25 Futsi akadzingi nalutfo lolungumsebenti webantfu labangamnika lona, ngobe yena nguye loniketa imphilo nekuphefumula nako konkhe kubantfu bonkhe.
Nkulunkulu Simakadze wase ubumba umuntfu ngelutfuli lwemhlabatsi, waphefumulela umoya wekuphila emakhaleni akhe; umuntfu wase uba ngumuntfu lophilako.
Kuphila kwato tonkhe tidalwa kusesandleni sakhe, kanjalo nemiphefumulo yabo bonkhe bantfu bemhlaba.
“Umuntfu angaba ngilo yini lusito kuNkulunkulu? Umuntfu lohlakaniphile yena angaba lusito yini kuye?
yingci kuphila nakusekhona kimi, nemoya waNkulunkulu usesemakhaleni ami,
Moya waNkulunkulu ungentile. Umphefumulo waSomandla unginika kuphila.
Kube bekuyinhloso yakhe kususa umoya wakhe nemphefumulo wakhe,
KuSimakadze ngitsi: “Wena uyiNkhosi yami. Kute lokuhle lengingaba nako ngaphandle kwakho.”
Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu longuSimakadze, yena lowo lowadala emazulu, waweneka, wendlala nemhlaba nako konkhe lokumila kuwo, lonika kuphefumula kubantfu labakuwo, nekuphila kulabo labahamba etikwawo, utsi:
Ngingeke ngihlale ngisola njalonjalo, futsi ngingeke ngihlale ngitfukutsele, ngobe phela umoya wemuntfu ungaze ucaleke embikwami, umphefumulo wemuntfu lengamdala.
Kodvwa inkhosi Sedekiya yafunga lesifungo ngasense kuJeremiya, yatsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowasinika umphefumulo, ngingeke ngikubulale, futsi ngingeke ngikunikele nakulabo labatingela imphilo yakho.”
Livi lesembulo: Leli livi laSimakadze nga-Israyeli. Simakadze, lowendlale emazulu, lobeke tisekelo temhlaba, nalowabumba umoya wemuntfu ekhatsi kuye, utsi:
Kodvwa boMosi na-Aroni bawa phansi ngebuso bakhotsama, batsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu! Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, kungatsi ngekona kwemuntfu munye bese utfukutselela sonkhe sive?”
“Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, angabeka lenye indvodza ibe ngumholi emkhatsini walesive,
kuze nitewuba ngemadvodzana eYihlo losezulwini. Ngobe yena uphumisa lilanga lakhe kulababi nalabahle, anise imvula yakhe kulabalungile nalabangakalungi.
Kepha hambani nifundze kutsi kusho kutsini kutsi: ‘Ngifuna sihawu, hhayi umhlatjelo;’ ngobe angiketeli kubita labalungile kepha toni.”
Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
Ngobe siphila sihambe sikuye, njengobe sinje, netimbongi takini tishito tatsi: “ ‘Natsi futsi singumliba wakhe.’
Ngubani lowase wanika Nkulunkulu lutfo kuze naNkulunkulu ambonge ngelutfo?”
kuze nitsandze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nive liphimbo lakhe, ninamatsele kuye. Simakadze uyimphilo yenu, futsi uyakuninika iminyaka leminyenti kulelo live lalifungela kulinika bokhokho benu, bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.”
Yala labacebile kulelive lamanje kutsi bangatikhukhumeti, bangabeki nematsemba abo kulomcebo lophelako, kodvwa bawabeke kuNkulunkulu losipha konkhe ngalokuphelele, kuze sitfokote ngako.