17 “Buka la, ngiyawudala emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha. Tintfo takadzeni tingeke tikhunjulwe, futsi tingeke tisabuya nasengcondvweni.
Watsi: “Tikhohlweni tintfo takadzeni; ningahlali etintfweni lesetengca.
Khumbulani tintfo takadzeni, leto takadzenidzeni. Ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye; nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lonjengami.
Ngibeke emavi ami emlonyeni wakho, ngakusibekela ngemtfunti wesandla sami; mine lengibeke emazulu endzaweni yawo, nalengabeka tisekelo temhlaba, ngikhuluma neSiyoni ngitsi: ‘Wena usive sami!’ ”
Simakadze utsi: “Njengobe emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lengikudalako kuyawuhlala kukhona embikwami, kanjalo libito lakho netitukulwane takho tiyawuhlala tikhona.
Ngalawo malanga nase nandzile naba banyenti kakhulu eveni,” kusho Simakadze, “bantfu bangeke basasho batsi: ‘Libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze.’ Kungeke kusangena ngisho nasetingcondvweni tabo, futsi kungeke kukhunjulwe kugejeke, futsi kungeke kuphindze kwenteke.
Kodvwa njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Loko liso lelingazange selikubone, nendlebe lengazange seyikuve, lokungazange kuphume enhlitiyweni yemuntfu, Nkulunkulu wakulungiselela labamtsandzako.”
Ngako-ke nangabe umuntfu akuKhristu, usidalwa lesisha; tintfo letindzala setendlulile, konkhe sekwentiwe kwaba kusha.
Lamavi latsi: “Ngitawuphindze” akhombisa ngalokukhanyako kutsi konkhe lokudaliwe kutawunyakatiswa kususwe, kuze kutsi lokungeke kunyakatiswe kusale kunjalo.
Kepha ngesetsembiso sakhe silindzele emazulu lamasha, nemhlaba lomusha, lapho kubusela khona kulunga.