25 Nanikhonta mine Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, ngitawunibusisa ngekudla nangemanti, ngikususe konkhe kugula kwenu.
Ungitsetselela lonkhe licala letono tami angelaphe tonkhe tifo tami.
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.”
Ngobe akayikutikhumbula kakhulu tinsuku tekuphila kwakhe, ngobe phela Nkulunkulu umenta ahlale amatasatasa ngekujabula enhlitiyweni yakhe.
Ngulowo-ke umuntfu lotawuhlala ekuphakameni, losiphephelo sakhe kutawuba yinqaba yemadvwala. Uyakunikwa sinkhwa sakhe, angawesweli emanti ekunatsa.
Kute lohlala eSiyoni loyakutsi: “Ngiyagula,” netono talabo labahlala khona tiyawutsetselelwa.
Ayawukwenekwa elangeni, nasenyangeni, nakuto tonkhe tinkhanyeti tasemazulwini lababekutsandzile, bakusebentela, bakulandzela, bakufuna, bakukhotsamela. Akayiwubutfwa futsi akayiwungcwatjwa, kodvwa ayawuba njengemfucuta yetibi lelahlwe emhlabatsini.
Ekupheleni kwemalanga lalishumi babukeka baphile kancono kakhulu, futsi bondleke kakhulu kunawo onkhe lawa lamanye emajaha labedla kudla kwenkhosi.
Mine nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu; tehlukaniseleni mine, nibe ngcwele, ngobe nami matfupha ngingcwele. Ningatingcolisi nganome ngusiphi silwane lesihamba ngesisu.
“ ‘Nanihamba ngetimiso tami nilalele, nemiyalo yami niyente,
Letsani konkhe kwelishumi endlini yengcebo, kuze kutewuba nekudla endlini yami.” Simakadze utsi: “Ase ningilinge ngaloko, nitewubona kutsi ngingeke yini nginivulele emafasitelo asezulwini ekutfulula, nginitfululele tibusiso letinyenti, nize nehluleke kutfola indzawo leyenele yekutigcina.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Suka, Sathane, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Ubokhonta iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho, umkhotsamele yena yedvwa!’ ”
“Manje-ke, ma-Israyeli, yini lokufunwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kini ngaphandle kwekutsi nesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe tonkhe, nimtsandze nimkhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe,
Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimkhonte. Bambelelani kuye nitsatse tifungo tenu egameni lakhe.
Niyawulandzela yena Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimesabe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe nilalele nelivi lakhe; niyawukhonta yena ninamatsele kuye.
Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nikhonte yena yedvwa, nifunge ngelibito lakhe.
Utanitsandza, anibusise, anandzise nibe banyenti. Utasibusisa sitselo sesisu senu, netilimo telive lenu, nakolo wenu, neliwayini lenu lelisha, nemafutsa enu, nemankhonyane etinkhomo tenu, nemazinyane emihlambi yenu kulelive lafunga ngalo kuboyihlomkhulu kutsi utawunipha lona.
Simakadze utanigcina aniphephise kuto tonkhe tifo. Angeke anijezise ngetifo letesabekako lenatibona eGibhithe, kodvwa uyakubajezisa ngato labo labanitondzako.
Kodvwa nibocaphelisisa kutsi niyayigcina imiyalo nemtsetfo Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, laninika yona: kutsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nekuhamba kuto tonkhe tindlela takhe, nekulalela imiyalo yakhe, nekunamatsela kuye, kanye nekumkhonta ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe.”
Kodvwa bantfu bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, batsi: “Cha! Tsine sitawukhonta Simakadze.”
Bantfu bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, batsi: “Sitawukhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, silalele yena.”
Samuweli wabaphendvula watsi: “Ningesabi, nente bonkhe lobubi, kodvwa noko ningasaphambuki kuSimakadze, khontani Simakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu.
Kodvwa nine cinisekani kutsi nesaba Simakadze, nikhonte yena ngekwetsembeka, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu. Nikhumbule kutsi tinkhulu kanganani tintfo lanentela tona.
Samuweli wakhuluma esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli, watsi: “Naniphendvukela kuSimakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, kufanele nitisuse tonkhe letithico tebetive kanye nabo-Ashtarothe benu, bese nitinikela kuSimakadze nikhonte yena yedvwa, yena-ke utawube sewuyanikhulula esandleni semaFilisti.”