Ngobe live abalichwaganga ngenkemba yabo ngisho nekuncoba abancobanga ngetikhwepha tabo; kodvwa bancoba ngesandla sakho sekudla, nangengalo yakho, nangekukhanya kwebuso bakho, ngobe wena wawubatsandza.
Kona ngubani nje lonjengesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, sive lekukuphela kwaso emhlabeni Nkulunkulu lowaphuma wayakusikhulula kutsi sibe sive sakhe, atakhele libito lelikhulu, watakwenta timangaliso letinkhulu naletishacisako ngekudvungulula tive ngetive kanye nabonkulunkulu bato embikwesive sakho lowasikhulula eGibhithe?
Awu, Nkulunkulu wetfu, awuzange yini uticoshe letive letatihlala kulendzawo sive sakho ema-Israyeli sisengakefiki, wase uyinika situkulwane sa-Abrahama, umngani wakho, ibe yaso kuze kube phakadze.
Sive sakhe usikhombise emandla emisebenti yakhe, wasinika emave aletinye tive.
Khombisa ubonakalise umusa wakho lomangalisako. Wena ungumsindzisi walabo labatsi nababaleka etitseni tabo bete kuwe, njengesiphephelo sabo.
Nyalo sengiyati kutsi Simakadze uyamsindzisa logcotjiwe wakhe, uyawumphendvula asezulwini lakhe lelingcwele, amphendvule ngemandla akhe ekusindzisa, esandla sakhe sangesekudla.
Labanyenti batsi: “Ngubani longasentela tintfo letinhle?” Simakadze, sikhanyisele ngebukhona bakho.
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.
Usigodlelani sandla sakho sangesekudla? Sikhiphe esifubeni sakho ubacitse.
Wasihlenga ngengalo yakho sive sakho lesasibatukulu baJakobe naJosefa. Cabanga.
Wacosha tive embikwabo, lelive walenta laba lifa labo, lapho imindeni yaka-Israyeli yayingamisa khona emathende ayo.
Labawujubile bawushisa ngemlilo, bayawubhujiswa kubhekwa buso bakho.
Wawulungisela umhlaba wekuhlanyela, wakhula, wajula, wenaba, wagcwala live.
behlelwe kutfutfumela neluvalo. Ngenca yamandla emkhono wakho, bayawutfomeka, banganyakati nakancane; kuze kwendlule sive sakho, yebo, kuze kwendlule sive sakho, lowasitsenga ebugcilini, Simakadze.
lowatfumela umkhono wakhe lonemandla lamangalisako, kutsi ube ngasesandleni saMose sekudla, lowehlukanisa emanti embikwabo, aze atakhele yena Libito lelineludvumo lwaphakadze?
Ngako yakhuluma kimi, yatsi: “Leli livi laSimakadze leliya kuZerubhabheli, litsi: ‘Akuyi ngetikhwepha nangemandla, kodvwa kuya ngaMoya wami,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Nangabe Simakadze asitfokotela, utasihola, siyewungena kulelive leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, asiphe lona.
Kepha lamagugu lesinawo siwaphetse ngetitja telibumba. Loko kubonakalisa kutsi lamandla lamakhulu kangaka akasiwo etfu kepha ngaNkulunkulu.
Noko Simakadze lutsandvo lwakhe walwenta lwanamatsela kubokhokho benu, wabatsandza, wanikhetsa nine titukulwane tabo, ngetulu kwato tonkhe tive, njengobe kunjalo lamuhla.
Ngatfumela bomanyovu ngembili kwenu, lababadvungulula, nine nisengakefiki, kanjalo futsi nemakhosi ema-Amori lamabili. Loko anizange nikwente ngenkemba nangebutjoki benu.
Joshuwa wachubeka watsi: “Nitakwati kanjena-ke kutsi Nkulunkulu lophilako usemkhatsini wenu nekutsi nakanjani utawucosha tive letinyenti embikwenu: emaKhenani, nemaHethi, nemaHivi, nemaPheresi, nemaGirigashi, nema-Amori kanye nemaJebhusi.
Ngenca yelibito lakhe lelikhulu Simakadze angeke asilahle sive sakhe, ngobe kwaba kuhle kuye Simakadze kutsi anente nibe bakhe.