4 “Ngiyawukuphilisa kunhlanhlatsela kwabo, ngibatsandze ngekukhululeka, ngobe intfukutselo yami seyisukile kubo.
Kantsi wena uyabona, ngobe tinhlupheko netinsizi uyakunaka, kuze ukufumbatse ngetandla takho. Lohluphekile utinikela kuwe, ngobe wena ungumsiti wetintsandzane.
Labantfu bacimuleka bawe phansi, kepha tsine sima sitsi zica.
Kodvwa yena waba nesihawu, watisibekela tono tabo, akazange ababhubhise abacedze. Kanyenti watibamba ekutfukutseleni kwakhe, akaluvusanga lonkhe lulaka lwakhe.
Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Naningilalela, nigcina livi lami, mine Nkulunkulu wenu, nente loko lokulungile, nigcine nemiyalo yami, ngingeke nginijezise ngaletifo lengatehlisela etikwemaGibhithe. Mine nginguSimakadze longumphilisi wenu.”
Ngalelo langa uyakutsi: “Ngiyakudvumisa, wena Simakadze, lite nome bewungitfukutselele, kodvwa kutfukutsela kwakho akusekho, esikhundleni saloko sewungidvudvutile.
“Wotani, nonkhe nine lenomile, wotani emantini; nani nine lenite imali, sondzelani, nitsenge nidle! Wotani, nitsenge liwayini nelubisi ngaphandle kwemali nangaphandle kwetindleko.
Sengitibonile tindlela takhe, kodvwa ngitamphilisa, ngimhole, ngibuyisele indvudvuto kuye,
Nome tono tetfu tisilahla ngelicala, awu Simakadze, mane wente lutfo ngenca yeLibito lakho. Ngobe kuhlubuka kwetfu kukhulu, sonile kuwe.
Awu, Simakadze, ngelaphe, ngitawuphila, ngephule, ngitawusindziswa, ngobe nguwe lengimdvumisako.
“Ncandzekani sive lesingaketsembeki, ngiyawunelapha kulokuhlubuka kwenu.” “Yebo, siyakuta kuwe, ngobe wena unguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
Efrayimu akasiyo yini indvodzana yami letsandzekako, umntfwana lengijabulako ngaye? Nome ngivamise kukhuluma ngimelane naye, kodvwa noko ngisamkhumbula. Ngako-ke inhlitiyo yami iyamlangatelela; nginesihawu lesikhulu ngaye,” kusho Simakadze.
“ ‘Noko, lelidolobha ngiyawuliletsela kuphila nekuphiliswa. Labantfu bami ngiyawubaphilisa, ngibente bativele banekuthula nekuphepha lokuphuphumako.
Ngako-ke batawuhlaselwa libhubesi leliphuma ehlatsini, batawuphangwa yimphisi lephuma ehlane, ingwe itawubalalela endleleni edvutane nemadolobha abo; itemdzabudzabula abe ticucu nome ngubani lotsi uyaphuma, ngobe kuhlubuka kwabo kukhulu, nekweduka kwabo kunyenti.
Sekute yini ibhalisamu kulakaGileyadi? Sekute yini inyanga lapho? Kepha sekute leni kuphiliswa kwemanceba ebantfu bami?
Nangabe ngikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Ngempela utakufa,’ kodvwa bese uyaphendvuka esonweni sakhe, ente loko lokucotfo nalokulungile,
Lapho-ke tive leniyawube nakhelene nato letiyawube tisasele tiyawukwati kutsi mine Simakadze, ngikwakhe kabusha loko lokwase kubhujisiwe, ngabuye ngahlumisa loko lokwase kulihlane. Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi ngitawukwenta.’
Bantfu bami batimisele kusuka kimi. Ngisho nome sebangambita Longetulu Kwako Konkhe, angeke abaphakamise ngisho nangayiphi indlela.
Ngiyawukwendzisela kimi kuze kube phakadze naphakadze; ngiyawukwendzisa ngekulunga, nangekwemtsetfo, nangekwelutsandvo, nangesihawu.
“Wotani, asibuyele kuSimakadze. Sewusidzabule saba ticucu, kodvwa uyawusiphilisa; usilimatile, kodvwa uyakuwabopha emanceba etfu.
Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho unawe, unemandla ekusindzisa. Uyawukujabulela kakhulu wena, uyawukupha kuthula ngelutsandvo lwakhe; uyawukujabulela ngekuhlabela.”
“Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, lotalwa ngu-Aroni, umphristi, sewukuncandzile kutfukutsela kwami ngitfukutselela sive sema-Israyeli, ngobe nguye yedvwa emkhatsini wabo lobe nenshisekelo yekugcina ludvumo lwami; ngiko nje ngingakasicedzi ngelulaka sive sema-Israyeli.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Tsatsa bonkhe baholi balesive, ubabulale, bese ubeneka emini kubona wonkhe umuntfu embikwaSimakadze, khona kutewutsi lulaka lolwesabekako lwaSimakadze lungetiwusivutsela lesive saka-Israyeli.”
Kodvwa ngesipho samahhala semusa waNkulunkulu bonkhe bentiwe bemukeleka kuye kutsi balungile ngekuhlengwa lokukuKhristu Jesu.
Ngako-ke akudvunyiswe umusa wakhe webukhosi, lasipha wona ngeNdvodzana yakhe letsandzekako.
Nguye lowasisindzisa wasibita ngelubito lwakhe lolungcwele, hhayi ngemisebenti yetfu, kodvwa ngelisu lakhe nangemusa wakhe, lasipha wona kuKhristu Jesu, umhlaba ungakasekelwa,
Kodvwa kwatsi Nkulunkulu uMsindzisi wetfu nakabonakalisa lutsandvo lwakhe kubantfu,