18 Simakadze utsi: “Wotani manje sitewubonisana. Nome tono tenu tibovu njengengati, titawuba mhlophe njengangcocwane, nome tibovu tju, titawuba mhlophe njengeboya bemvu.
Kube mane bekungaba nemlamuli emkhatsini wetfu, kube abengabeka sandla sakhe etikwetfu sobabili,
Ngihlambulule ngehisophu, ngitewuhlambuluka. Ngigeze ngibe mhlophe kunangcocwane.
Fihla buso bakho etonweni tami, wesule bonkhe bubi bami.
Babusi benu babahlubuki, babangani bemasela; bonkhe batsandza imidizo, balandzelana netipho. Ababavikeli labo labate boyise; ngisho nendzaba yemfelokati abayinaki.
Simakadze utilungiselele kutsetsa emacala; uyasukuma atekwehlulela sive.
“Thulani embikwami, nine tichingi! Tive ativuselele emandla ato! Atiphumele ebaleni tikhulume, asihlangane kanyekanye endzaweni yekwehlulela.
Simakadze utsi: “Bekani indzaba yenu.” INkhosi yakaJakobe itsi: “Khulumani kutsi niphika nitsini.”
Tikhubekiso takho ngitishanyele njengelifu. netono takho njengenkhungu yasekuseni. Buyela kimi, ngobe sengikuhlengile.”
Lowo longivikelako sewusedvutane. Ngubani-ke longangibeka emacala? Asibhekane buso nebuso! Ngubani ummangaleli wami? Akangisukele phela!
Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi, nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi. Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze, uyawuba nemusa kuye, akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Cala lini boyihlo labalitfola kimi, kutsi bangaze baphambuke kangaka kimi? Balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti, nabo sebagucuka baba lite.
Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi agucuka ebubini bakhe labentile, ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, lowo uyawusindzisa imphilo yakhe.
Kute nome sinye sono kuleto latentile lesiyawukhunjulwa simelane naye. Wente lokucotfo nalokulungile; ngempela uyawuphila.
Nine tintsaba, nani tisekelo taphakadze temhlaba lalelani licala lelibekwa nguSimakadze! Simakadze ubeka sive sakhe licala. Utsi sive sakhe, lesingu-Israyeli, sinelicala.”
Njengemvamisa Pawula wangena esinagogeni, waphikisana nabo ngetemiBhalo emaSabatha lamatsatfu,
Bekavamise kutsi njalo ngemaSabatha aye esinagogeni aphendvulane nemaJuda nemaGriki etama kuwazuza.
Kodvwa asachubeka achaza ngekutiphatsa kahle, kutibamba nangekugwetjwa lokuseta, Feliksi wetfuka watfutfumela wadzimate watsi: “Kwamanje ase uhambe. Ngitawuphindze ngikubite, nase ngitfole lesinye sikhatsi.”
Umtsetfo wefikela kwandzisa siphambuko, kodvwa ngekwandza kwesono nemusa waNkulunkulu wandza kakhulu.
Ngatsi kulo: “Nkhosi, nguwe lobatiko.” Lase litsi kimi: “Laba-ke ngibo labaphume ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu. Bageze tingubo tabo taba mhlophe ngengati yeliWundlu.
Nyalo-ke manini lapha, ngobe ngitawubeka embikwenu tizatfu lapha embikwaSimakadze ngato tonkhe tintfo letinhle letentiwe nguSimakadze kini naboyihlomkhulu.