5 Watfumela titfunywa kuBhalamu indvodzana yaBheyori lobekasePhethori,+ leseceleni kwemfula iYufrathe,* endzaweni yakubo. Wambita, watsi: “Kunebantfu labaphume eveni laseGibhithe. Sebagcwele kuwo wonkhe umhlaba*+ futsi bahlala lapha endzaweni yetfu. 6 Ngako ngicela ute utongicalekisela bona+ ngobe banemandla kunami. Mhlawumbe nje ngingabancoba ngiphindze ngibacoshe kulelive, ngobe ngati kahle kutsi ubusisiwe umuntfu wena lombusisako nekutsi ucalekisiwe loyo wena lomcalekisako.”

7 Wabese usho nasi saga:+

‘Wota utengicalekisela Jakobe.

Ute utewulahla Israyeli.’+

11 Bhalaki wabese utsi kuBhalamu: “Yini lena longente yona? Ngikubitele kutsi utewucalekisa titsa tami, kepha esikhundleni saloko wena utibusisile.”+

10 Bhalaki wamtfukutselela kakhulu Bhalamu, waze washaya tandla ngekuphukuta, watsi kuye: “Bengikubitele kutsi utewucalekisa titsa tami,+ kodvwa kute lokwentile ngaphandle kwekutibusisa kuto tonkhe letikhatsi letintsatfu.