15 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunivusela umphrofethi lonjengami emkhatsini wabomnakenu. Kufanele nimlalele.
Kodvwa Efrayimu sewucunule Simakadze kakhulu, wadzimate watfukutsela; Simakadze wakhe uyawumetfwesa licala lakhe lekucitsa ingati, amkhokhise ngaloko kumhlazisa kwakhe.
Simakadze watsi kubo: “Lalelani la kimi: Nakunemphrofethi lapha emkhatsini wenu, ngimi Simakadze lengitibonakalisa ngemibono kuye ngikhulume naye ngemaphupho.
Kuye ngikhuluma umlomo nemlomo, ngikhulume ebaleni, ngingabi ngigega liguma; ubukana nesimo saSimakadze. Nine-ke nisitsatsaphi lesibindzi lesingaka sekukhuluma kabi ngenceku yami, Mosi?”
Watsi asakhuluma loko, kwachamuka lifu lelikhatimulako, labasibekela. Kwevakala livi kulelifu litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako, lengitfokota ngayo; yilaleleni!”
Ticumbi taphendvula tatsi: “Lona nguJesu, umphrofethi waseNazaretha yaseGalile.”
Wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Lonilalelako, ulalela mine; longanemukeli, akemukeli mine; nalowo longangemukeli, akamemukeli nalowo longitfumile.”
Ngaleso sikhatsi bekukhona indvodza leyayilungile yesaba Nkulunkulu, ihlala eJerusalema, libito layo kunguSimeyoni. Abelindzele indvudvuto ngensindziso yesive sema-Israyeli, Moya Longcwele abesetikwakhe.
lekukhanya lokwembulelwe betive, neludvumo esiveni sakho saka-Israyeli.”
Wabuta watsi: “Tintfo tini?” Baphendvula batsi: “Loko lokwenteke ngaJesu waseNazaretha, labeyindvodza lengumphrofethi lonemandla ngetento nangemavi, embikwaNkulunkulu nebantfu bonkhe,
Bonkhe bantfu bafikelwa kwesaba, badvumisa Nkulunkulu batsi: “Sifikelwe ngumphrofethi lomkhulu!” Baphindze batsi: “Nkulunkulu sewubahambele bantfu bakhe!”
Kwase kuvakala livi liphuma kulelifu litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami, lengiyikhetsile, yilaleleni!”
Bambuta batsi: “Pho, ungubani? Ungu-Elija yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Cha, angisiye.” Bambuta batsi: “Ungumphrofethi yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Cha.”
Bambuta-ke batsi: “Pho, ubhabhatiselani nangabe awusiye Khristu, nome Elija, nome umphrofethi?”
Filiphu watfola Nathanayeli, watsi kuye: “Simtfolile lowo labhala ngaye emtsetfweni Mosi kanye nebaphrofethi, Jesu waseNazaretha, umsa waJosefa.”
Umfati watsi: “Nkhosi, sengiyabona kutsi ungumphrofethi.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Umsebenti waNkulunkulu kutsi nikholwe nguye lamtfumile.”
Ngako baFarisi baphindza bayibuta lendvodza batsi: “Wena utsini ngaye, njengaloku avule emehlo akho nje?” Yona yaphendvula yatsi: “Ungumphrofethi.”
Nguye loMosi lowatsi kubantfu baka-Israyeli: ‘Nkulunkulu uyawunitfumelela umphrofethi, njengobe angitfuma nami, uyawuba ngumuntfu wesive sakini.’
Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi kute umphrofethi lowaphindza wavela ka-Israyeli waba njengaMosi lobekatiwa nguSimakadze buso nebuso,
Ngaleso sikhatsi mine ngema emkhatsini waSimakadze nani kuze ngimementele livi laSimakadze kini, ngobe nine benesaba umlilo anizange nenyukele entsabeni. “Simakadze watsi:
Ngobe munye Nkulunkulu, munye neMlamuli losemkhatsini waNkulunkulu nebantfu, lomuntfu nguKhristu Jesu,
Naku lasiyala ngako: kutsi sikholwe egameni leNdvodzana yakhe lenguJesu Khristu bese siyatsandzana, njengobe asiyala.