“Kutawuze kube ngunini nehlulela ngalokungakalungi nikhetsa tindlubu nishiye tinkhobe? Cabanga.
Elija wasondzela embikwesive, wafike watsi: “Kuyawuze kube ngunini solomane nindziyatela emkhatsini wemicondvo lemibili? Nangabe Simakadze anguNkulunkulu, landzelani yena; kodvwa nangabe Bhali anguNkulunkulu, landzelani yena.” Kodvwa sive asizange sikhulume.
Ngako yesabani Simakadze, nehlulele ngekunakekela lokukhulu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu akanako kungalungi, akakhetsi muntfu, futsi akadizelwa.”
Kute muntfu lengitamkhetsa, futsi kute lengitamyenga ngelite,
longakhetsi ngisho nakuto tikhulu, ngisho nakulabanjingile nalabamphofu, ngobe phela bonkhe bangumsebenti wetandla takhe?
Kuyawuze kube ngunini nidvumela lendvodza nine nonkhe kuze niyibulale? Injengelubondza lolutjekele kuwa, nanjengelutsango loludzilikako.
Ngako-ke boMosi na-Aroni bahamba baya kuFaro, bafike kuye batsi: “Simakadze, longuNkulunkulu wemaHebheru, utsi: ‘Kutawuze kube ngunini seloku wala kutitfoba kimi? Khulula bantfu bami bahambe, khona batewungikhonta.
Kubi kungamlahli ngelicala umuntfu lowonile, nekugodla emalungelo alongenacala kubi.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Senone kakhulu, nine babusi baka-Israyeli. Khawulani lobudlova benu bekucindzetela bantfu. Yentani lokulungile nalokwemukelekako kuNkulunkulu kutsi kulungile. Ningaphindzi nicoshe bantfu bami eveni labo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
“ ‘Ungehluleli ngekukhetsa, ngekulahla lomphofu ngelicala uvune lomkhulu, kodvwa mehlulele ngekulunga makhelwane wakho.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yehheni, situkulwane lesingakholwa nalesiphambene, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Yiletseni la kimi!”
Labo labadvume ngekutsi baholi – kutsi babe yini akusho lutfo kimi, ngobe Nkulunkulu akakhetsi buso bemuntfu – ngitsi: Labo baholi abazange bengete lutfo eVangelini lengilishumayelako.
Ningacali nehlulele ngekukhetsa; lalelani lomkhulu nalomncane ngalokufananako. Ningesabi muntfu, ngobe kwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu. Licala lelilukhuni kini niboliletsa lapha kimi, ngitekuliva.’