1 Futsi kwenteka kutsi Jaredi nemnakabo, nemindeni yabo, kanjalo nebangani baJaredi nemnakabo kanye nemindeni yabo, bahamba behlela esigodzini lesasingasenyakatfo, (ligama laleso sigodzi bekuyiNimrodi, sicanjwe ngemtingeli lomkhulu) nemihlambi yabo lebebayibutsele ndzawonye, lendvuna nalensikati, yalo lonkhe luhlobo

2 Baphindze babeka bosochaka babamba tinyoni telizulu; balungisa sitja, labatfwala ngaso tinhlanti temanti.

3 Baphindze betfwala idezurethi, lekutsi, nayihunyushwa ibitwa ngekutsi tinyosi teluju, ngako-ke bebatfwele nelibulo letinyosi, kanye nato tonkhe tinhlobo taloko lokwakukhona eveni, tinhlanyelo talo lonkhe luhlobo.

4 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi sebehlele entansi esigodzini saNimrodi iNkhosi yehla kutawukhuluma nemnakaboJaredi; yayisefini, futsi umnakaboJaredi akayibonanga.

5 Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yabayaleta kutsi bahambe baye ehlane, yebo, kuleyo ncenye lapho bekungakate kube khona umuntfu kuyo. Futsi kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yahamba phambi kwabo, yakhuluma nabo ngesikhatsi ime efini, yabayaleta kutsi baye ngakuphi.

6 Futsi kwenteka kutsi bahamba ehlane, bakha tikebhe, labawela ngato emanti lamanyenti, bayaletwa njalo sandla seNkhosi.

7 Futsi iNkhosi ayibavumelanga kutsi beme ngesheya kwelwandle ehlane, kodvwa yayifuna kutsi bahambe bate befike ngisho eveni lesetsembiso, lelalikhetsekile ngetulu kwawo onkhe lamanye emave, iNkhosi Nkulunkulu leyayililondvolotele bantfu labalungile.

8 Futsi yayifungile entfukutselweni yayo kumnakaboJaredi, kutsi loyo lobekatawutfola lelive lesetsembiso, kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi kuya phambili futsi ingunaphakadze, kumele amkhonte, Nkulunkulu weliciniso nalokuphela kwakhe, noma basuswe baphele ngesikhatsi intfukutselo yayo lephelele ita kubo.

9 Manje, siyatibona timemetelo taNkulunkulu mayelana nalelive, kutsi live lesetsembiso, noma ngusiphi sive lesiyawulitfola siyawukhonta Nkulunkulu, noma siyawususwa siphele ngesikhatsi intfukutselo yayo lephelele ita kubo. Intfukutselo yayo lephelele ita kubo uma sebavutsiwe ebubini.

10 Ngoba buka, leli live lelikhetsekile ngetulu kwawo onkhe lamanye emave, ngaloko-ke loyo lolitfolako uyawukhonta Nkulunkulu noma esuswe; ngoba lesi simemetelo saNkulunkulu waphakadze. Futsi loku angeke kwenteke kute kube khona bubi lobuphelele emkhatsini webantfwana balelive, kutsi basuswe.

11 Futsi loku kuta kini, O nine beTive, kute nitati timemetelo taNkulunkulu—kute niphendvuke, ningabe nisachubeka ebubini benu bute bubi lobuphelele bufike, kute ningalwehliseli lulaka loluphelele lwaNkulunkulu etikwenu njengobe bantfu balelive bente njalo ngaphambilini.

12 Buka, leli live lelikhetsekile, futsi leso sive lesiyawulitfola siyawukhululeka ebugcilini, nasekutfunjweni, nakuto tonkhe tive letingephansi kwelizulu, uma nje bangamkhonta Nkulunkulu walelive, longuJesu Khristu, lobonakalisiwe ngaloko lesikubhalile.

13 Manje sengiyachubeka nembhalo wami, ngoba buka, kwenteka kutsi iNkhosi yamletsa Jaredi nabomnakabo nakulolo lwandle lolukhulu lolwehlukanisa emave. Futsi ngesikhatsi befika elwandle bemisa emathende abo; bayibita lendzawo ngeligama lelitsi yiMoriyankhumeri; bahlala emathendeni, bahlala emathendeni elugwini lwelwandle sikhatsi lesingangeminyaka lemine.

14 Futsi kwenteka kutsi ekupheleni kweminyaka lemine iNkhosi yaphindze yeta kumnakaboJaredi, yema efini yakhuluma naye. INkhosi yakhuluma nemnakaboJaredi sikhatsi lesingaba mahora lamatsatfu, yamtfobisa ngoba akakhumbulanga kubita libito leNkhosi.

15 Futsi umnakaboJaredi waphendvuka kulobo bubi labekabentile, walibita libito leNkhosi entela bomnakabo labebanaye. INkhosi yatsi kuye: Ngitawukucolela wena kanye nabomnakenu etonweni tabo; kodvwa ningabe nisona nanini, ngoba niyawukhumbula kutsi Moya wami angeke uhlale kumuntfu njalo; ngaloko-ke, uma nitawukona nite nicocodzele ngalokuphelele nitawususwa phambi kweNkhosi. Futsi lena yimicabango yami ngelive lengiyawuninika lona kutsi libe lifa lenu; ngoba liyawuba live lelikhetsekile ngetulu kwawo onkhe lamanye emave.

16 Futsi iNkhosi yatsi: Hamba uyawusebenta wakhe tikebhe ngendlela lebewutakhe ngayo. Futsi kwenteka kutsi umnakaboJaredi wahamba wayawusebenta, kanjalo nabomnakabo, bakha tikebhe ngendlela lebebatakhe ngayo, ngekwemiyalo yeNkhosi. Betitincane, futsi tilula etikwemanti, njengekubalula kwenyoni etikwemanti

17 Futsi betakhiwe ngendlela yekutsi beticine kakhulu, kangangoba betingabamba emanti njengesitja; ngaphansi kwato beticine njengesitja; emaceleni ato bekucine njengesitja; ticongo tato tatiphakeme; lingetulu lato belicine njengesitja; budze bato bebungangebudze besihlahla; umnyango wato, uma uvaliwe, wawucine njengesitja.

18 Futsi kwenteka kutsi umnakaboJaredi wakhala eNkhosini, watsi: O Nkhosi, sengiwentile umsebenti longiyalete kutsi ngiwente, sengitentile tikebhe njengobe ungiyalile.

19 Futsi buka, O Nkhosi, kuto kute kukhanya; sitawugwedla siye ngakuphi? Ngetulu kwaloko sitawukufa, ngoba kuto angeke sikwati kuphefumula, ngaphandle kwalomoya lokuto; ngako-ke sitawukufa.

20 INkhosi yatsi kumnakaboJaredi: Buka, yakha imbobo ngetulu, kanjalo nangephansi; futsi uma nidzinga umoya utawuvula lembobo bese nitfola umoya. Nangabe ningenelwa manti, buka, utawuyivala lembobo, kute ningafi etikhukhuleni.

21 Futsi kwenteka kutsi umnakaboJaredi wenta njalo, njengobe iNkhosi beyimyaletile.

22 Waphindze wakhala eNkhosini watsi: O Nkhosi, buka sengente njengobe ungiyaletile; sengibalungiselele bantfu bami tikebhe, buka kute kukhanya kuto. Buka, O Nkhosi, utawusivumela kutsi siwele lamanti lamakhulu ebumnyameni na?

23 INkhosi yatsi kumnakaboJaredi: Ufuna kutsi ngenteni kute nibe nekukhanya etikebheni tenu na? Ngoba buka, angeke nikwati kuba nemafasitelo, ngoba atawuphihlika abe ticucu; futsi angeke nihambe nemlilo, ngoba angeke nihambe ngekukhanya kwemlilo.

24 Ngoba buka, niyawuba njengemkhoma ekhatsi nelwandle; ngoba tintsaba temagagasi titawunishaya. Noko, ngitawuphindze nginikhiphe ekujuleni kwelwandle; ngoba imimoya ngiyitfumele, kanjalo ngitfumele netimvula kanye netikhukhula.

25 Futsi buka, ngiyanilungiselela kute nimelane naletintfo; ngoba angeke nikwati kuwela lamanti lamakhulu ngaphandle kwekutsi nginilungiselele kute nimelane nemagagasi elwandle, naleyo mimoya lengiyitfumele, kanye naleto tikhukhula letitawuta. Ngako-ke ufuna kutsi nginilungiseleleni kute nibe nekukhanya ngesikhatsi nigwinywa ekujuleni kwelwandle na?