14 ngulapho uyawutfola khona-ke kujabula kwakho kuSimakadze, ngiyawukwenta ukhuphukele eticongweni telive, ube nenala udle nelifa leyihlomkhulu Jakobe.” Umlomo waSimakadze sewukhulumile.
Impela, Somandla uyakuba kujabula kwakho, wenyusele buso bakho kuNkulunkulu.
Uyawutijabulisa yini ngaSomandla? Uyawulibita ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi yini libito laNkulunkulu?
ngobe utsi: ‘Umuntfu akumsiti ngalutfo kwetama kujabulisa Nkulunkulu.’
Wenta live lawo laba lifa, walenta lifa laka-Israyeli, sive sakhe.
Wephana ngelive labo laba lifa, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze,
Badla indvodla yekudla, badzimate besutse endlini yakho, ubanatsise emanti emfuleni wakho wentfokoto,
Kodvwa labamnene bayawulidla lifa lemhlaba, bahlale kahle, batijabulise ngekuthula lokukhulu.
Yenta Simakadze abe yinjabulo yakho, yena-ke utakupha lokufiswa yinhlitiyo yakho.
Ngulowo-ke umuntfu lotawuhlala ekuphakameni, losiphephelo sakhe kutawuba yinqaba yemadvwala. Uyakunikwa sinkhwa sakhe, angawesweli emanti ekunatsa.
Ase nibuke encwadzini legocotwako yaSimakadze nifundze. Kute nakunye kwaloku lokuyawusilela, kute lokuyakweswela singani sako. Ngobe ngumlomo wakhe lona lokhiphe lomyalo, naMoya wakhe uyawukubutsela ndzawonye.
Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze iyakwembulwa, nalo lonkhe luntfu luyakuyibona; ngobe umlomo waSimakadze sewukhulumile.”
Ngiyajabula kakhulu ngaSimakadze; umphefumulo wami uyajabula ngaNkulunkulu wami. Ngobe ungembatsise ngetingubo tensindziso, wangihlobisa ngemjiva wekulunga, njengemyeni ahlobisa inhloko yakhe njengemphristi, nanjengamakoti lotihlobise ngebuhlalu bakhe.
“Mine cobo lwami, ngatsi: ‘Bengingajabula kanjani kuniphatsisa kwemadvodzana ami, ngininike live lelifanelekile kakhulu, lifa lelihle kakhulu kwendlula tonkhe letinye tive.’ Bengicabanga ngitsi nitangibita, nitsi kimi: ‘Babe,’ ningajiki ekulandzeleni mine.
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sitsa sakhuluma ngani, satsi: “Hha! Ticongo takadzeni setilifa letfu.” ’
Bonkhe bantfu bayawuhlala ngekuthula ngulowo nalowo esivinini sakhe nasemikhiweni yakhe, kubete lobesabisako. Loku kwetsenjiswe nguSimakadze, longuSomandla.
Lizulu nemhlaba kuyakwendlula, kodvwa emavi ami wona angeke endlule.”
“Wamgibelisa eticongweni etindze temhlaba, wamondla ngetitselo tesiganga. Wamkhuluphalisa ngeluju lwemadvwala nangemafutsa asemifantfwini, ematjeni emlilo.
Ubusisiwe wena, Israyeli! Ngubani lofanana nawe, sive lesisindziswe nguSimakadze? Nguye losihlangu sakho nemsiti wakho, nenkemba yakho yeludvumo. Titsa takho tiyawutiletsa kuwe, wena uyakutigcobagcoba tindzawo tato letiphakeme.”
Tfokotani eNkhosini njalonjalo. Ngiyaphindza futsi ngitsi: Tfokotani.
Niyamtsandza, nome ningazange senimbone; niyakholwa kuye nome ningakamboni, futsi nitfokota ngenjabulo lengenawuchazeka ngemavi emlomo,