16 Nkinoonelamo okumaaka! Nkinkhala mahuku ootheene; mukihiye, niwoko mahukwaaka khaveetthuwo.
Rebeka aarowa omuleela Isaki: “Kookhulumuwa ni khaankisivela asithiyana ala aHiti. Yakobe amuthela muthiyana a elapweene yeela, miyo kinookupaleela weera fataari kikhwe.”
Owo aavolowa munikareni eettaka wa nihuku nenenno. Aaphiya wa mwiri mmoha, anakilaathi vathi avekelaka weera akhwe. Aamweerela Yave: “Ii Yave, wookwana! Mukuxe okumaaka niwoko nkihiyono ooreerela waapwaha makholowaaka.”
“Kinthanya okumaaka! Tivawo kineeraaka wiixinnyerera wa ottaandawulawaka, kinimoonihera othanana kiraakano mookuminimwaka.
Mahuku a okumaaka ahanle vakhaani. Mususe wa miyo weera kikhaleno ehuhu vakhaani ya ohakalala,
Tivawo, munghuluwe ni munghiye mpaka aneeraawe akwanihere ehuhuwaawe ntoko namuteko onliviwa vamweerini.
Muluku aakinyakantte, avenxaka ntatanawe noowaakiha ni aakimalamalinghe!
Fataari okhumuliwa nxiko ni okhwa ohikhanle ohaawa hiiha.
Ii! Muluku, muupuwelele weera okumaaka onlikana ni iphumu; maithwaaka kheerwa yoonatho mpuha.
Naari kireene ookwaneleene, nkiniipwatthela; kinnyoosa okumaaka.
Mutthu ori ntoko iphumu; mahukwaawe ari ntoko munttuusi omvira.
Mvenxeke wa miyo ohoxawanyu; koomoroxiwa ni okimanawanyu.
Muhuluxe maithwaanyu wa miyo weera kihakalaletho kihinaaye miyo opwaha kihooneyaka.”
Mutthu omvira, anahokolowa ntoko munttuusi paahi. Owo ontthukhuruwa siiyo athukumanyihaka mihakhu, mene khansuwela taani anaahaleno.
Atthu a murima woowiiyeviha anlikana ni iphumu paahi; maneethi anlikana ni wootha. Awosa ootheene yaaphimiwaka vamiringoni, olemelawaya khoomphiyera vaphumuni.
Tivawo aapakinghaawe mahukwaaya weera eciphe ntoko iphumu ni yaaviriha iyaakhasaya ngwoovani.
Aahuupuwelela weera yaari atthu paahi ankhwa; epheyo emvira woohihokolowa.
Tivawo kinthanyaaka okumi, niwoko muteko omvariwa mulaponi kinoona ntoko woolemelaxa. Sootheene khasaavareleiye muteko, waari woomola epheyo paahi.
Ootheene ahalahanle a muloko owo anoothanla wiiviwa ohiya okhala ni okumi mmapuroni ootheene mwa weiwo kineeraaka kiwoomolele, onghima Yave a ikuru sootheene.’”
Vano Yave, miyo kinoodyoonttelelani: mukiive, niwoko wa miyo fataari okhwa ohikhanle okhala ni okumi.”
Nikhumaka nsuwa, Muluku aarumiha epheyo yoovihaxa ekhumaka ninkhuma nsuwa ni nsuwa naamvihera Yoonasi mpaka ohaleela okomoka. Hiiho owo aahaawela okhwa eeraka: “Wa miyo waari fataari okhwa ohikhanle okhala ni okumi.”