10 Abaseyikulamba, abaseyikoma; nekushisa kwaselugwadvule nekwelilanga akuseyikubashaya. Lowo lonesihawu nabo uyakubahola, abahambise ngasemitfonjeni yemanti.
Simakadze utawubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kuJakobe, utawuphindza futsi akhetse ema-Israyeli, awabuyisele eveni lawo. Betive batawutihlanganisa nawo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.
Bewusiphephelo salabamphofu, siphephelo salabeswele elusizini lwabo, siphephelo sekuvikela etivunguvungwini, nemtfunti ekushiseni kwelilanga. Ngobe kuphefumula kwalabanelunya kufanana nesivunguvungu lesitimukula elubondzeni;
Ngulowo nalowo wabo uyawufanana nesiphephelo emoyeni, abe ngumkhoselisi kuso sivunguvungu, abe njengemifula yemanti ehlane, afanane nelitfunti lelidvwala lelikhulu eveni lelomele emanti.
Ngulowo-ke umuntfu lotawuhlala ekuphakameni, losiphephelo sakhe kutawuba yinqaba yemadvwala. Uyakunikwa sinkhwa sakhe, angawesweli emanti ekunatsa.
Labachutako bayawusuka emagonso njengenyamatane, nelulwimi lwesimungulu luyawumemeta ngenjabulo. Emanti ayawugeleta ehlane, kube nemifudlana elugwadvule.
Sihlabatsi lesishisako siyawuba sitiba, umhlabatsi lowomile uphetfuke tiyalu. Nalapho kwake kwahlala timphungutja khona, kuyawumila tjani nemhlanga, kanye nemhlanga iphaphira.
Uyawuba sivikelo nemtfunti emini nakushisa lilanga, kube yindzawo yekuphephela neyekukhosela esivunguvungwini nasemvuleni.
Welusa umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi: Ugona emazinyane akhe ngemikhono yakhe, awasondzete edvutane nenhlitiyo yakhe; utihola kahle leto letinemazinyane.
“Labamphofu nalabeswele batfungatsa emanti, kodvwa kute; tilwimi tabo tomile ngenca yekweswela emanti. Kodvwa mine Simakadze ngitabevela, mine, Nkulunkulu waka-Israyeli, ngingeke ngibashiye.
Bukani la, ngenta intfo lensha! Manje seyiyavumbuka, aniyiboni yini? Ngenta indlela ehlane, nemifula eveni leligagadzekile.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wenu, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, longuyena anifundzisa kutsi ngukuphi lokuncono kunako konkhe kini, lonilayela indlela lekufanele nihambe ngayo.
Abazange sebome ngesikhatsi abahola ehlane; wabavulela emanti agobhota edvwaleni, wacheketa lidvwala, kwampompota emanti.
Labo labatiboshwa batawukhululwa masinyane; bangeke bafele kulomgodzi welijele labo, futsi bangeke bakweswele kudla.
Kodvwa ningeke nisuke ngekushesha, nome niphume njengalababalekako; ngobe Simakadze uyawuhamba embikwenu, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli uyawuba ngumvikeli wenu wangasemuva.
Nome tintsaba tingatanyatanyiswa nemagcuma esuswe, noko lutsandvo lwami lolungapheli lengikutsandza ngalo, lungeke lutanyatanyiswe, nesivumelwane sami sekuthula singeke sisuswe,” kusho Simakadze lonesihawu kuwe.
Ngemfutfo wentfukutselo yami ngakufihlela buso bami kwesikhashana, kodvwa ngemusa waphakadze ngiyawuba nesihawu kuwe,” kusho Simakadze uMhlengi wakho.
Simakadze uyawukuhola njalo, uyakwenetisa tidzingo takho, eveni lapho libalele likhipha inhlanti emantini, uyakucinisa ematsambo akho. Uyawuba njengengadze leniseleke kahle, nanjengemtfombo lapho emanti akhona angomi.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Tinceku tami tiyawudla, kodvwa nine niyawulamba; tinceku tami tiyawunatsa, kodvwa nine niyawukoma; tinceku tami tiyawujabula, kodvwa nine niyawuhlazeka, nijabhe.
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
Ngiyawubeka etikwato umelusi abe munye, inceku yami Davide, yena uyawutinakekela; uyakuba ngumelusi wato, atinakekele.
Nakuphuma lilanga, Nkulunkulu walungisa umoya loshisako wasemphumalanga; lilanga lashaya enhloko yaJona, wadzimate waba nesiyeti, wafisa kufa; wase utsi: “Kuncono ngimane ngife kunekutsi ngiphile.”
Simakadze, bani ngumelusi wesive sakho losikhetsile. Nome bantfu bakho bahlala babodvwa ehlane, kodvwa batungeletwe live lelivundzile. Abasukume batondle emadlelweni laneluhlata lolunyenti, eBhashani nakaGileyadi, njengobe babenta kadzenidzeni.
Babusisiwe labalambele bomele kulunga, ngobe bayakwesutsiswa.
Jesu watsi kubo: “Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila, lowo lota kimi, angeke alambe; nalowo lokholwa ngimi, angeke aphindze ome.