13 Jakobe wacitsa busuku bonkhe kuleyo ndzawo, wakhetsela Esawu, umnakabo, sipho etifuyweni takhe, wakhetsa
Titukulwane takho ngiyawutenta tibe ngangelutfuli lwemhlaba, kangangekutsi nakukhona longabala lutfuli lwemhlaba, netitukulwane takho angatibala.
Simakadze wamkhiphela ngaphandle watsi: “Buka etulu esibhakabhakeni ubale tinkhanyeti, nawungatibala.” Wachubeka watsi kuye: “Nentalo yakho-ke iyawuba ngako.”
Abrahama watsi nakaphakamisa emehlo, wabona emadvodza lamatsatfu eme embikwakhe. Watsi kube awabone, wesuka emnyango welithende lakhe wagijima wawahlangabeta, wafike wakhotsama,
ngiyakukubusisa impela, ngandzise titukulwane takho tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka nangangesihlabatsi selugu lwelwandle. Titukulwane takho tiyakwehlula emadolobha etitsa tato.
timbutikati letingemakhulu lamabili, netiphongo letingemashumi lamabili, netimvukati letingemakhulu lamabili, netihhanca letingemashumi lamabili,
Jakobe watsi: “Cha, mnaketfu, ngiyacela nangabe ngemukele umusa emehlweni akho semukele lesipho sami; ngobe kimi kubona buso bakho kunjengekubona buso baNkulunkulu, kakhulu nje ngobe nawe sewungemukele ngemoya lomuhle.
Esawu wabuta watsi: “Usho kutsini ngato tonkhe leticumbi lebengihambe ngihlangana nato?” Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Ngicondze kutsi ngizuze umusa enkhosini yami, ngemukeleke.”
Ngaleso sikhatsi Josefa abesangundvunankhulu walo lonkhe live. Kwakunguye labetsengisela bonkhe bantfu kudla. Batsi bomnakaboJosefa nabefika, bamkhotsamela, babhekise buso babo phansi.
Israyeli, uyise, wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Nangabe kufanele kube njalo-ke, hambani netipho letititselo telikhetselo talelive, nitifake emasakeni enu, nifike nitiphe lendvodza leniyishoko: nitsatse litsantana lebhalisamu, neleluju lwetinyosi, nelemakha, nelemure, nelemaphisitakhiwo, nelema-alimondi.
Watsi kube efike ekhaya Josefa, bomnakabo base bangenisa tipho lababemphatsele tona batetfula kuye, bamkhotsama.
Ngako ngemisa labanye bantfu bahlome ngetinkemba, nangetikhali, nangemicibisholo; ngabahlela ngekwemindeni yabo eceleni kwelubondza lusendvo ngelusendvo, konkhe lapho lubondza lwaluselufisha ngakhona.
Umuntfu ubheka kutsi umdizo wakhe usebente njengemlingo, ukholwa kutsi ungamentela nome yini layifunako.
Sipho sakhe umuntfu simphendlela indlela, simholele kulabakhulu.
Banyenti labafuna kutsandvwa ngulabakhulu; wonkhe umuntfu ufuna kuba ngumngani wemuntfu lonemvula yetipho.
Intfukutselo yemuntfu ungayiphotisa ngekumnika sipho ngasese, nekutfukutsela kwakhe ungakuphotisa ngemdizo wekutfukuswa.
Shangatsi lesipho lesiletfwe ngulencekukati yakho enkhosini yayo singanikwa lawo madvodza layilandzelako.
Buta kuleto tinceku takho, titakutjela. Ngako-ke ngicela uwaphatse kahle lawo majaha ami, ngobe sesifike ngesikhatsi selidzili. Ngicela uphe tinceku takho kanye nendvodzana yakho Davide, loko longahle ubaphe kona.’ ”