7 Ngako-ke baholi bakaMowabi nebakaMidiyani besuka bahamba baphatsa imali yekuphengula. Batsi nabefika kuBhalamu, bafike bamtjela loko bebakutfunywe nguBhalaki.
Babusi benu babahlubuki, babangani bemasela; bonkhe batsandza imidizo, balandzelana netipho. Ababavikeli labo labate boyise; ngisho nendzaba yemfelokati abayinaki.
Batinja letitsandza kakhulu kudla, abesutsi. Babelusi labangenakucondza, bonkhe bajikela etindleleni tabo, ngulowo nalowo bese utifunela kwakhe.
Nine ningihlambalatile emkhatsini wesive sami, ngobe nicondze kutfola emabinta lambalwa nje ebhali netingebhuta letimbalwa tesinkhwa. Ngekukhuluma emanga esiveni sami, lesilalela emanga, nibabulele labo lebekufanele bangafi, nasindzisa lebekufanele bafe.
Ngobe inkhosi yaseBhabhulona itakuma lapho lomgwaco wehlukana khona, esiphambanweni semigwaco lemibili, bese iyaphengula: Itakwenta inkatho ngemicibisholo, ibute etithicweni tayo, ihlole nasesibindzini sesilwane.
Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
Bhalamu wabaphendvula watsi: “Lalani lapha kulobusuku, kusasa ngitanibuyela nemphendvulo levela kuSimakadze.” Ngako labaholi bakaMowabi balala kaBhalamu.
Kute longaloya Jakobe, kute longaphengula Israyeli; kuyawukhulunywa ngaJakobe nanga-Israyeli kutsiwe: ‘Bukani lokwentiwe nguNkulunkulu!’
Ngaleso sikhatsi Bhalamu bese ati kahle kutsi kuyamjabulisa Simakadze nakabusisa lesive sema-Israyeli, ngako akazange aphindze afune letinye tibonakaliso njengakucala, kodvwa wesuka wabheka ngasehlane.
Ngobe labo labenta njalo, abakhonti yena Khristu iNkhosi yetfu, kodvwa bakhonta tisu tabo; nangemavi lamahle nalamnandzi bayenga tinhlitiyo talabo labangakahlakaniphi.
Labo bafanele kubindziswa, ngobe bacitsa emakhaya ngekufundzisa timfundziso letingakafaneli, bentele kutfola ingcebo ngebubi.
Ngetulu kwalabo lababebulewe emphini, ema-Israyeli abebulele agwaza Bhalamu, umsa waBheyori, labesangoma.
Bashiye indlela lecondzile bedukela endleleni yaBhalamu, umsa waBheyori, lowatsandza umvuzo lomubi.
Maye kubo, ngobe bahamba ngendlela yaKhayini; bagijimela ekwedukeni kwaBhalamu ngenca yemvuzo; bahlubukile njengaKhora, nabo babhubha.