5 Ngaleso sikhatsi mine ngema emkhatsini waSimakadze nani kuze ngimementele livi laSimakadze kini, ngobe nine benesaba umlilo anizange nenyukele entsabeni. “Simakadze watsi:
Ngako-ke lamadvodza esuka lapho acondza ngaseSodoma; kepha Abrahama wasala embikwaSimakadze.
Wadzilita tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, wabhidlita tithicomatje, wagawula tinsika tabo-Ashera, waphahlata inyoka yelitfusi leyayakhiwe nguMosi, ngobe kwaze kwaba ngungaleso sikhatsi solomane ema-Israyeli atfuncisa imphepho kuyo, kwakutsiwa nguNehushtani libito layo.
Ngako-ke watsi utababhubhisa, kepha Mosi, lokhetsiwe wakhe, wema emkhatsini, wabalamlela ngekubashweletela kuNkulunkulu, kutsi lulaka lwakhe lungababhubhisi.
Ekuseni ngelilanga lesitsatfu kwaba nekudvuma nemibane, lifu lelimnyama labonakala etikwentsaba, kwase kuvakala licilongo lelakhala kakhulukati. Bonkhe bantfu lapha enkambu betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Yewuka uyekwecwayisa labantfu kutsi bangawengci umnyele kutewubuka mine Simakadze; ngobe nabangenta njalo, linyenti labo litakufa.
Ngako Mosi wehla waya kubantfu, wafike wabatjela konkhe labekutjelwe nguSimakadze.
Umholi wabo kuyawuba ngulomunye wesive sabo; umbusi wabo uyawuvela emkhatsini wabo. Ngiyakumsondzeta, naye uyawuvele asondzele kimi, ngobe vele ngubani lowake watinikela yena, abesedvute nami?’ kusho Simakadze.
Wema emkhatsini walabafile nalabaphilako, sifo sancamuka.
Pho, umtsetfo wawudzingeke ngani? Wengetelwa kubonakalisa kutsi siyini sono, kudzimate kufike lowo lesasicondziswe kuye setsembiso labeyintalo ya-Abrahama. Umtsetfo waletfwa tingilosi ngesandla semlamuli.
“ ‘Sondzela wena uyekuva konkhe loko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lakushoko. Tsine sitawutjelwa nguwe loko Simakadze lakutjela kona, natsi sitawulalela sikwente loko.’
Ngobe Khristu akangenanga endzaweni lengcwelengcwele leyentiwe ngetandla nalengumfutiselo waleyo lengiyo sibili; kodvwa wangena ezulwini sibili, lapho abonakala khona asimele kuNkulunkulu.