12 Ankha yakaapapela atithaka? Vamaithoniwaya nkikhale namalokottha, ni hiiho nkiiruuhele mwaneenaaka nlapho ehikhanle mareeliho.”
Asinamwane ale yaahunnuwa. Esawu aathatuwa namalupattha ooweraxa ni wannamusivela mutuphini. Vaheera Yakobe aari mutthu oomaala ni wannamusivela okilaathi paahi muheemani.
Owo aaheera: “Vekhaikai nsinanawe ti Yakobe ni ettiitthu! Aakilokottha imaara piili. Soophwanelasaka sa ontthaara ookaakha, vanonto ookuxa mareelihowaaka.” Ni aahaakoha atithawe: “Tiithi, khamukisungenre nreeliho hata nimoha?”
Owo ahiya woonyoonyeriwa weyo ni attiwala yeeyo oopakenlaawo, miyo kinimoolamulela ohokoleela nno. Niwoko na heeni kineeraaka kaayeleele anamwane ooweeli nihuku nimoha?”
“Oolamphwa akhale Kanaani. Owo anaakhale ookisera a ipottha sootheene sa axunneiye!”
Ikuru ni miruku ti sawawe; okhuma oolokotthiwa mpaka oolokottha, anlamuliwa ni Yoowo.
“Oolaphiwa yoowo omvara mooreesini muteko wa Yave! Oolaphiwa yoowo onooceeliha ekatanaawe oyeeha ephome!
“Oolaphiwa akhale yoowo onkilokottha, areeneno mmuhuwoni napunci oohirakala, onroromeliha omveleela, vahoolowaya, anakiveleelela mwaamunama oorakala,” oneera Yave, a ikuru sootheene. “Vano Miyo ti Mwene Mutokweene, ni Nsinanaka nnooviwa eriyari ya miloko.”
munttittimihoni ni mooveihiwani, ngwaapiwani ni mpilini, ntoko anamalokottha nireenetho a ekhaikhai,
“Oolaphiwe ti yoowo anaamuhapuxe oohoona.” Vano muloko wootheene weereke: “Ame!*”
Mususe wa soonanara sootheene.