6 “Buka la, kuhlala kubhaliwe embikwami, kutsi: Ngingeke ngibindze, kodvwa ngitakukhokhela ngalokugcwele, ngitakukhokhela ematsangeni abo,
Labanye baba tilima ngenca yekona nebubi babo behlelwa kuhlupheka.
Shangatsi Simakadze angakhumbula bubi baboyise, nesono senina singete sesulwa.
Loko ukwentile, kodvwa mine ngathula; wenta shangatsi mine ngifanana nawe. Kodvwa sengitakwekhuta, ngitawubeka licala emehlweni akho ubuka.
Nkulunkulu wetfu uyeta, angeke abindze. Embikwakhe kunemlilo locotfulako, utungeletwe sivunguvungu lesesabekako.
Wena ukucaphele kubaleka kwami, yetsa tinyembeti tami egabheni lakho, atikabhalwa yini encwadzini yakho?
Yebo, Simakadze, buyisela esifubeni sabomakhelwane betfu seyiphindvwe kasikhombisa lenhlamba labakuhlambalate ngayo.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Kubhale phansi encwadzini loku kube ngumlandvo ngalemphi, kuze kube sikhumbuto. Utjele Joshuwa kutsi ema-Amaleki ngifuna kuwacotfula aphele nya emhlabeni.”
Bukani, Simakadze uphumela ngephandle kwendzawo yakhe yekuhlala, utewujezisa tive temhlaba ngenca yetono tato. Umhlaba utawuveta ebaleni yonkhe ingati leyacitsekela kuwo, lababulewe kuwo ungeke usabafihla.
Maye kulababi! Inhlekelele isetikwabo! Kuyawuphindziselwa kubo njengekwenta kwetandla tabo.
Simakadze utsi: “Sesikhatsi lesidze ngibindzile, bengibindzile, ngitibambile. Kodvwa nyalo, njengemfati nakabeleka, ngiyakhala, ngiyacucumuka.
Uyawubabuyisela njengaloko labakwentile: lulaka etitseni takhe, nekujeziswa kulabamelana naye. Tichingi uyawutikhokhela njengekwetento tato.
Awu, Simakadze, emvakwako konkhe loku utawuchubeka yini utibambe? Wena utawuthula nje, usijezise ngalokungetulu kwemandla etfu?
Vanini umsindvo losedolobheni, nive nemsindvo losethempelini! Ungumsindvo waSimakadze atiphindzisela etitseni takhe ngenca yetento tato.
Ngitabaphindzisela ngalokuphindziwe ngenca yetono tabo nangebubi babo, ngobe balingcolisile live lami ngetinhlobonhlobo tetitfombe tabo letingenamphefumulo, bagcwalisa lifa lami ngetithico tabo letinengekako.”
Kodvwa-ke labo labanetinhlitiyo letitinikele etitfombeni letingemanyala nakuto tithico letinengekako, ngiyakwehlisela etikwetinhloko tabo loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Ngako-ke ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngibagwinye ngentfukutselo yami levutsako, ngikwehlisele etinhloko tabo konkhe loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Ngako ngingeke ngibabuke ngemehlo esihawu, futsi ngeke ngibayekele, kodvwa ngiyakwehlisela etinhloko tabo loko labakwentile.”
“Pho, yini leniphambane ngayo nami, nine Thire neSidoni kanye nani nonkhe nine tifundza taseFilistiya? Kungabe nikhokha sibhongobhongo ngalengikwentile yini? Nangabe nikhokha sibhongobhongo, ngekushesha nangekuphatima kweliso, ngitawubuyisela etikwetinhloko tenu loko lenikwentile.
Nalabo-ke labesaba Nkulunkulu bakhulumisana bodvwana, Simakadze walalela weva. Incwadzi legocotwako yesikhumbuto yabhalwa embikwakhe macondzana nalabo labesaba Simakadze bahloniphe Libito lakhe.
“Phanini, nani nitawuphiwa tipho letingangcingcwa tigcwalise konkhe lebeningaphatsa ngako. Lesilinganiso lenilinganisa ngaso labanye nani Nkulunkulu uyakunilinganisa ngaso.”
“Loku angikakugcini yini esilulwini, ngakubeka luphawu etingungwini tami?
Ngabona labafile, labakhulu nalabancane, beme embikwaso lesihlalo sebukhosi. Tincwadzi tavulwa. Nalenye incwadzi yavulwa, incwadzi yekuphila. Labafile behlulelwa ngekwemisebenti yabo, ngaloko lokwakubhalwe etincwadzini.