19 Kepha Josefa, indvodza yakhe, abengumuntfu lolungile, akatsandzanga kumtsela ngelihlazo. Wacabanga, asafuna kumlahla ngasese.
Emvakwetinyanga letintsatfu wabikelwa Juda kwatsiwa: “Thamari, malukatana wakakho ugwadlile, manje nje sewutetfwele.” Juda waphendvula watsi: “Mkhipheni, nimshise aze afe.”
Nankhu-ke umlandvo ngaNowa. Nowa abelungile amsulwa esitukulwaneni sakhe, ahamba naNkulunkulu.
“ ‘Nangabe indvodza ilala nengcuce yesigcili, isengakahlengwa futsi isengakakhululeki, kuyawuba licala, bayawujeziswa. Noko abayiwubulawa, ngobe lentfombatana beyisengakakhululeki.
“ ‘Nangabe indvodza iphinga nemfati walenye indvodza, nome yamakhelwane wayo, bobabili, lesiphingi nalesiphingikati, kufanele babulawe.
Batsi bona: “Mosi wasivumela kutsi indvodza ingayibhala incwadzi yedivosi imlahle umkayo.”
Herodi bekamesaba Johane amati kahle kutsi ungumuntfu lolungile nalongcwele, ngako-ke abemvikela. Abetsi, nakamuva akhuluma, adzidzeke, noko ajabulele kumlalela.
Ngaleso sikhatsi bekukhona indvodza leyayilungile yesaba Nkulunkulu, ihlala eJerusalema, libito layo kunguSimeyoni. Abelindzele indvudvuto ngensindziso yesive sema-Israyeli, Moya Longcwele abesetikwakhe.
Baphendvula batsi: “Khoneliyuse, indvuna yelibutfo, usitfumile. Uyindvodza lelungile naleyesaba Nkulunkulu, futsi uhlonishwa ngiso sonkhe sive semaJuda. Watjelwa yingilosi lengcwele kutsi akumeme ute emtini wakhe, kuze atewuva emavi akho.”
Kwatsi sekusa, bashayeli bemkhumbi solo bangaluboni lusentse, babona sikhumbi sinesihlabatsi, base bancoma kutsi bayewufika kuso nakwenteka, ngobe bebafuna kuwumisa khona lapho umkhumbi.
Kucala ngangifisa kuta kini, kuze nitewutfola umusa ngalokuphindziwe.
“Kodvwa nangabe kuliciniso kutsi akasiyo intfombi, kantsi futsi kute nebufakazi bekusekela kutsi iyintfombi,