35 Tonkhe tive temhlaba titsatfwa njengelite. Wenta njengobe yena atsandza kuwo emandla asezulwini nakuto tive temhlaba. Kute namunye longavimbela sandla sakhe, nome atsi kuye: ‘Sewenteni?’
“Kodvwa nasancumile yena yedvwa, ngubani longamelana naye? Wenta loko lakutsandzako.
Kodvwa kube uthulile, ngubani labengamsola? Nakangafihla buso bakhe, ngubani longambona? Noko ubusa etikwemuntfu netive ngalokufananako,
“Lona lophikisana naSomandla angamkhombisa yini indlela? Lowo lobeka Nkulunkulu licala akamphendvule!”
“Ngiyati kutsi wena unemandla ekwenta konkhe, kute muntfu longaphatamisa loko lese uhlose kukwenta.
Kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kujulile, emandla akhe abanti kakhulu. Ngubani nje lowake wacinisa inhloko kuye, wachubeka waphumelela angulote sici?
Phela, Nkulunkulu wetfu usemazulwini, wenta konkhe lakutsandzako.
Konkhe Simakadze lakutsandzako uyakwenta emazulwini nasemhlabeni, etilwandle kanye nasekujuleni konkhe.
Asesesihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi ubukisisa bonkhe labahleti emhlabeni;
Imihla yami ingangemphama yesandla. Kuphila kwami kubukeka kulite kuwe. Impela, kuphila kwemuntfu kunjengenkhungu. Cabanga.
Vanini loku, nonkhe nine tive! Bekani indlebe, nonkhe nine lenakhile emhlabeni.
Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu, nekucondza kanye nemyalo longiwo sibili kungeke kukusite, nangabe kucondzene nekumelana naSimakadze.
Njengobe livi lenkhosi liyabusa, ngubani longasho kuyo atsi: “Yini lena loyentako?”
Live lakaJuda liyawutsela kwesaba kubantfu baseGibhithe; bonkhe labayakuva nje kuphatfwa lelibito laJuda, bayakwetfuka, ngenca yaloko Simakadze longuSomandla losahlose kukwenta kubo.
Umphefumulo wami ulangatelela wena ebusuku; ekuseni umoya wami ulangatelela wena. Ngesikhatsi tehlulelo takho tehlela etikwemhlaba, tive temhlaba tifundza kulunga.
“Yebo, kusukela endvulo solomane Nginguye. Kute longakhulula esandleni sami. Nangenta lutfo, ngubani longakujikisa loko?”
Uyalamulelana abuye asindzise; wenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso emazulwini kanye nasemhlabeni. Ulamulele Danyela emandleni emabhubesi.”
Ngako base bakhala kuSimakadze, batsi: “Awu, Simakadze waJona, siyakuncenga, ungasibhubhisi ngenca yalomuntfu! Ungalibeki etikwetfu licala lengati lengenacala! Nguwe, Simakadze waJona, lowente konkhe loku!”
Nangabe-ke Nkulunkulu wabapha laba betive lesipho lesifana naleso lasipha sona tsine nasikholwa eNkhosini Jesu Khristu, mine-ke bengingubani kutsi ngingemelana naNkulunkulu?”
Bahlangana benta konkhe loko, wena ngemandla nentsandvo yakho, wawuvele ukumisenchanti kutsi kwenteke.
kodvwa nangabe kuphuma kuNkulunkulu, ningeke nibehlule. Nitatikhandza kutsi senilwa naNkulunkulu.” Liqoqo lawulalela umyalo waGamaliyeli.
Waphendvula watsi: “Ungubani, wena Nkhosi?” Livi laphendvula latsi: “NginguJesu, lomhluphako!
Sifuna kutsi iNkhosi ibe nesikhwele yini? Sinemandla yini kunayo?
UmBhalo utsi: “Ngubani lowati umcondvo weNkhosi? Ngubani longayifundzisa?” Kodvwa tsine sinawo umcondvo waKhristu.
Nkulunkulu wasikhetsanchanti ngaye kutsi sibe lifa lakhe, yena lowenta konkhe ngekwentsandvo yakhe.
Inkhosi yaseJerikho yatjelwa, kwatsiwa: “Kukhona emadvodza aka-Israyeli lasatfumbelete adzimate efika la kulobusuku; atewuhlola lelive.”
Ngako Samuweli wamtjela konkhe, wangete wamfihlela lutfo. Eli wakhuluma watsi: “UnguSimakadze; akente konkhe lakubona kukuhle emehlweni akhe.”