16 Umuntfu lohlakaniphile unesineke akubalekele lokubi; kodvwa silima siyahlaphata, sitetsembe kakhulu.
Kodvwa Esawu waphendvula watsi: “Cha, mnaketfu, nami senginalokunyenti; tigcinele wena loko lonako kube kwakakho.”
Ngelilanga lesitsatfu Josefa wakhuluma nabo watsi: “Mine ngingumuntfu lowesaba Nkulunkulu, yentani naku kuze nitewuphila.
Jezebeli watfumela sitfunywa ku-Elija, watsi: “Shangatsi bonkulunkulu bangangibulala ngife, nangabe mine kusasa ngalesikhatsi angikakwenti kuwe loko lokwente kulabaphrofethi.”
Watsi: “Babambeni basaphila, nome beta ngekuthula nome bete ngemphi.”
Bonkhe babusi lababephetse ngembili kwami babengumtfwalo kubantfu, futsi babephocelela kutsi bantfu bakhiphe kudla neliwayini kanye netinhlavu tesiliva letingema-40 ngelilanga. Ngisho netisebenti tabo tatingumtfwalo kubantfu. Noko mine angikwentanga loko ngenca yekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
Eveni lase-Usi kwakunendvodza, libito layo kunguJobe. Lendvodza yayimsulwa, ilungile, futsi imesaba Nkulunkulu, ikubalekela konkhe lokubi.
Wase ukhuluma kumuntfu, watsi: ‘Buka la, kwesaba Nkulunkulu libito lako kuhlakanipha. Kubalekela lokubi loko kukucondza.’ ”
Umtimba wami uyatfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba wena, netehlulelo takho ngiyatesaba.
Khwesha kulokubi wente lokuhle; funisisa kuthula, ukubambisise.
Labate lwati babulawa kweduka kwabo; tilima tibulawa kweneliseka kwato.
Umuntfu lonengcondvo lencane wetsemba yonkhe intfo; kodvwa lohlakaniphile indlela yakhe uyayibukisisa angakacali kuhamba ngayo.
Umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane wenta tintfo letibulima; kodvwa lonesineke uyabeketela.
Bantfu labalungile bahamba ngendlela lekugegako lokubi, ngekwenta loko basuke baphephisa timphilo tabo.
Ngekutinikela nekwetsembeka umuntfu uyawutfola kutsetselelwa, ngekwesaba Simakadze umuntfu uyawubalekela lokubi.
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile ingoti uyibona iseta, bese uyayibalekela; kantsi longenangcondvo ucondza ngco kuyo, bese utisola emvakwesikhatsi.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowesaba Simakadze. Lowenta inhlitiyo ibe lukhuni uyawubhujiswa.
Nangabe umuntfu lohlakaniphile amangalela silima, lesilima sisuke sihleke setfuke ngenhlamba.
Ungatenti sihlakaniphi, yesaba Simakadze, ukuyekele lokubi.
Wavele wayikha etulu, yamlandzela njengenkhabi itawuhlatjwa nanjengenyamatane ingena esihibeni,
Ekucaleni emavi aso abulima, kutsi ekugcineni abe kwedzelela nebuhlanya;
Imbongolo yatsi kube ibone lengilosi yaSimakadze, yalala phansi, Bhalamu asetulu kuyo; watfukutsela wabila, wayishaya ngalendvuku yakhe.
Labo baFarisi lababelapho bamuva nakasho njalo, batsi kuye: “Pho, tsine sitimphumphutse yini?”
nikugege konkhe lokubonakala kukubi.