2 Ningacali nengete lutfo kulamavi lenginiyala ngawo, futsi ningaphunguli lutfo kuwo, kodvwa gcinani lemiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lengininika yona.
Litsemba labo batawulibeka kuNkulunkulu, kuze bangayikhohlwa imisebenti yaNkulunkulu, kepha bagcine imiyalo yakhe;
Ungengeti lutfo etetsembisweni takhe. Uma uke wengeta nje, uyakukutsetsisa utfolakale ungumuntfu wemanga.”
Konkhe sekuvakele. Nasi-ke siphetfo sendzaba: Yesaba Nkulunkulu, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, kute lokunye lokungetulu kwaloko lokudzingekako kumuntfu.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Mani esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze, ukhulume kubo bonkhe bantfu basemadolobheni akaJuda labayaye bete batewukhontela lapha ethempelini laSimakadze. Batjele konkhe lengikutfume kona, ungashiyi nalinye livi.
“Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kuyakudzimate kwendlule lizulu nemhlaba seloku kute ngisho nalelincane nje lichashatana lelitawususwa emtsetfweni, kuze kufezeke konkhe.
“Nivile kutsi kwatsiwa: ‘Ubotsandza makhelwane wakho, utondze sitsa sakho.’
Ase nginibekisele ngentfo levamile nje, bazalwane: Bantfu lababili lasebente sivumelwane kute longasephula nome engete lutfo, yingci nasebavumelene.
Ngemnyaka wema-40, ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yeli-11, kusukela baphuma eGibhithe, Mosi wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli konkhe loko Simakadze labemyale ngako kutsi awatjele kona, lokumacondzana nawo.
“Caphelani kutsi niyakwenta konkhe loko lenginiyala ngako; ningengeti, ninganciphisi.”
“Nangabe umphrofethi nome umphuphi wemaphupho achamuka emkhatsini wenu bese umemetela sibonakaliso nome simangaliso kini,
umtsetfo lesawunikwa nguMosi, lifa lesive sakaJakobe.
Simakadze wangikhombisa ngaleso sikhatsi kutsi nginifundzise imiyalo nemitsetfo lekufanele nihambe ngayo kulelive lelingesheya kweJordane, lenewelela kulo kuyakulidla.”
Gcinani timiso takhe nemiyalo yakhe lengininika yona lamuhla, kuze kulungele nine nebantfwabenu, khona nitewuphila siphelane kulelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona.”
“Nginifundzise yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami angitfumile kutsi ngente, kuze nihambe ngayo nakulelo live leniyakungena kulo niyekulidla.
Yebo, shangatsi tinhlitiyo tabo tingatsambela ekungesabeni, bagcine imiyalo yami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, khona kutawubahambela kahle bona nebantfwababo kuze kube phakadze!
“Ngako caphelani kwenta loko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniyale ngako kutsi nikwente; ningacali nijikele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
Intfo nje, wena cina kakhulu, ube nesibindzi. Caphela, uyilalele yonkhe imitsetfo lowayinikwa nguMosi, inceku yami. Ungaphambuki kuyo, ngesekudla nome ngesancele, khona-ke uyakuphumelela nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona.
Kwabate ngisho nalinye livi laloko Mosi labeyale ngako Joshuwa lalishiya wangete wasifundzela sive saka-Israyeli sonkhe sihlangene, bafati, nebantfwana kanye nebetive lababehlala emkhatsini wabo.