9 “Ngako-ke ngiyanitjela ngitsi kini: Celani, niyawunikwa; funani, niyawutfola; nconcotsani, niyawuvulelwa umnyango;
Ngakhala kuSimakadze ngiselusizini lwami, yena wangiphendvula ngekungikhulula.
Kunye kuphela lengakucela kuSimakadze, ngiko kodvwa lengikufunako: kutsi ngihlale endlini yaSimakadze onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwami, ngibukisise buhle baSimakadze, ngizindle ngaye ngisethempelini lakhe.
Wena utsite: “Funani buso bami.” Mine-ke enhlitiyweni yami ngitsi: “Buso bakho, Simakadze, ngiyabufuna.”
Ngisho nemabhongwana emabhubesi ayeswela alambe, kodvwa labo labafuna Simakadze bangeke beswele lutfo loluhle.
Ngakhuleka kuSimakadze, wangiphendvula, wangikhulula kuko konkhe kwesaba kwami.
Khala kimi ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka, ngiyawukukhulula, bese uyangidvumisa.”
Ngamvulela longitsandzako wami, kodvwa longitsandzako wami abesahambile, angasekho. Inhlitiyo yami yayiphumele kuye ngesikhatsi akhuluma. Ngamfuna, kodvwa angizange ngimtfole. Ngambita, kodvwa akazange asabele.
Angikakhulumi ekusitsekeni, kulenye indzawo lelive lebumnyama. Angikasho etitukulwaneni taJakobe, ngatsi: ‘Ngifuneleni lite.’ Mine, Simakadze, ngikhuluma liciniso, ngikhuluma loko lokulungile.”
Niyawube seniyangibita-ke nite nitewuthandaza kimi, mine ngiyawuniva.
‘Ngibite, ngitakuphendvula ngikutjele tintfo letinkhulu naletingaphenyeki, wena longatati.’
Ngako ngagucukela kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu ngamncenga ngemthandazo nangekuncusa ngizila kudla, ngembatse emasaka, ngatitsela ngemlotsa.
Konkhe leniyakucela ngekukhuleka nikholwa, niyakukwemukeliswa.”
Ngumuphi-ke emkhatsini wabo bobabili lowenta intsandvo yeyise?” Baphendvula batsi: “Ngulona wesibili.” Wase utsi: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Batselisi, netingwadla, netiphingi bayanengcelela embusweni waNkulunkulu.
Kepha ngitsi kini: NaSolomoni ebukhatikhatini bakhe bonkhe abengeke afanane ngisho nayinye yato ngekwembatsa.
Ngako-ke ngitsi kini: Konkhe leniyawukucela ngemkhuleko, kholwani kutsi seninako, niyawube seniyaphiwa-ke.
Loku lengikusho kini, ngikusho kubo bonkhe ngitsi: Lindzani.”
ngobe wonkhe locelako uyaphiwa, lofunako uyatfola, nalonconcotsako uyavulelwa.
Ngiyakwenta nome ngabe yini leniyicelako egameni lami, kuze inkhatimulo yaBabe ibonakaliswe eNdvodzaneni.
Akusini lenangikhetsa, kodvwa ngimi lenganikhetsa nganitfuma kutsi nihambe nitsele titselo letinyenti, leto titselo time futsi, kuze kutsi nobe yini leniyakuyicela kuBabe egameni lami aniphe yona.
Nanihlala kimi nemavi ami ahlala kini, niyawucela lenikutsandzako, nikuphiwe.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kube mane bewusati sipho saNkulunkulu nekutsi ngubani lona lotsi: ‘Nginatsise,’ ngabe ucele kuye, yena abetakunika emanti laphilako.”
Labanye bantfu bachubeka benta lokuhle, bafuna tibusiso, neludvumo nekuphila lokungabhubhi; labo-ke Nkulunkulu uyawubanika kuphila lokuphakadze.
Ngobe utsi: “Ngikuvile ngesikhatsi lesifanele; ngakusita ngelilanga lensindziso.” Lalelani la, “sikhatsi lesifanele” ngiso lesi; “lilanga lensindziso” ngilo lona leli.
Umuntfu lote kukholwa angeke akhone kujabulisa Nkulunkulu; ngobe lota kuNkulunkulu kufanele akholwe kutsi Nkulunkulu uyaphila nekutsi uyabavuza labo labamfunako.
Ngako-ke asisondzele ngesibindzi esihlalweni semusa, khona sitekwemukela sihawu, sitfole umusa lotasisita ngesikhatsi lesifanele.
Nangabe emkhatsini wenu kukhona loswele kuhlakanipha, akacele kuNkulunkulu lonika bonkhe bantfu ngekwephana lokungenakufehla, utawuphiwa.
Umthandazo wekukholwa uyawumphilisa logulako, iNkhosi imvuse, nome entile tono uyawutsetselelwa tona.
Konkhe lesikucelako uyasipha, ngobe siyigcina imiyalo yakhe, futsi senta lokutsandzeka emehlweni akhe.
“ ‘Kodvwa nonkhe nine lenisasele lapho eThiyathira, lenisengakangeni kulemfundziso, nani lenisengakatifundzi letintfo, labanye labatibita ngekutsi tintfo letijulile taSathane, kini-ke ngitsi: Anginetfwesi lomunye umtfwalo.