12 Jakobe wabalekela eveni lase-Aramu; Israyeli wasebentela kutfola umfati, ngekwelusa timvu.
Bengihleti nawe iminyaka lengemashumi lamabili, emadvodzakati akho ngiwasebentele iminyaka lelishumi namine, timphahla takho ngatelusa iminyaka lesitfupha, nakhona lapho wangidlelela umholo wami ngekuwugucula emahlandla lalishumi.
Ngako-ke, ndvodzana yami, lalela livi lami: Baleka masinyane uye kamnaketfu Labani eHarani;
Uyawube sewuyamemetela embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, utsi: ‘Khokho wami abengum-Aramu labezulazula. Wehlela eGibhithe anebantfu labambalwa wahlala khona, waze wandza waba sive lesikhulu, nalesinemandla, nalesinyenti kakhulu.
Sale unginika bafati bami, nebantfwabami lengikusebentele ngabo ngitewuhamba, ngobe nawe uyawati umsebenti lengikwentele wona.”
“Awu Israyeli, nome sewuphinga kangaka nje, ningamenti Juda abe nelicala naye. “Ningayi eGilgali; ningayi eBhethi Aveni. Ningafungi futsi nitsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze!’
IGileyadi ilidolobha lalabakhohlakele, linindvwe tinyatselo letinengati.