7 Ukumkani wathetha naloo mfo wakwaThixo wathi: “Hamba nam, siye ekhaya, ndikuphe into etyiwayo, ndikunike nesipho.”
8 Kambe ke umfo lowo wakwaThixo wamphendula ukumkani wathi: “Noba ubuza kundinika isiqingatha sezinto zonke onazo, bendingayi kuhamba nawe, futhi bendingayi kutya ndingaseli nakusela apha.
9 Kaloku ndifumene umyalelo kuNdikhoyo othi: ‘Uze ungatyi, ungaseli nokusela, futhi ungabuyi ngendlela obe uye ngayo.’ ”
10 Ngoko ke wathatha ndlela yimbi, akahamba ngaleyo wayeye ngayo eBhetele.
11 Ngoko ke kwakukho nkonde ithile *yomshumayeli eyayihlala apho eBhetele. Oonyana bayo bazibona izinto awazenzayo loo mfo wakwaThixo apho ngaloo mini, baza ke baya kuchazela uyise lowo, uyise lowo bamchazela nento ayithethileyo kukumkani.
12 Uyise wathi kubo: “Úhambe ngayiphi na indlela?” Oonyana ke bamkhombisa indlela ahambe ngayo umfo lowo wakwaThixo ovela kwelakwaJuda.
13 Wathi koonyana bakhe: “Ndibopheleleni idonki.” Bambophelela idonki, wakhwela kuyo,