Kadzeni, ngesikhatsi Sawula aseyinkhosi etikwetfu, nguwe lowawuhola sive sema-Israyeli nasiyekulwa etimphini. Simakadze wakhuluma kuwe, watsi: ‘Wena utawuba ngumelusi wesive sami ema-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi waso.’ ”
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Kadzeni, ngesikhatsi Sawula aseyinkhosi etikwetfu, nguwe lowawuhola sive sema-Israyeli nasiyekulwa etimphini. Simakadze wakhuluma kuwe, watsi: ‘Wena utawuba ngumelusi wesive sami ema-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi waso.’ ”
Mikhaya wase uyaphendvula, watsi: “Ngibone onkhe ema-Israyeli ahlakatekile etintsabeni njengetimvu letite umelusi; Simakadze watsi: ‘Labantfu abanamelusi. Nguloyo akatibuyelele ekhaya lakhe ngekuthula.’ ”
“Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, sewubeke inceku yakho kutsi ibe yinkhosi endzaweni yababe Davide. Kodvwa mine ngisengumfanyana nje, ngimncane, angati nekwati kutsi ngitawenta kanjani umsebenti wami.
Tihleleni nisingatse inkhosi, ngulowo nalowo ahlome aphelele, aphatse tikhali takhe. Nome ngubani losondzela ngasebaleni lenilitungeletile abulawe. Nihlale nisedvutane nenkhosi, nome ngukuphi lapho iya khona.”
Ngiphe inhlakanipho nekucondza, kuze ngikwati kuhola lesive, ngobe ngubani nje longakhona kubusa lesive sakho lesikhulu kangaka?”
Mikhaya wase uyaphendvula, watsi: “Ngibone onkhe ema-Israyeli ahlakatekile etintsabeni njengetimvu letite umelusi; Simakadze watsi: ‘Labantfu abanamelusi. Nguloyo akatibuyelele ekhaya lakhe ngekuthula.’ ”
Ngako timvu tavele tasakateka, ngobe bekute umelusi, tatsi kube tisakateke, tagucuka taba kudla kwato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga.
Tithico tikhuluma lokuyinkhohliso, labaphengulako babona imibono yemanga, bakhuluma emaphupho langesilo liciniso. Badvudvutana mahhala nje ngelite. Ngako-ke bantfu bazulazula njengetimvu, bacindzetelekile ngekweswela umelusi.
“Awu nkemba, vuka umelane nemelusi wami, umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Shaya umelusi umbulale, timvu tiyawuhlakateka. Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane, ngimelane nato.”
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Angikatfunyelwa kulomunye umuntfu, kuphela etimvini letilahlekile letingema-Israyeli.”
Nabona ticumbi tebantfu, inhlitiyo yakhe yagcwala sihawu, ngobe bebakhatsatekile bahlakatekile, banjengetimvu letite umelusi.
Watsi uyehla nje Jesu esikebheni wabona lesikhulu sicumbi sebantfu, wabahawukela ngobe bebanjengetimvu letite umelusi. Wabafundzisa ngetintfo letinyenti.
Mine ngilisango, umuntfu nakangena ngami uyawusindziswa; uyawungena, aphume, akhandze lidlelo.
“Manje sengimdzala sengineminyaka leli-120, futsi angisakhoni kuchubeka ngibe ngumholi wenu. Simakadze ukhulume kimi, watsi: ‘Ungeke uwewele umfula iJordane.’
Ngobe beninjengetimvu letedukile; kodvwa manje seniphendvukele kuMelusi neMlondvoloti wemiphefumulo yenu.
Sawula watfumela Davide, amcosha lapha kuye, watsi akahole libutfo lenkhulungwane emikhankhasweni yabo yekuhlasela.
Sitawube sesiba njengetive tonkhe, sibe nenkhosi letasihola, ihambe embikwetfu ilwe timphi tetfu.”