16 Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, wamenta na-Israyeli, sive lesilifa lakhe, nguSimakadze Somandla libito lakhe.
Simakadze usabelo lesilifa lami, ngetsembisa kuwagcina emavi akho.
Ngobe Simakadze utikhetsele Jakobe kutsi abe wakhe, ukhetse Israyeli kutsi abe lifa lakhe.
Ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze, ngitsi: “Wena usiphephelo sami, nesabelo sami ngisaphila.”
Emazulu entiwa ngelivi laSimakadze, nako konkhe lokukuwo kwentiwa ngemoya wemlomo wakhe.
Nome umtimba nemphefumulo wami kwehluleka, kodvwa Nkulunkulu ulidvwala lenhlitiyo yami, nesabelo selifa lami ingunaphakadze.
Khumbula libandla lakho lowatikhetsela lona kwasemandvulweni, walihlenga kutsi libe sive lesilifa lakho. Khumbula iNtsaba iSiyoni, lapho wawuhlala khona.
“ ‘Ngako-ke naniyawulilalela livi lami nigcine nesivumelwane sami, niyawuba ligugu lami emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive; ngobe wonkhe umhlaba wami.
Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze, nangabe ngizuze umusa emehlweni akho, ngicela kutsi uhambe natsi, nome sisive lesinenhloko lelukhuni. Tsetselela kona netono tetfu, usente sibe lifa lakho.”
Konkhe Simakadze lakwentile kunesiphetfo sako, ngisho nalomubi umentele lilanga lakhe lekubhujiswa.
Simakadze longuSomandla uyawubabusisa, atsi: “Ayibusiswe iGibhithe, sive sami, ne-Asiriya lengumsebenti wetandla tami, na-Israyeli lolifa lami.”
Ngenta kukhanya, ngidale bumnyama, ngiletsa lokuhle, ngidale lokubi, mine Simakadze, ngitenta tonkhe letintfo.”
UMhlengi wetfu, Simakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, unguLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Ngangisitfukutselele sive sami, ngalilahla lifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho, nawe awuzange ubahawukele ngemusa; ngisho nalasebagugile, wabagaca ngelijoko lelimatima.
Ngobe nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, lonyakatisa lwandle kubhodle emagagasi alo, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe.
Ngobe uMenti wakho yindvodza yakho, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, Longcwele waka-Israyeli unguMhlengi wakho, ubitwa ngekutsi nguNkulunkulu wemhlaba wonkhe.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wawudala umhlaba ngemandla akhe lamakhulu; wesekela umhlaba ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, weneka emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.
Awu, Simakadze umkhulu, kute lonjengawe; nemandla eLibito lakho makhulu kakhulu.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowabeka lilanga kutsi likhanyise emini, wamisa inyanga netinkhanyeti kutsi tibokhanyisa ebusuku, lowo lotamatisa lwandle kuze emagagasi alo abhodle, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, utsi:
Ubaphatsa ngelutsandvo labatinkhulungwane, kodvwa wehlisele sijeziso ngetono taboyise ematsangeni ebantfwababo emvakwabo. Awu Nkulunkulu, wena lomkhulu nalonemandla, lolibito lakhe kunguSimakadze longuSomandla,
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, yena lowadala umhlaba, Simakadze lowawubumba wawusimisa, nguSimakadze libito lakhe, utsi:
“Ngifunga kuphila kwami,” kusho iNkhosi, lelibito layo kunguSimakadze longuSomandla, “kuyawufika lowo lonemandla njengeThabori emkhatsini wetintsaba, nanjengeKhameli ngaselwandle.
Noko uMhlengi wabo unemandla; nguSimakadze Somandla libito lakhe. Uyakumela indzaba yabo ngemandla, kuze atewuletsa kuphumula eveni labo, kodvwa kungabi nakuthula kulabo labahlala eBhabhulona.
Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, ngisho newesive lesilifa lakhe. Libito lakhe nguSimakadze longuSomandla.
Ngiyatitjela ngitsi: “Simakadze usabelo sami, ngako ngitawulindzela yena.”
Ngako-ke lalelani! Yena lowo lobumba tintsaba, adale umoya, embule imicabango yakhe kumuntfu, yena lowo logucula intsatsakusa, ayente bumnyama, anyatsele tindzawo letiphakeme temhlaba, nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla libito lakhe.
Simakadze uyakudla lifa lelinguJuda libe sabelo sakhe eveni lelingcwele, aphindze akhetse iJerusalema.
Ngobe sabelo saSimakadze sive sakhe, Jakobe losabelo lesilifa lakhe.