12 Bhalamu waphendvula watsi: “Kantsi akukafaneli yini ngikhulume loko lokubekwe nguSimakadze emlonyeni wami?”
Wena-ke ubokhuluma naye umtjele onkhe emagama lofanele kuwasho. Ngiyawunisita nobabili ekukhulumeni, nginitjele kutsi kufanele nenteni.
Nome inkhulumo yakhe ingaba mnandzi kanjani, ungakholwa; ngobe ngekhatsi inhlitiyo yakhe igcwele bucili.
Ngalobo busuku Nkulunkulu wefika kuBhalamu, watsi: “Njengobe lamadvodza akulandzile, hamba nawo, kuphela wente loko lengikutjela kona.”
Bhalamu waphendvula watsi: “Sengikhona, kepha nginawo yini mine emandla ekukhuluma lutfo ngaphandle kwaloko lengikutjelwa nguNkulunkulu?”
Bhalaki wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Kota la sihambe nawe siye kulenye indzawo, khona utawubabona; noko utawubona incenye yabo, hhayi bonkhe. Utawube sewungicalekisela bona.”
Nginikwe umyalo wekutsi ngibusise, yena sewubusisile, mine ngingabe ngisakugucula loko.
Bhalamu waphendvula, watsi: “Angikakutjeli yini kutsi kufanele ngikhulume loko lengikutjelwa nguSimakadze?”
Bhalamu wakhuluma kuBhalaki, watsi: “Mani lapha eceleni kwemnikelo wakho, mine ngisaphambuka; ngisafuna kuhlola kutsi Simakadze utawuhlangabetana yini nami. Loko langembulela kona nawe ngitakwatisa.” Asakushito loko, wase ukhuphukela egcumeni lelingenatihlahla.
‘Ngisho nome ngabe Bhalaki anganginika sigodlo sakhe sigcwele isiliva negolide, bengingeke ngitentele lutfo lolusuka kimi, lokuhle nome lokubi, lokuphambene nemyalo waSimakadze. Ngitakusho kuphela loko lokushiwo nguSimakadze.’ ”
Ngobe labo labenta njalo, abakhonti yena Khristu iNkhosi yetfu, kodvwa bakhonta tisu tabo; nangemavi lamahle nalamnandzi bayenga tinhlitiyo talabo labangakahlakaniphi.
Bavuma ngemlomo kutsi bayamati Nkulunkulu, kepha ngetento tabo bayamphika; bayenyanyeka, abalaleli, bayehluleka kwenta nome ngabe yini lenhle.