13 Bahlala naye phansi emhlabatsini emalanga lasikhombisa nebusuku bakhona. Kute nome munye lowase wakhuluma lutfo kuye, ngobe babebona buhlungu lobukhulu labekubo.
Nkulunkulu wakwetsa kukhanya watsi: “Yimini,” bumnyama wabetsa watsi: “Busuku.” Kwahlwa, kwasa: Kwaba lilanga lekucala.
Nkulunkulu wawetsa lomkhatsi watsi: “Lizulu.” Kwahlwa, kwasa: Kwaba lilanga lesibili.
Batsi nabefika ka-Athadi ebaleni lekubhulela emabele ngesheya kwe-Jordane, bakhala kabuhlungu. Josefa wenta imisimeto yekulila emalanga lasikhombisa.
Ngatsi kube ngikuve loko, ngaklebhula ingubo nesembatfo sami, ngahhula tinwele tami nesilevu sami, ngahlala phansi ngijabhile.
Ngatsi nangikuva loko, ngahlala phansi ngakhala. Kwaphela emalanga ngilila ngizila nekudla ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini,
Emvakwaloko Jobe wakhuluma acalekisa lilanga latalwa ngalo,
“Nangabe umuntfu atimisele kukhuluma nawe, wena utambeketelela yini? Ngubani nje longake athule angakhulumi?
Nguwe lowenta tinkhophe tami kutsi tingasindvwa butfongo, ngehluleka ngisho nekukhuluma.
Emasango aseSiyoni ayawukhala alile, lidolobha selisiganga, yebo, bantfu balo batawuhlala phantsi emhlabatsini.
Simakadze utsi: “Yehla, uhlale elutfulini, wena Ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona. Hlala emhlabatsini, ungasahlali esihlalweni sebukhosi, Ndvodzakati yebaseBhabhulona. Awusayikubitwa ngekutsi ungulobutsakatsaka nalotsambile.
Babusi beNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni bahlala phansi bathule, batsele lutfuli etinhloko tabo, bembatse emasaka. Emantfombatana aseJerusalema atfobile, abhekisa tinhloko tawo phansi.
Ngefika kulabatfunjiwe lababehlala eTheli Abibi ngasemfuleni iKhebari. Ngefika lapho bebahlala khona, ngahlala emkhatsini wabo emalanga lasikhombisa, ngimangele.