27 Niyawube seniyati kutsi ngika-Israyeli, nekutsi nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nekutsi futsi kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami. Sive sami singeke siphindze sihlazeke.”
Nkulunkulu uhlala kulelo khaya, lingeke litanyatanyiswe, Nkulunkulu uyawulisita ekuseni entsatsakusa.
Wena, Simakadze, wenyukela entsabeni lendze, watfumba labanyenti labatfunjiwe, wemukele tipho kubantfu, watemukela ngisho nakubo labamelene nawe, kuze uhlale khona wena, Simakadze.
Ase nilalele kunitsetsisa kwami; imicabango yami ngitayitfululela kini, nginitjele lokusenhlitiyweni yami.
Memetani kakhulu, nihlabele ngenjabulo, nine bantfu baseSiyoni, ngobe mkhulu lowo Longcwele waka-Israyeli losemkhatsini wenu.”
Ngobe ngiyawutfululela emanti eveni lelomile, nemifula emhlabatsini lowomile; ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kubantfwana bakho, nesibusiso sami etitukulwaneni takho.
Ningatfutfumeli, ningesabi. Angizange ngikumemetele yini loku, ngakhuluma ngako kungakenteki kadzeni? Nine nibofakazi bami. Kukhona yini lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami? Cha, kute lelinye Lidvwala, kute nalinye lengilatiko.”
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowadala emazulu, unguNkulunkulu, lowo lowadala wabumba umhlaba, wawusekela; akazange awudalele kutsi ubete lutfo, kodvwa wawubumbela kutsi uhlale bantfu, utsi: “NginguSimakadze, kute lomunye.
NginguSimakadze, futsi kute lomunye, ngaphandle kwami kute Nkulunkulu; ngiyawukuhlomisa, wena ungakangemukeli nje,
khona kutewutsi kusukela emphumalanga kuze kube ngusenshonalanga, tive tati kutsi kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami. NginguSimakadze, futsi kute lomunye.
Khumbulani tintfo takadzeni, leto takadzenidzeni. Ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye; nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lonjengami.
Emakhosi ayawuba bacizeli bakho, nemakhosikati awo amunyise bantfwabakho. Bayawuguca embikwakho, buso babo bubheke phansi emhlabatsini, bayawukhotsa lutfuli lwetinyawo takho ngelulwimi. Uyawube sewuyati-ke lapho kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. Labo labetsembela kimi bangeke bajabhiswe.”
Tsine sonkhe sedukile njengetimvu, ngulowo nalowo utihambele ngendlela yakhe, Simakadze wayetfwesa kona kwetfu sonkhe.
Ngitawuhlumisa imisipha kini, ngente inyama imile kini, nginembese ngesikhumba, ngitawufaka umphefumulo kini, nitawube seniyaphila. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
Kusukela ngalelo langa kuye embili indlu yaka-Israyeli iyawungati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wayo.
Lapho-ke bayawube sebayati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo, ngobe nome ngabayisa ekutfunjweni emkhatsini wetive, ngiyawuphindze ngibabutsisele eveni lelingelabo, ngingashiyi namunye ngemuva.
Angisayikubufihla buso bami kubo, ngobe ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Nitawuba nenala, nidle nize nesutse, nitalidvumisa Libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, lowente timangaliso emkhatsini wenu. Sive sami singeke siphindze sihlazeke.
“Niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi: Mine, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu, ngihlala eSiyoni, intsaba yami lengcwele. IJerusalema iyawuba ngcwele, kute betive labayawuphindze bayihlasele.
Licala labo lengati, lengisengakalitsetseleli ngiyawulitsetselela.” Simakadze uhlala eSiyoni!
Ngalelo langa ungeke udliwe ngemahloni ngako konkhe lokubi lokwentile kimi, ngobe kulelidolobha ngiyawubesusa labo labajabula ngeligcabho labo. Ungeke uphindze utigcabhe etikwaleligcuma lami lelingcwele.
Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho unawe, unemandla ekusindzisa. Uyawukujabulela kakhulu wena, uyawukupha kuthula ngelutsandvo lwakhe; uyawukujabulela ngekuhlabela.”
Utsi: “Impela ngiyawuphakamisa sandla sami ngimelane nato, khona titewuba yimphango yetigcili tato. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi nguSimakadze longuSomandla longitfumile.
Mosi wamphendvula, watsi: “Unemona yini ngami? Ngifisa shangatsi sonkhe sive saSimakadze ngabe sibaphrofethi nekutsi Simakadze abeke Moya wakhe kuso.”
“Kute emashwa latakwehlela Jakobe, Israyeli angeke abe nelusizi. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, unabo; kumenyetwa nekudvunyiswa kweNkhosi kusemkhatsini wabo.
Nhlanganyelo yini lesemkhatsini welithempeli laNkulunkulu netithico? Ngobe tsine silithempeli laNkulunkulu lophilako; njengobe Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ngiyawuhlala kubo, ngihambe emkhatsini wabo; ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona bayawuba sive sami.”
Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wehla enyuka emkhatsini wenu enkambu, entela kunivikela nekwetfula titsa tenu etandleni tenu. Inkambu yenu kufanele ibe ngcwele, khona angetiwukhandza lutfo lolubi emkhatsini wenu, aze ancandzeke anifulatsele.”
Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Ase nibuke, ngibeka eSiyoni litje lekusimisa indlu, lelikhetsiwe, naleliligugu. Lowo lokholwa kulo, angeke ajabhiswe.”
Ngeva livi liphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi limemeta kakhulu litsi: “Nalo likhaya laNkulunkulu likubantfu. Nkulunkulu utawuhlala emkhatsini wabo, bona babe bantfu bakhe. Nkulunkulu cobo lwakhe uyawuhlala nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo.