16 Watsi nje kube awabone, washa emashushu ngawo, wase utfumela titfunywa kuwo eBhabhulona.
Ngako-ke watsi umfati kube abone kutsi lesihlahla sasifanelwe kudliwa, nekutsi sasibukeka sisihle, nekutsi lesihlahla sasifanele kumhlakaniphisa umuntfu, wakha kulesihlahla wadla. Wanika nendvodza yakhe, nayo yadla.
Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi umkaPhotifari wafisa Josefa, waze waphahluka watsi kuye: “Lala nami.”
emadvodzana aNkulunkulu atibona letintfombi kutsi tinhle; ase atikhetsela letinye emkhatsini wato atenta bafati bawo.
Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga kusihlwa Davide wavuka embhedzeni wakhe, wahambahamba etulu endlini yakhe yebukhosi. Watsi aselapho, wabona umfati ageza. Lomfati abemuhle, acedzile.
Ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wahlasela live. Jehoyakimu waba yinceku yaNebukhadnezari, iminyaka lemitsatfu. Kodvwa wabe sewugucula ingcondvo yakhe, wavukela Nebukhadnezari.
“Ngenta sivumelwane nemehlo ami kutsi ngingeke ngiyibuke ngenkhanuko intfombi.
Fulatselisa emehlo ami ekubukeni tintfo letingenamsebenti; ngiphe kuphila ngekwelivi lakho.
Emehlo akho ayawubona tintfo letingekho, emlonyeni wakho kuphume emavi langenamcondvo.
Ungacali kumkhanukela buhle bakhe enhlitiyweni yakho, nome-ke akutfumbe ngemashiya akhe.
Waya kuMoloki nemafutsa emncumo, wandzisa emakha akho. Watfumela emancusa akho khashane, wehlela edlizeni cobo lwalo!
Wabuye watsatsa leyo mihlobiso lengakunika yona, imihlobiso leyayentiwe ngegolide yami nangesiliva yami, watibumbela ngayo tithico letidvuna lewawugwadla nato.
Wase uyabandzisa bugwadla bakho, kuze kubeseveni lebahwebi, ngisho eveni lemaBhabhulona, kodvwa awuzange weneliswe ngisho nangulobo.
atibophe ngemabhande etinkhalweni tawo, kukhephuka imishuculo etinhloko tawo; onkhe abefanana netindvuna tetincola temphi taseBhabhulona, imisinsi yekutimilela eBhabhulona.
Lapho wakhanukana nalamashende akhe labenemitoto leyayifanana neyetimbongolo leyayikhihlita sidvodza lesifanana nesemahhashi.
Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Ngulowo nalowo lobuka lomsikati, bese uyamkhanuka, sewuphinge naye enhlitiyweni yakhe.
Emehlo abo agcwele buphingi, anamatsele esonweni; baholela labo lababutsakatsaka elugibeni; tinhlitiyo tabo tetayele bukhali. Bangaphansi kwesicalekiso.