16 “Kodvwa bona bokhokho betfu bakudvwalela, baba netinhloko letilukhuni, bangete bayilalela imiyalo yakho.
Kodvwa abazange balalele, bacinisa tinhloko njengaboyise, labangazange betsembele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.
Bobabe bebangaketsembeki; benta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, bamfulatsela. Besusa buso babo endzaweni lapho kuhlala khona Simakadze, bamfulatsela.
Ningabi netinhloko letilukhuni njengaboyihlo, kodvwa titfobeni kuSimakadze. Wotani endzaweni lengcwele, layingcwelise kuze kube phakadze. Khontani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, khona intfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako ingetikunehlela.
Sedekiya-ke wayivukela inkhosi Nebukhadnezari lowamfungisa ngelibito laNkulunkulu. Wacinisa inhloko nenhlitiyo yakhe, wala kuphendvukela kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
Watfumela tibonakaliso letimangalisako netimanga, wamelana naFaro, nato tonkhe tiphatsimandla takhe, nabo bonkhe bantfu baseveni lakhe, ngobe wena wawati kutsi emaGibhithe abebaphetse kabuhlungu kangakanani. Watentela ligama emhlabeni, lelisolo lahlala kuze kube ngulamuhla.
“Wabeluleka kutsi ababuyele emtsetfweni wakho, kodvwa bona bakudvwalela, bangete bayihlonipha imiyalo yakho. Bona ngekuphambana netimiso takho lekufanele umuntfu aphile ngato nangabe atihlonipha. Bakufulatsela ngenkhani, baba netinhlitiyo letilukhuni, bala kulalela wena.
Sonile tsine kanye nabokhokho betfu, sente lokubi, sonakele.
“Lalelani, sive sami, nginiyale: Awu, ma-Israyeli! Shangatsi ngabe niyangilalela.
Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Naningilalela, nigcina livi lami, mine Nkulunkulu wenu, nente loko lokulungile, nigcine nemiyalo yami, ngingeke nginijezise ngaletifo lengatehlisela etikwemaGibhithe. Mine nginguSimakadze longumphilisi wenu.”
Simakadze wachubeka wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Sengibabonile labantfu kutsi basive lesinentsamo lelukhuni.
Umuntfu lotsi nakelulekwa acinise inhloko, uyakufohlotwa masinyane.
Kube mane naniyilalela imiyalo yami, kuthula nenhlalakahle yenu ngabe kunjengemifula, kulunga kwenu kube njengemagagasi elwandle.
Ngobe nganginati kutsi ninenkhani kangakanani. Imisipha yetintsamo tenu kutinsimbi, nemabunti enu kungewelitfusi.
Noko, bamhlubuka, badzabukisa Moya wakhe Longcwele. Ngako-ke wagucuka waba sitsa sabo, yena cobo lwakhe walwa nabo.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Lalelani! Ngitatehlisela kulelidolobha nakuto tonkhe tabelo talo, tonkhe tehlakalo lengitimemetelele ngabo, kumelana nabo, ngobe babe nenkhani, bangete bawalalela emavi ami.’ ”
“Nine balesitukulwane, zindlani ngelivi laSimakadze lelitsi: Mine bengilihlane yini ku-Israyeli, nome-ke live lebumnyama lobukhulu? Sive sami sisholani kutsi: ‘Sikhululekile kutsi singajangaza, singeke siphindze site kuwe’?
Kodvwa abazange bangilalele, abanginakanga nekunginaka. Bacinisa tinhloko tabo, benta tono letinyenti kakhulu kunaletentiwa boyisemkhulu.
Noko ngebubi bayo iyihlubukile imitsetfo yami netimiso tami, kwendlula tive nemave layitungeletile. Iyilahlile imitsetfo yami, yangete yatilandzela netimiso tami.
“Maye, ninenkhani! Maye, anikholwa etinhlitiyweni tenu! Maye, nitihhulu ekuveni livi laNkulunkulu! Nifute bokhokho benu, nani niphikisana naMoya Longcwele.
Kodvwa ngebulukhuni nangenkhani yekungaphendvuki kwenhlitiyo yakho, utibekela lulaka lube lukhulu ngelilanga lelulaka. Ngalelo langa iyawukhanya indlela Nkulunkulu lehlulela ngayo kutsi imsulwa.
Ngobe ngiyanati kutsi nibantfu labatsandza kangakanani kuhlubuka nekucinisa tinhloko. Njengobe benitsandza kangaka kuhlubuka Simakadze ngisaphila kanye nani, niyakumhlubuka kakhulu kangakanani-ke nase ngifile.
“Jeshuruni wazimuka wakhahlela; wesutsa kudla, wesuleka, watamasa. Wamfulatsela Nkulunkulu lowamenta, walala Lidvwala lelinguMsindzisi wakhe.
Yebo, shangatsi tinhlitiyo tabo tingatsambela ekungesabeni, bagcine imiyalo yami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, khona kutawubahambela kahle bona nebantfwababo kuze kube phakadze!
“Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Sengibabonile labantfu kutsi basive lesinenhloko lelukhuni ngempela!
Khumbula tinceku takho bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe. Ungabunaki buhlongandlebe balesive, nebubi baso, nesono saso.
Condzisisani-ke kutsi akukayi ngekulunga kwenu kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aniphe lelive lelihle kutsi nilidle libe lenu, ngobe nine nisive lesinenhloko lelukhuni.
Kodvwa khutsatanani onkhe emalanga yingci nakusatsiwa: “Lamuhla”, kutsi kubete lowentiwa inhlitiyo yakhe ibe lukhuni ngekuyengwa sono.
UmBhalo usitjela utsi: “Lamuhla, naniliva livi lakhe, ningatenti tibe lukhuni tinhlitiyo tenu, njengalokwa nimelana naye.”