23 Nangabe inhlupheko iletsa kufa ngekushesha, uyabahleka labamsulwa, nabaphelelwa litsemba.
Abrahama wakhotsamisa buso bakhe, batsintsa phansi, wahleka, akhuluma yedvwana enhlitiyweni atsi: “Konje kungenteka yini kutsi indvodza itale umntfwana seyineminyaka lelikhulu budzala? Kona kungenteka yini kutsi Sara atale umntfwana asaneminyaka lengema-90?”
“Manje ngite lapha kutewukhuluma enkhosini yami, ngobe bantfu bangesabisile. Incekukati yakho ibese iyacabanga, itsi: ‘Loku ngitakukhuluma enkhosini, mhlawumbe ingahle yente loko lokucelwa yincekukati yayo.
“Manje-ke incekukati yakho itsi: ‘Shangatsi emavi enkhosi yami, inkhosi, angangiletsela kuphumula, ngobe phela inkhosi yami ifanana nengilosi yaNkulunkulu ekwehlukaniseni lokuhle kulokubi. Shangatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho angaba nawe.’ ”
Ngako Sathane wesuka embikwaSimakadze, wesukela Jobe, wamhlasela ngematfumba labutfukako, kusukela ngaphansi kwelunyawo lwakhe kuze kuyewufika etulu elunweleni lwakhe.
Kuquma kwalabafako kuvakala edolobheni, nemiphefumulo yalabalimele ikhalela kusitwa. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu kute lambeka licala ngaloko lokubi lokwentiwe.
“Ase ucabange naku: Wase wambona yini longenacala abhubha? Ngukuphi lapho labalungile bake babulawa khona?
“Ecinisweni Nkulunkulu akamlahli umuntfu lomsulwa, futsi akaticinisi tandla tebantfu labenta bubi.
Yebo, ngenca yakho sibulawa lonkhe lilanga, sitsatfwe njengetimvu timele kuhlatjwa.
“ ‘Nakanjani kuvivinywa kuyeta. Kwentiwa yini kutsi wedzelele luswati? Kungaba njani nalungete lwaphumelela? Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’