26 Lulwimi lwakho ngitalunamatsisela elwangeni lwakho, khona utewubindza ungakwati kubakhalima, nome bayindlu lehlubukako nje.
Shangatsi nelulwimi lwami lunganamatsela elwangeni lwami, nangingakhohlwa wena, ngingayenti iJerusalema ibe kujabula kwami lokukhulu.
Hhawu, Nkhosi, vula tindzebe temlomo wami, kuze ngivakalise ludvumo lwakho.
Lalelani, nine mazulu! Lalela nawe, mhlaba! Ngobe Simakadze sewukhulume, watsi: “Bantfwabami ngibondlile ngabakhulisa, kodvwa sebangihlamukile.
“Tilungiselele! Sukuma ukhulume kubo konkhe loko lengikutfume kona. Ungabesabi, ngobe ngingahle ngikwetfuse lapha embikwabo.
Emasango ayo ashone emhlabatsini; imicabo yayo wayifohlota wayibhubhisa. Inkhosi yayo netikhulu tayo tahlakatwa tayiswa etiveni, umtsetfo sekwabate, Nebaphrofethi bayo abasayitfoli imibono levela kuSimakadze.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uhlala emkhatsini wesive lesihlubukako. Banemehlo ekubona kodvwa ababoni, banetindlebe tekuva kodvwa abeva, ngobe basive lesihlubukako.
“Ngako-ke, wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, bopha timphahla takho tekutfunjwa, phuma lapho ukhona, uphume emini babuka, uye kulenye indzawo. Mhlawumbe batakucondzisisa loko, lite nome bayindlu lehlubukako.
Ngaleso sikhatsi umlomo wakho uyawuvuleka; uyawukhuluma naye ungasabindzi. Ngako uyawuba sibonakaliso kubo, futsi-ke bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
Ngayitolo kusihlwa lendvodza isengakefiki, sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwami, wavula umlomo wami ekuseni lendvodza isengakefiki. Ngako umlomo wami wavuleka, ngangabe ngisabindza.
Watsi asasho njalo kimi, ngakhotsama, buso bami bubheke phansi ngingasakhoni ngisho nekukhuluma.
Efrayimu utihlanganise netithico; myekeleni khona lapho!
“Kodvwa akubete umuntfu lobeka licala, akubete muntfu lobeka lomunye licala, ngobe mine ngibeka umphristi licala.
Nine bantfu niyamtondza umuntfu lomelana nebubi benu, nimedzelele umuntfu lokhuluma liciniso lodvwa enkhundleni.