¹ Bapriesti labakhulu batsi, ''ngabe letinto tiliciniso?'' ² Stefane watsi, 'Bomnaketfu nabobabe, ngilaleni: LoNkulunkulu wenkhatimulo ubonakalisiwe kubabewetfu Abraham ngesikhatsi ase Mesopotamiya angakahlali eHaran; ³ watsi kuye, Shiya live lakini netihlobo takho, uye eveni lengitakukhombisa lona ; ⁴ wase uyalishiya live lemaKhaledi wayohlala eHaran; kusukela lapho emuvakwekufa kwababe wakhe ,Nkulunkulu wamuletsa kulelo live,lahlala kulo nyalo' ⁵ Akamnikanga lutfo ngako njengendlalifa kuye, cha, hhayi nekwanela kutsi kubekwe lunyawo. Kepha watsembisa- nakube Abraham ete umntfwana naka loko-kuze anike lelive njenge sabelo sakhe nentalwelwane yakhe emuvakwakhe. ⁶ Nkulunkulu wakhuluma naye ka njena, kuze titukulwane takhe tiphile kwesikhashana eveni lekuhamba, nekutsi labo balelo live babaletse ebugcilini babaphatse kabi iminyaka langemakhulu lamane. ⁷ Kepha ngitasehlulela lesive labasikhontako ; kwasho Nkulunkulu, 'emuva kwaloko batawuphuma bangikhonte kulendzawo; ⁸ Ngako Nkulunkulu wanika Abraham sivumelwane sekusoka, ngako Abraham waba ngu babe wa Isaka wamsoka ngelusuku lwesiphohlongo; Isaka waba ngubabe waJakobe, naJakobe babe wabokhokho labalishumi nambili. ⁹ Ngokuba labokhokho bebanemona nga Josefa, bamtsengisa eGibhitha; kepha Nkulunkulu bekanaye ¹⁰ wamukhulula kutotonkhe tinhlupheko takhe.Wanika Josefa umusa nenhlakanipho ebukhoneni baFaro, inkhosi yase Gibhithe, lambeka indvuna kulolonkhe lase Gibhithe nasendlini yakhe. ¹¹ Kwasekufika indlala lenkhulu kulolonkhe live laseGibhithe neKhenani,ne kuhlupheka lokukhulu,nabobabe betfu abakutfolanga kudla ¹² .Kepha Jakobe nakeva kutsi kwakunemabele eGibhithe, watfumela bobabe betfu eluhambeni lwabo lwekucala. ¹³ Eluhambeni lwabo lwesibili Josefa watenta watiwa kubomnakwabo, nemndeni waJosefa watiwa nguFaro. ¹⁴ Josefa watfumela bomnakabo emuva kuyotjela babe wabo Jakobe kutsi ete eGibhithe, kanye netihlobo tabo, lebe tingemashumi lasikhombisa nesihlanu titonkhe . ¹⁵ Ngako Jakobe wehlela eGibhithe, wase uyafa, yena nabobabe wetfu. ¹⁶ Betfwalwa baya eShechem bawabeka ethuneni la Abraham lalitsenga ngambadalo yesiliva emadvodzaneni aHamor eShechem. ¹⁷ Ngesikhatsi kusondzela kugcwaliseka kwe setsembiso , lesetsembiso lasakha na Abraham, bantfu bandza ngebunengi eGibhithe, ¹⁸ kwaze kwaba nalenye inkhosi kulase Gibhithe, inkhosi lebeyingati ngaJosefa. ¹⁹ Wakhohlisa bantfu bakitsi waphindze waphocelela bobabe betfu kutsi bavete tinswane tabo kuze tingatogcinwa tiphila. ²⁰ Ngaleso sikhatsi Mose watalwa,bekamuhle kakhulu phambi kwaNkulunkulu aphindze ondlekile tinyanga letintsatfu endlini yeyise. ²¹ ngekhatsi abekwe ngaphandle,Indvodzakati yaFaro yamfaka esiswini sayo yamukhulisa njengemusa wayo. ²² Mosi bekafundzisiwe ngayoyonkhe inhlakanipho yaseGibhithe,bekaphindze abenemandla emavi akhe nemisebenti. ²³ kepha nakeneminyaka lengemashumi lamane budzala, kwefika enhlitiyweni yakhe kuvakashela banakabo, titukulwane temaIsrael. ²⁴ Abona umIsrael aphatfwa kabi'Mosi wamuvikela wa phindziselela lolobekacindzetelwe ngekushaya leliGibhithe; ²⁵ wacabanga kwekutsi bomnakabo batawucondza kutsi Nkulunkulu ngengalo yakhe bekabephula kubo, kepha abacondzanga. . ²⁶ Ngelilanga lelilandze lako wabona emadvodza lamabili balwa wetama kwakhakuthula emkhatsini wabo atsi, 'madvodza, nibafowenu; nilimatanelani? ²⁷ Kepha lolobekone makhelwane wakhe wamfuca wawa, wase utsi,ngubani lwekubeke umubusi nemehluleli etikwetfu? ²⁸ Uyafuna yini kungibulala njengoba ubulele lomGibhithe itolo? ' ²⁹ Mosi wabaleka nase eve loko; waba sihambi eveni lakaMidiyane, Waba ngubabe wemadvodzana lamabili, ³⁰ Nasekwendlule emashumi lamane eminyaka, ingelozi yabonakala kuye ehlane lentsaba iSinayi, elangabini lemlilo lobe usehlatsini. ³¹ NaMosi abona lomlilo, wamangala ngalokubona; aseta kukubuka, kwevakala livi leNkosi, litsi, ³² Ngingunkulunkulu waboyihlo, longuNkulunkulu wa Abrahama,naIsaka, naJakobe, 'Mosi wachachatela wangaphindzi wafuna kubuka. ³³ INkosi yatsi kuye, 'khumula tincabule takho etinywaweni takho ngoba le ndzawo lome kuyo ingumhlabatsi longcwele ³⁴ Ngibone mbamba kuhlupheka kwebantu bami labaseGibhithe; Ngivile kububula kwabo, sengitile phansi kubephula, nyalo wota, Ngitakutfuma eGibhithe.' ³⁵ Lo Mosi lebamala, nabatsi, 'Ngubani lowakwenta umbusi nelijaji?'_bekunguye lowatfunywa nguNkulunkulu njengembusi nemkhululili. Nkulunkulu wamtfuma ngesandla sengelosi lebonakele kuMosi ehlatsini. ³⁶ Mosi wabahola baphuma eGibhithe, emvakwekwenta imimangaliso netibonakaliso eGibhithe nase lwandle lwemhlanga,nasendie ngesikhatsi seminyaka lengemashumilamane ³⁷ Kwakusolo kunguloyo Mosi lowatsi kubantfu bakaIsrael, 'Nkulunkulu utawuvusa umprofethi wenu emkhatsini wabomnakenu, umprofethi lonjengami; ³⁸ Ngulendvodza lebeyisenhlanganyelweni endle nengelozi leyakhuluma naye entsabeni eSinayi, lebekanabobabe, nalowo lowatfola emavi laphilako kutsi asinike. ³⁹ Kepha bobabe bala kumlalela,' bamcosha kubo, etinhlitiyweni tabo babuyela eGibhithe. ⁴⁰ Ngalesosikhatsi batsi kuAaron, 'Sentele bonkulunkulu labatasihola. ngaloMosi lo lowasikhokha eGibhithe; asati kutsi kwentekeni ngaye; ⁴¹ Ngako bakha litfole kulawomalanga beta nemnikelo kulesithico, batfokota ngenca yemisebenti yetandla tabo. ⁴² Kepha Nkulunkulu wagucuka wabanikela ekukhonteni tinkhanyeti esibhakabhakeni, ngekubhalwa encwadzini yebaprofethi, 'Wamnikela kimi kubulala tinkunzi neminikelo iminyaka lengemashumi lamane ehlane, yindlu yakaIsrael? ⁴³ Namukela lithabanekeli le Molech nenkhanyeti yankulunkulu Rephan, netitfombe lowatentela indumiso kubo; ngiphindze ngikwetfwale ngembili kweBhabhiloni; ⁴⁴ Bobabe babe nelithabanekeli lekufakaza endle, njengoba Nkulunkulu ayaleta mhla akhuluma na Mosi, kutsi kufanele akwente njenge luhla lalubonile. ⁴⁵ Emvakwaloko bobabe wetfu, ngaphansi kwa Joshuwa leliThabanekeli baliletsa nabo nasebatsatsa tabelo tabo talomhlaba. Nkulunkulu watsatsa lelive etiveni babacosha ebusweni babobabebetfu. Lithabanekeli lasala eveni kwaze kwaba sikhatsi saDavide, ⁴⁶ lowatfola umusa emehlweni aNkulunkulu,wase ubuta kutsi angatfola indzawo yekuhlala yaNkulunkulu waJakobe. ⁴⁷ Kepha kwatsi Solomoni lowakha indlu yaNkulunkulu. ⁴⁸ Nobekunjalo,loyo Lophakeme Kakhulu akahlali etindlini letakhiwe tandla, njengoba umprofethi asho, ⁴⁹ Lizulu lisigodlo sami, nemhlaba utenabelo tetinywawo tami. Hloboluni lwendlu longayakhela mine? kusho inkhosi, nobe yini indzawo yekuphumula? ⁵⁰ Atizange tandla tami titakhe letotintfo?' ⁵¹ Ninebetintsamo letilukhuni, labangaka soki inhlitiyo netinhlebe, nimelana njalo naMoya loyingwcele; nilingisa boyihlo. ⁵² Ngumuphi walabaprofethi labangatange babahluphe? Bababulala laprofethil labetanga phambili kwaLolungile ; seniphindze nababakhapheli nebabulali bakhe futsi; ⁵³ Ninebantfu lenemukela umtsetfo netingelozi letatiwu,shicilela, kepha aniwugcinanga.' ⁵⁴ Na emalunga eliqoqo ativaletotintfo, badzabuka etinhlitiweni, base bagugudzela Sitefane ematinyo. ⁵⁵ Agcwele moya loyingwele ,wagcolotela ezulwini wabona inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu;wabona Jesu emile nesokunene saNkulunkulu . ⁵⁶ Watsi, ''Bukani, ngibona emazulu avulekile, neNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu esandleni sangekudla saNkulunkulu.'' ⁵⁷ Kuloko emalunga eliqoqo avala tindlebe tawo, amemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, bajakela kuye ngenjongo yinye, ⁵⁸ Bamuhudvulela ngaphndle kwelidolobha bacala kumukhandza ngematje.Bofakazi babeka phansi kwangephansi kwekugcoka kwabo etinyaweni talelibhungu lelalingu Sawula. ⁵⁹ Basamkhandza Stefane,wamemeta ligama leNkosi watsi, 'Nkhosi Jesu, yemukela umoya wami.'' ⁶⁰ Waguca phansi wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, ''Nkhosi,ungababambeli sono,'' Nasekakhulume loko wehlelwa butfongo.