4 “Yebo, Simakadze, nawuphuma eSeyiri, nawuhlasela usuka eveni laka-Edomu, umhlaba watamatama, emazulu acitsa. Emafu acitsa imvula.
Watibamba ngendlebe watsi: “Nitawufika enkhosini yami, Esawu, niyitjele nitsi: ‘Inceku yakho, Jakobe, itsi: Seloku ngahamba bengisolo ngihleti kaLabani, kuze kube ngulamuhla.
“Umhlaba watfutfumela, watamatama, tisekelo temazulu tatfutfumela, tatamatama, ngobe Somandla abesatfukutsele.
Unyikanyisa umhlaba netisekelo tawo, tinsika tawo tichachatele.
Wanisa imvula lenkhulu, Nkulunkulu, wahlumisa live lakho lelase ligagadzekile.
Emafu atsela imvula, tibhakabhaka tadvuma taklaklabula, kwaklwebha imicibisholo yemibane ndzawana tonkhana.
Siphepho sasinemsindvo wekudvuma, kwaphambana imibane, kwakhanya umhlaba, umhlaba wagidzitela watamatama.
Tsine sibakho kusukela kadzenidzeni; kodvwa shangatsi wena awukabusi etikwetfu, asikaze sabitwa ngeLibito lakho.
Letintsaba titawuncibilika ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe; yebo, tincibilike njengemafutsa nakafakwa emlilweni. Tiyawugeletela etigodzini nasetihosheni; yebo, tigelete njengemanti ahhuhluleka aphuma eticongweni temagcuma.
Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze wachamuka eSinayi, kwasa kitsi nakavela eSeyiri, wakhanya aseNtsabeni iPharani. Wefika achamuka etinkhulungwaneni talabangcwele, weta kuvutsa umlilo ngasesandleni sakhe sangesekudla.
Livi lakhe lanyakatisa umhlaba; kodvwa nyalo sewetsembisile watsi: “Ngitawuphindze nginyakatise, hhayi umhlaba kuphela, kodvwa nelizulu.”