Uvivinye inhlitiyo yami, wangivakashela utengihlolisisa ebusuku, kepha awutfolanga lutfo lolubi kimi. Nome ngicabange lokubi, kodvwa umlomo wami awuzange ukhulume lokubi.
“Wena-ke, Solomoni, ndvodzana yami, yenta Nkulunkulu weyihlo abe ligugu kuwe, umkhonte ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho nangengcondvo levumako, ngobe Simakadze uhlolisisa tonkhe tinhlitiyo acondzisise tonkhe tinjongo temicabango. Nawumfuna, utamtfola; kodvwa nawumlahla, naye utakuyekela phakadze naphakadze.
Ngiyati, Nkulunkulu wami, kutsi wena uvivinya inhlitiyo ujatjuliswe bucotfo. Tonkhe letintfo ngitinikele ngenhlitiyo levumako nangekwetsembeka. Manje sengibonile ngekujabula kutsi sive sakho lesikhona lapha sinikele kanjani ngenhlitiyo levumako kuwe.
Kodvwa yena uyayati indlela lengiyitsatsako; utawutsi angangivivinya, ngiphume sengiyigolide.
Kutsi kungahlwa, umbulali avuke, abulale labamphofu nalabeswele; ebusuku uhamba eba, agcekeza tindlu njengelisela.
Simakadze uyamvivinya lolungile, kodvwa uyamtondza lomubi nalotsandza budlova.
Ngifungile ngafungisisa kutsi ngiyawuyilalela imitsetfo yakho yekulunga.
Simakadze ungihlolisisile, uyangati.
Ngihlolisise, Nkulunkulu, wati inhlitiyo yami! Ngilinge, wati imicabango yami,
Ngiyamdvumisa Simakadze lowangeluleka, nanembeza wami uyangiyala ebusuku.
Simakadze, ngihlole ungivivinye, uhlolisise inhlitiyo yami nengcondvo yami.
Ngacabanga ngatsi: “Ngiyawunakekela tindlela tami, kuze ngingoni ngelulwimi lwami, umlomo wami ngiyakuwufaka sifonyo, yingci nangisesembikwalomubi.”
Wena Nkulunkulu, usivivinyile, usihlambulule ngekusicenga njengekucengwa kwesiliva emlilweni.
nangiphindzisele ngalokubi kumnganami, nome ngaphanga sitsa sami ngaphandle kwesono,
Umuntfu lobamba lulwimi lwakhe ulondvolota kuphila kwakhe; yebo, umuntfu lokhulumela futsi ulandza kuhlupheka.
Noko uyangati mine, Simakadze; uyangibona, uvivinye imicabango yami ngawe. Bahudvule phansi njengetimvu tiyawuhlatjwa! Babeke eceleni, ubabekele lilanga lekuhlatjwa!
Kulawo malanga, nangaleso sikhatsi, kuyawuphenywa ngelicala laka-Israyeli, kodvwa aliyiwutfolakala, kuphenywe nangetono takaJuda, kodvwa kute nasinye lesiyawutfolakala, ngobe ngiyakuyitsetselela insali lengayishiya,” kusho Simakadze.
“Tinhlitiyo tabo tinjengelihhavu, babhekana nayo ngekuvumelana ngemacebo. Intfukutselo yabo ibobotseka busuku bonkhe; bese kutsi ekuseni ivutse njengemalangabi emlilo.
Maye kulabo labacabanga imicabango lemibi, labo labatsi balele babe bangakalali bacabanga emasu ekwenta bubi! Kutsi kungasa bakwente loko bebakuhlosile, ngobe banemandla ekukwenta loko.
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
Kodvwa ngubani nje longamelana nelilanga lekufika kwakhe? Ngubani longema ekubonakaleni kwakhe? Ngobe uyawufanana nemlilo wemcengi nome nensipho yemgezi.
Lapho efika wabona kutsi Nkulunkulu abebabusisile bantfu, watfokota wabancusa bonkhe kutsi betsembeke baciniseke eNkhosini ngetinhlitiyo tonkhe tabo.
Ebusuku Pawula wabona umbono, wabona indvodza yaseMasedoniya imile imncenga itsi: “Yewelela eMasedoniya utesisita!”
Ngobe angitikhobosi ngalutfo ngekwami, noko-ke akusho kutsi loko kungenta ngemukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi ngilungile. Kodvwa yiNkhosi lengehlulelako.
Kutibonga kwetfu kunye, kutsi nembeza wetfu umhlophe embikwebantfu, ikakhulu kini. Ekutiphatseni kwetfu besimsulwa sesaba Nkulunkulu ngeliciniso, hhayi ngekuhlakanipha kwetfu, kepha ngemusa waNkulunkulu.
Ngobe sonkhe siphosisa ngetindlela letinyenti; nakukhona longaphosisi ngekukhuluma, lowo uphelele ngempela, ngobe uyakwati kubamba ngisho nemtimba wakhe wonkhe shangatsi ngematomu.
Injongo yaletilingo kutsi kukholwa kwenu kuvivinywe, kuze kubonakale bungiko bako. Ngisho negolide lebhubhako ihlolisiswa ngemlilo bungiyo bayo, kanjalo-ke nekukholwa kwenu lokuligugu kunegolide kufanele kutsi kuvivinywe bungiko bako. Khona-ke niyawutfola kubongwa, nebukhosi, neludvumo ekwembulweni kwaJesu Khristu.
Lamuhla utibonele ngewakho emehlo kutsi Simakadze abekunikele kanjani esandleni sami lapha emhumeni. Labanye bebatsi angikubulale, kodvwa mine ngakuhawukela, ngatsi: ‘Ngingeke ngiyiphakamisele sandla inkhosi yami, ngobe ingulogcotjiwe waSimakadze.’
Shangatsi Simakadze angakhipha sigwebo emkhatsini wetfu sobabili. Shangatsi Simakadze angangiphindziselela ngabo bonkhe lobubi lobente kimi; kodvwa mine sandla sami singeke sikutsintse.
Kodvwa Simakadze akangavumi kutsi ngingabeka sandla sami etikwalogcotjiwe waSimakadze. Asitsatse lesikhali sakhe kanye nalelichaga lakhe lemanti lokusedvute nenhloko yakhe, sihambe.”
Simakadze umnika umvuzo wonkhe umuntfu lolungile nalowetsembekile. Lamuhla Simakadze abekunikele esandleni sami, kodvwa angikatsandzi kubeka sandla sami etikwalogcotjiwe waSimakadze.