34 Noko uMhlengi wabo unemandla; nguSimakadze Somandla libito lakhe. Uyakumela indzaba yabo ngemandla, kuze atewuletsa kuphumula eveni labo, kodvwa kungabi nakuthula kulabo labahlala eBhabhulona.
ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini lakho, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, uyive imithandazo yabo nekuncusa kwabo kuwe, ucolele indlela yabo. Tsetselela sive sakho lesonile kuwe.
Kodvwa mine ngiyati kutsi uMhlengi wami uyaphila, nekutsi ekugcineni utakuma etikwalomhlaba.
Cabana nalabo labacabana nami, ulwe nalabo labalwa nami, Simakadze.
Hhawu Nkulunkulu, ngikhulumele ungimele ecaleni lami. Ungephule esiveni lesingamesabi Nkulunkulu, ungikhulule nakumuntfu lonemacebo nalongakalungi!
Ngako-ke tjela ema-Israyeli utsi: ‘NginguSimakadze; ngitanikhulula kulokugcilatwa kwenu ngemaGibhithe. Ngengalo yami leyelulekile nangetento temandla lengiyawubajezisa ngato ngiyawunephula kubo.
nawenta njalo, Simakadze uyakummelela, atsatse kuphila kwalowo lophetse lomunye dlephu.
UMvikeli wato unemandla, uyakutitsatsela sikhundla emelane nawe.
Ungesabi, wena mphetfu, Jakobe, awu, mntfwanyana, Israyeli, ngobe mine matfupha ngitakusita,” kusho Simakadze, uMhlengi wakho, Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wenu, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “Ngenca yenu ngitawutfumela eBhabhulona, ngibabuyise njengemambuka bonkhe baseBhabhulona, ngibabuyise ngemikhumbi lababetigabatisa ngayo.
“Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, iNkhosi neMkhululi wema-Israyeli, Simakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Mine ngiwekucala newekugcina; ngaphandle kwami kute Nkulunkulu.
UMhlengi wetfu, Simakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, unguLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Kodvwa naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yebo, emabutfo ayakwemukwa labatfunjiwe, nalabanelunya bemukwe imphango. Kodvwa ngiyakulwa nalabo labalwa nawe, ngibasindzise bantfwabakho.
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, lovikela sive sakhe, utsi: “Uyabona, sengiyisusile esandleni sakho indzebe beyikwenta udzayitele; kuleyo ndzebe, ludziwo lwentfukutselo yami, ungeke uphindze unatse kuyo futsi.
Ngobe uMenti wakho yindvodza yakho, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, Longcwele waka-Israyeli unguMhlengi wakho, ubitwa ngekutsi nguNkulunkulu wemhlaba wonkhe.
Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, wamenta na-Israyeli, sive lesilifa lakhe, nguSimakadze Somandla libito lakhe.
“Ngiyawukusindzisa etandleni talababi, ngikuhlenge ekubanjweni ngulabanelulaka.”
Bantfwana babo bayawuba njengasetikhatsini takadzenidzeni, libandla labo liyawuma litinte embikwami, ngibajezise bonkhe lababacindzetelako.
Ngobe Simakadze uyawubahlenga bakaJakobe, abakhulule esandleni salabo labanemandla kunabo.
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,
Mowabi uyawubhujiswa, nemadolobha akhe ayawuvinjetelwa, emajaha akhona elikhetselo lamahle ayakwehliselwa ekuhlatjweni abulawe, kusho iNkhosi, lelibito layo kunguSimakadze longuSomandla.
Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, ngisho newesive lesilifa lakhe. Libito lakhe nguSimakadze longuSomandla.
Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka la, ngiyakuyivikela indzaba yakho, ngikubuyiselele; ngiyakomisa lwandle lwelive lemaBhabhulona ngente imitfombo yalo yome.
Awu Simakadze, wayimela indzaba yami, wayihlenga imphilo yami.
Simakadze uyabhavumula embikwalemphi yakhe. Emabutfo akhe manyenti ngalokungabaleki; banemandla labo labalalela umyalo wakhe. Lilanga laSimakadze likhulu, liyesabeka. Ngubani nje longemelana nalo?
Shumpani nibubule, bantfu baseJerusalema, nilingise umfati aphetfwe ngumhelo nasatawubeleka, ngobe nyalo senitawuphuma ekhaya niyewuhlala etigangeni. Nitakuya eBhabhulona; noko lapho niyawusindziswa, Simakadze uyakunephula etitseni tenu.
Sonile kuSimakadze, ngako nyalo kufanele kutfukutsela kwakhe sikubeketelele kwesikhashana. Kodvwa ekugcineni uyawusivikela, acondzise loko lokubi lokwentiwe kitsi. Uyawusiletsa asifake ekukhanyeni; yebo, siyawuphila, simbone asisindzisa.
Ngako-ke tinhlupheko tayo tiyawufika ngalanga linye: kufa, lusizi, nendlala. Iyawushiswa ngemlilo, ngobe inemandla iNkhosi Nkulunkulu leyehlulelako.”