23 Kanti walaya isibhakabhaka phezulu, wavula iminyango yezula,
23 Loba kunjalo walaya umkhathi ngaphezulu wavula iminyango yamazulu;
Ngomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha wokuhamba kukaNowa, ngosuku lwetshumi lesikhombisa lwenyanga yesibili, imithombo engaphansi komhlaba yabhoboka, leminyango yasezulwini yavuleka.
induna yamphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu yathi: Uba iNkosi uNkulunkulu uqobo ingavula amawindi phezulu, kungenzeka lokhu na? Kodwa yena wathi: Uzakukubona ngawakho amehlo, kodwa kawuyikudla lutho lwakho.
Induna inkosi eyayibambelele engalweni yayo yathi emuntwini kaNkulunkulu: Uba iNkosi uNkulunkulu uqobo ingavula amawindi phezulu, kungenzeka lokhu na? Kodwa yena wathi: Uzakukubona ngawakho amehlo, kodwa kawuyikudla lutho lwakho.
Ngoba yakhuluma, umhlaba waba khona, yalaya, wema waqina.
Ngizasenza sibe liganga, singathenwa, singahlakulwa, simile ameva lokhula. Ngizalaya amayezi ukuba angasinethisi ngezulu.
Lethani konke okwetshumi endlini yenotho ukuba kube khona ukudla endlini yami. Lingihlole ngalokho, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla, libone ukuba kangiyikulivulela iminyango yaphezulu, ngilehlisele izibusiso ezinengi na?