USimakade uyakumsimamisa okhukhweni lokufa, amphilise kuzona zonke izifo zakhe.
UJehova uyakumphasa ecansini egula; wena uyakuguqula ukhukho lwakhe ekuguleni kwakhe.
UJehova uyakumqinisa embhedeni wosizi; uyakwendlala umbhede wakhe wonke ekuguleni kwakhe.
Wathi kuyo: “Usho kanje uSimakade: ‘Lokhu uthumele izithunywa ukuyohlola kuBhali Zebhubhi, unkulunkulu wase-Ekhroni, yingoba kungekho Nkulunkulu yini kwa-Israyeli ukuba ubuze izwi lakhe na? Ngakho-ke, umbhede olele kuwo ngeke usehla kuwo, kodwa uzokufa nokufa.’ ”
Zaphendula zathi: “Sihlangane nendoda ethe kithi: ‘Hambani, niphindele enkosini enithumileyo, nithi kuyo: “Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: kungenxa yokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu yini kwa-Israyeli ukuba nihambe niyohlola kuBhali Zebhubhi, unkulunkulu wase-Ekhroni na? Ngalokho umbhede olele kuwo awuyukwehla kuwo, impela uyakufa.” ’ ”
Umzimba wami nenhliziyo yami kuyaphela, nokho uNkulunkulu uyidwala lenhliziyo yami nesabelo sami kuze kube phakade.
USimakade wasiyala ukuba senze zonke lezo zimiso, simesabe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuze kube kuhle kithi njalo, asigcine siphilile njengoba kunjalo namuhla.