18 Uyabavikela labo labatintsandzane nebafelokati; nesihambi uyasitsandza asiphe kudla nekwekwembatsa.
Ngako yesabani Simakadze, nehlulele ngekunakekela lokukhulu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu akanako kungalungi, akakhetsi muntfu, futsi akadizelwa.”
kuze tintsandzane nalabacindzetelwe babonelelwe ngekulunga. Kute umuntfu walomhlaba loyawuphindze abe yingoti.
Bonkhe labacindzetelwe Simakadze ubentela kulunga, angakhetsi muntfu.
Simakadze muhle kubo bonkhe, uyayihawukela imisebenti yakhe yonkhe.
Simakadze uyabalondvolota bafokati, uyabaphasa bafelokati netintsandzane, kodvwa indlela yalababi uyayibhubhisa.
Nguye uyise wetintsandzane, nemlondvoloti webafelokati, unguNkulunkulu losendzaweni yakhe lengcwele.
Nkulunkulu upha imihambima emakhaya lapho ingahlala khona, lababoshiwe abaholele ekubuseni, kodvwa labaphika inkhani ubahlalisa ehlane.
“Lonikela imihlatjelo esithicweni anganikeli kuSimakadze, nimbulale.
“Ningacali nisiphatse kabi nome nisigcilate sihambi, ngobe nani nake naba tihambi eveni laseGibhithe.
Ningamphatsi dlephu umfelokati nome intsandzane.
Nanibahlupha, bese bakhala kimi, mine ngiyawukuva kukhala kwabo;
nifundze kwenta lokulungile! Funani umtsetfocotfo, nikhutsate labacindzetelwe. Vikelani labo labate boyise, niyimele indzaba yemfelokati.”
Shiya tintsandzane takho, ngitativikela timphilo tato, nebafelokati bakho nabo bangetsembela kimi.”
I-Asiriya ngeke isisindzise; singeke siwagibele emahhashi emphi. Singeke siphindze sisho futsi, sitsi: ‘Bonkulunkulu betfu’ kuloko lokwakhiwa tandla tetfu, ngobe kuwe wena wedvwa tintsandzane letite boyise titfola sihawu.”
“ ‘Nangabe lomunye emkhatsini wenu aba mphofu ehluleke nekutondla, msiteni njengobe bewungamsita losihambi nome losisebenti sesikhashana, kuze achubeke ahlale emkhatsini wenu.
Nawungahamba natsi, siyawuhlephunelana nawe konkhe lokuhle Simakadze layakusipha kona.”
kuze nitewuba ngemadvodzana eYihlo losezulwini. Ngobe yena uphumisa lilanga lakhe kulababi nalabahle, anise imvula yakhe kulabalungile nalabangakalungi.
Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
“ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu logodla emalungelo kuto tindzindzi, nakuto tintsandzane kanye nakubafelokati.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’