22 niyakutitjela nitsi: ‘Israyeli wewela iJordane ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile.’
Sive sema-Israyeli sewela Lwandle Lolubovu sihamba emhlabatsini lowomile, emanti aba tindvonga ngesekudla nangesancele sabo.
Kodvwa ema-Israyeli wona abewele emhlabatsini lowomile elwandle, futsi nemanti ajinge achubeka kuma tindvonga ngesekudla nangesancele.
Emahhashi aFaro, netincola takhe temphi kanye nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi batseleka ekhatsi elwandle, Simakadze wase uyawayekela emanti, abuyela etikwabo abasibekela; kodvwa ema-Israyeli ewela lwandle, ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile.
Ngimi lokhuluma nekujula kwemanti atsi: ‘Yoma, ngitakomisa imifudlana yakho.’
Kwakungesiwe yini lowa lowomisa lwandle, emanti alapho kushona khona kakhulu, lowenta umgwaco ekujuleni kwelwandle, kuze labahlengiwe bewelele ngesheya?
emanti labechamuka ngenhla kwabo ema tindvonga angabe asageleta. Ema aba tindvonga letindze letaze tefika edolobheni lekwakutsiwa yi-Adamu ngaseSarethani, kwatsi lawa labegeleta abheke entansi elwandle lwase-Arabha, Lwandle Lweluswayi, ancamuka. Ngako sive sonkhe sewela malungana neJerikho.
Baphristi lababetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze bema ekhatsi eJordane batsi zica, emhlabatsini lowomile, sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sewela iJordane sihamba emhlabatsini lowomile, saze saphelela sonkhe.
Wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli, watsi: “Ngesikhatsi lesitako titukulwane tenu natibuta kuboyise titsi: ‘Lamatje lawa asho kutsini?’
Ingilosi yesitfupha yatfululela sitja sayo etikwemfula lomkhulu i-Yufrathe. Emanti awo oma, kwavuleka indlela yemakhosi laphuma emphumalanga.