20 Tilwane tesiganga tiyangihlonipha, yebo, timphungutja kanye netahhukulu, ngobe ngiveta emanti ehlane nemifula eveni leligagadzekile, ngentele kunatsisa sive sami lesikhetsiwe,
nine titukulwane ta-Israyeli, inceku yakhe, nine madvodzana aJakobe, labakhetsiwe bakhe.
Emabhubesi ayabhodla atamule, atingele tinyamatane, afuna kudla kwawo kuNkulunkulu.
nine tilwane tesiganga netekufuywa, nani lenihamba ngesisu, netinyoni letindizako.
Sibusisiwe leso sive lesiNkulunkulu waso kunguSimakadze, sive latikhetsele sona kutsi sibe lifa lakhe.
Timphisi tiyawushaya umkhulungwane kuleto tinqaba tayo, kanjalo netimphungutja etigodlweni tayo. Sikhatsi sayo sesisondzele, nemalanga ayo angeke andziswe.”
Ngalelo langa lekuhlaba lokukhulu, ngesikhatsi nakuwa imibhoshongo, imifudlana yemanti iyawugobhota kuto tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme, nakuwo onkhe emagcuma lamadze.
Ngulowo nalowo wabo uyawufanana nesiphephelo emoyeni, abe ngumkhoselisi kuso sivunguvungu, abe njengemifula yemanti ehlane, afanane nelitfunti lelidvwala lelikhulu eveni lelomele emanti.
Lapho-ke Simakadze uyawuba nguLonemandla wetfu. Kuyawufanana nendzawo lenemifula lebanti nemifudlana. Kute sikebhe lesinetigwedlo lesiyawuhamba kuyo, kute ngisho nemkhumbi lonemandla lotawuntjweza kuyo.
Sihlabatsi lesishisako siyawuba sitiba, umhlabatsi lowomile uphetfuke tiyalu. Nalapho kwake kwahlala timphungutja khona, kuyawumila tjani nemhlanga, kanye nemhlanga iphaphira.
“Labamphofu nalabeswele batfungatsa emanti, kodvwa kute; tilwimi tabo tomile ngenca yekweswela emanti. Kodvwa mine Simakadze ngitabevela, mine, Nkulunkulu waka-Israyeli, ngingeke ngibashiye.
Ngiyawukwenta imifula igelete etindzaweni letiphakeme letilugwadvule, netiyalu ekhatsi etihosheni. Ngiyawugucula lihlane libe titiba temanti, nemhlaba logagadzekile ube netiyalu temanti.
Bukani la, ngenta intfo lensha! Manje seyiyavumbuka, aniyiboni yini? Ngenta indlela ehlane, nemifula eveni leligagadzekile.
Abazange sebome ngesikhatsi abahola ehlane; wabavulela emanti agobhota edvwaleni, wacheketa lidvwala, kwampompota emanti.
Abaseyikulamba, abaseyikoma; nekushisa kwaselugwadvule nekwelilanga akuseyikubashaya. Lowo lonesihawu nabo uyakubahola, abahambise ngasemitfonjeni yemanti.
Libito lenu niyawulishiya kulabakhetsiwe bami libe sicalekiso: iNkhosi Simakadze iyawunibulala. Kodvwa tinceku tayo iyawutinika lelinye libito.
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
“Ngalelo langa tintsaba tiyawuntfontsa liwayini lelisha, kutsi emagcuma agelete lubisi, tihosha takaJuda tigijime emanti. Umtfombo uyawugeleta uphume endlini yaSimakadze unisele Sigodzi Semigamba.
Kube futsi Nkulunkulu abengakawafinyeti lawo malanga, kute namunye labeyawusindziswa; kodvwa ngenca yalabakhetfwe nguye wawafinyeta lawo malanga.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kube mane bewusati sipho saNkulunkulu nekutsi ngubani lona lotsi: ‘Nginatsise,’ ngabe ucele kuye, yena abetakunika emanti laphilako.”
Kepha lowo loyawunatsa emanti lengiyawumnika wona, angeke aphindze ome naphakadze; ngobe emanti lengiyawumnika wona, ekhatsi kuye ayawuba ngumtfombo wemanti laphuphumako, kube kuphila lokuphakadze.”
Kodvwa nine nibeluhlanga lolukhetsiwe, nibaphristi bebukhosi, sive lesingcwele; nibantfu baNkulunkulu labakhetselwe kumemetela imisebenti lemihle yaNkulunkulu. Nguye lowanibita kutsi niphume ebumnyameni nitewungena ekukhanyeni kwakhe lokumangalisako.
Ayawulwa neliWundlu; kodvwa liyakuwehlula, ngobe liyiNkhosi yemakhosi neMbusi webabusi. Liyawuwancoba likanye nalababitiwe balo, labakhetsiwe nalabetsembekile.”
Wase utsi kimi: “Sekwentekile. Mine ngingu-Alfa na-Omega, sicalo nesiphetfo. Lowo lowomile ngiyawumnika lilungelo lekunatsa mahhala emtfonjeni wemanti ekuphila.
Moya namakoti batsi: “Kota!” Wonkhe umuntfu lovako akatsi: “Kota!” Lowo lowomile akete; nalowo lofuna emanti ekuphila, akawanatse mahhala.