Sehluko 4
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Mose waphendvula, ''Kepha ngitawenta njani nabangangikholwa kepha batsi,
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'Simakadze akatibonakalisi kuwe'?'' Simakadze watsi kuye, ''Yini lena lesesandleni sakho?'' Mosi watsi, ''Indvuku.''
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Simakadze watsi, ''Yijike phansi.'' Mosi wayijika phansi, yase igucuka iba yinyoka. Mosi wayibalekela.
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Simakadze watsi ku Mose, ''Yelula sandla uyibambe ngemsila.'' Ngako ke welula sandla wayibamba lenyoka. Yagucuka lendvuku esandleni sakhe phindze.
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'' Loku kwekutsi batotsemba kutsi Simakadze, longu Nkulunkulu wemadloti abo, Nkulunkulu wa Abrahama, Nkulunkulu wa Isaka, futsi na Nkulunkulu wa Jakobe sewutibonakalisile kuwe.''
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Simakadze waphindze watsi kuye , ''Nyalo faka sandla sakho ekhatsi engubeni yakho.'' Ngako Mose wafaka sandla sakhe ngekhatsi engubeni yakhe. Ngesikhatsi asikhokhela ngaphandle, bheka, sandla sakhe sasinebulephelu, simhlophe njenge sitfwaftwa.
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Simakadze watsi, ''Faka sandla sakho ngekhatsi futsi engubeni yakho.'' Ngako Mose wasifaka sandla sakhe ngekhatsi engubeni yakhe, kwase kutsi ngesikhatsi asikhokhela ngaphandle, wabona kutsi sesiphilisiwe futsi, njengaso sonkhe sikhumba sakhe.
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Simakadze watsi, ''Nangabe abakutsembi-nangabe abalinaki leliphawu lekucala lemandla ami noma batsembe kulo, ngako ke bataletsemba luphawu lwesibili.
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Nangabe abetsembi ngisho lawa lamabili emaphawu emandla ami, noma abakulaleli, ngako tsatsa emanti emfuleni uwatsele emhlabatsini lowomile. Lamanti lotawatsatsa atawuba yingati emhlabatsini lowomile.''
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Ngako Mose watsi ku Simakadze, ''Nkhosi, angikate ngibe kahle, ngisho nakadzeni noma solo wakhuluma encekwini yakho. Angikhoni kukhuluma kakhle.''
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Simakadze watsi kuye, ''Ngubani lowenta umlomo wemuntfu? Ngubani lowenta umuntfu angakhulumi nome angeva emadlebeni nome abone nome angaboni? Akusimi yini, Simakadze?
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Ngako nyalo hamba, ngitawuba nemlomo wakho futsi ngikufundzise lokumele ukusho.''
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Kepha Mose watsi, ''Nkhosi, ngicela utfumele lomunye, noma ngabe ngubani lofuna kumtfuma.''
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Ngako Simakadze watfukutselela Mose. Watsi, '' Angabanjani Aroni, umnakenu, umlevi? Ngiyati kutsi angakhona kukhuluma kahle. Phindze futsi uyeta utokubona, futsi nakakubona, utawujabula enhlitiyweni yakhe.
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Utawukhuluma kuye futsi utawufaka emavi lekumete uwasho emlonyweni wakhe. Ngitawuba nemlomo wakho futsi nemlomo wakhe, futsi ngitanitjengisa nobabili kutsi nentenjani. Utakukhulumela kulabantfu.
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Utawuba ngumlomo wakho, futsi utawuba kuwe njengami, Nkulunkulu.
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Utawuphatsa indvuku yakho ngesandla. Ngayo utawenta timanga.
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Mose wabuyela emuva kuJetro uyise tala wafike watsi kuye, ''Ngiyekele ngihambe ngibuyele etihlotjeni tami letise Gibhithe ngitobona kutsi basaphila yini.'' Jetro watsi kuMose, ''hamba ngekuthula
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''Simakadze watsi kuMosi eMidiyane, ''Hamba, ubuyele eGibhithe, ngoba bonkhe labantfu lebebatama kukubulala sebafa bonkhe.''
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Mose watsatsa umkakhe nemadvodzana akhe waba gibeta embongolweni. Wabuyela endzaweni yase Gibhithe, watsatsa indvuku yaNkulunkulu ngesandla.
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Simakadze watsi kuMose, ''Nawubuyela emuva eGibhithe, yenta yonkhe lemimangaliso lengiyifake emandleni akho. Kepha ngitawenta inhlitiyo yakhe ibe lukhuni, futsi angeke abavumele labantfu kutsi bahambe.
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Ubotsi kuFaro, 'Loku kushiwo nguSimakadze: Istrayeli yindvodzana yami, litibulo lami,
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Ngitsi kuwe, yekela indvodzana yami ihambe, kuze atengidvumisa.'' Kepha solo uyala kumkhulula, ngitawubulala emadvodzana akho, lamatibulo.'''
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Nyalo endleleni, basamele busuku, Simakadze wahlangana naMosi wetama kumbulala.
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Wase Ziphora utsatsa umukhwa wajuba lujwabu lwendvodzana yakhe, watsintsa tinyawo takhe. Wase utsi, ''Impela ungumkhwenyane wami wengati.
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Ngako Simakadze wamyekela. Watsi kuye, ''Ungumkhwenyane wami wengati'' ngenca yalokusoka.
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Simakadze watsi kuAroni, hamba uye ehlane uyewuhlangana naMose.'' Aroni wahamba, wahlangana naye entsabeni yaNkulunkulu, futsi wamcabuza.
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Mose watjela Aroni onkhe emagama lebekamtfunywe kutsi awasho futsi nangato tonkhe timphawu nemandla aSimakadze lebekamphocelele kutsi awente.
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Ngako boMose naAroni bahamba bahlanganisa labadzala baka iStrayeli.
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Aroni wakhuluma onkhe lamavi Simakadze bekawakhulume Mose. Wase ubonakalisa letimangaliso taSimakadze letinemandla emehlweni alabantfu.
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Labantfu bakholwa. Nabeva kutsi Simakadze ukubonile kuhlupheka kwabo, base bayaguca bayamdvumisa.