17 “Macondzana nalabangcolile ngekwemtsetfo uyawutsatsa umlotsa wemnikelo wesono utsele kuwo emanti lahlobile esitjeni.
Kepha tatsi tisebenti ta-Isaka natimba esigodzini, takhandza sicobho lesasinemanti lamnandzi.
Ngingumtfombo wasengadzeni, siyalu semanti lagobhotako, lageleta ehla esuka eLebanoni.
Ngiyawunifafata ngemanti lahlobile, bese niyahlanteka; ngiyawunihlanta kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu nakuto tonkhe tithico tenu.
“Ngalelo langa umtfombo uyawuvulekela indlu yakaDavide kanye nalabo labahlala eJerusalema, kutsi utewubahlanta esonweni nasekungcoleni.
Kuyawutsi umuntfu lohlantekile ngekwemtsetfo atsatse ihisophu ayenye kulamanti, bese ufafata lelithende nako konkhe lokusekhatsi kanye nalabantfu bebakhona lapho. Kufanele afafate bonkhe labake batsintsa litsambo lemufi, nome sidvumbu semuntfu lobulewe nome lotifele, nome-ke lithuna.
“Kuyawutsi umuntfu lohlantekile kube nguyena abutsa lomlotsa walelitfokati ayewulahla ngephandle kwenkambu endzaweni lehlobile ngekwemtsetfo, uhlaliswe lapho, uhlalele kutsi sive sema-Israyeli siwusebentise emantini ekuhlambulula nasitewugeza sono ngawo.
nako konkhe lokungamelana nemlilo kufanele kufakwe emlilweni, khona kutewuhlanteka. Kodvwa nako kuyadzinga kutsi kuhlanjululwe ngemanti enhlambuluko. Konkhe lokungasha emlilweni kufanele kufakwe kulawo manti ekuhlambulula.
Lokholwa ngimi, njengekusho kwemiBhalo, etibilinini takhe kuyawuhlala kugobhota imifula yemanti ekuphila.”
Ngobe nangabe bantfu labangcolile ngekwelisiko bafafatwa ngengati yetimbuti, neyetinkunzi, nangemlotsa wesitfokati bekubageza ngekwelisiko kube kuhlanteka,
Ngobe liWundlu laNkulunkulu lelisenkhabeni yesihlalo sebukhosi, liyawubelusa, libaholele emitfonjeni yemanti ekuphila. Nkulunkulu uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti tabo emehlweni abo.”