11 “ ‘Ningebi, ningakhohlisani. Ningacalelani emanga.
Tindvuna taka-Absalomu tatsi natifika kulomfati walendvodza, tambuta tatsi: “Baphi bo-Ahimasi naJonathani?” Lomfati watiphendvula watsi: “Bewelele ngesheya kwalomfudlana.” Letindvuna tabafuna, kodvwa atizange tibatfole; tagcina tibuyele emuva eJerusalema.
Nalomphrofethi lomdzala waphendvula, watsi: “Nami futsi ngingumphrofethi njengawe. Ingilosi ikhulume kimi ngelivi laSimakadze, yatsi: ‘Mlandze, ute naye lapha kakho, khona atekudla kudla, anatse nemanti.’ ” Kodvwa abecala emanga.
Umuntfu lonemacebo ngeke ngimvumele ahlale endlini yami. Wonkhe umuntfu localemanga ngingeke ngimbeketelele.
Ngajabha, ngadzimate ngatsi: “Bonkhe bantfu banemanga!”
“Ungebi.
“Ungafakazi emanga ngamakhelwane wakho.
“Ungayihawukeli indlu yamakhelwane wakho. “Ungamhawukeli nemkakhe, nesisebenti sakhe lesidvuna nome lesisikati, netinkhomo takhe, netimbongolo takhe, nome yini lanayo.”
“Nangabe umuntfu ebe inkhomo nome imvu bese uyayibulala uyayitsengisa, kufanele akhiphe inkhokhelo yalenkhomo ibe tinkhomo letisihlanu, inkhokhelo yemvu ibe timvu letine.
“Nangabe umuntfu avumile kulondvolotela lomunye imali nome letinye nje tintfo, bese letintfo tiyebiwa la endlini, lelisela nalitfolakele litawutenana ngalokuphindvwe kabili.
“Ungatandzisi tindzaba letingemanga. Ungatihlanganisi nemuntfu lomubi ngekumfakazela.
Ungabenti bufakazi bekulahla makhelwane wakho ngelicala ngaphandle kwesizatfu, ungamcaleli ngisho nemanga.
“Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo; baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
Aniyiwubuyela ensimini yenu yemagelebisi kuyawukhwimita, ningawabutsi nemagelebisi lawele phansi nakuvunwako, niwashiyele labamphofu nemihambima. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.
Cha, akusho loko. Nkulunkulu wetsembekile, nome bonkhe bantfu bangaba nemanga, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Kukhuluma kwakho kuyabonakalisa kutsi uneliciniso; nawubekwa licala, utfolakala umsulwa.”
Ngako-ke lahlani emanga, akube ngulowo nalowo akhulume liciniso kumzalwane wakhe, ngobe sonkhe singemalunga lomunye kulomunye emtimbeni munye.
Lisela alingabe liseba, kepha kunaloko alikhutsale, lisebente lokuhle ngetandla talo, khona litewuba nako lelingahle likwabele labadzingako.
“ ‘Ungebi.
Ningakhulumelani emanga, ngobe senikhumule umuntfu lomdzala kanye nemikhuba yakhe.
wabekelwa netingwadla, netiphingi, nalabadvuna labalalanako, nebatfumbi bebantfu, nalabacala emanga, nabofakazi bemanga, nalabenta nome ngabe yini lephambene nemfundziso lengiyo.
Kodvwa sabelo semagwala, nalabangakholwa, nalabanengekako, nebabulali, netingwadla, netiphingi, nebatsakatsi, nalabakhonta tithico, nalabacala emanga, kuyawuba lichibi lelivutsa umlilo nesibabule; loku kufa kwesibili.”