3 Mine, longuSimakadze, ngiyaselusa, ngisinisela njalo nje, ngiselusa imini nebusuku, kuze kutsi kubete muntfu losonako.
Ngitawuletsa zamcolo emhlabeni, utawufika abulale yonkhe inyama lenemoya wekuphila, lengaphansi kwelizulu. Konkhe lokusemhlabeni kutawubhubha.
“Ase nibuke la, mine ngimisa sivumelwane sami nani netitukulwane tenu letiyawunilandzela,
Shangatsi lamavi ami, lengiwathandaze lapha embikwaSimakadze, angaba sedvutane naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, emini nasebusuku, kuze asimise indlela yenceku yakhe, nendlela yesive sakhe, ema-Israyeli, njengekwemalanga onkhe,
Nkulunkulu Somandla unatsi, Nkulunkulu waJakobe usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.
Nkulunkulu uhlala kulelo khaya, lingeke litanyatanyiswe, Nkulunkulu uyawulisita ekuseni entsatsakusa.
Njengenyoni lendizela etikwesidleke sayo, Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuvikela iJerusalema; uyakuyivikela abuye ayisindzise, uyakwendlula kuyo, ayilamulele.”
“Mine, Simakadze, ngikubite ngekulunga, ngiyawubamba sandla sakho. Ngitawugcina ngikwente kutsi ube sivumelwane sami nesive sami, ube kukhanya kubetive,
Ngobe ngiyawutfululela emanti eveni lelomile, nemifula emhlabatsini lowomile; ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kubantfwana bakho, nesibusiso sami etitukulwaneni takho.
Ngisho nasebudzaleni benu nome senimphunga, nginguye, nginguloyo loyakunisimisa. Nginentile, futsi ngitanetfwala; ngitanilondvolota, nginisindzise.
Khumbulani tintfo takadzeni, leto takadzenidzeni. Ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye; nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lonjengami.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngiyawukuphendvula ngesikhatsi sami lengisitsandzako, nangelilanga lensindziso ngiyawukusita. Ngiyawukugcina, ngikwente ube sivumelwane sami nebantfu, kuze kubuyiselwe live, banikwe kabusha emafa labese acitsekile.
Ngitawusenta sibe siganga lesingenalutfo, nemvini longatsenwa, nemhlaba waso awuyikulinywa. Kuyawukwena tinchachabutane nemanyeva. Ngitawuyala nemafu kutsi anganisi imvula kuso.”
Simakadze uyawukuhola njalo, uyakwenetisa tidzingo takho, eveni lapho libalele likhipha inhlanti emantini, uyakucinisa ematsambo akho. Uyawuba njengengadze leniseleke kahle, nanjengemtfombo lapho emanti akhona angomi.
Uyawunatsa lubisi lwetive, umunyiswe emabeleni ebukhosi. Uyawube sewuyati-ke kutsi mine, Simakadze, nginguMsindzisi wakho, nekutsi Somandla wakaJakobe unguMhlengi wakho.
“ ‘Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mine ngekwami ngitatifunela letimvu tami, ngitelusele.
Mine Simakadze ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wato, nenceku yami Davide abe yinkhosi emkhatsini wato. Mine, Simakadze, sengikhulumile.
Ngiyawufaka Moya wami kini, bese niyaphila, ngiyawunihlalisa eveni lenu. Lapho-ke niyawube seniyati kutsi mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi sengikwentile, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
Ngulapho-ke tive tiyawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngenta Israyeli kutsi abe ngcwele, ngesikhatsi indzawo yami lengcwele iyawuba kubo phakadze naphakadze.’ ”
“Uyakwelusa tinyawo talabangcwele bakhe, kodvwa lababi bona bayawubhujiswa ebumnyameni. Ngobe umuntfu akancobi ngetikhwepha takhe.