23 Ngako mine nesive sakitsi, netisebenti takami, nemadvodza labegadzile sasingasakukhumuli kwekwembatsa. Ngulowo nalowo abehlala ahlome ngesikhali sakhe ngisho nome ayawunatsa emanti.
Ngaphindze ngakhuluma kulabantfu, ngatsi: “Wonkhe umuntfu kanye nesisebenti sakakhe kufanele ahlale ngekhatsi eJerusalema ebusuku, khona batewuba bogadzi betfu ebusuku, emini babe tisebenti.”
Kwabe sekuvuka sikhalo lesikhulu emadvodzeni nakubomkawo, bakhala kubomnakabo labangemaJuda.
Esikhundleni saloko, ngatinikela mine emsebentini wekuvusa lubondza. Onkhe emadvodza akami abehlangana lapho kutakwenta umsebenti; tsine asizange sifunane nekutfola tindzawo.
Ngabeka umnaketfu Hanani kutsi engamele iJerusalema abambisane naHananiya, indvuna yenqaba, ngobe Hananiya abeyindvodza leyayetsembekile yesaba Nkulunkulu kwendlula emadvodza lamanyenti.
Asivimbelani sodvwana endleleni, leso naleso sihamba sicondze embili. Sitseleka sifolokohlele emkhatsini wemabutfo ngaphandle kwekutsi sehlukane ekhatsi.
Kepha ngemusa waNkulunkulu nginguloku lengingiko, nemusa wakhe kimi awuzange ube lite, kodvwa ngasebenta kakhulu kunabo bonkhe, noko kungesimi, kodvwa kungumusa waNkulunkulu lonami.
Lalelani emaphimbo ebahlabeleli emitfonjeni. Babonga bagambute ngetento letilungile taSimakadze, tento letilungile temabutfo akhe aka-Israyeli. Sive saSimakadze sehla, sehlela emasangweni elidolobha.
wakhuphuka yena nelibutfo lakhe, baya eNtsabeni iSalmoni. Watsatsa lizembe, wagawula emagala etihlahla, wawetjatsa emahlombe. Watjela lamadvodza labehamba nawo, watsi: “Sheshisani! Yentani loku leningibona ngikwenta!”