3 Bekulele kuyo ticumbi tetigulane, timphumphutse, netinyonga, nalababefe tinhlangotsi, [bonkhe bebalindzele kutanyatanyiswa kwemanti.
Yatsi kube inkhosi, Jerobowamu, ive loko lokwakukhulunywa ngulomuntfu waNkulunkulu ngelilati lelalilapho eBetheli, yelula sandla sayo, yamkhomba, yatsi: “Mbambeni!” Kodvwa lomkhono leyayiwelulile ikhomba ngawo lomuntfu waNkulunkulu womelela, wangabe usagobana.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu longilalelako, longilindzela onkhe malanga emasangweni ami, logadza etimphundvwini teminyango yami.
Kuhle kuyilindzela ngekuthula nangekubeketela insindziso yaSimakadze.
“Maye kumelusi longasiti lutfo, loshiya umhlambi! Shangatsi inkemba ingashaya umkhono wakhe neliso lakhe langesekudla! Shangatsi umkhono wakhe ungashwaphana, neliso lakhe langesekudla livaleke ngci!”
Ticumbi letikhulu teta kuye, tiletse tinchute netingini, netimphumphutse, netimungulu, netigulane letinyenti. Tabekwa embikwakhe; watiphilisa tonkhe.
Ludvumo ngaye lwandza nalo lonkhe laseSiriya, kangangekutsi kwaletfwa kuye bonkhe bantfu lababegula, baphetfwe tinhlobonhlobo tekufa, nalababekhatsatwe tinhlobonhlobo tetinhlupheko: lababenemadimoni, nalababenesitfutfwane, nalababefe tinhlangotsi; Jesu wabaphilisa bonkhe.
Titfunywa taJohane watiphendvula watsi: “Ncandzekani nifike nimtjele konkhe lenikubone kwenteka nalenikuvile kukhulunywa: Timphumphutse tiyabona, tinchute netishosha tiyahamba, emalephelo ayaphiliswa, tihhulu tiyeva, labafile bayavuswa, neliVangeli liyashunyayelwa etimphuyeni.
Lapha eJerusalema, eceleni kweliSango Letimvu, bekunelichibi lebekutsiwa ngesiHebheru yiBhethesda, belinemihubhe lesihlanu.
Bekuvame njalo kutsi kwehle ingilosi yeNkhosi, ifike iwatamatamise lamanti. Bekutsi lowo longene kucala emuva kwekutanyatanyiswa kwemanti, aphile esifeni sakhe, nome ngabe saluphi luhlobo.]
Kodvwa nasetsemba loko lesingakuboni, sikulindzela ngekubeketela.
Ngako-ke, bazalwane, beketelani kuze kufike iNkhosi. Ase nibuke umlimi lolindzela sitselo semhlaba lesiligugu; usibeketelela size sitfole imvula yekucala neyekugcina.