I-Tobit 3:1 Ngase ngidabukile ngakhala, ngakhuleka ngisosizini, ngathi: 3:2 O Nkosi, wena ulungile, futhi yonke imisebenzi yakho futhi zonke izindlela zakho ziyisihawu futhi iqiniso, wahlulela ngeqiniso nangokulunga kuze kube phakade. 3:3 Ngikhumbule, futhi ubheke kimi, ungangijezisi ngenxa yezono zami nokungazi. nezono zawobaba abonile phambi kwakho; 3:4 Ngoba abazange balalele imiyalo yakho, ngakho-ke usikhulule kube yimpango, nasekuthunjweni, nasekufeni, nesaga sokuthi ihlazo kuzo zonke izizwe esihlakazekele phakathi kwazo. 3:5 Manje izahlulelo zakho ziningi futhi ziyiqiniso: yenza kimi njengokwami izono nezobaba, ngokuba asigcinanga imiyalo yakho noma ngihambe eqinisweni phambi kwakho. 3:6 Ngakho-ke yenza kimi njengoba kubonakala kungcono kuwe, futhi uyale yami umoya wokususwa kimi, ukuze ngincibilike, ngibe ngumhlaba; ngoba kungcono kimi ukufa kulokuphila, ngoba nginakho ngizwile ihlazo, ngibe nosizi olukhulu; khathesi angakhululwa kulolu sizi, aye ephakadeni indawo: ungabususi ubuso bakho kimi. 3:7 Kwathi ngalona lolo suku, e-Ekibhatane umuzi waseMediya uSara indodakazi kaRaguweli yahlanjalazwa yizincekukazi zikayise; 3:8 Ngoba wayeshade amadoda ayisikhombisa, ngubani Asmodewu the umoya omubi wayebulele, ngaphambi kokuba balale naye. Angithi Athi uyazi ukuthi uklinyiwe amadoda akho? uke waba nakho sebengamadoda ayisikhombisa, futhi awubizwanga ngegama kuwo. 3:9 Kungani usishaye ngenxa yabo? uma zifile, landela indlela yakho bona, singalokothi sikubone indodana noma indodakazi. 3:10 Lapho ezwa lezi zinto, waba lusizi kakhulu, kangangokuthi wacabanga ukuziklinya; wathi: Mina ngingedwa indodakazi yami baba, futhi uma ngenza lokhu, kuyakuba yihlazo kuye, futhi ngiyoba lethe ukuguga kwakhe ngosizi endaweni yabafileyo. 3:11 Wakhuleka ngasefasiteleni, wathi: "Ubusisiwe, O Nkosi yami Nkulunkulu, negama lakho elingcwele nelikhazimulayo malibongwe futhi liyahlonishwa naphakade: yonke imisebenzi yakho mayikubonge kuze kube phakade. 3:12 Manje, O Nkosi, ngibhekise amehlo ami nobuso bami ngakuwe. 3:13 Futhi uthi: 'Ngikhiphe emhlabeni, ukuze ngingabe ngisazwa isihlamba. 3:14 Uyazi, Nkosi, ukuthi ngimsulwa kuzo zonke izono kumuntu; 3:15 Futhi ukuthi angizange angcolise igama lami, noma igama likababa, e izwe lokuthunjwa kwami: Mina ngedwa indodakazi kababa, futhi akanayo loba yiwuphi umntwana ozakuba yindlalifa yakhe, loba yisiphi isihlobo esiseduze, loba yiyiphi indodana ephila, engingazigcinela kuye ngibe ngumkakhe: amadoda ami ayisikhombisa anga esefile kakade; futhi ngiphilelani? kodwa uba kungakuthandi ukuthi mina kufanele ngife, ngiyale ukuthi nginakwe, futhi ngihawukelwe, ukuze ngingabe ngisezwa inhlamba. 3:16 Ngakho imithandazo yabo bobabili wezwakala phambi kobukhosi omkhulu uNkulunkulu. 3:17 Futhi uRafayeli wathunyelwa ukubaphulukisa bobabili, okungukuthi, ukuhlehlisa ubumhlophe bamehlo kaThobithi, lokunika uSara indodakazi kaRaguweli ibe ngumkakhe umfazi kaThobiya indodana kaThobiti; nokubopha u-Asmodeus umoya omubi; ngoba wayengokaThobiya ngelungelo lefa. Okufanayo isikhathi safika ekhaya uThobiti, wangena endlini yakhe, noSara indodakazi kaRaguweli wehla ekamelweni lakhe eliphezulu.