8 Noko, wena Simakadze, unguBabe wetfu. Tsine silibumba, wena ungumbumbi, sonkhe singumsebenti wetandla takho.
Kuyakujabulisa yini wena lokungicindzetela, nekwedzelela umsebenti wetandla takho, ulibale kumamatsekiswa ngemacebo lentiwa ngulababi?
Yatini kutsi Simakadze nguNkulunkulu! Sadalwa nguye, asitidalanga, sisive sakhe, netimvu telidlelo lakhe.
Tandla takho tangidala tangibumba; ngiphe ingcondvo yekufundza imiyalo yakho.
Simakadze uyawusifeza kimi setsembiso sakhe; umusa waSimakadze ume kuze kube phakadze. Cedzela lomsebenti wakho lowawusungula, ungawukhohlwa umsebenti wetandla takho.
Awu, Nkulunkulu! Usilahleleni sive sakho siphelane? Intfukutselo yakho ibhunyeleleni timvu telidlelo lakho?
Wotani, sikhuleke, simkhotsamele, asiguce embikwaSimakadze, uMenti wetfu.
Pho, kudzingeke ngani kutsi emaGibhithe abe asatsi: ‘Wabakhipha ngebucili eGibhithe wabe sewubabulala ngekubacitsa ebusweni bemhlaba baphelela etintsabeni bonkhe’? Mane uluyekele lulaka lwakho loluvutsako, ucole, ungasehliseli imbhubhiso lesive sakho.
Ubokhuluma kuFaro utsi: ‘Simakadze utsi: Israyeli litubulo lami.
Simakadze longuSomandla uyawubabusisa, atsi: “Ayibusiswe iGibhithe, sive sami, ne-Asiriya lengumsebenti wetandla tami, na-Israyeli lolifa lami.”
Niguculela tintfo, liphansi libheke etulu, nente shangatsi ngumbumbi longuyena afanana nelibumba! Loko lokwentiwe, kungasho yini kulomenti wako kutsi: “Akazange asangente mine”? Ludziwo lungasho yini kumbumbi walo kutsi: “Akati lutfo loyo”?
“Mine, ngimi, losusa tiphambuko takho ngenca yami, tono takho angiphindzi ngitikhumbule.
bonkhe lababitwa ngelibito lami, labo lengabadalela ludvumo lwami, yebo, labo lengababumba ngabenta.”
“Khumbula letintfo, wena Jakobe, ngobe uyinceku yami, wena Israyeli. Ngikwentile, wena uyinceku yami, ngingeke ngikukhohlwe, wena Israyeli.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wakho, lowakubumba esiswini, utsi: NginguSimakadze, lowente tonkhe tintfo, yena yedvwa loweneke emazulu, lowendlala umhlaba ayedvwana,
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, neMenti wakhe, utsi: Macondzana netintfo letitako, niyangibuta yini ngebantfwabami, nome ningibekele umtsetfo ngemsebenti wetandla tami?
Maye kulowo lolwa neMenti wakhe, kuye lowo loludzengelo nje emkhatsini wetindzengelo temhlaba. Libumba like lisho yini kumbumbi walo litsi: ‘Ubumbani?’ Umsebenti wakho ungake usho yini utsi: ‘Ute tandla’?
Ngingeke ngihlale ngisola njalonjalo, futsi ngingeke ngihlale ngitfukutsele, ngobe phela umoya wemuntfu ungaze ucaleke embikwami, umphefumulo wemuntfu lengamdala.
Lapho-ke bonkhe bantfu bakho bayawuba ngulabalungile, bayawuba banikati belive kokuphela. Bangimiliba lengiyihlanyele, umsebenti wetandla tami, wekubonakalisa inkhatimulo yami.
Kodvwa wena unguBabe wetfu, nome nje Abrahama angasati tsine, na-Israyeli angasemukeli tsine, kodwva wena, Simakadze, unguBabe wetfu, uMhlengi wetfu; kwasemandvulo lelo Libito lakho.
Watsi: “Ngempela, basive sami, emadvodzana langeke angiyenge;” ngaloko-ke waba nguMsindzisi wabo.
Ngobe tsine sitalelwe umntfwana, siphiwe indvodzana. Umbuso uyawubasemahlombe akhe. Uyawutsiwa nguMeluleki Lomangalisako, nguNkulunkulu Lonemandla, nguBabe Waphakadze, yiNkhosi Yekuthula.
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
“Noko ema-Israyeli ayawuba manyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselugwini lwelwandle, lesingeke sikalwe nome sibalwe. Endzaweni lapho kwakukhulunywa khona kubo kwatsiwa: ‘Nine anisiso sive sami,’ bayawubitwa ngekutsi: ‘Ngemadvodzana aNkulunkulu lophilako.’
AsinaBabe munye sonkhe yini? Asidalwanga nguNkulunkulu munye yini? Pho, sisihlambalatelani lesivumelwane sabokhokho betfu ngekungetsembeki kwetfu lomunye kulomunye?
“Nine nenta imisebenti yeyihlo.” Batsi kuye: “Tsine asisibo bekuphingwa, sinaBabe munye, nguNkulunkulu lucobo.”
Ngako-ke nonkhe ningemadvodzana aNkulunkulu ngekukholwa nguKhristu Jesu.
Nangabe-ke nibaKhristu, niyintalelwana ya-Abrahama, nitindlalifa ngekwesetsembiso.
Ngobe tsine singumsebenti waNkulunkulu. Sidalwe ngaJesu Khristu kutsi sente imisebenti lemihle, Nkulunkulu layilungisa kucala.
Kungabe lena nguyona ndlela yini lenibonga ngayo kuSimakadze, nine sive lesilibele nalesingakahlakaniphi? Akusiyena yini longuyihlo, uMdali wenu, lowo lowanenta wanibumba?
Empeleni basive sakho lesilifa lakho, lowalikhipha ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangengalo yakho leyelulekile.’ ”