4 Akusiwe yini lotsandza kungibita ngekutsi: ‘Babe wami, mngani wami kwasebusheni bami?
Umuntfu lomusha angayigcina kanjani imphilo yakhe ihlantekile? Ngekucaphela kuhamba ngelivi lakho.
kutsi loNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu wetfu phakadze naphakadze; uyawusihola ngisho nasekufeni.
Yebo, Nkulunkulu, wangifundzisa kusukela ebusheni bami, kuze kube ngunyalo ngisayimemetela imisebenti yakho lemangalisako.
Ngobe nguwe, Simakadze, lolitsemba lami, Simakadze ulitsemba lami, kwasebusheni bami.
Tenta losengakaliboni live abe nekuhlakanipha, tifundzise labasha kuba nelwati nekuzitsa.
lowala lowo lashade naye ebusheni bakhe, wakhohlwa sivumelwane sakhe kuNkulunkulu wakhe.
“Hamba uyewumemetela eJerusalema, ukhulume beva utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Ngiyakukhumbula kutinikela kwakho ebusheni bakho, kutsi wawungitsandza kanjani usengumakoti, wangilandzela kulo lonkhe lihlane, eveni lelalingakahlanyelwa lutfo.
Bakhuluma elugodvweni batsi: ‘Wena ungubabe wami,’ nasetjeni bakhulume batsi: ‘Wena wangitala.’ Bangifulatsele, bafihla buso babo kimi, kodvwa batsi nase bahluphekile bese batsi: ‘Kota utesisindzisa!’
“Mine cobo lwami, ngatsi: ‘Bengingajabula kanjani kuniphatsisa kwemadvodzana ami, ngininike live lelifanelekile kakhulu, lifa lelihle kakhulu kwendlula tonkhe letinye tive.’ Bengicabanga ngitsi nitangibita, nitsi kimi: ‘Babe,’ ningajiki ekulandzeleni mine.
Uyawuzulazula kuze kube ngunini, awu, ndvodzakati lengaketsembeki? Simakadze uyawudala intfo lensha emhlabeni, umfati uyakuyivikela indvodza.”
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
Ngulapho-ke ngitambuyisela khona tivini takhe, ngente Sigodzi sase-Akhori sibe ngumnyango welitsemba. Ngulapho-ke lapho ayawuhlabela khona njengasemalangeni akhe ebusha, nanjengalelo langa laphuma ngalo eGibhithe.
Simakadze Somandla utsi: “Indvodzana ihlonipha uyise, kantsi nesisebenti sihlonipha inkhosi yaso. Nangabe nginguyihlo, aningihloniphi leni? Nangabe ngiyinkhosi, aningihloniphi ngani? Ngini nine baphristi, lenedzelela Libito lami. “Kodvwa niyabuta nitsi: ‘Siledzelele kanjani Libito lakho?’
Niyabuta nitsi: “Leni?” Kungobe Simakadze abengufakazi emkhatsini wakho nemfati webusha bakho, ngobe awuketsembeki kuye, nome yena usengumkakho, umfati wesivumelwane semshado.