I-Tobit
10:1 Manje Tobit uyise wabala zonke izinsuku, futhi lapho izinsuku zohambo
zaphela, futhi azifikanga;
10:2 Khona-ke uTobit wathi, "Ingabe bavalelwe? noma uGabayeli ufile, akakho
indoda ukumnika imali?
10:3 Ngakho wadabuka kakhulu.
" 10:4 Khona-ke umkakhe wathi kuye: "Indodana yami ifile, ngoba uhlala isikhathi eside; futhi
waqala ukumkhalela, wathi:
10:5 Manje anginandaba lutho, ndodana yami, njengoba ngikuyekile, ukukhanya kwe
amehlo ami.
10:6 UTobit wathi kuye: "Thula, ungakhathazeki, ngoba uphephile.
10:7 Kodwa wathi, "Thula, futhi ungangikhohlisi; indodana yami ifile. Futhi
waphuma zonke izinsuku endleleni ababehamba ngayo, akadlanga lutho
emini, futhi akayekanga ubusuku bonke ukukhalela uThobiya indodana yakhe,
zaze zaphela izinsuku eziyishumi nane zomshado, uRaguel ayenazo
wafunga ukuthi uzachitha khona. Wayesethi uThobiya kuRaguweli, Ngiyeke ngihambe.
ngoba ubaba nomama abasabheki ukungibona.
10:8 Kodwa uyisezala wathi kuye: "Hlala nami, futhi ngizothumela
uyihlo, bazomtshela ukuthi kuhamba kanjani nawe.
10:9 Kodwa uThobiya wathi: "Cha; kodwa ngivumele ngiye kubaba.
10:10 URaguweli wasesukuma, wamnika uSara umkakhe, lengxenye yempahla yakhe.
izinceku, nezinkomo, nemali;
10:11 Wababusisa, wabamukisa, wathi: "UNkulunkulu wezulu akaphe."
nihambe kahle bantabami.
10:12 Wathi endodakazini yakhe: Hlonipha uyihlo nonyokozala.
abangabazali bakho manje, ukuze ngizwe umbiko omuhle ngawe. Futhi yena
amqabule. U-Edna wayesethi kuThobiya: “INkosi yezulu ikubuyisele;
mfowethu othandekayo, ungiphe ukuba ngibone abantwana bakho bendodakazi yami
USara ngingakafi, ukuze ngijabule phambi kukaJehova; bheka, ngiyazinikela
indodakazi yami kuwe ethembeke ngokukhethekileyo; lapho ekhona ungamncengi
okubi.