6 Kodvwa batsi nabatsi: “Sinike inkhosi letasihola.” loko kwamphatsa kabi Samuweli; ngako wathandaza kuSimakadze.
Umusa wami bawubonga ngekungibeka licala, noko mine ngihlala ngikhuleka.
Wakhuluma ku-Aroni watsi: “Labantfu benteni kuwe, uze ubaholele kulesono lesikhulu kangaka?”
Kodvwa ngiyakucela umane ubatsetselele; nangabe awubatsetseleli, kuncono nami wesule libito lami encwadzini yakho loyibhalile.”
Iphi inkhosi yakho, kuze itewukusindzisa? Tiphi tikhulu takho kuwo onkhe lamadolobha akho lowakhuluma ngato, watsi: ‘Nginike inkhosi netikhulu’?
Mosi watfukutsela wabila, watsi kuSimakadze: “Ungawemukeli umnikelo wabo. Angizange ngitsatse ngisho imbongolo kubo, futsi angikoni ngisho nome munye wabo.”
Kodvwa boMosi na-Aroni bawa phansi ngebuso bakhotsama, batsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu! Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, kungatsi ngekona kwemuntfu munye bese utfukutselela sonkhe sive?”
Mosi wakhuluma ku-Aroni, watsi: “Tsatsa sitja sakho semphepho ufake kuso emalahle lavutsako aselatini, bese ufaka imphepho, uphutfume kulesive masinyane usentele inhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze, ngobe lulaka lwakhe seluphumile, sifo sesiphindze sicalele phansi.”
Ningakhatsateki ngalutfo. Kepha kuko konkhe ticelo tenu atatiwe nguNkulunkulu, ngekukhuleka nekuncusa kanye nekubonga.
Nangabe emkhatsini wenu kukhona loswele kuhlakanipha, akacele kuNkulunkulu lonika bonkhe bantfu ngekwephana lokungenakufehla, utawuphiwa.
Kodvwa nyalo senimlahlile Nkulunkulu wenu lowanisindzisa kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tenu netinhlungu tenu, nase nitsi: ‘Hhayi, sibekele inkhosi.’ Ngako-ke tetfuleni nine cobo lwenu embikwaSimakadze ngetive tenu, nangemindeni yenu.”
“Kodvwa nine nitsite kube nibone kutsi Nahashi, inkhosi yema-Amoni, uyanisukela, nase nitsi kimi: ‘Hhayi; tsine sesifuna inkhosi letawubusa etikwetfu.’ Kodvwa noko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu abeyinkhosi yenu.
Akusiso sikhatsi sekuvuna kolo yini nyalo? Ngitawubita Simakadze atfumele kudvuma nemvula. Nitawube seniyabona-ke kutsi nenta intfo lembi kangakanani emehlweni aSimakadze ngalokutsi niticelele inkhosi.”
Bonkhe bantfu bakhuluma kuSamuweli, batsi: “Thandaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, uthandazele tinceku takho singete safa, ngobe sesengete kuto tonkhe letono tetfu lesinye sono ngekutsi siticelele inkhosi.”
Kodvwa mine akube khashane nami kutsi ngingona kuSimakadze ngekutsi ngingete nganikhulekela. Ngitanifundzisa indlela lenguyonayona nalelungile.
“Sengiyatisola kutsi Sawula ngamenta inkhosi, ngobe sewungihlubukile, wangete wayigcina imiyalo yami.” Samuweli wakhatsateka kakhulu, wakhala kuSimakadze bonkhe lobo busuku.
Samuweli wase ukhuluma utsi: “Hlanganisani onkhe ema-Israyeli eMispa, mine ngitawube sengiyanincusela kuSimakadze.”