8 Umuntfu loshiya likhaya lakhe ufanana nenyoni lese ilahle sidleke sayo.
Ngakusasa ekuseni Abrahama wavuka kuseluvivi, watsatsa sinkhwa nesigubhu semanti wakwetjatsisa Hagari, wamnika nemntfwana wabahambisa. Wahamba-ke Hagari azulazula ehlane laseBherisheba.
Khayini wase uyesuka ebukhoneni baSimakadze wayawuhlala eveni laseNodi, ngasemphumalanga yase-Edeni.
Faro wambuta watsi: “Yini loyeswelako lapha, kutsi ungaze ucele kuhamba ubuyele eveni lakini?” Hadadi wamphendvula watsi: “Kute, kodvwa ngikhulule ngihambe!”
Wefika lapho wangena emgedzeni, walala khona kulobo busuku. Livi laSimakadze lefika kuye, latsi: “Wentani lapha Elija?”
Nangabe umuntfu eduka etindleleni tekucondza, usheshe aye kulabafile.
Njengancedze londiza angahlali, nenkonjane lendiza ingahlali, sinjalo sicalekiso; asimehleli umuntfu longakasifaneli.
Nawesutsi, ngisho nekudla lokumnandzi uyakuchwensa; kodvwa nawulambile, ngisho nekudla lokubi kuba mnandzi.
Njengetinyoni letizulazulako nangabe tikhishwa etidlekeni, bayawuba njalo-ke nebafati bakaMowabi ematubukweni ase-Anoni.
Kepha Jona wesuka wacondza eThashishi. Wehlela eJopha, lapho afike wakhokha imali yekwekhwela, wagibela umkhumbi, waya eThashishi, abalekela Simakadze.
Akube ngulowo nalowo eme kuloko labitwa anguko:
Bantfu labanjena banjengemagagasi elwandle, bakhephuta emahlazo abo; batinkhanyeti leteduka lese tagcinelwa bumnyama bebumnyama baphakadze.
Kodvwa umphrofethi Gadi wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Ungahlali lapha enqabeni. Hamba uye eveni lakaJuda.” Ngako Davide wesuka wahamba, waya ehlatsini laseHarethi.