7 Ngako Sathane wesuka embikwaSimakadze, wesukela Jobe, wamhlasela ngematfumba labutfukako, kusukela ngaphansi kwelunyawo lwakhe kuze kuyewufika etulu elunweleni lwakhe.
Kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli kute indvodza leyayidvume ngebuhle kwendlula Absalomu. Abemuhle kusuka etulu enhloko kuye phansi elunyaweni, ate ngisho nalesincane sici.
“Simakadze wawubuta watsi: ‘Kanjani?’ “Umoya waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngitawuphuma ngibe ngumoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakhe.’ “Simakadze watsi: ‘Cha, wena-ke utawuphumelela kumhunga nembala. Hamba, wente njalo.’
Kodvwa ase welulele sandla sakho kuko konkhe lanako, ubone kutsi angeke yini akwetfuke.”
“Ngako umuntfu uyadleka njengentfo lebolako, nanjengendvwangu ledliwa ngumvunya.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Kulungile phela, usetandleni takho; kodvwa ungambulali.”
Sikhumba sami sesigucuke saba mnyama, sacecebuka; umtimba wami uyavutsa ngumkhuhlane.
Umtimba wami wembetse timphetfu netincwencwe, sikhumba sami sigatuka cedze kubundvuke bovu etilondzeni tami.
Kusukela elutwaneni lwelunyawo lwenu kuze kuyewufika enhloko yenu, kute nakunye lokukahle, kugcwele emanceba, nemihuzuko, netilondza letikhamisile, lekungazange kugezwe nome kuboshwe kubuye kugcotjiswe ngemafutsa.
Ngako-ke Simakadze utawuveta tilondza etinhloko tebafati baseSiyoni; Simakadze utawucotfula tinhloko tabo, tibe timphandla.”
Simakadze uyakunishaya ngematfumba aseGibhithe, nangetimila, nangetilondza letincincako, nangelukhwekhwe lolulumako leningasoze nelapheke kuto.
Simakadze uyawushaya emadvolo enu nemilente yenu ngematfumba labuhlungu nalangeke elapheke, layawubhidlika kusukela esitsendzeni selunyawo kuyewufika etinweleni tenhloko.
Bacalekisa Nkulunkulu wasezulwini ngenca yebuhlungu babo netilondza tabo, kodvwa bangete baphendvuka emisebentini yabo lemibi.