatsini wetfu.” Ngako-ke Jakobe wafunga ngaNkulunkulu weyise Isaka, wagomela kutsi utasigcina lesetsembiso.
Thera watsatsa Abrama, indvodzana yakhe, naLoti, umtukulu wakhe umsa waHarani, namalukatana wakhe Sarayi, labengumka-Abrama, umsa wakhe, wahamba nabo esuka e-Uri yemaKhaledi, bacondze eveni laseKhenani. Batsi kube befike eHarani, bakha khona.
Kodvwa Abrama watsi enkhosini yaseSodoma: “Ngiphakamisela sandla sami, ngifunga kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba,
Sarayi wakhuluma ku-Abrama watsi: “Nguwe lofanele kulungisa letintfo lesetonakala. Ngimi lengakunika loHagari, kodvwa utsite kube abone kutsi sewukhulelwe, wase uyangedzelela. Simakadze akasehlulele abone kutsi ngubani lowonile emkhatsini wakho nami.”
“Ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami nawe nentalo yakho, emvakwakho, etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane, kube sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wakho naNkulunkulu wetitukulwane takho emvakwakho.
Simakadze abeme etikwalo; wakhuluma naye watsi: “NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka. Lelive lolele kulo ngiyawulinika wena kanye netitukulwane takho.
Kube Nkulunkulu wababe, naNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, lokwesaba kwa-Isaka, abengekho ngakimi, ngineliciniso kutsi ngabe ungicoshile ngahamba mahhala ngite lutfo. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami nemsebenti wetandla tami, wase uyakwekhuta kulobusuku bayitolo.”
Lesivivane asibe bufakazi, nalelitje kube ngulona bufakazi, bekutsi ngingeke ngendlule lesivivane nalelitje ngewelele ngakuwe, nawe futsi ungeke wendlule lesivivane nalelitje wewelele ngakimi kutakwenta bubi.
Jakobe wase utsi: “Funga kimi kutsi uyawukwenta loko.” Wafunga kuye. Israyeli wabonga akhotsama embhedzeni wakhe.
NginguNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakho: Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe.” Mosi wambonya buso bakhe, ngobe esaba kubukana naNkulunkulu.
Takhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni tatsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angakubona loko lesenikwentile, anijezise, ngobe senente liphunga letfu lenyanyeka kuFaro nakutiphatsimandla takhe. Senibahlomisile kuze kutsi basibulale kalula.”
Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nikhonte yena yedvwa, nifunge ngelibito lakhe.
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.
Mine angikakoni ngalutfo, kodvwa nguwe lowonile ngekufuna kungihlasela ngemphi. Shangatsi Simakadze longuyena angumehluleli angakhipha sigwebo lamuhla emkhatsini wesive sema-Israyeli nesive sema-Amoni.’ ”
Mayelana naleyo ndzaba lesike sayikhuluma nawe, khumbula kutsi Simakadze ungufakazi emkhatsini wetfu sobabili phakadze naphakadze.”
Shangatsi Simakadze angakhipha sigwebo emkhatsini wetfu sobabili. Shangatsi Simakadze angangiphindziselela ngabo bonkhe lobubi lobente kimi; kodvwa mine sandla sami singeke sikutsintse.