9 Ngase ngimuva uyakhuluma, ngatsi ngisemlalele, ngatikhandza ngikulobukhulu butfongo, ngase ngilele, buso bami buse mbo phansi.
Latsi nalishonako lilanga, Abrama wehlelwa butfongo lobukhulu, walala; asalele wefikelwa luvalo nekwesaba lokukhulu.
Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamehlisela umuntfu butfongo lobukhulu; walala. Nkulunkulu wase ukhipha lolunye lwetimbambo takhe wagcwalisa sikhala ngenyama.
Ukhuluma ngemaphupho nangemibono yasebusuku, bantfu nabalele emacansini abo, badvodla butfongo etingutjeni tabo.
Kwatsi emkhatsini wekuvinjetelwa kwami ngemaphupho ebusuku, ngesikhatsi bantfu behlelwa ngulobukhulu butfongo,
Ngalala, kodvwa inhlitiyo yami ayizange seyibutsi cutfu butfongo. Lalela! Longitsandzako uyanconcotsa, utsi: “Ngivulele, dzadzewetfu, sitsandvwa sami, tuba lami, wena longenasici wami. Inhloko yami seyinetfwe ngematolo, tinwele tami tinemswakama wasebusuku.”
Kwaba khona lonjengemuntfu lowatsintsa tindzebe temlomo wami, ngase ngiyakhuluma; ngakhuluma kulowo labeme embikwami, ngatsi: “Ngehlulwa kwesaba ngenca yalombono, nkhosi yami, angisenamandla.
Watsi asakhuluma nami, ngabe sengikulobukhulu butfongo, buso bami bubheke phansi. Wase uyangitsintsa ngesandla, wangisukumisa, ngema ngetinyawo tami.
Ngeva, nenhlitiyo yami yabhakuta, netindzebe temlomo wami tavevetela ngalomsindvo, kubola kwakhasabela ematsanjeni ami, imilente yami yachachatela. Noko ngiyakulilindzela ngekubeketela lilanga lesehlakalo leliyawusifikela sive lesisihlasele.
Wesuka ekuthandazeni, wabuyela kubafundzi bakhe wabakhandza sebalele, ngobe bebakhatsateke kakhulu etinhlitiyweni tabo.
Phetro nebangani bakhe babephetfwe butfongo lobukhulu, kodvwa babebhekile bayibona inkhatimulo yaJesu kanye nalamadvodza.
Ngatsi kube ngimbone, ngawa ngasetinyaweni takhe, ngadzimate ngaba njengemuntfu lofile. Wangibamba ngesandla sakhe sangesekudla watsi: “Ungesabi, mine ngiwekucala newekugcina,