12 Nasele nigome nasutha, nakha iinkumba zamabono benahlala kizo,
Nangingasutha khulu ngizakukhohlwa ngithi: “Konje phana ngubani uSomnini loyo?” Nangingaswela ngizakweba, ngokwenza njalo, ngihlambalaze ibizo lakaZimami.
Ngenza imisebenzi emikhulu: Ngazakhela iinkumba begodu ngatjala neendiribe.
begodu athi, ‘Isikhathi sokwakha izindlu sisesekude. Idorobheli liyimbiza, thina siyinyama!’
Kungebangelo nigandelela okhwahlileko benimkatelele bona aniphe amabele. Nakhe abobhazabhazakazi beenkumba zamatje nje, kodwana anizozihlala; nitjele iindiribe, kodwana anizolisela iwayini lakhonelo.
“Kusikhathi sokobana nina nihlale eendlini zakanokutjho, khibe indlu le yona ilokhu ilirubhi njalo na?”
Kwaba njalo nangesikhathi sakaLothi. Abantu bebagoma begodu basela, bathenga begodu bathengisa, batjala begodu basakha.
Ngombana nakhu anizange nilotjhe uSomnini uZimenu ngethabo nangokuthokoza kwehliziyo ngebanga lokobana benisutha,
Nasele ngiwalethe enarheni egeleza ibisi neliju, engayifungela ukuyinikela aboyisemkhulu, sele agomile asuthi aziimputjuputjwana, azakuphendukela kibosingazimu abalotjhe, mina angeqise amehlo, ephule isivumelwano sami.
Kodwana uJetjhuruni wanona bewatjakadula, iye, wanona, waba sibhumbudu bewaragalala. Watjhiya uZimu owamdalako, wanyefula iDwala lesindiswakhe.
USomnini uZimenu uzaningenisa enarheni ayifungela kiboyihlomkhulu, ku-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakopo. Lokha nayininikela amadorobho amakhulu namahle eningazange niwakhe,
nalokha iinkomo, izimvu neembuzi zenu nasele zandile, isiliva negolide lenu nalo landile nakho koke eninakho sele kwandile,