1 “Wotani, nonkhe nine lenomile, wotani emantini; nani nine lenite imali, sondzelani, nitsenge nidle! Wotani, nitsenge liwayini nelubisi ngaphandle kwemali nangaphandle kwetindleko.
Tandla tami ngitiphakamisela kuwe, umphefumulo wami womela wena njengemhlabatsi lowomele imvula. Cabanga.
Nkulunkulu, wena unguNkulunkulu wami! Ngifuna wena. Umphefumulo wami womele wena, umtimba wami ulambele wena, eveni lelomile naleligagadzekile, live lelite emanti.
“Bonkhe bantfu abalalele kimi, ngikhuluma kubo bonkhe.
Kuhlakanipha kwakhe indlu yako, kwayisimisa ngetinsika letisikhombisa.
wotani nitewudla kudla kwami, ninatse neliwayini lengilihlanganisile.
Akangicabuze ngekwanga kwemlomo wakhe, ngobe lutsandvo lwakho lumnandzi, kwendlula liwayini.
Ngitsatse ngihambe nawe, asisheshise! Inkhosi ayingingenise esigodlweni sayo. Siyajabula sikutsakasele; sitaludvumisa lutsandvo lwakho, siludvumise kwendlula liwayini. Kufanele kutsi bakutsandze.
Sengifikile engadzeni yami, dzadzewetfu, mntfwanaketfu, ngibutse imure yami nemakha ami. Ngiludlile luhlanga lwami lwetinyosi neluju; sengilinatsile liwayini lami nelubisi lwami. Dlanini, bomngami, ninatse; natsisisani lutsandvo, nine titsandzani.
Nangabe nivuma futsi nilalela, niyawudla sivuno lesihle kakhulu selive;
Ngobe ngiyawutfululela emanti eveni lelomile, nemifula emhlabatsini lowomile; ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kubantfwana bakho, nesibusiso sami etitukulwaneni takho.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Watsengiswa ngelite, uyawuhlengwa ngaphandle kwemali.”
Emanti lesiwanatsako kufanele siwatsenge, netinkhuni sititfola ngemali kuphela.
Lendvodza yangibuyisela ekungeneni kwelithempeli. Kwakunesiyalu semanti lesasicubuka phansi emnyango, emanti aso agelete abheke ngasemphumalanga, lapho kwakubuke khona umnyango welithempeli. Abegeleta ehla esuka ngaseningizimu kwelithempeli endlule ngaseningizimu kwelilati.
Emabulo etintfo letiphilako naletinwabutelako kuyawuphila nome ngukuphi lapho ayawugeletela khona. Kuyawuphetfuka incumbi yetinhlanti lapho, ngobe lamanti ageletela khona ente lamanti lamunyu abe mnandzi; ngako lapho lamanti ageletela khona, konkhe kuyawuphila.
“Ngiyawukuphilisa kunhlanhlatsela kwabo, ngibatsandze ngekukhululeka, ngobe intfukutselo yami seyisukile kubo.
“Ngalelo langa tintsaba tiyawuntfontsa liwayini lelisha, kutsi emagcuma agelete lubisi, tihosha takaJuda tigijime emanti. Umtfombo uyawugeleta uphume endlini yaSimakadze unisele Sigodzi Semigamba.
Baka-Efrayimu bayawuba njengemadvodza lanemandla kakhulu, tinhlitiyo tabo tiyawutfokota kube shangatsi ngungeliwayini. Bantfwababo bayawukubona bajabule. Tinhlitiyo tabo tiyawujabula ngaSimakadze.
“Balekani! Balekani! Sukani eveni lasenyakatfo,” kusho Simakadze, “ngobe nginisakatele emimoyeni yomine yelizulu,” kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze longuSomandla uyakubavikela bantfu bakhe. Bayawubhubhisa bancobe ngematje etilingi. Bayawunatsa ingati babhodle kube shangatsi ngungeliwayini; bayawucitsa ingati yetitsa tabo iphuphume njengesitja lesisetjentiswa ekunyenyeteni emakona aselatini.
Philisani labagulako, nivuse labafile, niphilise emalephelo, nikhiphe emadimoni. Nemukeliswe ngesihle, ngako-ke nani phanini ngesihle.
“Umbuso welizulu ufanana nemcebo lofihlwe ensimini. Kwenteka indvodza yawutfola, yabuye yawugcibedzela. Yajabula kangangekuba yahamba yayawutsengisa ngako konkhe leyayinako yancandzeka, yayawutsenga leyo nsimi.”
Kepha ngitsi kini: Kusukela lamuhla angisayiwunatsa kulesitselo semvini, kuyawudzimate kufike lelo langa lengiyakusinatsa ngalo nani sesisisha embusweni waBabe.”
Babusisiwe labalambele bomele kulunga, ngobe bayakwesutsiswa.
Kodvwa Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Wena nemali yakho hamba uyekufa; ucabanga kutsi ungatsenga sipho saNkulunkulu ngemali?
Kodvwa ngesipho samahhala semusa waNkulunkulu bonkhe bentiwe bemukeleka kuye kutsi balungile ngekuhlengwa lokukuKhristu Jesu.
Nganondla ngelubisi. Anginiphanga kudla lokucinile; ngobe nanisengakakulungeli kukudla, ngisho nanyalo nisengakakulungeli.
Njengebantfwana labasandza kutalwa, langatelelani lubisi lwaMoya loluhlantekile nalolungakabhicwa nalutfo, lolulivi laNkulunkulu, lenitawutsi ngekulunatsa nikhule, nize nisindziswe.
Wase utsi kimi: “Sekwentekile. Mine ngingu-Alfa na-Omega, sicalo nesiphetfo. Lowo lowomile ngiyawumnika lilungelo lekunatsa mahhala emtfonjeni wemanti ekuphila.
Lengilosi yase ingikhombisa umfula wemanti ekuphila, wawukhanya njengengilazi lekhanya kubonakale ngale. Emanti awo abegeleta aphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi saNkulunkulu neseliWundlu.
Moya namakoti batsi: “Kota!” Wonkhe umuntfu lovako akatsi: “Kota!” Lowo lowomile akete; nalowo lofuna emanti ekuphila, akawanatse mahhala.
Ngako-ke ngiyakuyala kutsi utsenge kimi igolide lelolongwe ngemlilo, khona utewuceba, utsenge tingubo letimhlophe tekwembatsa, khona utewufihla bungcunu bakho kutsi bungabonakali, utsenge nemutsi wekugcobisa emehlo akho kutsi ubone.
Bowazi wesuka lapho waya esangweni lelidolobha, wafike wahlala phansi. Kwabe sekufika lesihlobo sengati lakhuluma ngaso kuRuthe. Bowazi wasibitela eceleni, watsi: “Ase ute ngalapha, mnganami, uhlale phansi sikhulume.” Nembala waphambuka, wafike wahlala phansi.