14 uyawunipha imvula eveni lenu ngesikhatsi sayo, imvula yekucala neyekugcina, kuze nibutse kahle kudla kwenu, neliwayini lenu, kanye nemafutsa enu.
Utawubuye anitfumelele imvula ngenca yenhlanyelo yenu leseniyihlanyele phansi emhlabatsini, kudla lokuphuma emhlabatsini kutawunona, futsi kube kunyenti. Ngalelo langa tinkhomo tenu tiyawukudla emadlelweni labanti nalaluhlata.
Sikhona yini sona sinye setithico tebetive letingenamsebenti lesiletsa imvula? Tona tibhakabhaka ngekwato tiyatehlisa yini tihlambi temvula? Cha, nguwe, lowenta loko, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Ngako-ke litsemba letfu likuwe, ngobe nguwe lowenta konkhe loku.
Abatekhuti bona batsi: ‘Asesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, lowehlisa timvula tasekwindla netasentfwasahlobo, ngesikhatsi lesifanele; losinika siciniseko ngekutsi sikhatsi sekuvuna sitawufika.’
Ngiyawubusisa tona kanye netindzawo letitungelete ligcuma lami. Ngiyakwehlisa timvula ngesikhatsi sato; kuyawuba netimvula tesibusiso.
Simakadze utawuphendvula atsi kubo: “Nginipha sivuno salokutinhlavu, liwayini lelisha kanye nemafutsa, lokwenele kutsi kunganesutsisa; ngingeke ngiphindze nginente nibe yinhlekisa etiveni.
“ ‘Nanihamba ngetimiso tami nilalele, nemiyalo yami niyente,
ngiyawunitfumelela imvula ngesikhatsi sayo, nemhlaba uninike sivuno lesihle, netihlahla tesiganga titsele titselo tato.
Ngiyawuvimba tilwanyakatana kutsi tingatidli tilimo tenu, nemivini emasimini enu ingasali ite titselo,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
“Simakadze uyawuvula emazulu, incolobane yakhe yengcebo, anise imvula eveni lenu ngesikhatsi lesifanele, abusise yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu. Niyakwebolekisa etiveni letinyenti, kodvwa nine aniyikweboleka ngisho nakusinye sato.
Ngako-ke, bazalwane, beketelani kuze kufike iNkhosi. Ase nibuke umlimi lolindzela sitselo semhlaba lesiligugu; usibeketelela size sitfole imvula yekucala neyekugcina.