5 NginguSimakadze, futsi kute lomunye, ngaphandle kwami kute Nkulunkulu; ngiyawukuhlomisa, wena ungakangemukeli nje,
kuze phela tonkhe tive temhlaba tati kutsi Simakadze nguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye.
“Naku lokushiwo nguKhuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, utsi: “ ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, unginike yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, wangiyala nekutsi ngimakhele lithempeli lakhe eJerusalema kulakaJuda.
Ukhumula emakhosi emajiva awo ebukhosi, awegabise tindophi tekubopha tigcili netiboshwa.
Utfululela lihlazo kulabahloniphekile, abalahlise phansi tikhali labanemandla ekulwa.
Kambe nje ngubani longuNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kwaSimakadze? Ngubani lolidvwala, ngaphandle kwaloNkulunkulu wetfu?
Nguye loNkulunkulu longihlomisa ngemandla, ente indlela yami icondze, ibe msulwa.
Wenta tinyawo tami tibe lula njengetenyamatane, angente ngiphephele ekuphakameni.
Wangihlomisa ngemandla ekulwa imphi. Titsa tami watitfobisa ngaphansi kwami.
Ngobe wena umkhulu, ungumenti wetimangaliso, nguwe wedvwa longuNkulunkulu.
Ngobe manje letishayo ngitatitfumelela kuletiphatsimandla takho nakubantfu bakho ngicedze ngendlulele kuwe imbala, khona utekwati kutsi kute lofanana nami emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele.
Ngiyakumembatsisa ngemjiva wakho, ngimbophe ngelibhande lakho; emandla nemagunya akho ngiwanike yena. Uyawuba nguyise walabo labahlala eJerusalema nakubendlu yakaJuda.
Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, sephule esandleni sakhe, kuze yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba yati kutsi wena wedvwa, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu.”
Simakadze utsi: “Nine ma-Israyeli, nibofakazi bami kanye nenceku yami lengiyikhetsile, kuze nitewukwati nikholwe kimi, nicondze nekutsi mine Nginguye. Ngaphambi kwami kute nkulunkulu lowake wabunjwa, futsi kute loyawubuye abe khona emvakwami.
“Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, iNkhosi neMkhululi wema-Israyeli, Simakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Mine ngiwekucala newekugcina; ngaphandle kwami kute Nkulunkulu.
Ningatfutfumeli, ningesabi. Angizange ngikumemetele yini loku, ngakhuluma ngako kungakenteki kadzeni? Nine nibofakazi bami. Kukhona yini lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami? Cha, kute lelinye Lidvwala, kute nalinye lengilatiko.”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze kulogcotjiwe wakhe, kuKhuresi, lengibambe sandla sakhe sangasekudla, ngentela kwehlula tive embikwakhe, ngemuke emakhosi tikhali tawo, ngivule neminyango embikwakhe, kuze emasango angetiwuvalwa, ngitsi kuye:
khona kutewutsi kusukela emphumalanga kuze kube ngusenshonalanga, tive tati kutsi kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami. NginguSimakadze, futsi kute lomunye.
Khumbulani tintfo takadzeni, leto takadzenidzeni. Ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye; nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lonjengami.
“Nyalo-ke, lalela, wena mtsandzi wekukhibika, wena lotibusa ngekuvikeleka kwakho, ucabange utsi: ‘Ngimi ngimi, futsi kute lomunye. Ngingeke ngize ngibe ngumfelokati, nome ngive kufelwa bantfwana.’
Ngiyakuyicinisa imikhono yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngifake inkemba yami esandleni sayo, kodvwa yona imikhono yaFaro ngiyakuyigamula. Uyawububula embikwenkhosi yaseBhabhulona njengemuntfu phaca logwaziwe.
Niyawube seniyati kutsi ngika-Israyeli, nekutsi nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nekutsi futsi kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami. Sive sami singeke siphindze sihlazeke.”
Ekucaleni kungakadalwa lutfo, abevele akhona Livi. Livi abekuNkulunkulu, Livi abenguNkulunkulu.
“Bonani-ke manje kutsi Ngimi leNginguye, kute lomunye nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami. Ngiyisa ekufeni, ngibuyise ekuphileni; ngilimatile ngiyawuphilisa futsi. Kute longakhulula lutfo esandleni sami.
“Letintfo natikhonjiselwa kutsi nati kutsi Simakadze unguNkulunkulu; ngaphandle kwakhe kute lomunye.
“Ngako khumbulani ningaphindzi nikhohlwe kusukela lamuhla kutsi Simakadze unguNkulunkulu, ezulwini etulu nasemhlabeni phansi. Kute lomunye.