10 ikakhulu labo labahamba etinkhanukweni temvelo tekutingcolisa, bedzelela baphatsi. Bangemaphikankhani, bayatigcabha, abesabi nekuhlambalata benkhatimulo;
Shangatsi ngingete ngatingena tindzaba tenu, ngingeke ngihlanganyele nani, ngobe nitsi ningatfukutsela nibulale bantfu ngebudlova benu, nigawule imisipha yetinkhomo.
Lesinye sichomoketi lesasikhona lapho bekunguSheba, umsa waBikri, wesive sakaBhenjamini. Sona-ke sesuke sashaya impalampala samemetela satsi: “Asinasabelo kuDavide! Ngeke silandzele umsa waJese! Madvodza aka-Israyeli, asambeni emakhaya!”
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sibone kutsi inkhosi ayisilaleli sicelo saso, sakhuluma enkhosini satsi: “Sinabudlelwane buni naDavide? Sinasabelo sini nemsa waJese? Emathendeni enu, ma-Israyeli! Tibone kucedza, wena mndeni waDavide!” Ngako ema-Israyeli esuka lapho abuyela emathendeni awo.
Shangatsi Simakadze angabajuba tilwimi laba labakhuluma bachoshe batsi: “Sigabe ngelulwimi lwetfu sitawutikhulumela, iphi leyo nkhosi lengasikhona tsine?”
“Ungakhulumi kabi ngaNkulunkulu, ungamcalekisi umholi wesive sakho.
Ungakhulumi kabi ngenkhosi, ngisho nangekucabanga kwakho, nangalonjingile ekamelweni lakho, ngobe inyoni yemoya ingahle iwetfwale emavi akho, nesitfunywa lesinemaphiko singahle sisho kutsi utsiteni.
“Nine balesitukulwane, zindlani ngelivi laSimakadze lelitsi: Mine bengilihlane yini ku-Israyeli, nome-ke live lebumnyama lobukhulu? Sive sami sisholani kutsi: ‘Sikhululekile kutsi singajangaza, singeke siphindze site kuwe’?
“ ‘Kodvwa umuntfu lowona ngemabomu, nome angewemdzabu nome angewetive, uyawuba nelicala lekungahloniphi Simakadze, uyawuncunywa esiveni sakubo.
Ngako-ke uyancandzeka ukhandze lendlu ishanyelwe, ikhanya, ihlobile, konkhe kubekwe ngabolonina.
Kantsi takhamiti tatimtondza, ngako tase titfumela tigijimi kutsi tiyewubika tifike titsi: ‘Asimfuni lowo muntfu abe yinkhosi yetfu.’
Pawula wase utsi: “Bengingati, bazalwane, kutsi ungumPhristi Lomkhulu, ngobe umBhalo utsi: ‘Ungakhulumi kabi ngalophetse sive sakini.’ ”
Sekute kulahlwa kulabo labakuKhristu Jesu.
Anati yini kutsi labangakalungi abayikulidla lifa lembuso waNkulunkulu? Ningayengeki: Tingwadla, nalabakhonta tithico, netiphingi, nalabadvuna labalalanako,
Ngobe nome siphila eveni, kodvwa asilwi ngetikhali telive.
Batsi kantsi babutfuntfu, batinikela emanyaleni, basebenta kungcola konkhe ngekuhungeka.
Nifanele nati, futsi nicondze kahle, kutsi kute umuntfu loyingwadla nome losiphingi nome longcolile, nalobukhali, lokusho kutsi ukhonta tithico, longabuye abe nelifa embusweni waKhristu naNkulunkulu.
Ngaloko-ke bulalani tonkhe tinkhanuko tenu talapha emhlabeni: bugwadla, nebuphingi, nekungcola, nekuhungeka, nekukhanuka lokubi, nebukhali lobukukhonta tithico.
Nkulunkulu akasibitelanga ebugwadleni nasebuphingini, kepha wasibitela ebungcweleni.
Bantfu bayawutitsandza, batsandze imali, batigcabhe, batigabatise, balulate Nkulunkulu ngenhlamba. Bayawuba ngulabangalaleli batali babo, bangabongi, babete bungcwele,
Umholi, njengobe asisebenti saNkulunkulu, kufanele angasoleki, angatigcabhi, abete lulaka, angabi sidzakwa, abete luchweba, futsi angahaleli inzuzo ngebubi.
Umshado awuhlonishwe ngibo bonkhe; labatsetsene kufanele betsembeke lomunye kulomunye. Nkulunkulu uyawubehlulela bonkhe labagwadlako nalabaphingako.
Kwekucala nje yatini kutsi ngemalanga ekugcina kuyawufika baphukuti labahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo, banihleke bulima,
Kodvwa labantfu betfuka nome yini labangayicondzi kahle; kantsi letintfo labativa ngekwemvelo yabo, njengetilwane tesiganga, ngito-ke letintfo letibabhubhisako.
Labantfu laba bati kukhonona nje nekusola yonkhe intfo, bahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo letimbi, bayatigabatisa, bashaya ticetse, khona kutawuphumelela bona.
Batsi kini: “Ngetikhatsi tekugcina kuyawufika labahleka bulima, bantfu labangenandzaba nekukholwa, labahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo.”
Ngobe kukhona labangene ngekunyelela ebandleni. ImiBhalo kadze yasho ngalabo bantfu kutsi bamiselwe kubhujiswa kwaphakadze. Abamesabi Nkulunkulu; sebaguculele umusa wakhe bawenta siyalu sebugwadla nebuphingi, baphika Jesu Khristu, iNkhosi yetfu, lekunguye yedvwa uMbusi.
Kodvwa labanye belutfutfuva babebuta batsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu angasisindzisa kanjani?” Bamedzelela, bangete baletsa ngisho nasinye setfulo. Kodvwa Sawula watithulela nje.