12 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wawudala umhlaba ngemandla akhe lamakhulu; wesekela umhlaba ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, weneka emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.
Ekucaleni Nkulunkulu wadala lizulu nemhlaba.
kusete nakunye lokumilako emhlabeni, netibhidvo tisengakabikho, ngobe Nkulunkulu Simakadze abesengakayinisi imvula emhlabeni, kwakute umuntfu wekuwulima lomhlaba.
Ngobe bonkhe bonkulunkulu betive batithico, kodvwa nguSimakadze lowenta emazulu.
Wendlala inyakatfo emkhatsini longenalutfo, alengise umhlaba eteni.
ungahlanganyela yini naye ekwendlaleni kwakhe sibhakabhaka lesicine njengesibuko selitfusi lelincibilikisiwe?
Yena yedvwa wendlala emazulu, anyatsele emagagasi elwandle.
Kukhanya kuyingubo lotembese ngayo, weneke emazulu njengekumiswa kwelithende;
Awu, Simakadze! Maye, minyenti imisebenti yakho! Yonkhe uyente ngekuhlakanipha; umhlaba ugcwele tidalwa takho.
Kuyawendlula titukulwane netitukulwane, kodvwa kwetsembeka kwakho kungeke kugucuke, wamisa umhlaba, nanyalo usemile.
ngobe wakusimisa etikwetilwandle, wakusekela ekujuleni kwemanti.
Emazulu entiwa ngelivi laSimakadze, nako konkhe lokukuwo kwentiwa ngemoya wemlomo wakhe.
Ubindzisa kudvuma kwetilwandle, uthulise kugubha nekuhlokoma kwemagagasi, ubindzise siphitsiphitsi lesicokotelisa tive.
Wayakha indlu yakhe lengcwele, leyayiphakeme kakhulu njengemhlaba lawusekela, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.
Simakadze uyabusa, wembetse inkhatimulo, Simakadze wembetse, wavunula emandla. Ngempela, umhlaba wonkhe utintile, ungeke utanyatanyiswe.
Simakadze wasekela umhlaba ngekuhlakanipha, wamisa emazulu endzaweni yawo ngekucondza.
“Ngubani lowake waya ezulwini waphindze wabuya? Ngubani lophetse imimoya etandleni takhe? Ngubani logocotele emanti ngengubo yakhe? Ngubani lowamisa yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba? Ngubani libito lakhe nelendvodzana yakhe? Ungangitjela nje?
“Awu, Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, wena lohleli emkhatsini wemakherubhi, wena wedvwa unguNkulunkulu etikwayo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba. Wena wadala lizulu nemhlaba.
Nkulunkulu uhleti esihlalweni sebukhosi etikwembulunga lengumhlaba, nebantfu bakhona bafanana netintsetse. Wendlala emazulu njengempheme, awendlale njengeliseyili entele bantfu kutsi batewuhlala kuwo.
Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu longuSimakadze, yena lowo lowadala emazulu, waweneka, wendlala nemhlaba nako konkhe lokumila kuwo, lonika kuphefumula kubantfu labakuwo, nekuphila kulabo labahamba etikwawo, utsi:
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wakho, lowakubumba esiswini, utsi: NginguSimakadze, lowente tonkhe tintfo, yena yedvwa loweneke emazulu, lowendlala umhlaba ayedvwana,
Ngimi lowenta umhlaba, ngadala nebantfu bonkhe labahlala kuwo. Tandla tami taweneka emazulu, ngalawula nemabutfo awo etinkhanyeti.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowadala emazulu, unguNkulunkulu, lowo lowadala wabumba umhlaba, wawusekela; akazange awudalele kutsi ubete lutfo, kodvwa wawubumbela kutsi uhlale bantfu, utsi: “NginguSimakadze, kute lomunye.
Tandla tami tatibeka tisekelo temhlaba. Sandla sami sangesekudla sawendlala emazulu; nangikubita, kuyavela konkhe kanyekanye.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngiyawukuphendvula ngesikhatsi sami lengisitsandzako, nangelilanga lensindziso ngiyawukusita. Ngiyawukugcina, ngikwente ube sivumelwane sami nebantfu, kuze kubuyiselwe live, banikwe kabusha emafa labese acitsekile.
Utsi nakabhavumula, emanti asemazulwini advume; ukhuphula emafu emikhawulweni yemhlaba. Utfumela imibane kanye nemvula, akhiphe umoya lohhushako etingungwini takhe.
Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, wamenta na-Israyeli, sive lesilifa lakhe, nguSimakadze Somandla libito lakhe.
Sikhona yini sona sinye setithico tebetive letingenamsebenti lesiletsa imvula? Tona tibhakabhaka ngekwato tiyatehlisa yini tihlambi temvula? Cha, nguwe, lowenta loko, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Ngako-ke litsemba letfu likuwe, ngobe nguwe lowenta konkhe loku.
Ngemandla ami lamakhulu nangengalo yami leyelulekile, ngadala umhlaba kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwo kanye netilwane letikuwo, futsi ngiwunika nome ngubani lengimtsandzako.
“Awu, Nkhosi Simakadze, wena wenta emazulu nemhlaba ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangengalo yakho leyelulekile. Kute lokulukhuni kakhulu kuwe.
Livi lesembulo: Leli livi laSimakadze nga-Israyeli. Simakadze, lowendlale emazulu, lobeke tisekelo temhlaba, nalowabumba umoya wemuntfu ekhatsi kuye, utsi:
Konkhe kwadalwa ngaye, ngaphandle kwakhe kute lokwadalwa kuko konkhe lokudaliwe.
Ngobe konkhe kwadalelwa kuyo, lokusezulwini nalokusemhlabeni, lokubonakalako nalokungabonakali, nome-ke kutihlalo tebukhosi, nome kubukhosi, nome babusi, nome tiphatsimandla. Konkhe kwadalwa ngayo, futsi kwadalelwa yona.