Kapetulu 49
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Cho Yakobo wathanene bana bendi babanalume, na kwendeka ngwendi, "Likungululeni eni babenya hamo, mangana njimileke ebi bikasholoka kuliyeni kulutwe. Kungulukeni muthzibilile, eni bana ba Yakobo. Thzibilileni kuli isho, Isalela.
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Lubeni, yobe umunange wakulibanga, bukama bwange, kushangumuka cha kutakama change, unalifwila mukulema, nakulimanena muthzili.
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Kubethi kukutengulula ngwe mema a muta, cho kuukakala na kulema, mwafwa waile nakweta ku mwela waba isho. Cho waabiluthile; waile na kweta ku butumamo bwange.
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Simiyoni na Lebi banapu ba ndolome, mikwale yabo inapu bitwa bya bukenya.
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Obe mwonyo wange, kethi ukaije mu nthzango yabo; kethi ukalinunge na biwano byabo, mwafwa mbunge yange yakala nakathingimiko kakama hali ocho. Mwafwa kwitila mukulubala chabo bayhsiyole banu. Cho hamulonga wa thenga hakeko babatwile bingombe.
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Cho echeleni butenu bwabo bukale bwa kuthingima, mwafwa bwa thzibithile lyoba--cho nakulubala chabo, mwafwa chabukenya. Njikabanndunwina mu Yakobo na kubashandola mu Isalela.
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Yunda, bakakuthingimika kuba ndolome bobe. Maboko obe akakala ha bithingo byabaka n'ole bobe. Bana babaisho babanalume bakakuthsikamena yobe.
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Yunda napu muna ndumba. Munange wamunalume, unakanduka kutunda kututhitu. Wabutamene hathi, wakalabele ngwe ndumba, ngwe ndumba wachinakathzi. Iyajo ou natha kumwindula?
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Cho chikubo chabumwene kuchikatundu muli Yunda, nameme mbweti yabakakuyula kuikatundu kukati ka myanja yendi, shwi nomu akaija Shilo. Mafuti akamwononokela.
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Kukutilila chimbulu chendi kumubinyu, na chikuto cha chimbulu chendi kuchithzitika ku mubinyu wakushakula, nakukusha buthzalo bwendi mu binyu, na mukanjo wendi mu maninga ama ngilepu.
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Mesho endi akathzibala ngwe binyu, cho na mayo endi akatoka ngwe mabele.
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Zebuluuni akayoyela kuje kungenge ya kalunga ndonga, Akakala chabu chabimbopolo, na nginga yendi ikatandubuka kweta ku Sindoni.
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Isakar chimbulu wakutakama, nashulubala mukati kabilinga bya bimanga.
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Anakumona mwela wakuhwimina waubwa na libu lyakufwiya. Cho akathiula chithsili chendi kuchitele nakukala ngamba wa chije chipangi.
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Ndani akathompetha banu bendi hakukala umo wamiyati yaba Isalela.
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Ndani akakala linyoka wakumukulo wa mukwakwa, linyoka wabushungu wamu ngila uje akashuma kubithsende bya kabalu, mangana ou mukakulondaho awile chanima hathi.
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Njibandamena bwobole bwobe, Shukulu.
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Ngandi--byendo bya nthila bikamulukuka, oloni akabalukuka ku tuthsithsino twabo.
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Kulya cha Asha chikafuka, cho akana kulya chachibwa kubamwene.
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Nefitali napu chimuna wakuthzituka, ou akakala na bana bababwa.
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Yosefwa napu mwango wabushuka, munango wabushuka bwabubwa bwaku kabwelubwelu ka mema, cho minango yamo ikathindamena helu lya mbango.
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Bakamikili bakamulukukana kumwasha na kumushangumuka.
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Oloni buta bwendi bwamanana bukathala bwakutakama na maboko endi akalongwa hamulonga wa maboko a Yakobo wanthzili, hamulonga walithzina lya kanyungi, limanya lya Isalela.
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Njambi waba isho akakukwatha cho Njambi wanthzili yoshe akakakithula na kubethzika cha mwilu, kubethzika cha bije byakala mwithi ya hathi na kubethzika cha mabele na mwimo.
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Kubethzikitha chaba isho chinahyana kubethzikitha cha malindu yakuthan'ulu nambe byuma bibakashaka bya minkinda akuthan'ulu. Echela akakale ha mutwe wa Yosefwa, hamo nahamuchama wahamutwe wa muna mwene waba ndolome bendi.
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Mbenjameni napu kangunge wanjala. Akalyana kututhitu muthimbu yamutondo, cho muthimbu ya mangwethzi cho akandununa bije nathsiyanga."
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Ei ikeko miyati yaba Isalela likumi naibali. Ebi bikeko emdekele ishe omu akele nakubakithula. Umo naumo ba mukithwile na kithu yakufwila.
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Cho wabalongethele nakubaleka ngwendi, "Njili muyehi nakuya kubanu bange. Mukanjithsinde hama na bakukulwila muje mumathzethzengoma amu lihya lya Eferoni uje ka Hitite,
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mulithzethzengoma lije lili mu lihya lya Machipela, lije lili kuyehi na Mamule mu lifuti lya Kenani, lihya lije alandele Abilahama kukala bihilo kutunda kuli Eferoni ka Hitite.
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Kukeko kuje bathsindile Abilahama na munakathzi wendi Sala; kukeko kuje bathsindile Isake namunakathzi wendi Labeka; cho kukeko njathsindile Leya.
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Lije lihya nalije lithzethzengoma lilimo babilandele kutunda kubanu ba Hethi."
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Omu amanethele kukambeya bana bendi Yakobo, cho wakokelele mwanja wendi mu mwela, na kwechela kuhwima, cho waile ku banu bendi.