17 Sitfunywa lesingetsembeki sibanga tinhlupheko; kantsi lincusa leletsembekile liletsa kuphila.
Njengeliwayini lelimunyu nalingena ematinyweni, nanjengentfutfu emehlweni, linjalo livila kulabalitfumako.
Umuntfu longayinaki imphatfocotfo uyaphuya ahlazeke; kodvwa umuntfu lowemukela kutsetsiswa uyakuhlonipheka.
Sitfunywa lesetsembekile sijabulisa lowo lositfumile, njengemanti lacandzako ehlobo; yebo, sihlumelelisa umoya wenkhosi yaso.
Njengobe umoya wasenyakatfo uletsa imvula, kanjalo nenhlebo iletsa kutfukutsela.
Nangabe utfumela umbiko ngesilima, utiletsela inhlupheko, ngobe kufanana nekutsi ujuba tinyawo takho.
Umphrofethi loneliphupho akakhulume liphupho lakhe, kodvwa lowo lonelivi lami akakhulume lona ngekwetsembeka. Ngobe empeleni emakhoba ayini nje kukolo?” kusho Simakadze.
Nangikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Nakanjani utakufa,’ wena-ke ungete wamecwayisa nome ukhulume kuye kutsi atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, khona utewusindzisa imphilo yakhe, lowo muntfu lomubi uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe; mine-ke ingati yakhe ngiyakuyibita esandleni sakho.
Babulala ngisho nemakhosi lasihlanu akaMidiyani, bo-Evi, naRekhemu, naSuri, naHure, naReba. Babulala ngisho naBhalamu, umsa waBheyori, ngelusiko lwenkemba.
Futsi-ke baphatsi kufuneka kutsi batfolakale betsembekile.
Tsine-ke asinjengabo bantfu labanyenti labenta livi laNkulunkulu libe yindali; kodvwa tsine lesikuKhristu sikhuluma kwaNkulunkulu ngekuciniseka ebukhoneni bakhe.
Ngako singemancusa aKhristu; Nkulunkulu uncusa ngatsi. Sinincenga egameni laKhristu sitsi: “Buyisanani naNkulunkulu.”
Ngiyambonga Khristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu longiphe emandla, ngobe wangetsemba ngekungifaka emsebentini wakhe.
Loko lokuve kimi embikwabofakazi labanyenti, nawe kuphatsise bantfu labetsembekile labatawuba nemandla ekukufundzisa kulabanye.