15 Tsine sitihambi nebafokati embikwakho, njengabo bonkhe bokhokho betfu. Emalanga etfu lapha emhlabeni afanana nesitfunti, kute litsemba.
Abrahama wahlala eveni lemaFilisti sikhatsi lesidze.
“Ngisihambi nemchamuki la emkhatsini wenu. Ngicela ningitsengisele indzawo yekungcwaba, khona ngitewungcwaba lesidvumbu semkami.”
Shangatsi angakunika sibusiso sa-Abrahama, wena kanye netitukulwane takho, uze ulitsatse libe lakho lelive losihambi kulo kwamanje, Nkulunkulu lalinika Abrahama!”
Sizatfu lesamenta ehlukane nemnakabo kutsi bobabili bese banetimphahla letinyenti kakhulu. Live labebahlala kulo lalingabe lisabenela bobabili.
Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Iminyaka yami yekuzulazula seyili-130. Leminyaka lembalwa inebulukhuni emphilweni yami. Noko ngisengakabi mdzala ngefika eminyakeni yabokhokho ekuzulazuleni kwabo.”
“Empeleni mine bengingubani, sona sive sami besiyini kutsi besingakhona kunikela kakhulu kangaka? Konkhe kuphuma kuwe, natsi sikunike kona loko lokuphuma esandleni sakho.
Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, konkhe loku lokunyenti lesesikunikelele kwakha lithempeli, silakhele Libito lakho lelingcwele, kuphuma esandleni sakho, futsi konkhe loko kwakho.
Kodvwa umuntfu uyafa angcwatjwe, kube kuphela kwakhe, kutsi kungaphuma umphefumulo kube kuphela kwakhe.
Ubhahela njengembali, bese uyabuna, akakhonsi, usheshe anyamalale njengesitfunti.
ngobe tsine sitelwe itolo loku, kute lesikwatiko, netinsuku tetfu tekuhamba lapha emhlabeni tisitfunti nje.
Emalanga ami anjengesitfunti sentsambama, ngiyabuna njengetjani.
Ngisihambi lapha emhlabeni, ungangifihleli imiyalo yakho.
Umuntfu ufanana nemoya nje; emalanga ekuphila kwakhe afanana nesitfunti lesendlulako.
Hhawu, Simakadze! Lalela umkhuleko wami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncuseni kwami, ungatitibi tinyembeti tekukhala kwami. Ngobe mine ngingumfokati lokhosele kuwe, ngisihambi njengabokhokho bami bonkhe.
Ngiyekele! Ungabe uloku ungigolotele, ngobe ngifuna kuphindze ngijabule, ngingakahambi emhlabeni.
Onkhe emalanga etfu ekuphila endlula ngaphansi kwelulaka lwakho, iminyaka yetfu iyefika ibuye yendlule, sincane sesibibitfwane sesikhashana.
Empeleni ngubani longahle ati kutsi yini lenhle lefanele umuntfu kulokuphila, nakulamalangana lambalwa nalalite lendlula kuwo njengesitfunti? Ngubani nje longatjela lomunye umuntfu kutsi kutakwentekani lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga nangasekho?
“ ‘Indzawo aniyiwuyitsengisa siphelane, ngobe phela lelive ngelami, nine nitihambi nebacashi bami.
Ningakusho kanjani loko, njengobe ningalati likusasa lekuphila kwenu kutsi litawuba yini? Ngobe kuphila kwenu kunjengenkhungu, lechamuka ibonakale sikhashana, iphindze inyamalale.
Batsandzekako, ngiyanincenga, njengobe nitihambi nalabendlulako kulomhlaba, kutsi nitikhweshele tinkhanuko tenyama letilwa nemphefumulo.