1 Kwatsi sekuphele iminyaka lemibili legcwele, Faro wabhudza eme eceleni kwemfula iNayili.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu weta ku-Abimeleki ngeliphupho ebusuku watsi kuye: “Wena utakufa ngenca yalomfati lomtsetse, ngobe ungumfati walendvodza.”
Wabhudza abona liladi limiswe emhlabatsini, laze lefika ezulwini, wabona tingilosi taNkulunkulu tehla tenyuka ngalo.
Labani watsi kuye: “Ngempela ulitsambo lami nengati yami.” Jakobe wahlala lapho inyanga yonkhe.
Wabaleka nako konkhe labenako, wewela umfula iYufrathe, emabombo awabhekise ngasetintsabeni takaGileyadi.
Noko lomphatsi wetitja akazange amkhumbule Josefa; wamkhohlwa.
Ngalobunye busuku bobabili basejele babhudza, umphatsi wetitja lomkhulu wabhudza lakakhe liphupho, nembhaki lomkhulu wabhudza lakakhe; tinchazelo tawo tatehlukene.
Wabona tinkhomati letisikhombisa letatibukeka kahle tikhuluphele tichamuka, tikhuphuka emfuleni, tefike tadla emhlangeni.
Kulobo busuku abuzange sebehle butfongo enkhosini, ngako yatfumela kutsi akulandvwe emabhuku emilandvo yembuso ifundzelwe.
Ngako-ke Faro wayala bonkhe bantfu bakhe, watsi: “Lonkhe luswane lwemHebheru lolungumfana lubotsi nalutalwa nilugcumukisele emfuleni iNayili, kodvwa luswane loluyintfombatane niboluyekela luphile.”
Nangabe abatikholwa totimbili letibonakaliso bangakwemukeli naloko lokushoko, ubokha emanti emfuleni iNayili uwatsele emhlabatsini lowomile. Lamanti ayawugucuka abe yingati.”
Emanti emfula iNayili ayakusha ome, nekujula kwemfula kuyawukoma; yebo, kuyawusala kusebaleni.
Khuluma kuyo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ngimelene nawe, Faro, nkhosi yaseGibhithe, wena nyokangwenya lenkhulu, wena locambalele emkhatsini wemifudlana yakho. Ukhuluma utsi: “INayili yami, ngatakhela yona mine.”
IGibhithe iyawuba lihlane lelingenamsebenti walutfo. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. “ ‘Njengobe watsi: “INayili ngeyami, ngayenta,”
Watsi Philatu asahleti esihlalweni sekwehlulela, umfati wakhe watfumela kuye livi atsi: “Ungatifaki endzabeni yalowo muntfu longenacala, ngobe angikalali ngihlushwa ngaye ngeliphupho ebusuku balamuhla.”
Ngobe lelive leningena kulo kutsi nilidle libe lenu alifanani nelive laseGibhithe, lapho niphuma khona. Lapho nanihlanyela khona inhlanyelo yenu, bese ninisela ngemisele njengengadze yetibhidvo.