20 Kodvwa nine, Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe, emlilweni lomkhulu loncibilikisa insimbi, kutsi nitekuba sive lesilifa lakhe, njengobe senaba ngilo nje.
Ngobe bona basive sakho nelifa lakho lowalikhipha eGibhithe, emlilweni loncibilikisa ngisho tinsimbi.
Ngobe Simakadze utikhetsele Jakobe kutsi abe wakhe, ukhetse Israyeli kutsi abe lifa lakhe.
Sindzisa sive sakho, ubusise labo labalifa lakho. Beluse ubetfwale, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.
Sibusisiwe leso sive lesiNkulunkulu waso kunguSimakadze, sive latikhetsele sona kutsi sibe lifa lakhe.
Ngako-ke emaGibhithe asebentisa sive sema-Israyeli ngesihluku;
imphilo yawo ayenta yababa ngekuwagcilata kamatima: awabhucisa ludzaka, awafolomisa netitini, awentisa yonkhe inhlobo yemisebenti yasemasimini. Kuko konkhe labekwenta emaGibhithe asebentisa ema-Israyeli kamatima.
Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze, nangabe ngizuze umusa emehlweni akho, ngicela kutsi uhambe natsi, nome sisive lesinenhloko lelukhuni. Tsetselela kona netono tetfu, usente sibe lifa lakho.”
Ngitanenta nibe sive sami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu. Nine-ke niyawungati kutsi nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha ngaphansi kwelijoko laseGibhithe.
Livi lesembulo lelimacondzana netilwane taseNegevu: Emancusa adzabula eveni lebulukhuni nenjabhiso, live lemabhubesi lamadvuna nalamasikati, lemabululu kanye netinyoka letindizako, ayalidzabula etfwala imicebo yawo ngetimbongolo, neminotfo yawo ngemalundza emakamela, aya kuleso sive lesingenanzuzo,
Bukani la, nginicolisisile, noko hhayi njengesiliva; nginivivinyile ngemlilo wetinhlupheko.
timiso lengayala ngato bokhokho benu mhlazane ngibakhipha eGibhithe, embawuleni yemlilo loncibilikisa insimbi.’ Ngatsi: ‘Lalelani mine, nente konkhe lenginiyala ngako, khona niyawuba sive sami, nami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.
Nebukhadnezari wasondzela emnyango walomlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako longemalangabi lavutsako, wamemeta, watsi: “Shadraki, naMeshaki, nawe Abednego, nine tinceku taNkulunkulu Longetulu Kwako Konkhe, phumani! Wotani lapha!” Ngako boShadraki, naMeshaki, na-Abednego baphuma emlilweni,
Nkulunkulu wasikhetsanchanti ngaye kutsi sibe lifa lakhe, yena lowenta konkhe ngekwentsandvo yakhe.
Akakhanyise emehlo etinhlitiyo tenu, kuze nati lokulitsemba lanibitela kulo, nekutsi buhle kanganani bukhosi belifa lakhe kubo labangcwele,
ngobe nisive lesingcwele saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Kuto tonkhe tive letisebusweni bemhlaba, Simakadze ukhetse nine kutsi nibe sive lesiligugu lakhe.”
Lamuhla naSimakadze sewetsembisile kutsi nisive sakhe, niligugu lakhe latitsengele lona njengobe etsembisa, nekutsi niyawugcina yonkhe imiyalo yakhe.
Ngobe sabelo saSimakadze sive sakhe, Jakobe losabelo lesilifa lakhe.
Ngobe nine nisive lesingcwele saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unikhetse emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive letisebusweni bemhlaba, kutsi nibe sive sakhe, sive lesiligugu lelingelakhe.
Ngathandaza kuSimakadze ngatsi: ‘Hawu, Somandla, Simakadze, ungasibhubhisi sive sakho lesilifa lakho lowalihlenga ngemandla akho lamakhulu, wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla lesinemandla.
Empeleni basive sakho lesilifa lakho, lowalikhipha ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangengalo yakho leyelulekile.’ ”
Yena watinikela ngenca yetfu, kuze atesihlenga ebubini bonkhe atingcwelisele sive lesisakhe, lesinenshisekelo kutsi sente imisebenti lemihle.
Kodvwa nine nibeluhlanga lolukhetsiwe, nibaphristi bebukhosi, sive lesingcwele; nibantfu baNkulunkulu labakhetselwe kumemetela imisebenti lemihle yaNkulunkulu. Nguye lowanibita kutsi niphume ebumnyameni nitewungena ekukhanyeni kwakhe lokumangalisako.