14 Siyati kutsi umtsetfo waMoya, kodvwa mine ngingumuntfu wemhlaba, lotsengiswe esonweni.
Wotani, sitemtsengisa kunankha ema-Ishmayeli, singambulali; empeleni, ungumnaketfu, uyinyama yenyama yetfu, nengati yengati yetfu.” Bomnakabo bamvumela.
Lena eGibhithe, emaMidiyani afike atsengisa Josefa kuPhotifari, lomunye wetiphatsimandla taFaro; loPhotifari abeyindvuna yetingadzi tesigodlo.
Empeleni ngebiwa eveni lemaHebheru; kunjalo nje nakhona lapha eGibhithe kute lengikwentile lokubangele kutsi ngifakwe lapha ejele.”
Ahabi watsi ku-Elija: “Wo! Sewungitfolile, sitsa sami!” Elija waphendvula watsi: “Ngikutfolile, ngobe utitsengise wena ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Kute indvodza lenjenga-Ahabi leyatitsengisa yona ekwenteni bubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ifucwa ngumkayo Jezebeli.
Benta imihlatjelo ngemadvodzana nangemadvodzakati abo bawashisa ngemlilo. Baphengula, babhula, batitsengisa ekwenteni bubi emehlweni aSimakadze, bamcunula.
Ngako-ke manje sengiyatenyanya, ngiyaphendvuka ngitilahla elutfulini nasemlotseni.”
Ngilahleke phansi elutfulini. Vuselela kuphila kwami njengekwelivi lakho.
Ngempela, wena utsandza liciniso lelingekhatsi enhlitiyweni; ngako-ke uyawungifundzisa timfihlakalo tekuhlakanipha kwakho.
kodvwa nangabe loko kwenteke emvakwekuphuma kwelilanga, uyawuba nelicala lengati. “Lisela kufanele likhiphe inhlawulo; kodvwa nangabe lite, kufanele litsengiswe, khona kutewutfolakala inhlawulo yaloko lelikwebile.
Sengifanana nesilwane, angisesiye umuntfu, ngobe tintfo angisaticondzi njengemuntfu.
“Nkulunkulu wetsembekile etetsembisweni takhe. Uyabaphephisa labo labeta kutewukhosela kuye.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Iphi incwadzi yenyoko yesehlukaniso, lengamcosha ngayo kutsi ahambe? Nome-ke nganitsengisa kumuphi kulengibakweledako? Natsengiswa ngenca yetono tenu, ngenca yemacala enu unyoko wacoshwa.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Watsengiswa ngelite, uyawuhlengwa ngaphandle kwemali.”
Ngase ngitsi: “Maye kimi, mine ngiphelile! Ngobe ngingumuntfu lotindzebe temlomo wakhe tingcolile, futsi ngihlala emkhatsini webantfu labatindzebe tabo tingcolile. Emehlo ami ayibonile iNkhosi, Simakadze longuSomandla.”
“Nangabe umphristi abona kutsi loko lokusabulephelo kwandza nemtimba wakhe wonkhe kusukela etulu enhloko kuye elunyaweni ngaphansi,
Nangabe lesilondza sigucuka siba mhlophe, kufanele aye kumphristi.
Ungatibuyiseleli nome ube nemagcubu nebantfwana bebantfu bakini, kodvwa uyawutsandza makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena. NginguSimakadze.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Israyeli bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Labalungile babatsengisa ngesiliva, bese kutsi labeswele babatsengise ngetincabule letimbili.
Jesu wagucuka watsi kuPhetro: “Suka kimi, Sathane! Usitsikameti kimi, ngobe awukuboni lokukwaNkulunkulu, kodvwa ubona kwebantfu!”
Kepha ngobe sasite lutfo lwekukhokha lesikwelede, lenkhosi yatsi akutsengiswe ngaso, nangemkaso, nangebantfwabaso, kanye nangako konkhe lesasinako, kuze kutewukhokhwa lesikwelede.
Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Lowo lotfukutselela umnakabo, uyawulahlwa licala; nalowo lowetfuka umnakabo, uyakuba nelicala emtsetfweni; nalowo lotsi kumnakabo: ‘Silima,’ uyawufanelwa ngumlilo wesihogo.
Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Ngulowo nalowo lobuka lomsikati, bese uyamkhanuka, sewuphinge naye enhlitiyweni yakhe.
Kodvwa Simoni Phetro abona loku, waguca ngemadvolo etinyaweni taJesu watsi: “Ncono usuke kimi, Nkhosi, ngobe mine ngingumuntfu losoni!”
Ngako Jesu wahamba nabo. Watsi nase asedvute nalapho ihlala khona lendvuna, yatfumela bangani bayo kuJesu kutsi bafike batsi: “Nkhosi, ungatihluphi ngekuta lapha. Angikafaneli nekutsi ngingakungenisa nasemtini wami,
Tsine maJuda sincono yini kunalabanye? Cha, asincono. Njengaloku sengishito kutsi tsine maJuda nebetive singephansi kwemandla esono ngalokufananako,
siyati kutsi umuntfu wetfu lomdzala wabetselwa esiphambanweni kanye naye, khona kutewutsi umtimba wetfu wesono utewufa, singabe sisagcilatwa sono.
Ngobe ngiyati kutsi kute lokulungile lokuhlala kimi, ngisho emtimbeni wami; nome sifiso sikhona kimi sekwenta lokulungile, kodvwa ngite emandla ekukwenta.
Kunjalo-ke nakitsi, ngesikhatsi sisebantfwana sasigcilatwe ngimimoya yemvelo.
Mine, nome ngingulomncane kunabo bonkhe labangcwele, ngaphiwa lowo musa wekushumayela kubetive liVangeli lemcebo waKhristu longenawuphenyeka.
Tsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onkhe emandla akho.
Livi laNkulunkulu liphilile, linemandla; likhalipha kwengca inkemba lesika ngetinhlangotsi totimbili. Lisika lidzimate lehlukanise umphefumulo nemoya, emalunga nemnkantja, lehlulele imicabango netifiso tenhlitiyo.