Shangatsi ngingete ngatingena tindzaba tenu, ngingeke ngihlanganyele nani, ngobe nitsi ningatfukutsela nibulale bantfu ngebudlova benu, nigawule imisipha yetinkhomo.
Jakobe wakhuluma kuboSimeyoni naLevi watsi: “Manje seningiletsele luhlupho, seningibangele kutsi ngitondzeke lapha kulabantfu bakulendzawo, kumaKhenani nakumaPheresi. Mine nginemadvodza lambalwa, ngako nabangahlangana bangihlasele bonkhe kanyekanye, bangangibhubhisa kanye nemndeni wami.”
Davide watfumba inkhulungwane yetincola takhe temphi, nebashayeli betincola temphi labati-7 000, nemasotja lahamba ngetinyawo lati-20 000. Onkhe emahhashi wawageca imisipha, washiya emahhashi etincola letilikhulu.
Davide watfumba inkhulungwane yetincola takhe temphi, nebashayeli betincola temphi labati-7 000, nemasotja lahamba ngetinyawo lati-20 000. Onkhe emahhashi wawageca imisipha, washiya emahhashi etincola letatilikhulu.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu longatitsatsi teluleko tebedukisi longahlanganyeli emikhubeni yetigangi, longahlali nasemkhambatsini walabaphukuta Nkulunkulu.
Mphefumulo wami, dvumisa Simakadze, nako konkhe lokukimi akudvumise libito lakhe lelingcwele!
Shangatsi wena, Nkulunkulu, ungababhubhisa lababi. Ngako-ke sukani kimi, nine bantfu bengati.
Ngako-ke inhlitiyo yami iyatfokota, nemoya wami uyajabula, nemtimba wami ulondvolotekile.
Umphefumulo wami ungawulahli kanye netoni, nekuphila kwami ungakulahli kanye nebabulali.
Ungangilahli kanye nalababi, ungangilahli kanye nalabenta lokubi, labakhuluma kuthula nabomakhelwane babo, kantsi etinhlitiyweni tabo bamumetse bubi.
Ngako-ke umphefumulo wami uyawukudvumisa ungabindzi. Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyawukudvumisa phakadze naphakadze.
Mphefumulo wami, udzabukeleni? Uvungamelani ngekhatsi kwami? Mani kuNkulunkulu, ngobe ngisetawumdvumisa uMsindzisi wami naNkulunkulu wami.
Mphefumulo wami, udzabukeleni? Uvungamelani ngekhatsi kimi? Mani kuNkulunkulu, ngobe ngisetawumdvumisa uMsindzisi wami naNkulunkulu wami.
Tilahle ngelicala lato, Nkulunkulu, tente tibanjwe nguleto tingibe tato, tidzingise ngenca yetono tato letinyenti, ngobe phela setikuhlubukile.
Vuka, mphefumulo wami, vuka habhu yami, nawe lugubhu lwami. Ngiyawuphaphamisa intsatsakusa.
Ngibhacise etinsongweni talababi, eticunjini talabanemsindvo, yebo, ticumbi talabenta lokubi,
natitsi kuwe: “Kota, sambe sifune lesingahle simbulale; asihambe silalele labangenacala, sibajabhalate ngaphandle kwesono.
Emasu alabalungile mahle; kodvwa teluleko talababi tiyedukisana.
Angizange sengihlale emkhambatsini webatsandzi bemadzili, angizange sengitijabulise kanye nabo. Ngahlala ngedvwana, ngobe sandla sakho sasisetikwami, wawungigcwalise ngentfukutselo enhlityweni.
Maye, tinhlungu tami, tinhlungu tami! Ngiyashumpha etinhlungwini tami. Maye, kuqaqamba kwenhlitiyo yami! Inhlitiyo yami iyaqaqamba ngekhatsi kwami, ngehluleka nekubindzisa. Ngobe ngikuvile kukhala kwelicilongo, ngikuvile kuhlatjwa kwemkhosi wemphi.
bese ngikhuluma ngedvwana ngitsi: Cha, senginetimphahla lengitibekele tona teminyaka leminyenti; angikhululeke, ngidle, nginatse, ngijabule!’
Ningaboshelwa ejokeni linye nalabangakholwa. Empeleni nje, kukhona yini kuvana kwekulunga nebubi? Buyini budlelwane bekukhanya nebumnyama?
“ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lobulala makhelwane wakhe ngasense.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
Joshuwa wenta kubo kona loko labetjelwe nguSimakadze kutsi akwente: Wajuba imisipha yemilente yemahhashi abo, washisa netincola tabo.
Umfudlana iKhishoni wabakhukhula, umfudlana lomdzala, umfudlana iKhishoni. Mphefumulo wami, chubeka, unyatsele ngemandla!