9 Ingcenye yesithathu yalokho okuphilako ngelwandle kwafa nengcenye yesithathu yemikhumbi yoniwa.
Lapho gade angenwe mamanzi emadolweni, aba neenhlungu njengomfazi obelethako,
Iinhlambi ngeNayili zafa, umlambo waba nesivunda kangangobana amaGibhide azange akwazi ukusela amanzi wakhona. Kwazala iingazi iGibhide yoke.
yoke imikhumbi yokurhweba nazo zoke iinthayamanzi ezithwele amagugu.
Isimemezelo sakaZimu ngeTirosi: Rhahlawulani nina mikhumbi yokurhweba; aninakhaya ngombana iTirosi irhayiliwe! Kwabonakala lokho nayifika ivela enarheni yamaKithi.
“USomnini uthi: “Enarheni yoke, iingcenye ezimbili kezintathu zizakurhayilwa bezitjhabalale; nokho isithathu sizakusinda.
Isithathwesi ngizasidlulisa emlilweni; ngisicwengisise njengocwengisisa isiliva negolide. Sizakubiza ibizo lami, nje-ke ngizasiphendula, ngithi, ‘Bababantu bami,’ bese sona sithi, ‘USomnini nguZimethu.’ ”
Umsila wakhe wawola ingcenye yesithathu yeenkwekwezi zezulu, waziwululela ephasini. Nje-ke unomrhaso wajama phambi komfazi obekasele azokubeletha ukuze azokudla umntwanakhe loyo emva kobana abelethiwe.
Ingilozi yesibili yathululela isitja sayo phezu kwelwandle, laphenduka labangathi ziingazi zesidumbu, kwafa koke okuphilako ngelwandle.
Ingilozi yesithathu yavuthela iporompita, ikwekwezi ekulu yawa ezulwini ibaneka njengesihlothi esivuthako; yawela engcenyeni yesithathu yemilambo nemithonjeni yamanzi.
Ingilozi yesine yavuthela iporompita yayo, kwathi ingcenye yesithathu yelanga, ingcenye yesithathu yenyezi nengcenye yesithathu yeenkwekwezi, iye, koke kwengcenye yesithathu yomkhanyo wakhona kwafiphala; azange kusaba khona ukukhanya engcenyeni yesithathu yemini, ngokunjalo nobusuku.
Ingilozi yokuthoma yavuthela iporompita yayo, kwaba khona isinanja nomlilo kuvangene neengazi, kwathululelwa phezu kwephasi. Ingcenye yesithathu yephasi yatjhiswa; godu nengcenye yesithathu yemithi nakho koke okubutjani kwatjha kwalotha.
Ngokunjalo-ke, zatjhatjhululwa iingilozi ezine ebegade sele zilungiselelwe i-awara, ilanga, inyanga nomnyaka kobana zibhubhise okwesithathu kwabantu.
Ngeenhluphekwezo kwabhujiswa isithathu sabantu, okutjho ngomlilo, ngentuthu nangesibabuli okwaphuma emlonyeni weenjomani.