Sehluko 39
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Josefa wehliselwa phasi eGibhite. Photifari, siphatsimandla saFaro lobekayindvuna yabogadzi neMagibhita, wamutsenga kuma Ishmayeli, lobekamehlisele khona.
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Simakadze bekana Josefa waba yindvodza lephumelelako. Wahlala endlini yemholi wakhe waseGibhithe.
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Umholi wakhe wabona kutsi Simakadze unaye futsi Simakdze waphumelelisa konkhe lakwenta.
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Josefa watfola umusa ebuseni baPhotifari . Wamusebentela Photifari. Photifari wabeka Josefa kutsi abe yindvuna yakhe leyengamele likhaya lakhe nako konkhe lanako, abe liso lakhe.
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5 Kwefika sikhatsi kutsi amente abe yindvuna tikwendlu yakhe natikwako konkhe lanako, kutsi Simakadze alibusise lelikhaya leMgibhithe ngengca yaJosefa. Lesibusiso saSimakadze besikuko konke lanako Photifari endlini nasensimini.
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Photifari wabeka konkhe labenako ngaphasi kwekunakekela kwaJosefa. Akudzingekanga kutsi acabange ngalutfo ngaphandle kwekudla lakudla. Nyalo Josefa bekamuhle akhanga.
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Kwefika lapho emvakawa loko umfati wemholi abhekise emehlo akhe kuJosefa, "Lala nami."
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Kepha wala watsi ungumfati wemholi, "Buka, umholi wami akasakunaki lengikwentaki endlini, ubeke konkhe lokungekwakhe esandleni sami.
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Kute lomkhulu lapha endlini kunami. Akangigodleli lutfo kimi kepha wena, ngoba ungumfati wakhe. Ngingabenta kanjan lobubi lobungaka ngentesono kuNkulunkulu.
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Wakhuluma kuJosefa ngelilanga nelilanga, kepha wala kulala naye nome kubanaye.
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Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga waya endlini ayowenta imisebenti yakhe. Kute ngisho namunye wemadvodza endlu labekhona kulendlu.
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Wamubamba ngetimphahla watsi, ''Lala nami.'' Washiya timphahla takhe etandleni takhe, wabaleka waphuma kuleyondlu.
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Kwefika lapho, uma abona kutsi ushiye imphahla yakhe etandleni takhe futsi waphumela ngaphandle,
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kutsi abite emadvodza endlu yakhe wabatjela, ''Bukani, Photefari uletse lomHebheru kutoseya. Ungingenele afuna kulala nami, ngamemeta.
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Kwefika lapho uma angiva ngimemeta, washiya timphahla takhe lakimi, wabaleka waphumela ngaphandle kwendlu.
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Wabeka letimphahla eceleni kwakhe kwaze kwabuya umyeni wakhe ekhaya.
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Wamuchazela, ''Lesisebenti semuHebheru losiletsele sona, site satongeya.
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Kutse nangitsi ngiyamemeta, sashiya timphahla kimi sabaleka saphumela ngaphandle.''
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Kwefika lapho, uma umholi eva inchazelo yemfati wakhe lamtjela yona, ''Ngiloku lesigcila sakho lesingente kona,'' watfukutsela kakhulu.
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Umholi waJosefa wamutsatsa wamufaka ejele, indzawo lapho tiboshwa tenkhosi tihlala khona. Bekalapho ejele.
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Kepha Simakadze waba naJosefa wamukhombisa sivumelwano lesitsembekile kuye. Wamnika umusa ebusweni bemgcinijele.
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Umgcinijele wabeka tonkhe tiboshwa lebetisejele ngaphansi kwesandla saJosefa. Konkhe lebebakwenta lapho, Josefa bekabuke konkhe lokwentekako.
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Umgcinijele akazange akhatsateke nanome yini lokwakusesandleni sakhe, ngobe Simakadze bekanaye. Noma yini lobekwenteka, Simakadze bekakuphumelelisa.