20 Ngako-ke yesuka yahamba yaya kuyise. “Yayisekudzeni kabi nelikhaya ngesikhatsi uyise ayibona. Inhlitiyo yeyise yagcwala sihawu, wayihawukela wagijima wayihlangabeta. Wayigaca ngemkhono wakhe, wayanga.
Kodvwa Esawu wagijima wamhlangabeta, wafike wamgona ngemikhono, wamanga. Bakhala bobabili.
Wase ugaca imikhono entsanyeni yaBhenjamini wakhala; naBhenjamini wakhalela entsanyeni yaJosefa.
Josefa wagibela incola yakhe waphikelela khona eGosheni, wayawuhlangabeta uyise Israyeli. Watsi achamuka nje, Josefa wambona uyise watigaca entsanyeni yakhe, wakhalela kuye sikhatsi lesidze.
Ngako Jowabe wavele wahamba waya enkhosini, wafike wayitjela konkhe loko. Inkhosi yabe seyibita Absalomu; wafike wakhotsamisa buso bakhe phansi emhlabatsini embikwenkhosi. Inkhosi yanga Absalomu.
Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu lonesihawu, nebubele, nekubeketela, uphuphuma umusa nekwetsembeka.
Ngobe wena, Nkhosi, ulungile futsi ulungele kutsetselela, umusa wakho uyabaphuphumela labo labakhala kuwe.
“Umfati angalukhohlwa yini luswane lolusesebeleni lakhe nekutsi abete sihawu kumntfwana lamtalako? Nome angakhohlwa, kodvwa mine ngingeke ngikukhohlwe wena.
Sengitibonile tindlela takhe, kodvwa ngitamphilisa, ngimhole, ngibuyisele indvudvuto kuye,
Efrayimu akasiyo yini indvodzana yami letsandzekako, umntfwana lengijabulako ngaye? Nome ngivamise kukhuluma ngimelane naye, kodvwa noko ngisamkhumbula. Ngako-ke inhlitiyo yami iyamlangatelela; nginesihawu lesikhulu ngaye,” kusho Simakadze.
“Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.
Angisafanele nekutsi ngibitwe ngekutsi ngiyindvodzana yakho; sale umane ungenta lomunye wetisebenti takho.” ’
Lendvodzana yatsi kuyise: ‘Babe, ngonile kuNkulunkulu nakuwe, angisafanele nekutsi ngibitwe ngekutsi ngiyindvodzana yakho.’
Ngobe setsembiso saNkulunkulu senu nesebantfwabenu kanye nabo bonkhe labakhashane, lowo nalowo loyawubitwa nguNkulunkulu, iNkhosi yetfu, kutsi ete kuye.”
Bakhala bonkhe, Pawula bamgaca ngemikhono, bamanga.
Kodvwa nyalo nine lebenikadze nikhashane naNkulunkulu senimunye kuKhristu Jesu. Senisondzetwe ngengati yaJesu.
Weta washumayela liVangeli lekuthula kini lebenikadze nikhashane, yebo, kuthula nakubo labo lababesedvute.