13 “Lomnikati wensimi wase utsi: ‘Ngitakwente njani? Sengitawutfumela umsa wami lengimtsandzako; mhlawumbe yena bayawumhlonipha!’
Bekufanele ngenteni lokunye kulesivini sami, ngetulu kwaloku lese ngikwentile? Pho, kwentiwe yini kutsi nangifuna emagelebisi lamahle kuso, sona sitsele emagelebisi esiganga lamunyu?
Mhlawumbe bantfu bakaJuda nabeva ngato tonkhe letigameko lengase ngitimisele kubashaya ngato, ngulowo nalowo kubo uyawuphendvuka endleleni yakhe lembi, ngako-ke ngiyawube sengiyabatsetselela ebubini babo nasetonweni tabo.”
Mhlawumbe bayawutincengela embikwaSimakadze, ngulowo nalowo aphendvuke endleleni yakhe lembi, ngobe lulaka nentfukutselo lasayibekile Simakadze kumelana nalabantfu yinkhulu kakhulu.”
“Ngako-ke, wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, bopha timphahla takho tekutfunjwa, phuma lapho ukhona, uphume emini babuka, uye kulenye indzawo. Mhlawumbe batakucondzisisa loko, lite nome bayindlu lehlubukako.
“Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.
“Ngingentani ngawe, Efrayimu? Ngingentani ngawe, Juda? Lutsandvo lwenu lufanana nenkhungu yasekuseni, lunjengematolo asekuseni lanyamalalako.
Watsi asakhuluma loko, kwachamuka lifu lelikhatimulako, labasibekela. Kwevakala livi kulelifu litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako, lengitfokota ngayo; yilaleleni!”
Kusenjalo kwevakala livi livela ezulwini litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami, letsandzekako, lengijabula ngayo.”
“Kwake kwaba khona umehluleli kulelinye lidolobha lelikhulu labengamesabi Nkulunkulu angahloniphi nebantfu.
Kwaba sikhatsi lesidze umehluleli angavumi, kodvwa ekugcineni watsi: ‘Nome ngingamesabi Nkulunkulu ngingahloniphi muntfu,
Yase itfumela sisebenti sesitsatfu; ticashwa tasilimata naso, futsi tasikhiphela ngephandle.
Kodvwa tatsi kube ticashi timbone, tase tikhuluma todvwana titsi: ‘Lona yinkhosana yemnikati wensimi. Asimbulale, khona lensimi itawuba yetfu!’
Kwase kuvakala livi liphuma kulelifu litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami, lengiyikhetsile, yilaleleni!”
Mine ngimbonile, ngingufakazi wekutsi: ‘Lona yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
Loko-ke lokwehlula umtsetfo ngenca yebutsakatsaka besimo semvelo yemuntfu, Nkulunkulu wakwenta: Ngenca yesono watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe, leyeta ngesimo semuntfu lesonakele, kwatsi ngayo wehlulela sono ebantfwini,
Kodvwa kwatsi sikhatsi sesifike ngalokuphelele Nkulunkulu watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe leyatalwa ngumfati, yakhula ingephansi kwemtsetfo,