26 Juda wakhuluma kubomnakabo watsi: “Kusitani kutsi simbulale lomnaketfu bese sifihla lengati yakhe?
Esawu watsi: “Sengitakufa, linalusito luni kimi lelifa?”
Wotani simbulale, sidvumbu sakhe sisilahle kuleminye yalemigodzi. Sitabe sesitsi ubulewe tilwane tesiganga. Sitase sibone kutsi lamaphupho akhe atawugcinwa yini.”
Simakadze watsi kuye: “Wenteni? Livi lengati yemnakenu liyakhala kimi, lisemhlabatsini.
Simakadze wabuta kuKhayini watsi: “Uphi umnakenu Abela?” Watsi: “Angimati. Ngingumlindzi wemnaketfu yini mine?”
Empeleni ngebiwa eveni lemaHebheru; kunjalo nje nakhona lapha eGibhithe kute lengikwentile lokubangele kutsi ngifakwe lapha ejele.”
Bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Ase nibheke-ke manje sesiyavuna ngalobubi lesabenta kumnaketfu Josefa. Satsi sesikubona kukhatsateka kwemphefumulo wakhe, nasincenga, satsalalisa sangete samlalela. Ngiko nje sesikulenhlupheko manje.”
Nine nanitimisele lokubi ngami; kodvwa Nkulunkulu loko wakugucula kwaba ngulokuhle, entela kutsi ngalesikhatsi kusindziswe bantfu labanyenti, bangabulawa yindlala.
Ngobe Davide abetsite kuye: “Ingati yakho itawubasetikwakho. Nemlomo wakho ukulahla ngebufakazi, nawutsi: ‘Ngibulele logcotjiwe waSimakadze.’ ”
“Awu, mhlaba, awusiyigcibedzela ingati yami. Shangatsi kukhala kwami kungete kwathuliswa.
“Nzuzo yini leyawutfolakala ngekubhujiswa kwami, nangabe sengiye ethuneni? Bantfu lese babuyele elutfulini bangakubonga yini? Bangakhuluma yini ngekwetsembeka kwakho?
Kwala nome bo-Elnathani, naDelaya, naGemariya sebayincenga inkhosi kutsi ingayishisi lencwadzi legocotwako, ayizange seyifune nekuva kutsi batsini.
Kodvwa kwaba khona emkhatsini wawo emadvodza lalishumi lacela Ishmayeli, atsi: “Sicela kutsi mane ungasibulali! Siphetse kolo nebhali, nemafutsa kanye neluju lwetinyosi lesikufihle lena esikhotseni.” Ngako wabayekela, wangete wababulala kanye nalaba labanye.
“ ‘Ngobe lengati leliyicitsile isekhatsi kulo: Layitsela edvwaleni lelingenalutfo; alizange liyitsele emhlabatsini, lapho beyitawumbonywa khona lutfuli.
Ngobe kuyawumsita ngani umuntfu kutfola live lonkhe, kepha alahlekelwe ngumphefumulo wakhe? Ingabe angakhiphani umuntfu kuhlenga umphefumulo wakhe?
Natfolani-ke ngekwenta leto tintfo leseninemahloni ngato nyalo? Phela siphetfo saleto tintfo kufa!
“Nakukhona emacala lamatima kutsi ngeke atekwe etinkhundleni tenu, njengalawa lacondzene nekubulala, nemibango, kanye nekuhlaselana, lawo macala-ke niyakwenyuka nawo niwamikise kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layakuyikhetsa.