14 Ngicela umane wena uhambe embili, mine ngitawusale ngishuca ngincengancenga nalabantfwana. Inkhosi yami ngitayikhandza e-Edomu.”
Jakobe watfumela tigijimi ku-Esawu umnakabo, eveni laseSeyiri, kulaka-Edomu.
Watibamba ngendlebe watsi: “Nitawufika enkhosini yami, Esawu, niyitjele nitsi: ‘Inceku yakho, Jakobe, itsi: Seloku ngahamba bengisolo ngihleti kaLabani, kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Jakobe waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi yami seyibabonile bantfwana kutsi bancane, timvu netinkhomo ngiyatincenekela ngobe tiyamunyisa. Natishuciswa ngemjako lilanga lonkhe, titakufa.
Kodvwa-ke nyalo nankha lamadvodza aka-Amoni, newakaMowabi, newaseNtsabeni iSeyiri, live labo longavumanga kutsi baka-Israyeli balihlasele nabaphuma eGibhithe. Ngako bavele babayekela bangete bababhubhisa.
Welusa umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi: Ugona emazinyane akhe ngemikhono yakhe, awasondzete edvutane nenhlitiyo yakhe; utihola kahle leto letinemazinyane.
“Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe boMowabi naSeyiri batsi: “Ase nibuke indlu yakaJuda seyigucuke yafanana nato tonkhe letinye tive,”
Jesu abekhuluma kubantfu ngemifanekiso leminyenti lenjalo, abashumayela livi ngalokubalingene kutsi bakuve.
Tsine lesicinile ekukholweni kufanele sitfwalisane nalababutsakatsaka ekwehlulekeni kwabo, singatijabulisi tsine.
Nganondla ngelubisi. Anginiphanga kudla lokucinile; ngobe nanisengakakulungeli kukudla, ngisho nanyalo nisengakakulungeli.
“Sesuka lapho sancandzeka sacondza ehlane, ngendlela leya eLwandle Lolubovu, njengobe Simakadze abevele ashito kimi kucala. Sacitsa sikhatsi lesidze sizulazula, situngeleta live letintsaba taseSeyiri.
“Yebo, Simakadze, nawuphuma eSeyiri, nawuhlasela usuka eveni laka-Edomu, umhlaba watamatama, emazulu acitsa. Emafu acitsa imvula.