10 Aniyiwubuyela ensimini yenu yemagelebisi kuyawukhwimita, ningawabutsi nemagelebisi lawele phansi nakuvunwako, niwashiyele labamphofu nemihambima. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.
Noko letinye tibhuluja tiyawusala, njenganakuphundlwa sihlahla semncumo, bese kusala titselo temncumo letibili nome letitsatfu emagaleni lasetulu esicongweni sesihlahla, kusale lamane nome lasihlanu emagaleni latsele kakhulu,” kusho Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
Kuyawuba njalo emhlabeni, nakuto tonkhe tive kube njengesihlahla semncumo nasivitsitiwe, nanjengaloko lokusele nakuvunwa emagelebisi.
Kube bavuni bemagelebisi bebangefika lapha kini, bebangete banishiyela yini lambadlwana? Kube emasela abengefika ebusuku, abengete akweba yini loko lakutsandzako kuphela?
Mine nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu; tehlukaniseleni mine, nibe ngcwele, ngobe nami matfupha ngingcwele. Ningatingcolisi nganome ngusiphi silwane lesihamba ngesisu.
“ ‘Ningebi, ningakhohlisani. Ningacalelani emanga.
Kodvwa ngemnyaka wesihlanu ningatidla titselo taso. Ngaleyo ndlela sivuno senu siyawukwandza. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.
“ ‘Nanivuna sivuno selive lenu, aniyiwuvuna eminyeleni yemasimi enu, ningakhwimiti ngisho nekukhwimita emvakwekuvuna kwenu.
“ ‘Nanivuna tivuno temasimi enu, aniyiwuvuna nize nifike eminyeleni yemasimi enu, aniyiwubutsa ngisho nemikhwimito emvakwekuvuna kwenu. Niyawushiyela labamphofu nemihambima. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
Nome emasimi ayawube angakalinywa, kodvwa loko lokuyawumila kuwo kulowo mnyaka weSabatha kuyawuba kudla kwenu: nine matfupha, netisebenti tenu letidvuna naletisikati, nemcashwa wenu kanye nesihambi lesihleti emkhatsini wenu,
“Kube bewungagcekezelwa ngemasela nome-ke ungenelwe tigelekece ebusuku, betingeke tatitapela ngekufuna kwato yini? Kube bavuni bemagelebisi bebete kuwe bebangete bawachulula kusale abe mbalwa yini? Kodvwa titsa tiyakunicitsa niphele nya.
Kute litsemba! Mine ngifanana nemuntfu lolambile lotfole tihlahla tite titselo nemagelebisi kute emvinini. Onkhe emagelebisi kanye nemakhiwa lamnandzi bawakhe bawacedza.
“Nanivuna ensimini, bese kusala lokunye ngesiphosiso, ningabobe nisancandzeka kuyawukukhwimita. Nibosale nikushiyela tindzindzi netintsandzane kanye nebafelokati, kuze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu anibusise kuyo yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu.
Nanihhohlota titselo temncumo etihlahleni tawo, ningaphindzi kwesibili kuyawuhhohlota leto letisele emagaleni ato. Loko lokusele kushiyeleni tindzindzi netintsandzane kanye nebafelokati.
Nanivuna emagelebisi etivinini tenu, ningabuyeli kuto kuyawukhwimita. Loko lokusele kushiyeleni tindzindzi, netintsandzane kanye nebafelokati.
Kodvwa wabaphendvula watsi: “Yini nje lengiyente kahle kwendlula nine? Angitsi sivuno semagelebisi lesikhwinyitwa baka-Efrayimu sincono kakhulu kunesivuno sibili saka-Abiyezeri?
Ruthe, umMowabi, wakhuluma kuNawomi, watsi: “Kuncono ngihambe ngiye ensimini ngiyewukhwimita emvakwalowo lengingahle ngitfole kuye umusa.” Nawomi waphendvula watsi: “Hamba, ndvodzakati yami.”