16 Tive tiyawukubona loku, bese tiyagongonyeka, ngobe beticabanga kutsi tinemandla onkhe. Tiyawuvala imilomo yato, timbonye netindlebe tato ngenca yekujabha.
Bukani mine nimangale, nibambe wangentasi.
“Mine angikafanelwa lutfo, pho, ngingaphendvula ngitsini kuwe? Ngibeka sandla sami emlonyeni wami.
Sahleka safa, sahlabela tingoma tenjabulo. Tive letibomakhelwane tatsi: “Nkulunkulu ubentele tintfo letinkhulu.”
Nangabe wente bulima watiphakamisa nome wacabanga kwenta lokubi, sale sewuyekela.
Simakadze, sandla sakho siphakamele etulu, kodvwa noko abasiboni. Bente babone inshisekelo yakho ngesive sakho, batewudliwa ngemahloni. Akutsi umlilo lowugcinele titsa takho udle bona ubacedze.
Ngako tive letinyenti tiyawumangala ngayo, nemakhosi ayawuvala imilomo yawo ngenca yayo, ngobe bayawukubona loko labangazange sebatjelwe ngako, naloko labangazange sebakuve bayawukucondza.”
“Mine-ke, ngenca yetento tabo nangemicabango yabo, sekusondzele kutsi ngite ngibutsele ndzawonye tonkhe tive netilwimi, khona tiyakuta tibone bukhosi bami.
Ngiyawubukhombisa kanjalo-ke bukhulu bami nebungcwele bami, ngiyawutenta kutsi ngatiwe emehlweni etive letinyenti. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
Labo lababona lokutako kusengakefiki bayawuhlazeka bative badliwa ngemahloni ngenca yekwehluleka kwabo. Bayawujabha, ngobe Nkulunkulu angasabaphendvuli.
Insali yema-Israyeli iyakubasemkhatsini wetive letinyenti, ifanane nelibhubesi lelitingela ehlatsini noma edlelweni: Lisuka lingene emkhatsini wetimvu, litisukele litidzabudzabule ticucwana, litsemba lato lekusindza lingabikho.
Ngitawuketula tihlalo tebukhosi ngibhidlite emandla emibuso yebetive. Ngitawuketula tincola temphi kanye nebashayeli bato, emahhashi kanye nebagibeli bawo bayawuwela phansi, ngulowo ngenkemba yemnakabo.
Ngalelo langa ngiyawuphuma ngiyewubhubhisa tonkhe tive letihlasela iJerusalema.”
Siyati kutsi konkhe lokusemtsetfweni kucondzene nalabo labangephansi kwawo, khona kutewuvinjwa tonkhe taba tebantfu, nemhlaba wonkhe utfolakale unelicala kuNkulunkulu.
Tive tatfukutsela, kepha kwefika lulaka lwakho kanye nesikhatsi sekwehlulelwa kwalabafile. Kwefika nekuniketwa imivuzo etisebentini takho, nakubaphrofethi kanye nakulabangcwele, nakulabo labesaba libito lakho, kulabakhulu nakulabancane. Kwefika nekubhujiswa kwebabhubhisi bemhlaba.”