24 Kodvwa butjoki bakhe buhlala bucinile, imikhono yakhe iciniswa tandla taLonemandla waJakobe, nguMelusi loliDvwala laka-Israyeli.
Ngitaninakekela kahle nanilapho, ngobe kusasele iminyaka lesihlanu yendlala. Angifuni kutsi wena nendlu yakho nako konkhe nife nibulawe yindlala.’ ”
Kodvwa ningakhatsateki futsi ningahlupheki ngekutsi nangitsengisa la. Empeleni nguNkulunkulu lowangitfumela kutsi ngite kulendzawo. Abentela kutsi nginendvulele ngekuta lapha ngitewusindzisa timphilo tebantfu.
Ngako nguNkulunkulu lowatsi anginendvulele ngekuta lapha, kuze anilondvolote nibe yinsali emhlabeni, nisindziswe kube kukhululwa lokukhulu.
Josefa wapha uyise kudla, wapha nabomnakabo, nemndeni weyise; kwaya ngebunyenti babo.
Jakobe wabe sewubusisa Josefa, watsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wabobabe, lowakhontwa bo-Abrahama na-Isaka, yena loNkulunkulu longihole kuyo yonkhe imphilo yami, kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla, angababusisa labafana.
Titsa takhe timhlasela ngalokwesabekako, timcoshe ngebutjoki nangemicibisholo.
Ngako-ke ningesabi. Nine nebantfwabenu ngitaniphatsa ngetandla letifutfumele.” Ngalenkhulumo wabanika siciniseko, tinhlitiyo tabo tadvudvuteka.
Kadzeni, ngesikhatsi Sawula aseyinkhosi etikwetfu, nguwe lowawuhola sive sema-Israyeli nasiyekulwa etimphini. Simakadze wakhuluma kuwe, watsi: ‘Wena utawuba ngumelusi wesive sami ema-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi waso.’ ”
Elisha watjela inkhosi, watsi: “Bamba lobutjoki ngetandla takho.” Yatsi inkhosi nase ibubambile, Elisha wabeka takhe tandla etikwaleti tenkhosi.
Bonkhe babetama kusesabisa bacabanga batsi: “Tandla tabo titawuba butsakatsaka tingabe tisasebenta, lomsebenti ungabe usaphela.” Kodvwa ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu, cinisa tandla tami.”
Inkhatimulo yami iyawuhlala iyinsha njalo kimi, nebutjoki bami buhlale bubusha njalo esandleni sami.’
Litje lekwakha lelaliwa bakhi, ngobe batsi alinamsebenti, seligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu.
Yebo, Simakadze, khumbula Davide, kanye nato tonkhe tinhlupheko takhe.
Khumbula tifungo takhe kuSimakadze, netetsembiso latenta kuSomandla waJakobe nakatsi:
ngingakamtfoleli Simakadze indzawo, ngakhe likhaya laSomandla waJakobe.”
Ngiyakutsandza, Simakadze, wena, longemandla ami.
Indlela yaNkulunkulu ilungile, livi laSimakadze letsembekile. Yena usihlangu sabo bonkhe labaphephela kuye.
Simakadze ngumelusi wami, ngeke ngeswele lutfo.
Tsemba kuSimakadze, cina ungadzangali, ube nesibindzi. Yebo, tsemba kuSimakadze.
Simakadze ungemandla ebantfu bakhe, usiphephelo sekusindzisa logcotjiwe wakhe.
Kodvwa wena usisindzisile kulabamelene natsi, wabajabhisa labo labasitondzako.
Noko-ke mine ngihlala nawe onkhe emalanga, ungibambe ngesandla sami sekudla,
Sive, Melusi waka-Israyeli, wena lohola Josefa njengemhlambi wetimvu. Wena lohlala emkhatsini wemakherubhi, bonakala ngekukhatimula kwakho.
Yebo, Simakadze! Ngiyawuhlabela kuze kube phakadze ngemisebenti yemusa wakho. Kwetsembeka kwakho ngiyawukumemetela ngemlomo wami etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.
NginguNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakho: Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe.” Mosi wambonya buso bakhe, ngobe esaba kubukana naNkulunkulu.
Ngako-ke iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla, lowo longuMnikati Wemandla waka-Israyeli utsi: “Awu, ngitake ngiphumule etitseni tami, ngitiphindzisele kulabangitondzako.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Buka la, ngibeka litje eSiyoni, litje lelihloliwe, litje leliligugu lekusimisa indlu, lelisisekelo lesetsembekile sendlu; lowo lowetsembele kimi ngeke ajabhe.
Labo labanhlanhlatselako emoyeni bayawuba nelwati, labo labakhononako bayakwetsabela kufundziswa.”
Ngako-ke ungesabi, ngobe mine nginawe; ungajabhi, ngobe mine nginguNkulunkulu wakho. Ngitakucinisa ngikusite, ngiyakukubamba ngesandla sami sekudla lesilungile.
Bacindzeteli bakho ngiyakubenta badle inyama yemtimba wabo, bayawudzakwa kunatsa ingati yabo kube shangatsi bebanatsa liwayini. Tive tonkhe-ke tiyawube setiyati kutsi mine Simakadze nginguMsindzisi wakho, uMhlengi wakho, longuSomandla waJakobe.”
Uyawunatsa lubisi lwetive, umunyiswe emabeleni ebukhosi. Uyawube sewuyati-ke kutsi mine, Simakadze, nginguMsindzisi wakho, nekutsi Somandla wakaJakobe unguMhlengi wakho.
Baka-Israyeli ngiyawubacinisa kuSimakadze, nabo bayawuhamba kulo Libito lakhe,” kusho Simakadze.
Buka, litje lengilimise embikwaJeshuwa. Kunemehlo lasikhombisa kulelitje linye, mine ngitawucopha umbhalo kulo, nesono salelive ngiyawusisusa ngalanga linye,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Jesu watsi kubo: “Anizange nifundze yini emiBhalweni kutsi: “ ‘Litje lelaliwa bakhi, ngobe batsi alinamsebenti, ligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu? Loko kwentiwa yiNkhosi. Maye, kuyasimangalisa!’
“Anifundzanga yini kulomBhalo lotsi: “ ‘Lelo litje lelaliwa bakhi, ngobe bebatsi alinamsebenti, seligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu?
Kodvwa Jesu wababuka, wase uyababuta utsi: “LomBhalo uchazani? “ ‘Litje lelaliwa bakhi ngobe batsi alinamsebenti, seligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu.’
“Jesu nguye umBhalo lokhuluma ngaye kutsi: ‘Litje lenaledzelela, nine bakhi, selijike laba litje lesisekelo.’
Ungubani wena kutsi ungehlulela sisebenti salomunye? Kuma nekuwa kwaso kwenkhosi yaso; kodvwa siyakuma ngobe iNkhosi inemandla ekusimisa.
Lendlu yakhelwa etikwesisekelo sebaphostoli nebaphrofethi; Jesu Khristu lucobo ulitje lelisimise lendlu.
“Yena uLidvwala, imisebenti yakhe iphelele; yebo, netindlela takhe tonkhe tilungile. Nkulunkulu lowetsembekile longakwenti lokubi, ucotfo akakhetsi muntfu.
Nkulunkulu waphakadze siphephelo sakho, ngaphansi ngimikhono yaphakadze. Uyawucosha titsa takho embikwakho, akhulume atsi: ‘Tibhubhise!’
Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, abesagcwaliswe ngaMoya wekuhlakanipha, ngobe Mosi abeke wabeka tandla takhe etikwakhe. Ngako-ke sive sema-Israyeli samlalela senta loko Simakadze labeyale Mosi kutsi sikwente.
Sinincusela kutsi Nkulunkulu anicinise ngemandla ebukhosi bakhe, kuze kutsi nome sekuvelani kodvwa nine nisime, nime, nibeketele ngekujabula,
Kodvwa iNkhosi yema nami yangicinisa kuze inshumayelo yami ipheleliselwe ngami, nebetive beve. Ngako-ke ngakhululwa emlonyeni welibhubesi.
kodvwa ninikwa nalelive letintsaba lelinemahlatsi. Lihhehleni lonkhe lelihlatsi nitsatse yonkhe leyo ndzawo ibe yenu, kuze kuyewufika lapho ligcina khona; nome emaKhenani anetincola tetinsimbi kantsi acinile, kodvwa nine ningawadvungulula niwacitse.”
Umndeni wakaJosefa nawo wahlasela iBetheli, kantsi futsi naSimakadze abenawo.