8 Yebo, Simakadze, sihamba endleleni yemitsetfo yakho, silindzela wena; Libito lakho neludvumo lwakho ngutona tifiso tetinhlitiyo tetfu.
“Indlu yami ayikalungi yini kuNkulunkulu? Akenti nami yini sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze, lesihlelwe kahle savikeleka macala onkhana? Akayikuphumelelisa yini kusindziswa kwami, anginike konkhe lengikufisako?
Babusisiwe labo labahamba ngebucotfo bente kulunga ngato tonkhe tikhatsi.
Lusito lwaSimakadze, ngilubheke ngalabovu, umphefumulo wami uyawumlindzela. Ngiyaletsemba livi lakhe.
Bengisolo ngite sici embikwakhe, ngitigcinile ngangete ngona.
Umphefumulo wami womele Nkulunkulu, yena lowo Nkulunkulu lophilako. Ngiyawufika nini ngibonakale embikwaNkulunkulu?
Wena lowamisa tintsaba ngemandla akho, watimisa uvunule emandla.
Ngubani lenginaye ezulwini ngaphandle kwakho? Nanginawe, kute lengikufunako la emhlabeni.
Umphefumulo wami ulangatelela emagceke akho, inhlitiyo yami nemtimba wami kuhlabela kumemete ngekujabula lokukhulu kuNkulunkulu lophilako.
Nkulunkulu waphindze watsi kuMosi: “Ubokhuluma kuma-Israyeli utsi: ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, naNkulunkulu wabo-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe, ungitfume kini.’ Leli-ke libito lami phakadze naphakadze, tonkhe titukulwane tiyawungibita kanjalo.
Ngiyaniyala, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, nanimtfola longitsandzako, nitamtjela kutsini? Nibomtjela kutsi ngiyafa lutsandvo.
Ngalelo langa niyawutsi: “Bongani Simakadze, nibite Libito lakhe; yatisani tive ngaloko lakwentile, nimemetele kutsi Libito lakhe liphakeme.
Ngako-ke nine basemphumalanga, nikani Simakadze ludvumo, niphakamise Libito laSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, nimphakamise etichingini taselwandle.
Awu, Simakadze, wena unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakukuphakamisa, ngilidvumise Libito lakho, ngobe ngekwetsembeka kwakho lokuphelele wente tintfo letimangalisako, tintfo letahlelwa endvulo.
Ngalelo langa bayakutsi: “Ngempela, lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu, besetsembela kuye, naye wasisindzisa. Lona nguSimakadze lebesetsembele kuye; asijabule sitfokote ngensindziso yakhe.”
Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, lamanye emakhosi langasiye wena abusile etikwetfu; kodvwa Libito lakho, ngilo lodvwa lesilihloniphako.
Noko Simakadze ulangatelela kangaka kutsi abe nemusa kini. Uyaphakama kutsi anihawukele, ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngemtsetfocotfo. Babusisiwe bonkhe labalindzela yena.
Awu Simakadze, bani nemusa kitsi; tsine silangatelela wena. Bani ngemandla etfu njalo nje ekuseni, nensindziso yetfu ngesikhatsi selusizi.
Emakhosi ayawuba bacizeli bakho, nemakhosikati awo amunyise bantfwabakho. Bayawuguca embikwakho, buso babo bubheke phansi emhlabatsini, bayawukhotsa lutfuli lwetinyawo takho ngelulwimi. Uyawube sewuyati-ke lapho kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. Labo labetsembela kimi bangeke bajabhiswe.”
“Lalelani kimi, bantfu bami, ngiveni, sive sami: Umtsetfo uyawuphuma kimi, umtsetfocotfo wami uyawuba kukhanya etiveni.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yentani umtsetfocotfo ningawuyekeleli, nente lokulungile, ngobe insindziso yami seyisedvute, kulunga kwami kutakwembulwa masinyane.
Tonkhe tive tikhonta tihloniphe bonkulunkulu bato, kodvwa tsine siyawukhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu phakadze naphakadze.
Kodvwa mine ngitakwetsembela kuSimakadze, ngilindzele Nkulunkulu ngesibindzi, ngobe nguye lotangiphephisa. Nkulunkulu wami utangiva.
“Khumbulani umtsetfo wenceku yami Mosi, timiso nemitsetfo lengamnika kona eHorebe kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli.”
Ngiyo lena-ke imiyalo nemitsetfo yaSimakadze layinika ema-Israyeli ngesandla saMosi ngesikhatsi asemise ematsafeni akaMowabi ngaseJordane ngesheya kwemfula iJordane malungana neJerikho.
Bobabili babephila imphilo lengcwele kuNkulunkulu, babeyigcina yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo yeNkhosi.
Kwatsi nase bahlangene ndzawonye, wabanika umyalo lotsi: “Ningesuki eJerusalema, kodvwa hlalani nimele sipho lenetsenjiswa sona nguBabe, lenganitjela ngaso.
Kodvwa nasetsemba loko lesingakuboni, sikulindzela ngekubeketela.
Shangatsi iNkhosi ingacondzisa tinhlitiyo tenu elutsandvweni lwaNkulunkulu nasekubeketeleni kwaKhristu.