17 Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
Emvakwesikhatsi lesidze, emnyakeni wesitsatfu wesomiso, livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Elija, latsi: “Hamba uyekutiveta ku-Ahabi, ngitawutfumela imvula eveni.”
Batfumba emadolobha labetinqaba, nemhlabatsi lovundzile, badla tindlu letatigcwele tonkhe tinhlobo tetintfo letinhle, nemitfombo leyase imbiwe, netivini, netihlahla temincumo kanye netihlahla tetitselo letinyenti. Badla besutsa, bondleka kahle, batitika ngekulunga kwakho lokukhulu.
Nguleyo ndlela-ke labusa ngayo tive, atinike inala yekudla.
Utjela ngcocwane atsi: ‘Yehlela emhlabeni,’ nasetihlambini tetimvula atsi: ‘Bani sihhuhhula lesinemandla.’
Unisa imvula etikwemhlaba, ehlisele emanti etikwematsafa.
Simakadze muhle kubo bonkhe, uyayihawukela imisebenti yakhe yonkhe.
Ungiphe injabulo lenkhulu enhlitiyweni yami, leyengca injabulo lababa nayo nabanenala yemabele neyeliwayini.
Wena sichwaga, utigabatiselani ngalokubi? Umusa waNkulunkulu uyawuma kuze kube phakadze.
Kodvwa bukani, kuyajatjulwa kubuswe, kuhlatjwa tinkhomo netimvu, yebo, kudliwa inyama, kunatfwe liwayini! Nitsi: “Asidle, sinatse, ngobe kusasa sitakufa!”
Anati yini? Anikeva yini? Anizange senitjelwe yini kona kwasekucaleni? Anizange nicondzisise yini kusukela umhlaba wasekelwa?
Ngitawusenta sibe siganga lesingenalutfo, nemvini longatsenwa, nemhlaba waso awuyikulinywa. Kuyawukwena tinchachabutane nemanyeva. Ngitawuyala nemafu kutsi anganisi imvula kuso.”
Sikhona yini sona sinye setithico tebetive letingenamsebenti lesiletsa imvula? Tona tibhakabhaka ngekwato tiyatehlisa yini tihlambi temvula? Cha, nguwe, lowenta loko, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Ngako-ke litsemba letfu likuwe, ngobe nguwe lowenta konkhe loku.
Abatekhuti bona batsi: ‘Asesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, lowehlisa timvula tasekwindla netasentfwasahlobo, ngesikhatsi lesifanele; losinika siciniseko ngekutsi sikhatsi sekuvuna sitawufika.’
Ngiyawubusisa tona kanye netindzawo letitungelete ligcuma lami. Ngiyakwehlisa timvula ngesikhatsi sato; kuyawuba netimvula tesibusiso.
Jabulani, nine sive saseSiyoni, tfokotani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe sewuniphe umfundzisi wekulunga. Unitfumela imvula lenyenti, imvula yasekwindla neyasentfwasahlobo njengakucala.
ngiyawunitfumelela imvula ngesikhatsi sayo, nemhlaba uninike sivuno lesihle, netihlahla tesiganga titsele titselo tato.
kuze nitewuba ngemadvodzana eYihlo losezulwini. Ngobe yena uphumisa lilanga lakhe kulababi nalabahle, anise imvula yakhe kulabalungile nalabangakalungi.
Cha! Tsandzani titsa tenu nitentele lokuhle, nitjeleke ningabheki lutfo! Niyawuba nemvuzo lomkhulu ezulwini, nibe ngemadvodzana aLosetikwako Konkhe. Ngobe unemusa kulabangabongi nakulababi.
Nangawo lawo mavi baphostoli babemisa kalukhuni bantfu kutsi babanikelele iminikelo.
Wenta tonkhe tive ngamuntfu munye kutsi tihlale ebusweni bonkhe bemhlaba, wemisa tikhatsi tekuphakama netekwehla kwato kanye nemikhawulo lapho kufanele tigcine khona.
uyawunipha imvula eveni lenu ngesikhatsi sayo, imvula yekucala neyekugcina, kuze nibutse kahle kudla kwenu, neliwayini lenu, kanye nemafutsa enu.
“Simakadze uyawuvula emazulu, incolobane yakhe yengcebo, anise imvula eveni lenu ngesikhatsi lesifanele, abusise yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu. Niyakwebolekisa etiveni letinyenti, kodvwa nine aniyikweboleka ngisho nakusinye sato.
Yala labacebile kulelive lamanje kutsi bangatikhukhumeti, bangabeki nematsemba abo kulomcebo lophelako, kodvwa bawabeke kuNkulunkulu losipha konkhe ngalokuphelele, kuze sitfokote ngako.