7 sikhatsi sekudzabula nesikhatsi sekuchibela, sikhatsi sekubindza nesikhatsi sekukhuluma,
Rubeni watsi ubuyela kulomgodzi wakhandza Josefa angasekho, wadzabula timphahla takhe.
Jakobe wadzabuka wadzimate wadzabula timphahla takhe, wavunula emasaka, walilela lendvodzana yakhe emalanga lamanyenti.
Juda wasondzela kuJosefa watsi: “Ngiyakuncenga, nkhosi yami, kutsi sengimane ngikhulume nawe inhlitiyo yami yonkhe. Ngicela ungangicansukeli, nome ulingana naFaro matfupha.
Ngingancandzeka kanjani ngiye kubabe, nangabe ngingeti naye lomfana? Ngingeke ngikumele kubona buhlungu lobungaka behlela babe ngibukile.”
Davide kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza labenawo badzabula tembatfo tabo.
Davide wakhuluma kuJowabe nakubo bonkhe bantfu lababelapho, watsi: “Klebhulani timphahla tenu nembatse emasaka, nihambe nendlule embikwa-Abneri.” Davide, inkhosi, naye cobo lwakhe wahamba emvakweluhlaka lwemngcwabo wa-Abneri.
Watsi kube Ahabi eve lamavi, wadzabula tingubo takhe, wembatsa emasaka, wazila, walala ngemasaka, wahamba angulotfotjisiwe.
Kodvwa labantfu babindza nje batsi gudvu, bangete basho lutfo, ngobe inkhosi yayibadvonse ngendlebe, yatsi: “Ningacali nimphendvule.”
Yatsi kube inkhosi yaka-Israyeli iyifundze lencwadzi, yaklebhula tingubo tayo, yatsi: “Mine nginguNkulunkulu yini? Nginawo yini emandla ekubulala nekuphilisa? Lomuntfu uyitfumeleleni lapha kimi lenceku yakhe kutsi ngitekuyiphilisa kulobulephelo bayo? Niyabona-ke kutsi ufuna kususa imphi alwe nami!”
Inkhosi yatsi nayiva lamavi alomfati, yaklebhula timphahla tayo, njengobe yayihambahamba lapha etulu elubondzeni, bantfu batsi bayayibuka, bakhandza kutsi ivunule emasaka ngaphansi kwetimphahla tayo.
Mine nesive sakitsi sitsengisiwe kutsi sibulawe size sife sonkhe siphele. Kube mane bekutsengiswe ngatsi kutsi simane sibe tigcili netigcilikati ngabe ngithulile, ngobe angiboni kutsi loko singaze sikwetfwese inkhosi; kodvwa sitawubhujiswa sonkhe!”
Bahlala naye phansi emhlabatsini emalanga lasikhombisa nebusuku bakhona. Kute nome munye lowase wakhuluma lutfo kuye, ngobe babebona buhlungu lobukhulu labekubo.
Ngaba simungulu, ngabindza, ngangete ngasho lutfo nangalokuhle. Tinhlungu tadlanga.
sikhatsi sekufuna nesikhatsi sekuyekela, sikhatsi sekulondvolota nesikhatsi sekulahla,
Kodvwa labantfu babindza nje bambuka bangete basho lutfo, ngobe inkhosi yayibadvonse ngendlebe yatsi: “Ningacali nimphendvule.”
Inkhosi kanye nabo bonkhe lababeyisingatsile, labaweva onkhe lawo mavi, abazange sebakhombise nalokuncane nje kwesaba, futsi abatihluphanga ngekudzabula tingubo tabo ngekutisola.
“Sihlaleleni kantsi lapha? Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe, siyewufela khona! Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu sewusimisele kutsi sibhubhe, wasinika emanti lanashevu kutsi siwanatse, ngobe sonile kuye.
Akahlale yedvwa athule, ngobe nguSimakadze lona lometfwese lona.
Dzabulani tinhlitiyo tenu, hhayi tembatfo tenu. Buyelani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe unemusa nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela, unelutsandvo loluphuphumako, atsambe, angete ayehlisa inhlekelele.
Ngako-ke umuntfu locaphelako uyabindza etikhatsini letinje, ngobe tikhatsi timbi.
INkhosi Simakadze itsi: “Ngalelo langa, tingoma letihlatjelwa ethempelini tiyawujika tibe tekudzindza sililo. Kuyawuba nebunikilili betidvumbu letijikijelwe yonkhe indzawo. Kuyawuthula kutsi gudvu!”
Ungamkholwa makhelwane wakho, nome-ke ungametsembi umnganakho. Uwabale emavi akho lowakhulumako, ngisho nakumkakho lomtsandzako imbala.
Ngako singeke tsine siyekele kukhuluma ngaloko lesikubonile nalesikuvile.”
Ngako Phetro watilungisela wahamba nabo. Nasafikile bamtsatsa bamyisa kulendlu leyayisesitezi. Bonkhe bafelokati bamsingatsa, bakhala bamkhombisa emahembe nemajazi labentiwe nguDokhasi asengakafi.
Sawula waphendvula watsi: “Usitjele liciniso lonkhe, watsi timbongolo setitfolakele.” Kodvwa akazange amtjele malume wakhe kutsi utsiteni ngekubekwa kwakhe kuba yinkhosi.