3 Inkhabi iyamati umniyo, nembongolo sibaya semniyo, kodvwa Israyeli akati lutfo, sive sami asicondzi.”
Caphelani nine leninenhloko lelukhuni, emkhatsini wesive. Nine tilima, niyawuhlakanipha nini?
Bantfu lababi abacondzi kahle lokulungile kutsi kuyini; kodvwa labo labakhonta Simakadze bakucondzisisa kahle konkhe.
Hamba ufundze entfutfwaneni, wena vila-ndzini, kutsi iphila njani, khona utawuhlakanipha.
Kuyawutsi emagala akhona nasomile, ephulwe, kufike bafati bawatfote, bayekuwabasa. Ngobe lesi sive lesingeva emadlebeni, ngako, uMenti waso akasenamunyu ngaso, uMdali waso akasenasihawu ngaso.
Ubone tintfo letinyenti, kodvwa awukanaki, tindlebe takho tivulekile, kodvwa awuva lutfo.”
Abati lutfo, abacondzi lutfo; emehlo abo abhadziwe, kuze bangetiwubona, netingcondvo tabo tivaliwe, khona bangetiwucondzisisa.
Banemahabhu nemalire emadzilini abo, nemafahlawane nemintjingozi kanye neliwayini, kodvwa abatinaki tento taSimakadze, abayiboni imisebenti yetandla takhe.
Ngako-ke lesive sami sitawutfunjwa ngenca yekubate kucondza, emadvodza aso lanetikhundla atakuwa abulawe yindlala, tincumbi taso tiyawuhashulwa komela emanti.
Batinja letitsandza kakhulu kudla, abesutsi. Babelusi labangenakucondza, bonkhe bajikela etindleleni tabo, ngulowo nalowo bese utifunela kwakhe.
Bonkhe abanangcondvo, futsi abanalwati, bonkhe babumbi betegolide bahlazekile ngetithico tabo. Titfombe tabo tiyinkhohliso, atinamphefumulo.
Tonkhe atinangcondvo tetfwele bulima, tifundziswa tithico letingenamsebenti tetigodvo.
Titukulwane taJonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, tona tiwentile lomyalo letanikwa wona ngukhokho wato, kodvwa labantfu abakangilaleli mine.’
“Bantfu bami batilima, abangati. Babantfwana labangenangcondvo, abanako nekucondza. Babochwephesha ekwenteni lokubi, abakwati kwenta lokuhle.”
“Bantfu bami babetimvu letilahlekile, belusi bato batedukisile, batenta tasabalala etulu etintsabeni. Babezulazula etikwetintsaba nemagcuma, baze bayikhohlwa nendzawo yabo, lapho baphumula khona.
Ngisho nagilonki esibhakabhakeni uyatati tikhatsi takhe letimisiwe, nelituba, nenkonjane, nadvoye, kuyatigcina tikhatsi tako tekuhamba, kodvwa sive sami asitati timiso taSimakadze.
“ ‘Maye, ulihatsa bo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, nase wenta tonkhe letintfo, uyaye ulingise ingwadla lengatibambi ledle lubangalala!
Wonkhe Israyeli uwephulile umtsetfo wakho, weduka wala kulalela livi lakho. “Ngako-ke ticalekiso letibhalwe emtsetfweni waMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, setitfululelwe etikwetfu ngenca yekona kwetfu kuwe.
Usengakatsandzi kuvuma kutsi kwakungimi lona lowamnika kudla lokutinhlavu, neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa, lowatfululela kuye isiliva negolide, lababekusebentisa kuBhali.
Bantfu labatsi nabeva livi lembuso kepha bangete balicondza, bayaye befikelwe nguLomubi, abemuke loko bekuhlanyelwe etinhlitiyweni tabo: loko-ke kusho inhlanyelo leyayihlanyelwe endleleni.
Njengobe abafunanga kumati Nkulunkulu, ngako wababukelela, tingcondvo tabo taba butsakatsaka, netimilo tabo tonakala.
Ngobe batsandza kukhohlwa kutsi emazulu abevele asakhona kadzenidzeni, nekutsi Nkulunkulu wakhuluma ngelivi lakhe, kwavela umhlaba emantini, wabasemkhatsini wemanti.