5 Emehlo etimphumphutse ayawuvuleka, netindlebe tetihhulu tiyawuva.
Angakhuluma nasetindlebeni tabo, abesabise ngetecwayiso takhe.
Simakadze uvula emehlo etimphumphutse, Simakadze uyabaphakamisa labatfotjisiwe, Simakadze uyabatsandza labalungile.
Simakadze watsi kuye: “Ngubani lowanika umuntfu umlomo? Ngubani lowenta umuntfu abe simungulu, nome sihhulu? Ngubani lowenta umuntfu abone nome abe yimphumphutse? Akusimi yini, mine Simakadze?
Simakadze usiphe emehlo ekubona netindlebe tekuva: kokubili kwentiwa nguye.
Ngalelo langa tihhulu tiyakuva emavi alencwadzi legocotwako; ekhatsi ebumnyameni kahlongasibi emehlo etimphumphutse ayawubona.
Labatimphumphutse ngitabahola ngetindlela labangazange batati, ngibahole ngetindlela letingakavami. Bumnyama ngitabenta bube kukhanya embikwabo, ngente tindzawo letimagebhugebhu tibe ngematsafa. Leti tintfo lengitawutenta; ngingeke ngitiyekele.
“Vanini, nine tihhulu; bukani, nine timphumphutse, nibone!
Letsani labo labanemehlo kodvwa babe batimphumphutse, labo labanetindlebe kodvwa babe batihhulu.
Anikeva, futsi anikacondzi, kusukela endvulo tindlebe tenu tatisolomane tivalekile. Empeleni bengati kahle hle kutsi naniyengana kanjani, nanibitwa ngekutsi nibahlubuki kusukela ekutalweni.
INkhosi Simakadze inginike lulwimi lolufundzisiwe, kuze ngati livi lekucinisa labamadvolo abo asaceka. Ungivusa njalo nje, ekuseni avuse indlebe yami itewulalela, njengemuntfu nakafundziswa.
INkhosi Simakadze itivulile tindlebe tami, nami angikayivuseli umdlonga, angikagucuki kuyo.
Ngubani nje lengingakhuluma kuye ngimecwayise? Ngubani lotangilalela? Tindlebe tabo tivalekile, kuze bangetikuva. Livi laSimakadze lisikhubekiso kubo, abajabuli ngalo.
Khona kwase kuletfwa kuye umuntfu labenelidimoni ayimphumphutse angakhulumi, wamphilisa. Kwatsi lona bekasimungulu wakhuluma wabona.
Asesethempelini kwase kufika kuye timphumphutse netinchute, watiphilisa tonkhe.
“UMoya weNkhosi ukimi, ngobe ungigcobile kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi etimphuyeni; ungitfumile kutsi ngimemetele inkhululeko kulabatfunjiwe, nekuvula emehlo etimphumphutseni, nekukhulula labacindzetelekile,
Kodvwa labanye batsi: “Utsi kambe lona lowavula emehlo emuntfu labeyimphumphutse, abengeke akwenta yini kutsi amvimbe angafi lomufi?”
Jesu watsi: “Mine ngitele kwehlulela kulelive, kuze labangaboni babone, nalababonako babe timphumphutse.”
Utawuvula emehlo abo, kuze besuke ebumnyameni bagucukele ekukhanyeni besuke nasemandleni aSathane baye kuNkulunkulu, kuze batsetselelwe tono tabo babelwe nendzawo emkhatsini walabahlantwe ngekukholwa kimi.’ ”
ngobe konkhe lokuvetwa kukhanya kuyabonakala. Ngako-ke kutsiwa: “Phaphama, wena lolele, uvuke kulabafile, naKhristu utakukhanyisa.”