18 Yentani lokulungile nalokuhle ebusweni baSimakadze, khona kutanihambela kahle, nitsi ningangena nilitsatse lelive lelihle Simakadze laletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho benu,
Impela, inceku yakho iyalwa ngato, lowo lotigcinako unemvuzo lomkhulu.
Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Naningilalela, nigcina livi lami, mine Nkulunkulu wenu, nente loko lokulungile, nigcine nemiyalo yami, ngingeke nginijezise ngaletifo lengatehlisela etikwemaGibhithe. Mine nginguSimakadze longumphilisi wenu.”
Tjelani labalungile kutsi kutabahambela kahle, ngobe bayawudla titselo tetento tabo.
“Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
“Kodvwa nine niyabuta nitsi: ‘Kwentiwa yini kutsi indvodzana ingetfwali licala leyise?’ Njengobe indvodzana yente lokulungile nalokucotfo, futsi beyivele icaphele kutsi igcine tonkhe timiso tami, ngempela iyawuphila.
“Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi aphendvuka kuto tonkhe tono latentile, agcine tonkhe timiso tami, ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, akasayikufa, uyawuphila.
Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi agucuka ebubini bakhe labentile, ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, lowo uyawusindzisa imphilo yakhe.
“Ase sitsi kunemuntfu lolungile lowenta lokucotfo nalokulungile:
Nangabe ngikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Ngempela utakufa,’ kodvwa bese uyaphendvuka esonweni sakhe, ente loko lokucotfo nalokulungile,
Kute nome sinye sono kuleto latentile lesiyawukhunjulwa simelane naye. Wente lokucotfo nalokulungile; ngempela uyawuphila.
Kantsi nangabe umuntfu lomubi agucuka ebubini bakhe ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, uyawuphila ngekwenta loko.
Ngubani lohlakaniphile? Uyawutibona letintfo. Ngubani lokwati kubona tintfo letifihlakele? Utaticondza kahle letintfo. Tindlela taSimakadze tilungile, labalungile bahamba ngato, kodvwa labahlubukako bayakhubeka kuto.
Lowo longitfumile unami; akangishiyi ngedvwa, ngobe sonkhe sikhatsi ngenta lokutsandzekako kuye.”
Ningalilingisi lelive, kodvwa niguculwe ngekwentiwa kabusha kwengcondvo yenu, khona nitekwati kuhlolisisa loko lokuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu, nikwati lokuhle, nalokwemukelekako, nalokuphelele.
Aniyikuyidla, khona kuyawunihambela kahle nine kanye nebantfwabenu emvakwenu, ngobe niyakube nenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze.
Caphelani kutsi niyilalele yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona, kuze kutenihambela kahle ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nine nebantfwabenu emvakwenu, ngobe nitawube nenta lokuhle nalokwemukelekile emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
ngobe phela nimlalele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nagcina yonkhe imiyalo yakhe lengininika yona lamuhla, nenta lokulungile embikwakhe.”
Gcinani timiso takhe nemiyalo yakhe lengininika yona lamuhla, kuze kulungele nine nebantfwabenu, khona nitewuphila siphelane kulelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona.”
Yebo, shangatsi tinhlitiyo tabo tingatsambela ekungesabeni, bagcine imiyalo yami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, khona kutawubahambela kahle bona nebantfwababo kuze kube phakadze!
Hambani endleleni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniyale kutsi nihambe ngayo, khona nitewuphila nichume, netinsuku tenu tandze eveni lelitawuba lenu.”
“Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utawutsi anganingenisa eveni lafunga ngalo kuboyihlo, Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe kutsi utanipha lona, lelo live linemadolobha lamakhulu lanotsile leningazange niwakhe,
nicitse tonkhe titsa tenu embikwenu, njengobe Simakadze asho.
“Caphelani-ke kutsi ningamkhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngekungagcini imiyalo yakhe, nemitsetfo yakhe kanye netimiso takhe lengininika tona lamuhla.