1 Bantfwana, hloniphani batali benu eNkhosini, ngobe loko kulungile.
Weva nekutsi Jakobe abebahloniphile boyise nenina ngekutsi ahambe aye eMesophothamiya.
Israyeli wakhuluma kuJosefa, watsi: “Angitsi bomnakenu belusele eShekhemu? Kota-ke ngitekutfuma kubo.” Waphendvula watsi: “Kulungile, babe.”
Josefa wase uyawesusa emadvodzana akhe emadvolweni aJakobe, wakhotsama abhekise buso bakhe phansi.
Ngako emadvodzana aJakobe enta njengobe abewayalile.
“Wehlela eNtsabeni iSinayi; wakhuluma kubo usezulwini. Wabanika timfundziso nemitsetfo lelungile nalefanele, kanye netimiso nemiyalo lemihle.
Esta wawafihla emasiko, nemihambo kanye nemisimeto yesive sakubo, njengobe Modekhayi abemyalile. Wachubeka wawagcina emavi aModekhayi, njengobe abenta asemncane.
Uyabe sewuya kubantfu, afike atsi: ‘Ngonile, ngagwegwisa loko lobekulungile, kodvwa angikakutfoli loko lebengikufanele.
Ngako-ke tinyatselo tami ngiticondzisa ngato tonkhe timiso takho; ngiyatitondza tindlela letimbi.
Ngiyati, Nkulunkulu, kutsi tehlulelo takho tilungile, nekutsi ungijezise njengobe kungifanele.
Imitsetfo yaSimakadze icondzile, ingumtfombo wekujabula kwenhlitiyo. Umyalo waSimakadze umsulwa, uvula emehlo engcondvo.
Ndvodzana yami, lalela umyalo weyihlo, ungayali imfundziso yenyoko,
Lalelisisa uyihlo, ngobe nguye lowakutala; ungamedzeleli nenyoko ngobe asagugile.
Labanye bantfu bacalekisa boyise, bangabongi ngisho nekubonga kubonina.
Liso leliphukuta uyise, ledzelele nenina nasagugile, liyawukhokhwa ngemahhwabayi; yebo, lowo muntfu uyawuba kudla kwemangce.
Ndvodzana yami, gcina umyalo weyihlo, ungayilahli imfundziso yenyoko.
Jonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, wayala emadvodzana akhe kutsi angalinatsi liwayini, lowo myalo awugcinile. Kuze kube ngulamuhla akalinatsi liwayini, ngobe ahlonipha umyalo wakhokho wawo. Kodvwa mine sengikhulume kini emaphindzephindze, kodvwa nine anikangilaleli.
Ngako Jeremiya wakhuluma kulomndeni wemaRekhabi, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Niwulalele nawenta umyalo wakhokho wenu Jonadabi, nenta konkhe lanitjela kona kutsi nibokwenta.’
Sikwentile konkhe khokho wetfu, Jonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, lasiyala ngako. Tsine, nabomnaketfu, nemadvodzana etfu, nemadvodzakati etfu asizange sesilinatse liwayini,
Ngubani lohlakaniphile? Uyawutibona letintfo. Ngubani lokwati kubona tintfo letifihlakele? Utaticondza kahle letintfo. Tindlela taSimakadze tilungile, labalungile bahamba ngato, kodvwa labahlubukako bayakhubeka kuto.
Nguloyo naloyo kufanele ahloniphe unina neyise, agcine emaSabatha ami. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.
Noko Jesu wahamba nabo waya eNazaretha; lapho wafike watitfoba, waba ngephansi kwabo; kodvwa unina watigcina enhlitiyweni yakhe tonkhe leto tintfo.
Ningalilingisi lelive, kodvwa niguculwe ngekwentiwa kabusha kwengcondvo yenu, khona nitekwati kuhlolisisa loko lokuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu, nikwati lokuhle, nalokwemukelekako, nalokuphelele.
Memukeleni egameni leNkhosi njengalokufanele labangcwele, nimnike lonkhe lusito langahle aludzinge kini, ngobe ube lusito kubantfu labanyenti ngisho nakini lucobo.
Kuyakhanya-ke kutsi umtsetfo ungcwele, nemyalo ungcwele, ulungile, futsi muhle.
Ngako-ke, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, banini ngulabasimile labangaceki, nikhutsale emsebentini weNkhosi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nati kutsi kusebenta kwenu akusilo lite eNkhosini.
“Nangabe umuntfu anendvodzana lenenkhani kantsi futsi ayiva, lengabahloniphi boyise nenina, lengabalaleli ngisho nome sebayijezisa,
Nangabe umfelokati anebantfwana nome batukulu, abacale bakhombise inhlonipho yekukholwa kwabo emakhaya kubo, babuyisele kubonga kwabo kulabo lababakhulisile, ngobe nguloko lokuhle emehlweni aNkulunkulu.
Tfobelani bonkhe bantfu labasetikhundleni; loko nikwente ngenca yeNkhosi: uMbusi, ngobe mukhulu,
Ruthe waphendvula watsi: “Konkhe loko lokushoko ngitakwenta.”
Ekuseni ngakusasa Davide washiya timvu nemelusi, wetfwala umtfwalo wahamba, njengobe Jese abemtfumile, wefika enkambu ngesikhatsi emabutfo aphuma ema ngeticheme tawo ekhuta sicubulo semphi.