42 ngiyawusikhumbula sivumelwane sami naJakobe, sivumelwane sami na-Isaka, sivumelwane sami na-Abrahama, ngilikhumbule live.
Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe,
Simakadze wabonakala ku-Isaka watsi: “Ungehleli eGibhithe. Ubohlala eveni lengitakukhombisa lona.
Simakadze wabonakala kuye ngabona lobo busuku, watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama; ungesabi, ngobe nginawe, ngiyakukubusisa ngandzise titukulwane takho ngenca yenceku yami Abrahama.”
njengobe Abrahama wangihlonipha, wagcina imiyalo yami, nemitsetfo yami, netimiso tami.”
Simakadze abeme etikwalo; wakhuluma naye watsi: “NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka. Lelive lolele kulo ngiyawulinika wena kanye netitukulwane takho.
Ukhumbule kutsi ngitawuba nawe ngikulondvolote nome uyaphi, ngikubuyise kulo lelive. Ngobe ngingeke ngikushiye ngingakakwenti loku lesengikwetsembise kona.”
Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi kuye: “NginguNkulunkulu, Somandla. Tala, wandze ube sive. Tive letinyenti titawuphuma kuwe, ube ngukhokho wemakhosi.
Ngikunika lelive, lona leli lengalinika bo-Abrahama na-Isaka ngiyawuphindze ngilinike titukulwane takho nasufile wena.”
ngiyawukhumbula sivumelwane sami emkhatsini wami nani, nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako, ngisho tonkhe tinhlobo tato. Emanti angeke aphindze abe nguzamcolo wekubhubhisa konkhe lokuphilako.
Nakunalomushi emafini, ngiyakuwubuka bese ngikhumbula sivumelwane saphakadze emkhatsini waNkulunkulu nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letiphila emhlabeni.”
Nawuthula manje kulesikhatsi, lusito nenkhululeko yemaJuda iyawuchamuka kulenye indzawo, wena nemndeni weyihlo utawubhujiswa. Empeleni, ngubani nje lowatiko kutsi mhlawumbe wena wentelwa sona lesikhatsi kutsi ube yinkhosikati lenkhulu?”
Wabevela, wasikhumbula sivumelwane sakhe, ngenca yemusa wakhe lomkhulu wabuye wabahawukela.
Nguye lowasikhumbula ekwehlulekeni kwetfu, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.
Nkulunkulu wakuva kububula kwawo, wase uyasikhumbula sivumelwane sakhe lasenta ku-Abrahama, naku-Isaka, nakuJakobe.
Ngikuvile, futsi, kububula nekukhala kwesive sami ema-Israyeli lagcilatwe ngemaGibhithe; ngisikhumbulile sivumelwane sami.
Simakadze utawubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kuJakobe, utawuphindza futsi akhetse ema-Israyeli, awabuyisele eveni lawo. Betive batawutihlanganisa nawo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.
Noko ngiyawusikhumbula sivumelwane lengasenta nawe ngesikhatsi sebusha bakho, ngiyawube sengimisa sivumelwane saphakadze nawe.
Simakadze utawuba nenshisekelo ngelive lakhe, asihawukele sive sakhe.
Watsi utawubonakalisa sihawu kubokhokho betfu, akhumbule sivumelwane sakhe lesingcwele,
Ngobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu, unguNkulunkulu lonemusa, angeke anishiye nome anibhubhise nome akhohlwe sivumelwane sakhe lasenta naboyihlomkhulu, lasicinisa kubo ngesifungo.
Khumbula tinceku takho bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe. Ungabunaki buhlongandlebe balesive, nebubi baso, nesono saso.
Ingilosi yaSimakadze yakhuphuka isuka eGilgali yaya eBhokhimu, yafike yatsi: “Nganikhipha eveni laseGibhithe, nganihola ngaze nganingenisa kulelive lengafunga ngalo ngatsi ngiyakulinika boyihlomkhulu. Ngatsi kubo: ‘Ngingeke ngisephule sivumelwane sami nani.