1 Watsi kube eve Jakobe kutsi kunekudla lokutsengisako eGibhithe, wakhuluma kumadvodzana akhe watsi: “Yini nilibale kubukana emehlweni nje?
kwacala iminyaka yendlala, njengobe abeshito Josefa. Kwaba nendlala emaveni onkhe, kodvwa kulo lonkhe laseGibhithe kwakusekhona kudla.
Ngetulu kwaloko, wonkhe umhlaba weta eGibhithe kutawutsenga kudla kuJosefa, ngobe lendlala yase ikhungetse wonkhe umhlaba.
Ngivile kutsi kunekudla le eGibhithe. Hambani niyesitsengela khona, singaze sife sibulawe yindlala.”
Elija wesaba wabalekela kusindzisa imphilo yakhe. Watsi kube efike eBherisheba kulakaJuda, wayishiya lapho inceku yakhe,
Sukuma, lendzaba isetandleni takho. Sitakusekela, ngako mani sibindzi, ukwente.”
Batsi bantfu nabakuva lokudvuma nekukhala kwelicilongo babona nemibane nentfutfu yembese intsaba, bonkhe bantfu betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba, bema bucalu.
Tindvuna tema-Israyeli tavele tabona kutsi tisenhluphekweni nakutsiwa: “Akufanele lesitoko setitini sehle kulelinani benilifoloma nisaletselwa tjani.”
“Sihlaleleni kantsi lapha? Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe, siyewufela khona! Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu sewusimisele kutsi sibhubhe, wasinika emanti lanashevu kutsi siwanatse, ngobe sonile kuye.
“Watsi kube Efrayimu abone kugula kwakhe, naJuda abone emanceba akhe, Efrayimu wase ugucukela e-Asiriya, watfumela enkhosini lenkhulu kuyawucela lusito. Kodvwa iyehluleka kunelapha, iyehluleka kupholisa emanceba enu.
Ngako-ke watsi Jakobe nakeva kutsi kukhona kudla eGibhithe, watfumela emadvodzana akhe, labokhokho betfu, kutsi aye khona kwekucala.
Kodvwa esikhundleni saloko babona kutsi ngiphatsiswe liVangeli kutsi ngilishumayele kubetive, njengobe naPhetro aphatsiswa liVangeli kutsi alishumayele kumaJuda.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, watsi: “Sukuma! Uweleni ngebuso bakho lapho phansi?