3 Mosi wahamba wafike wabatjela yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo yaSimakadze. Bonkhe bantfu baphendvula kanyekanye batsi: “Onkhe emavi lawakhulumile Simakadze siyakuwenta.”
Benta sifungo kuSimakadze ngekuhalalisa lokukhulu, nekumemeta, nangekushaywa kwemacilongo, netimpalampala.
Bonkhe bakaJuda basijabulela lesifungo, ngobe babesifunge ngenhlitiyo yabo yonkhe. Bafunisisa Simakadze, bamtfola. Ngako Simakadze wabanika kuphumula ndzawana tonkhana.
“Baletseni la bonkhe labangcwele bami labenta nami sivumelwane ngemhlatjelo!”
Sonkhe sive saphendvula ngalivi linye, satsi: “Konkhe lokushiwo nguSimakadze siyawukwenta.” Mosi wahamba wayawubikela Simakadze.
Wena-ke Mosi, ubosondzela kuSimakadze, kodvwa laba labanye bangacali basondzele kimi. Bantfu kufanele bangenyuki nawe.”
Wase utsatsa incwadzi yesivumelwane, wayifundza, bonkhe bantfu balalela, bakhuluma batsi: “Konkhe lokushiwo nguSimakadze siyawukwenta sikulalele.”
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.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngenta sivumelwane nabokhokho benu ngesikhatsi ngibakhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili. Ngatsi:
‘Nguko loku lengenta ngako sivumelwane nani, mhlazane niphuma eGibhithe. Moya wami usahlala emkhatsini wenu. Ningesabi.’
AsinaBabe munye sonkhe yini? Asidalwanga nguNkulunkulu munye yini? Pho, sisihlambalatelani lesivumelwane sabokhokho betfu ngekungetsembeki kwetfu lomunye kulomunye?
“Niyawutsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nente konkhe lafuna kutsi nikwente, nilalele timiso takhe, nemitsetfo yakhe kanye nemiyalo yakhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
“Lalelani sive sema-Israyeli imiyalo nemitsetfo lesengitanifundzisa yona. Hambani ngayo, khona nitewuphila ningene eveni nilidle, live Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, lanipha lona.
Lena ngimilayeto, nemiyalo, nemitsetfo Mosi labanika yona nabaphuma eGibhithe,
“Nginifundzise yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami angitfumile kutsi ngente, kuze nihambe ngayo nakulelo live leniyakungena kulo niyekulidla.
Mosi wabita sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli wakhuluma kuso, watsi: “Lalelani, ma-Israyeli, timiso nemitsetfo lengininika yona lamuhla. Yifundzeni nibe neliciniso kutsi nitayilalela niyilandzele.
Kodvwa wena hlala nami lapha, khona ngitekunika yonkhe imiyalo yami, netimiso tami, nemitsetfo yami lekufanele uyifundzise kutsi bayilandzele eveni lengibanika lona kutsi libe labo.’
“Lena ngimiyalo, netimiso, nemitsetfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu langiyale ngayo kutsi nginifundzise yona kutsi niyigcine eveni lenitakwewela iJordane newelele kulo kutsi libe lenu,
Kodvwa bantfu bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, batsi: “Cha! Tsine sitawukhonta Simakadze.”
Joshuwa wabe sewukhuluma utsi: “Nine nibofakazi bekutilahla nine matfupha ngekutsi nitikhetsele kukhonta Simakadze.” Bamphendvula batsi: “Yebo, sibofakazi.”
Bantfu bakhuluma kuJoshuwa, batsi: “Sitawukhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, silalele yena.”