35 Kwabate ngisho nalinye livi laloko Mosi labeyale ngako Joshuwa lalishiya wangete wasifundzela sive saka-Israyeli sonkhe sihlangene, bafati, nebantfwana kanye nebetive lababehlala emkhatsini wabo.
Watsi Ezra asathandaza, avuma tono akhala, atijika phansi embikwendlu yaNkulunkulu, sicumbi lesikhulu sema-Israyeli, emadvodza, nebafati kanye nebantfwana sabutsana kuye samtungeleta. Naso sasikhala kakhulukati.
Kwatsi ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yesikhombisa Ezra, umphristi, wabeka umtsetfo embikwawo wonkhe umhlangano, lapho kwakunemadvodza nebafati khona kanye nabo bonkhe lababekhona kuwucondzisisa.
Wabafundzela wona kusukela ekuseni kuseluvivi, kwaze kwaba ngusemini, abeme abheke kulenkhundla lesembikweliSango Lemanti, lapho kwakubutsene khona emadvodza nebafati kanye nabo bonkhe lababenekuwucondza. Bonkhe bantfu balalelisisa nakufundvwa lencwadzi yemtsetfo.
Bahamba nenhlanganisela lenkhulu yebantfu betive ngetive, nemihlambi lemikhulu yetimbuti neyetimvu, kanye neyetinkhomo.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Mani esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze, ukhulume kubo bonkhe bantfu basemadolobheni akaJuda labayaye bete batewukhontela lapha ethempelini laSimakadze. Batjele konkhe lengikutfume kona, ungashiyi nalinye livi.
Hlanganisani sive sibe ndzawonye, niwungcwelise lowo mhlangano; hlanganisani baholi, nihlanganise nebantfwana, yebo, ngisho nalabamunyako imbala. Umkhwenyane akashiye indlu yakhe, namakoti ashiye indlu yakhe.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Ngalawo malanga emadvodza lalishumi lasuka kuto tonkhe tilwimi netive ayawunkonkoshela umJuda munye ngemphetfo wesembatfo sakhe, atsi: ‘Asihambisane nani, ngobe sivile kutsi Nkulunkulu unani.’ ”
Kodvwa watsi kube akubone loko Jesu, watfukutsela watsi kubo: “Vumelani bantfwana bete kimi, ningabavimbeli, ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu walabanjalo.
Ngobe angizange nginifihlele lutfo lwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
Kepha kwatsi kube kuphele sikhatsi sekuhlala kwetfu nabo, sabashiya sachubeka neluhambo lwetfu. Basiphekeletela bonkhe kanye nalabasikati nebantfwana, baze basibeka ngephandle kwalelidolobha. Sefika elugwini saguca sathandaza.
“Lamuhla nonkhe nime lapha embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu: baholi benu, netikhulu tenu, nalabadzala benu, netindvuna tenu, nawo onkhe emadvodza esive sema-Israyeli,
kanye nebantfwabenu, nebafati benu, nebetive labahlala etinkanjini tenu banitfotele tinkhuni banikhelele nemanti,
Yilandzeleni ngekucophelela yonkhe lemininingwane yalesivumelwane, khona nitewuchuma ninotse kuko konkhe lenikwentako.
Hlanganisani sonkhe sive, emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana kanye nebetive labahlala emadolobheni enu, khona batewulalela bafundze nekwesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Nibowalandzela ngekucophelela lokukhulu onkhe lamavi alomtsetfo.
Ningacali nengete lutfo kulamavi lenginiyala ngawo, futsi ningaphunguli lutfo kuwo, kodvwa gcinani lemiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lengininika yona.