15 Davide wativela asomile, wase utsi: “Awu! Kube mane kungaba khona loyangikhelela emanti ekunatsa; ngomele emanti asemtfonjeni longasesangweni laseBhetlehema!”
Rakheli wafa wangcwatjwa eceleni kwemgwaco loya e-Efratha, lendzawo leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema.
Ngako letingwazi letintsatfu tesuka lapho tabhidla ticheme temabutfo emaFilisti ngenkhani taphumela ngale, taze tefika emtfonjeni longasesangweni laseBhetlehema, takha emanti, tabuya nawo kuDavide. Kodvwa Davide wala kuwanatsa lamanti, esikhundleni saloko wawatfululela phansi embikwaSimakadze.
Davide wativela asomile, wase utsi: “Awu! Kube mane kungaba khona longangikhelela emanti ekunatsa; ngomele emanti asemtfonjeni longasesangweni laseBhetlehema!”
Umphefumulo wami ulambele insindziso yakho, litsemba lami ngilibeke evini lakho.
Nkulunkulu, wena unguNkulunkulu wami! Ngifuna wena. Umphefumulo wami womele wena, umtimba wami ulambele wena, eveni lelomile naleligagadzekile, live lelite emanti.
“Labamphofu nalabeswele batfungatsa emanti, kodvwa kute; tilwimi tabo tomile ngenca yekweswela emanti. Kodvwa mine Simakadze ngitabevela, mine, Nkulunkulu waka-Israyeli, ngingeke ngibashiye.
Ngobe ngiyawutfululela emanti eveni lelomile, nemifula emhlabatsini lowomile; ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kubantfwana bakho, nesibusiso sami etitukulwaneni takho.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kube mane bewusati sipho saNkulunkulu nekutsi ngubani lona lotsi: ‘Nginatsise,’ ngabe ucele kuye, yena abetakunika emanti laphilako.”
Kepha lowo loyawunatsa emanti lengiyawumnika wona, angeke aphindze ome naphakadze; ngobe emanti lengiyawumnika wona, ekhatsi kuye ayawuba ngumtfombo wemanti laphuphumako, kube kuphila lokuphakadze.”
Kepha ngelilanga lelikhulu lekugcina lemkhosi, Jesu wasukuma wema, wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nakukhona lowomile, akete kimi anatse.