2 Simakadze utsi: “Nginitsandzile. Kodvwa nine niyabuta nitsi: ‘Usitsandze kanjani?’ ” Simakadze utsi: “Esawu bekungesiye yini umnakaboJakobe? Noko ngase ngimtsandzile Jakobe,
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili. Utawutala tive letitakwehlukana tinhlobo letimbili. Lesinye sive siyawuba nemandla kunalesinye, lomdzala akhonte lomncane.”
Lekucala laphuma libovana, lilihwanca wonkhe umtimba, njengengubo yeboya. Baletsa batsi ngu-Esawu.
Emvakwekuphuma kwalomnakabo, sandla salona lomunye lolandzelako saphuma sibambe sitsendze sa-Esawu, ngako-ke bametsa ngekutsi nguJakobe. Isaka abesaneminyaka lengema-60 nabatalwako.
Isaka wetfuka wachachatela kamatima wonkhe umtimba watsi: “Kantsi ngubani lona loletse inyama yenyamatane lapha kimi, ngayidla yonkhe ungakefiki wena, ngase ngiyambusisa? Ngempela utawubusiswa yena.”
watsi kimi: ‘Lalela la, ngitakwandzisa ngikwente ube tive letinyenti, lelive ngiliphe titukulwane takho emvakwakho. Liyawuba lato phakadze naphakadze.’ ”
Akadvunyiswe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, lokujabulele wakubeka esihlalweni sebukhosi baka-Israyeli. Ngenca yelutsandvo lwaSimakadze lwaphakadze lanalo nga-Israyeli, ukwente waba yinkhosi, kutsi utewubusa ngekungakhetsi nangekulunga.”
Wachubeka wabuta watsi: “Nguyiphi indlela lesitawuhamba ngayo nasiyawuhlasela?” Wayiphendvula watsi: “Sitawuhamba sidzabule liHlane laka-Edomu.”
Njengobe wena uligugu kimi, uhloniphekile emehlweni ami, nanjengobe ngikutsandza nje, ngitawunikela bantfu ngenca yakho, netive ngitishintjise ngekuphila kwakho.
Ngubani lona lochamuka ka-Edomu, lobuya eBhosra, lonetingubo letibhocwe ngalokubovu njengengati? Ngubani yena lona, lowembetse umjiva webukhosi lokhatimulako, lohamba acanase ngebukhulu bemandla akhe? “Ngimi, lengikhuluma ngekulunga, lonemandla ekusindzisa.”
“Nine balesitukulwane, zindlani ngelivi laSimakadze lelitsi: Mine bengilihlane yini ku-Israyeli, nome-ke live lebumnyama lobukhulu? Sive sami sisholani kutsi: ‘Sikhululekile kutsi singajangaza, singeke siphindze site kuwe’?
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Cala lini boyihlo labalitfola kimi, kutsi bangaze baphambuke kangaka kimi? Balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti, nabo sebagucuka baba lite.
Simakadze wabonakala kitsi kadzeni, watsi: “Ngikutsandze ngelutsandvo lwaphakadze, futsi ngisachubeka nekukunakekela ngemusa.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Edomu bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Bacosha bomnakabo ngenkemba balahla sihawu, intfukutselo yabo yabhebhetseka kokuphela, yebo, nekutfukutsela kwabo kwakungasekhuteki.
Senimkhatsatile Simakadze ngemavi enu. Niyabuta nitsi: “Simkhatsate ngani?” Nimkhatsate ngekukhuluma nitsi: “Bonkhe labenta lokubi bahle emehlweni aSimakadze, futsi uyajabula ngabo,” nome: “Uphi loNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lowehlulela ngebucotfo?”
Kepha sati semtsetfo sifuna kutitsetselela, sabuta satsi: “Ngubani makhelwane wami?”
Nankhu umyalo wami: ‘Tsandzanani, ngengobe nami nginitsandzile.’
Noko Simakadze lutsandvo lwakhe walwenta lwanamatsela kubokhokho benu, wabatsandza, wanikhetsa nine titukulwane tabo, ngetulu kwato tonkhe tive, njengobe kunjalo lamuhla.
Kodvwa noko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu akazange afune kulalela Bhalamu, wagucula lesicalekiso saba sibusiso kini, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanitsandza.
Ngempela nguwe lotsandza lesive; bonkhe labangcwele basesandleni sakho. Bakhotsama etinyaweni takho bonkhe. Kuwe bemukela tifundvo,
Ngobe wabatsandza boyihlomkhulu, wakhetsa titukulwane tabo emvakwabo, wanikhipha eGibhithe ngebukhona bakhe nangemandla akhe lamakhulu,