7 Kodvwa uyihlo sewungiphambile ngekutsi agucule liholo lami ngalokuphindvwe kalishumi, noko Nkulunkulu akamvumeli kutsi ente lokubi kimi.
Emvakwaloko livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Abrama ngembono, latsi: “Abrama, ungesabi. Ngisihlangu sakho, umvuzo wakho utawuba mkhulu.”
Nkulunkulu wamphendvula ephusheni watsi: “Yebo, ngiyati kutsi loku ukwente ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe, futsi ngimi lokuvimbile kutsi ungoni kimi, ngako angikakuvumeli kutsi umtsintse.
Ekuseni ngakusasa Jakobe kwangukhona abona kutsi nguLeya. Jakobe waya kuLabani wafike watsi: “Yini lena longenta yona? Kantsi bengingasebenteli Rakheli yini? Manje ungilutseleni?”
Shano liholo lakho, ngitakunika.”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu weta wakhuluma ngeliphupho kuLabani, umSiriya, watsi: “Ucaphele ungakhulumi lokuhle nome lokubi kuJakobe.”
Nginawo emandla ekukulimata; kodvwa Nkulunkulu weyihlo ukhulume kimi itolo ebusuku ephusheni watsi: ‘Ucaphele, ungakhulumi lokuhle nome lokubi kuJakobe.’
Bengihleti nawe iminyaka lengemashumi lamabili, emadvodzakati akho ngiwasebentele iminyaka lelishumi namine, timphahla takho ngatelusa iminyaka lesitfupha, nakhona lapho wangidlelela umholo wami ngekuwugucula emahlandla lalishumi.
Noko lamaJuda labehlala emkhatsini wato asidvonsa ngendlebe kwaze kwaba kashumi basitjela kutsi letitsa tetfu tatenta emalungiselelo ekusihlasela.
Awukambiyeli ngelutsango yini Jobe kanye nemndeni wakhe nako konkhe lanako? Uwubusisile umsebenti wakhe wetandla, waze wamupha ngisho nemihlambi yetifuyo lesetigcwele kulo lonkhe lelive.
Sengemahlandla lalishumi nyalo solomane ningitsela ngetinhlamba, nite nemahloni ekungetfuka.
Utivalile tindlela tami, entela kutsi ngingakhoni kwendlula, wembatsise tindlela tami ngebumnyama.
Ngobe Simakadze uyakutsandza kwenta tintfo ngendlela lefanele, angeke abayekelele labangcwele bakhe. Labalungile bayawulondvoloteka phakadze naphakadze; kodvwa bantfwana balomubi bayawushabalaliswa.
Ngalelo langa labasikati labasikhombisa bayawuhlanganyela indvodza yinye, batsi kuyo: “Sitatidlela kudla kwetfu siphindze sitembatsise; intfo nje, sicela kutsi simane sibitwe ngawe. Susa lelihlazo letfu!”
kute sikhali lesilolelwa kulwa nawe lesiyawuphumelela, uyakuyicitsa yonkhe inkhulumo lekubeka licala. Leli lifa letinceku taSimakadze, loku ngukona kutivikela kwami,” kusho Simakadze.
Kuyo yonkhe indzaba yekuhlakanipha neyekucondza, inkhosi leyayibabuta ngayo yabakhandza bancono ngalokuphindvwe kalishumi kunato tonkhe tangoma nebatsebuli lababe kuwo wonkhe umbuso wayo.
Umtfombo wesinkhwa ngiyakuwujuba kangangekutsi bafati labalishumi bayawuhlanganyela hhavini munye kupheka sonkhe sinkhwa labanaso. Bayawukwenetisana ngalelo lite labayawube banalo. Niyawudla, kodvwa ningeke nesutse.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Ngalawo malanga emadvodza lalishumi lasuka kuto tonkhe tilwimi netive ayawunkonkoshela umJuda munye ngemphetfo wesembatfo sakhe, atsi: ‘Asihambisane nani, ngobe sivile kutsi Nkulunkulu unani.’ ”
kute nome munye walabantfu lababona inkhatimulo yami netibonakaliso letiyimimangaliso lengatenta eGibhithe nasehlane kodvwa bangete bangilalela, bangilinga emahlandla lalishumi,