34 “Niyawutsi naningena eveni laseKhenani, lengininika lona libe lenu, bese ngishaya indlu ngesikhuntsa,
Simakadze wabonakala ku-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngiyawulinika titukulwane takho.” Abrama wakhela Simakadze lilati, ngobe abebonakele lapho kuye.
Sukuma, uhambe ulidzabule ekhatsi ngebudze nangebubanti balo lelive, ngobe ngitakunika lona.”
Lelive lewusihambi kulo ngiyawulinika wena netitukulwane takho emvakwakho. Lonkhe lelive laseKhenani liyawuba letitukulwane takho, libe lifa lato phakadze naphakadze, mine ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wato.”
Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Naningilalela, nigcina livi lami, mine Nkulunkulu wenu, nente loko lokulungile, nigcine nemiyalo yami, ngingeke nginijezise ngaletifo lengatehlisela etikwemaGibhithe. Mine nginguSimakadze longumphilisi wenu.”
Sicalekiso saSimakadze sisemndenini walomubi, kodvwa indlu yalolungile uyayibusisa.
Ngenta kukhanya, ngidale bumnyama, ngiletsa lokuhle, ngidale lokubi, mine Simakadze, ngitenta tonkhe letintfo.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuboMosi na-Aroni, watsi:
nalokusasikhuntsa setimphahla nesetindlu,
Kodvwa nine nganetsembisa kutsi lelo live labo, leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi liyawuba lenu, ngiyakunipha lona libe lifa lenu. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu, lonehlukise kuletinye tive.
“Tjela sive sema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Naningena kulelive lengitaninika lona, niyawutsi nanivuna sivuno salo, bese niletsa kumphristi sitfungo emkhatsini wetitselo talokutinhlavu tekucala ekuvuneni,
“Tjela sive sema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Naningena eveni lengininika lona, lelive kufanele ligcinele Simakadze liSabatha.
Nakukhala impalampala edolobheni, abatfutfumeli yini bantfu? Inhlekelele iyalehlela yini lidolobha, ingakatfunyelwa nguSimakadze?
Ngobe Simakadze ubeke umyalo, lendlu lenkhulu itawubhidlitwa, iphihlitwe ibe ticucu, kutsi nalena lencane ibe ticucu.
Kuhlakanipha kumesaba Simakadze. Uyamemeta edolobheni utsi: “Lalelani nine bantfu lenibutsana edolobheni!
Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: ‘Ngiyawutfumela lesicalekiso, siyewungena endlini yelisela nasendlini yalowo lofungela emanga ngeLibito lami. Siyawuhlala lapha endlini yakhe siyibhubhise kanye netigodvo nematje ayo.’ ”
litawutsi lelive lingatfunjwa embikwaSimakadze, bese niyancandzeka nikhululeke kulesibopho senu naSimakadze nasesiveni sonkhe sema-Israyeli. Lelive-ke seliyawuba sabelo senu embikwaSimakadze.
Sitakwewela sihlomile embikwaSimakadze siye eKhenani, kodvwa live lelilifa letfu lesilidlile litawuba mshiya ngalo kweJordane.”
“Khuluma kuma-Israyeli utsi: ‘Naniwela iJordane, ningena eKhenani,
“Leti-ke timiso nemitsetfo lekufanele niyilalelisise, nase nikulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu laniphe lona kutsi libe lenu, niyakuyigcina yingci nanisaphila kulelo live.
“Utawutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu angatibhubhisa letive letikulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lenu, nitsi ningatidvudvula nitikhiphe, bese nakha kulamadolobha ato nasetindlini tato,
“Nase ningenile eveni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, nalidla nase niyatinta kulo,
Niyawubhala kuwo onkhe emavi alomtsetfo, nase newele nangena kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu anetsembisa.
“Yenyukela etintsabeni tase-Abarimu eNtsabeni iNebo leseveni lakaMowabi, lemacondzana neJerikho, ubuke iKhenani ngesheya, live lengilipha sive saka-Israyeli kutsi libe laso.
Simakadze utanigcina aniphephise kuto tonkhe tifo. Angeke anijezise ngetifo letesabekako lenatibona eGibhithe, kodvwa uyakubajezisa ngato labo labanitondzako.
Kwatsi Joshuwa nasamdzala, asakhulile nangeminyaka, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Sewumdzala kakhulu, kantsi kusenetifundza letinkhulu lekufanele titsatfwe.
Simakadze uyabulala, aphindze aphilise. Wehlisela phansi emadlizeni, aphindze akhuphulele ngetulu.