16 Jakobe waphaphama ebutfongweni, watsi: “Kantsi Simakadze ukulendzawo, bengingakwati-ke loku.”
Solomoni wase uyaphaphama. Wabona kutsi abebhudza. Wancandzeka wabuyela eJerusalema, wafike wema embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze wenta imihlatjelo yekushiswa neyekuthula. Emvakwaloko wase wenta lidzili labo bonkhe bantfu basesigodlweni sakhe.
Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyakhuluma nome ngayiphi indlela. Kulesinye sikhatsi kuba ngulomuntfu longacondzi kutsi utsini Nkulunkulu.
Nome endlula ngakimi, ngingeke ngimbone, nakendlula ngendlela yami, ngingeke ngimuve.
Ngingayaphi ngisuke kuMoya wakho? Ngingashona kuphi ngibaleke ebusweni bakho?
Uyesabeka, Nkulunkulu, endzaweni yakho lengcwele. Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, nguwe lonika bantfu emandla nekucina. Akadvunyiswe Nkulunkulu!
“Ngubani lonjengawe, Simakadze, emkhatsini wabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu? Ngubani lofanana nawe ngebungcwele bakho lobumangalisako? Ngubani lonebukhosi lobesabekako ente imimangaliso nemisebenti yemandla njengawe?
Simakadze watsi kube abone kutsi Mosi uyaphambukela kutewubona, wamemeta watsi: “Mosi! Ye Mosi!” Mosi wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha!”
Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ungasasondzeli, khumula tincabule takho, ngobe lendzawo lome kuyo ingumhlabatsi longcwele.
Simakadze longuSomandla, nguye lekufanele nimati ngekutsi ungcwele. Nguye lekufanele nimesabe nimhloniphe. Nguye lekumele nitfutfumele ngaye.
Loku kwangenta ngavuka ngacalata ndzawo tonkhe. Butfongo bami bebumnandzi kimi.
Simakadze watsi kubo: “Lalelani la kimi: Nakunemphrofethi lapha emkhatsini wenu, ngimi Simakadze lengitibonakalisa ngemibono kuye ngikhulume naye ngemaphupho.
Joshuwa nasasedvute neJerikho watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona indvodza ime embikwakhe ihoshule inkemba yayo iyiphetse ngesandla sayo. Joshuwa wasondzela kuyo wayakuyibuta, wafike watsi: “Ukanye natsi yini nome umelene natsi?”
Indvuna yemphi yaSimakadze yaphendvula, yatsi: “Khumula tincabule takho, ngobe lendzawo lome kuyo ingcwele.” Joshuwa wenta njengobe atjeliwe.