18 “Mine-ke, ngenca yetento tabo nangemicabango yabo, sekusondzele kutsi ngite ngibutsele ndzawonye tonkhe tive netilwimi, khona tiyakuta tibone bukhosi bami.
“Ngiyati kutsi wena unemandla ekwenta konkhe, kute muntfu longaphatamisa loko lese uhlose kukwenta.
Uyakwati kuhlala kwami nekuvuka kwami, imicabango yami uyati ingakaveli.
Indlela yakho ayatiwe emhlabeni wonkhe, kwatiwe nensindziso yakho etiveni tonkhe.
Shangatsi onkhe emakhosi angakhotsama kuyo, netive tonkhe tiyikhonte.
Shangatsi libito layo lingahlala ingunaphakadze, lichubeke latiwe njengelilanga. Tive tonkhe atibusiswe ngayo; tiyawumbita ngekutsi yinkhosi lebusisekile.
Vuka-ke, Nkulunkulu, wehlulele umhlaba, ngobe nguwe umnikati wetive tonkhe.
Tonkhe tive lotentile tiyawuta kuwe, tikhotsame embikwakho, Nkhosi yami, tibabate libito lakho.
Simakadze uyayati imicabango yebantfu, kutsi ifana nemoya lotsi shwi wendlule.
Emazulu amemetela kulunga kwakhe, tonkhe tive tibubone bukhosi bakhe.
Kungeke kulimate futsi kungeke kubulale nome ngangukuphi entsabeni yami lengcwele, ngobe umhlaba uyawugcwala kwati Simakadze, njengobe nemanti agcwalisa lwandle.
Ngemalanga ekugcina intsaba yelithempeli laSimakadze iyawucina, ibe ngulephakeme kwendlula tonkhe tintsaba; iyawuphakanyiswa ibe ngetulu kwemagcuma, tonkhe tive tiyawubekelela tiye kuyo tingasakhawuli.
“Kodvwa ngiyati kutsi uhlalaphi, ngikwati nawungena nome uphuma, nekutsi ungibhodlela kanjani.
Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze iyakwembulwa, nalo lonkhe luntfu luyakuyibona; ngobe umlomo waSimakadze sewukhulumile.”
“Buyani kimi, nisindziswe, nonkhe nine mikhawulo yemhlaba; ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye.
Simakadze uyakwembula umkhono wakhe longcwele embikwato tonkhe tive, nayo yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba iyawuyibona insindziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu.
“Ngobe imicabango yami ayisiyo imicabango yenu, netindlela tenu akusito tindlela tami,” kusho Simakadze.
INkhosi Simakadze, lena lebutsa labatfunjiwe baka-Israyeli, itsi: “Ngiyawubutsela kubo labanye ngaphandle kwalabo lasebabutsiwe.”
Ngitakudalula kulunga kwakho kanye nemisebenti yakho, futsi ingeke ikusite ngalutfo.
Tinyawo tabo tigijimela esonweni, bayashesha kucitsa ingati lengenacala. Imicabango yabo ngemacebo. Imbhubhiso nekucitsa kutimphawu tetindlela tabo.
Lonkhe lilanga ngelule tandla tami kubantfu labanenhloko lelukhuni, labahamba etindleleni letimbi, bacoshana nemicabango yabo,
“Tfokotani kanye neJerusalema, niyitsakasele, nonkhe nine leniyitsandzako, jabulani nayo kakhulu, nonkhe nine leniyililelako.
“Emehlo ami asetikwato tonkhe tindlela tabo, atikafihlakali kimi, nesono sabo asikasitsakali emehlweni ami.
Ngalawo malanga iJerusalema bayawuyibita ngekutsi Sihlalo Sebukhosi SaSimakadze, tonkhe tive tiyawubutsana eJerusalema, tiyewuhlonipha Libito laSimakadze. Bangeke basayilandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo letimbi.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngalelo langa kuyawufika imizindlo engcondvweni yakho, uyawukwakha lisu lelibi.
“Ngiyawubonakalisa bukhosi bami emkhatsini wetive, tonkhe tive tiyawusibona sijeziso sami kuto nesandla sami lengisibeka etikwato.
ngiyawubutsa tonkhe tive ngitehlisele eSigodzini sakaJehoshafati. Lapho-ke ngulapho ngiyawutehlulela khona ngenca yelifa lami, sive sami saka-Israyeli, ngobe tasakata sive sami, tasifaka kuto tonkhe tive, talidzabudzabula live lami.
Ngobe ngiyati kutsi mangaki emacala enu nekutsi tono tenu tikhulu kangakanani. Niyabacindzetela labalungile, nitsatse imidizo, nemuke labamphofu emalungelo abo etinkhundleni.
Kuyawutsi bonkhe labayawube basele etiveni tonkhe lebetihlasela iJerusalema benyuke iminyaka ngeminyaka kuyawukhonta iNkhosi, Simakadze longuSomandla, nekugubha uMkhosi Wemadlangala.
“Libito lami liyawuba likhulu etiveni kusukela ekuphumeni kwelilanga kuze kube ngusekushoneni kwalo. Kuyo yonkhe indzawo imphepho neminikelo lehlantekile iyawuletfwa kulo Libito lami, ngobe Libito lami liyawuba likhulu etiveni,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Kepha Jesu ayati imicabango yabo, watsi kubo: “Wonkhe umbuso lowehlukene ekhatsi, uyacitseka. Kute lidolobha nome likhaya lelingema nalehlukene ekhatsi.
Kodvwa Jesu ayati imicabango yabo, watsi: “Yini nicabange lokubi etinhlitiyweni tenu?
Jesu wakubona lokubutana kwabo, wabaphendvula watsi: “Yini lena leniyibuta etinhlitiyweni tenu?
“Babe, ngifisa kutsi labo longiphe bona nabo babe khona lapho nami ngikhona, kuze batewubona inkhatimulo yami lowangipha yona, ngobe wangitsandza, umhlaba ungakasekelwa.
Kepha ngiyanati kutsi nine nite lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu etinhlitiyweni tenu.
kodvwa nyalo seyembuliwe. Leyo mfihlakalo yabhalwa baphrofethi, yamenyetelwa kuto tonkhe tive ngekwemiyalo yaNkulunkulu waphakadze, kuze bonkhe batewukholwa balalele yena.
nekutsi: “INkhosi iyayati imicabango yalabahlakaniphile kutsi ilite.”
Kuyawutsi tigemegeme letinyenti netinhlupho nakwehlela etikwabo, lengoma iyawubalahla ngebufakazi bayo, ngobe titukulwane tabo tingeke tiyikhohlwe. Ngiyakwati loko labacabanga kukwenta, ngisho nome basengakangeni kulelo live lengabetsembisa lona ngesifungo.”
Livi laNkulunkulu liphilile, linemandla; likhalipha kwengca inkemba lesika ngetinhlangotsi totimbili. Lisika lidzimate lehlukanise umphefumulo nemoya, emalunga nemnkantja, lehlulele imicabango netifiso tenhlitiyo.
Ingilosi yesikhombisa yashaya licilongo layo, kwase kuba nemisindvo lemikhulu kakhulu ezulwini itsi: “Umbuso walomhlaba sengumbuso weNkhosi yetfu, naKhristu wakhe; iyawubusa kuze kube phakadze naphakadze!”
Ngiyati lapho uhlala khona; uhlala lapho Sathane anesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi khona. Libito lami ulibambisisile, awuzange ungihlubuke ngisho namhlazane Antipasi, fakazi wami lowetsembekile, abulawa emkhatsini wenu, lapho kuhlala khona Sathane.
Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho, nekuphishaneka kwakho, nekubeketela kwakho, nekutsi ungeke ubamele bantfu lababi, kangangekutsi nalabo labatibita ngekutsi baphostoli, kantsi abasibo, ubahlolile, wavele wabakhandza bacala emanga.
Ngiyakwati kuhlupheka kwakho; ngiyabati buphuya bakho, kodvwa ube unjingile. Ngiyakwati lokubi lokushiwo ngulabo labatsi bangemaJuda kantsi abasiwo, kodvwa babe balisinagoge laSathane.