8 Ekupholeni kwelilanga beva Nkulunkulu Simakadze ahambahamba ensimini; bo-Adamu nemkakhe bambhacela Nkulunkulu Simakadze emkhatsini wetihlahla tensimi.
Watsi kube acedze kukhuluma na-Abrahama, Simakadze wase uyahamba; Abrahama wabuyela ethendeni lakhe.
Waphendvula watsi: “Ngive livi lakho ensimini, ngase ngiyesaba, ngobe ngihamba ngcunu; ngabhaca.”
Emafu lamnyama ayamsibekela, kuze angasiboni asahamba antontomela etulu emazulwini.’
Ngake ngasifihla yini sono sami, njengobe kuhlale kwenta emadvodza, ngake ngalifihla yini licala lami enhlitiyweni yami?
Simakadze waphendvula Jobe asesivunguvungwini, watsi:
Emehlo aSimakadze abuka yonkhe indzawo, abone bonkhe bantfu labalungile nalabangakalungi.
Ukhona yini longabhaca etindzaweni letisitsele, entele kutsi ngingamboni?” kusho Simakadze. “Angikaligcwalisi yini lizulu nemhlaba?” kusho Simakadze.
Tindzawo letiphakeme tebubi tiyawubhujiswa, leso sono sa-Israyeli. Emanyeva nemitfuma kuyawukhula kumbonye emalati abo. Bayawube sebakhuluma etintsabeni batsi: “Simbonyeni!” nasemagcumeni batsi: “Dzilikelani etikwetfu!”
Ngiyawuhamba emkhatsini wenu ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu, nine nibe sive sami.
Kepha Jona wesuka wacondza eThashishi. Wehlela eJopha, lapho afike wakhokha imali yekwekhwela, wagibela umkhumbi, waya eThashishi, abalekela Simakadze.
Batiphatsa ngendlela lekhombisa kutsi loko lokufunwa ngumtsetfo kubhalwe etinhlitiyweni tabo. Nanembeza wabo uyabafakazela kutsi loko kuliciniso, njengobe nemicabango yabo ngaletinye tikhatsi iyabalahla, nangaletinye tikhatsi iyabavumela.
Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wehla enyuka emkhatsini wenu enkambu, entela kunivikela nekwetfula titsa tenu etandleni tenu. Inkambu yenu kufanele ibe ngcwele, khona angetiwukhandza lutfo lolubi emkhatsini wenu, aze ancandzeke anifulatsele.”
Sikhona sive lesake saliva liphimbo laNkulunkulu likhuluma emlilweni, njengani, sachubeka saphila?
Kodvwa-ke manje sifelani? Lomlilo lomkhulu kangaka utasishisa usicedze, futsi sitakufa nangabe sichubeka kuliva leliphimbo laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
Kute sidalwa lesifihlakele kuNkulunkulu, kodvwa konkhe kusebaleni kwembuliwe emehlweni alowo lekufanele sitilandze kuye.
Onkhe emakhosi emhlaba, netikhulu, netindvuna, nalabacebile, nalabanemandla, nabo bonkhe labatigcili, nalabakhululekile, babhaca emigedzeni nasemihumeni emkhatsini wemadvwala etintsaba.