16 Ukusuka lapho ama-Israyeli aragela phambili aya eBheri, ekumthombo lapha uSomnini akhuluma khona noMosi wathi: “Buthelela abantu ndawonye ukuze ngibaphe amanzi.”
Yeke uZimu wavula amehlwakhe, wabona umthombo wamanzi. Waya wazalisa isikhumba bewaseza nomsana.
Qala, ngizakujama lapho phambi kwakho edwaleni elisentabeni yeRhorebe. Ubethe idwalelo bese kuphuma amanzi ukuze abantu basele.” Yeke uMosi wenza njalo phambi kwabaphathi bakwa-Israyeli.
Nizakukha amanzi ngokuthaba emthonjeni wesindiso.
Mbala, kuhlatjwe umkhosi enarheni yakwaMowabi; ukurhahlawulokho kufikelele e-Egilayimu bekwafikelela neBheri-Elimu.
Iimbandana zommango ziyangihlonipha, iimpungutjha neenciliba ngombana ngiletha amanzi erhalawumbeni nemilambo egagadwini, ukuze abantu bami basele, labo abakhethiweko,
Angeze basalamba, angeze basoma, ummoya werhalawumba nelanga angeze usabatjhisa. Mbala, onesirhawu nabo uzabahlahla abe abarholele emithonjeni yamanzi.
“Thatha idondolo lakho bese wena no-Aroni umfowenu nihlanganise umkhambathi. Khulumani edwaleni phambi kwawo bona likhuphe amanzi akilo. Ngendlela leyo nizawuvezela amanzi edwaleni ukuze usele wona nefuywawo.”
Afuduka eDibhoni-Gadi ahloma e-Alimoni-Dibilatayimu.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ingathana bewazi isipho sakaZimu, nokobana ngubani othi kuwe, ‘Ngiseza’ bewuzambawa, yena ubazakupha amanzi wokuphila.”
kodwana ngiloyo naloyo osela amanzi engizamupha wona angekhe abe asoma godu. Amanzi engizamupha wona azakuphenduka isiyalu ngaphakathi kwakhe simondle ngamanzi wokuphila okungapheliko.”
Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Sekwenziwe! Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, ukuthoma nokuphela. Owomileko ngizamseza amanzi ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi wokuphila.
Ingilozi yangitjengisa umlambo wamanzi wokuphila, udarhe njengerhalasi, ugeleza uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi bakaZimu neMvana,
UMoya nomlobokazi bathi: “Yiza!” Nozwako akatjho athi: “Yiza!” Omunye nomunye owomileko akeze; nanyana ngubani othandako akathathe amanzi wokuphila ngesihle.
UJotamu wabaleka wanqomba eBheri wahlala lapho ngombana esaba u-Abimeleki umfowabo.