11 Ngekwandza kwetimphahla, nalabo labatisebentisako bayandza. Pho, timsita ngani-ke lomnikati ngaphandle kwekutsi atitsaphe ngemehlo?
Ngenca yalomfati, Abrama waphatseka kahle: Wanikwa timvu netimbuti, netinkhomo, netimbongolo letindvuna naletinsikati, nemakamela, netisebenti letidvuna naletisikati.
Abrama abesacebe kakhulu: asanemfuyo, nesiliva, negolide.
Bunjinga buyawunyamalala emehlweni akho ububuka; buyawushesha bundize njengelusweti.
Jabula jaha, ebusheni bakho, inhlitiyo yakho ayikujabulise ngemalanga ebusha bakho. Landzela tindlela tenhlitiyo yakho nako konkhe lokubonwa ngemehlo akho; kodvwa ukhumbule kutsi Nkulunkulu uyawukwehlulela ngako konkhe lokwentile.
Ngaba mkhulu, ngadvuma kakhulu, kwendlula bonkhe laba labase babusela eJerusalema kucala kunami. Kuko konkhe loko kuhlakanipha kwami kwakuloku kukimi.
Maye, butfongo besisebenti bumnandzi, lite nome sidle kancane nome sidle sesutsa; kodvwa inala yemuntfu lonjingile ayimniki butfongo.
Kuncono kweneliswa nguloko lokubona ngemehlo akho kunekushangashangiswa lutsandvo lwekudla. Nako loko kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
Njengentsendzele lechobosele emacandza lengakawataleli, unjalo umuntfu lotfola bunjinga ngetindlela letingakalungi. Kuyawutsi nakasekhatsi nekhatsi nemphilo yakhe bumhlamuke, ekugcineni abonakale asasilima.
Kungabe kambe Simakadze longuSomandla akakumisi yini engcondvweni yakhe kutsi kushikashikeka kwebantfu kungemafutsa nje ekubhebhetela umlilo, nekutsi tive tishikashikeke, titikhandlekele lite?
Ngobe konkhe lokuseveni, kuyinkhanuko yenyama, nenkhanuko yemehlo, nekutigabatisa lokulite ngetintfo takulomhlaba. Konkhe loku akuveli kuBabe, kodvwa kwelive.