13 Tandla tami tatibeka tisekelo temhlaba. Sandla sami sangesekudla sawendlala emazulu; nangikubita, kuyavela konkhe kanyekanye.
ungahlanganyela yini naye ekwendlaleni kwakhe sibhakabhaka lesicine njengesibuko selitfusi lelincibilikisiwe?
Emandvulo wabeka tisekelo temhlaba, emazulu angumsebenti wetandla takho.
Ubala inombolo yetinkhanyeti, atibite tonkhe ngemabito ato.
Ngemalanga lasitfupha Simakadze wadala lizulu nemhlaba, nelwandle nako konkhe lokukuko, waphumula ngelilanga lesikhombisa. Ngako-ke Simakadze walibusisa walingcwelisa lelilanga leliSabatha.
Ngubani lolinganise emanti ngentsendze yesandla sakhe, nome lowatsi ngebubanti besandla sakhe wemisa imikhawulo yemazulu? Ngubani lolinganisa lutfuli lwemhlaba ngembita, nome lowake wakala tintsaba ngesikali, wakala nemagcuma ngesilinganiso?
Anati yini? Anikeva yini? Anizange senitjelwe yini kona kwasekucaleni? Anizange nicondzisise yini kusukela umhlaba wasekelwa?
Nkulunkulu uhleti esihlalweni sebukhosi etikwembulunga lengumhlaba, nebantfu bakhona bafanana netintsetse. Wendlala emazulu njengempheme, awendlale njengeliseyili entele bantfu kutsi batewuhlala kuwo.
Phakamiselani emehlo enu ezulwini: Ngubani lowadala konkhe loku? Nguye lokhipha emabutfo etinkhanyeti ngayinye ngayinye, atibite tonkhe tinkhanyeti nguleyo naleyo ngelibito layo. Ngenca yemandla akhe lamakhulu nangebukhulu bemandla akhe, kute nome yinye lesilelako.
Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu longuSimakadze, yena lowo lowadala emazulu, waweneka, wendlala nemhlaba nako konkhe lokumila kuwo, lonika kuphefumula kubantfu labakuwo, nekuphila kulabo labahamba etikwawo, utsi:
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wakho, lowakubumba esiswini, utsi: NginguSimakadze, lowente tonkhe tintfo, yena yedvwa loweneke emazulu, lowendlala umhlaba ayedvwana,
Ngimi lowenta umhlaba, ngadala nebantfu bonkhe labahlala kuwo. Tandla tami taweneka emazulu, ngalawula nemabutfo awo etinkhanyeti.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowadala emazulu, unguNkulunkulu, lowo lowadala wabumba umhlaba, wawusekela; akazange awudalele kutsi ubete lutfo, kodvwa wawubumbela kutsi uhlale bantfu, utsi: “NginguSimakadze, kute lomunye.
kutsi ningakhohlwa Simakadze, uMenti wenu, loweneka emazulu, wabeka tisekelo temhlaba, kutsi seningahlala ngekutfutfumela onkhe emalanga ngenca yelulaka lwemcindzeteli, lotilungiselela kunibhubhisa? Ngobe lukuphi nje lulaka lwemcindzeteli?
“Umhlaba wawenta ngemandla akhe, wawusekela ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, wendlala emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.
njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ngikukhetsele kutsi ube nguyise wetive letinyenti.” Lesetsembiso wasemukela kuNkulunkulu labemetsemba; lowo-ke nguNkulunkulu lovusa labagfile baphile. Nguye lokhuluma bese kuba khona lokungazange sekube khona.