9 Wengetele umsebenti lomnyenti lamadvodza atewusebenta angacedzi, kuze ayekele lokulibala ngemanga.”
Utsi unemasu nemabutfo emphi lanemandla, kodvwa ukhuluma lite nje. Ngubani lona lowetsembele kuye kutsi ungaze uvukele mine?
Kantsi akasanawuphela yini lamavi enu langumoya? Nine nihlushwa yini kangako, kutsi seningalibala kuphikisana nje ngelite?
Ngako-ke bashayeli netindvuna takakhe tabuyela kuma-Israyeli, tafike tatsi kuwo: “Utsi Faro: ‘Ngingeke ngisaninika tjani bekufoloma.
Kodvwa nome kunjalo, lesitoko sabo setitini lekufanele batifolome ngelilanga singehliswa, ngobe mncane kakhulu lomsebenti labawentako; bayavilapha, ngiko nje balibele kukhonona ngekutsi: ‘Sikhulule siyewunikela ngemhlatjelo kuNkulunkulu wetfu.’
Azariya, umsa waHoshaya, naJohanani, umsa waKhareya, nawo onkhe emadvodza labetibeka embili akhuluma kuJeremiya, atsi: “Unemanga! Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu akakutfumi kutsi utewutsi: ‘Kufanele ningayi eGibhithe kuyawuhlala khona.’
Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”
“Nine nitsite: ‘Akunamsebenti kukhonta Nkulunkulu. Yini nje lesiyizuzile ngekwenta lakufunako nangekuhamba njengebantfu labalilako embikwaSimakadze longuSomandla?
Ningakhohliswa ngumuntfu ngemavi lalite, ngobe ngenca yaleto tintfo lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwehlela etikwalabangamlaleli.