2 “Tjela sive sema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nome ngubani lomdvuna nome lomsikati, loyakwenta setsembiso sekuba ngumNaziri ngekutehlukanisela Simakadze,
Nawungahambi natsi, kutawubonakala kanjani kutsi ngizuze umusa emehlweni akho, mine nalesive sakho? Kuhamba kwakho nami nalesive sakho ngiko lokufanele kusente sehluke emkhatsini wetive tonkhe temhlaba.”
Umuntfu longakhoni kutihlanganisa nalabanye utatisa yena; uyatfukutsela nakayalwa.
Kodvwa baphendvula batsi: “Asilinatsi liwayini, ngobe khokho wetfu Jonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, wasinika lowo myalo watsi: ‘Nine netitukulwane tenu ningacali nilinatse liwayini.’
Kufanele nibe ngcwele kimi, ngobe mine, Simakadze, ngingcwele, ngitehlukanisele nine emkhatsini wetive tonkhe kutsi nibe sive sami.
“Tjela sive sema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nangabe umuntfu ente setsembiso ngebantfu kuSimakadze ngekunika intsengo lelingene bona,
“Nangabe intfombi lesesekhaya leyise yenta sincumo kuSimakadze nome yatibopha ngesetsembiso,
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
ngobe uyakuba ngumuntfu lomkhulu ebusweni baNkulunkulu, akayiwulinatsa liwayini nome-ke yini ledzakisako, uyawugcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele kusukela angakatalwa.
Pawula wahlala nebazalwane emalanga lamanyenti. Wase uyabashiya wahamba ngemkhumbi naboPhrisila na-Akhwila baya eSiriya. Angakahambi eKhenkhariya wahhula inhloko yakhe, ngobe abente sifungo.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuPawula, inceku yaKhristu Jesu, nemphostoli lokhetsiwe wabitwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi ashumayele liVangeli.
Nhlanganyelo yini lesemkhatsini welithempeli laNkulunkulu netithico? Ngobe tsine silithempeli laNkulunkulu lophilako; njengobe Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ngiyawuhlala kubo, ngihambe emkhatsini wabo; ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona bayawuba sive sami.”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wavele wangehlukanisela ngingakatalwa, wangibita ngemusa wakhe. Kwatsi nakakhetsa
Yena akadzingi kunikela imihlatjelo yekushiswa njengalaba labanye baphristi labakhulu lababeyinikela onkhe emalanga, ngekutinikelela bona tono tabo kucala, bese banikelela tono talabanye. Kodvwa yena loko wakwenta kwaba kanye, kwenela, ngesikhatsi anikela ngaye lucobo lwakhe.
Kufanele angadli lutfo loluhlutwe emvinini, anganatsi lutfo lolwentiwe ngewayini nome ngangusiphi sinatfo lesivutjelwe, angadli nalutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo. Kufanele ente konkhe loku lengimtjele kona.”
Ticaphele wena-ke kutsi ungalinatsi liwayini nome ngabe sengusiphi-ke sinatfo lesivutjelwe, futsi ungasadli lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo,
ngobe utawukhulelwa utale indvodzana. Kute insingo leyawusetjentiswa enhloko yakhe, ngobe lomfana uyawuba ngumNaziri lowehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu kwasekutalweni kwakhe. Nguye lotawucala kukhulula sive sema-Israyeli esandleni semaFilisti.”
Ngako wamtjela yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe, watsi: “Tinwele tami atizange setitsintfwe yinsingo, ngobe ngingumNaziri, ngehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu kusukela ekutalweni kwami. Inhloko yami nayingase ihhulwe, emandla ami angesuka kimi, nami ngingaba butsakatsaka njengabo bonkhe bantfu.”
Ngako manje sengimletse kuSimakadze. Kuko konkhe kuphila kwakhe utawuba waSimakadze.” Samuweli wabe sewukhonta Simakadze khona lapho.