24 kodvwa yena wasala ngemuva. Kwase kufika indvodza labambana nayo, kwadzimate kwadzabuka kusa.
Abrahama watsi nakaphakamisa emehlo, wabona emadvodza lamatsatfu eme embikwakhe. Watsi kube awabone, wesuka emnyango welithende lakhe wagijima wawahlangabeta, wafike wakhotsama,
Rakheli watsi: “Ngekubambana lokunemandla ngibambene nadzadzewetfu ngamehlula.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguNaftali.
Bonkhe wabewetela ngesheya kwemfula nako konkhe labenako,
Yatsi kube ibone lendvodza kutsi iyehluleka kuphunyula kuJakobe, yase imtsintsa enyongeni. Inyonga yaJakobe yenyela solomane tibambene etulu nalendvodza.
Lendvodza yatsi: “Libito lakho lingeke lisaba nguJakobe, kodvwa sewutawuba ngu-Israyeli, ngobe ubambene naNkulunkulu nebantfu, wajinge wancoba.”
Jakobe lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi: “yiPheniyeli,” lokusho kutsi: “Ngibonene naNkulunkulu buso nebuso, noko umphefumulo wami waphephiswa.”
Shangatsi lengilosi leyangiphephisa kuto tonkhe tingoti ingababusisa labafana. Shangatsi bangabitwa ngelibito lami, nangelibito labobabe Abrahama na-Isaka. Shangatsi bangandza, babe banyenti emhlabeni.”
Ngako Mosi welula sandla sakhe wasengamisa etikwelwandle, emanti abuyela endzaweni yawo nakudzabuka kusa; emaGibhithe atsi ayabaleka emanti awakhukhula. Simakadze wawatsintsitsela ekujuleni kwelwandle onkhe emaGibhithe.
Kuze kudzabuke kusa, kubaleke titfunti, buya, wena longitsandzako, bani njengemphala nanjengemgankla losemncane nawusemagcumeni langemahhelekehle.
Ngulowo nalowo wabo uyawufanana nesiphephelo emoyeni, abe ngumkhoselisi kuso sivunguvungu, abe njengemifula yemanti ehlane, afanane nelitfunti lelidvwala lelikhulu eveni lelomele emanti.
Ngako ngatikhandza sengisele ngedvwa ngigolotele lombono lomkhulu kangaka ngingenamandla, buso bami bagwala baba bovu tju, ngaba yingici.
“Phikelelani kungena ngemnyango lomncane; ngobe banyenti bantfu labatakwetama kungena ngawo, kodvwa bayakwehluleka.
Inhlitiyo yakhe yayilusizi; wathandaza ngekuciniseka lokukhulu, titfukutfuku takhe taze taba njengematfonsi engati, atfontsela phansi.
Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngeNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu nangelutsandvo lwaMoya kutsi nilwe kanye nami ekungikhulekeleni kwenu, kuNkulunkulu.
Umuntfu wekucala wavela emhlabeni alutfuli; umuntfu wesibili wavela ezulwini.
Ngobe asilwi nebantfu, kodvwa silwa netikhulu temimoya, nemandla, nebabusi bendalo yalobumnyama, nemabutfo abomoya lababi labasemkhatsini.
Khulekani ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nikuMoya ngekukhuleka konkhe nekuncenga. Nilindzele ngesineke sonkhe, nangekuncusela labangcwele bonkhe.
Ngiyatsandza kunatisa kutsi ngishikashikeka kangakanani ngenca yenu, nangenca yebaseLowadisiya nangabo bonkhe lengingazange ngibonane nabo buso nebuso.
Uyanihambisa na-Ephafrasi longulomunye wakini, inceku yaKhristu Jesu, lonilwela ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi emkhulekweni, kuze nime, niphelele nisime ekwenteni intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
Asesemhlabeni, Jesu wanikela ngekuthandaza, nangekuncusa, nangekukhala lokukhulu, nangetinyembeti, akhala kulowo lonemandla ekumsindzisa ekufeni, wevakala ngenca yekumesaba Nkulunkulu.
Joshuwa nasasedvute neJerikho watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona indvodza ime embikwakhe ihoshule inkemba yayo iyiphetse ngesandla sayo. Joshuwa wasondzela kuyo wayakuyibuta, wafike watsi: “Ukanye natsi yini nome umelene natsi?”