2 Umuntfu lohamba ngebucotfo wesaba Simakadze; kodvwa lotindlela takhe tigwegwile wedzelela Simakadze.
Uledzeleleleni livi laSimakadze ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni akhe? Ubulele Uriya, umHethi, ngenkemba, wabe sewutsatsa umkakhe wamenta umkakho. Umbulele ngenkemba yema-Amoni.
Solomoni waphendvula watsi: “Wentela inceku yakho, Davide babe wami, umusa lomkhulu, ngobe yena abetsembekile kuwe futsi alungile anenhlitiyo lecotfo. Wena uchubeke nawo lomusa wakho kuye, waze wamupha nendvodzana yakhe letawuhlala esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi lamuhla nje.
Kuze-ke kube ngulamuhla loku basaphikelele nekwenta imikhuba yabo yakadzeni. Abamkhonti Simakadze, futsi abayilandzeli imiyalo netimiso, nemitsetfo, neteluleko Simakadze lakunika titukulwane taJakobe, lametsa libito watsi ngu-Israyeli.
Eveni lase-Usi kwakunendvodza, libito layo kunguJobe. Lendvodza yayimsulwa, ilungile, futsi imesaba Nkulunkulu, ikubalekela konkhe lokubi.
Sengiyinhlekisa ngisho nakubangani bami, lite nome Nkulunkulu angiphendvula nangikhala kuye, ngaba yintfo yekuhlekwa nje, lite nome ngilungile futsi ngingenacala.
Wase ukhuluma kumuntfu, watsi: ‘Buka la, kwesaba Nkulunkulu libito lako kuhlakanipha. Kubalekela lokubi loko kukucondza.’ ”
Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze! Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowesaba Simakadze, lotijabulisa ngekugcina imiyalo yakhe.
Shangatsi bumsulwa nebucotfo bungangigcina, ngobe litsemba lami likuwe.
Umuntfu longenangcondvo umbukela phansi makhelwane wakhe; kodvwa umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyalubamba lulwimi lwakhe.
Bantfu labalungile bahamba ngendlela lekugegako lokubi, ngekwenta loko basuke baphephisa timphilo tabo.
Ngekutinikela nekwetsembeka umuntfu uyawutfola kutsetselelwa, ngekwesaba Simakadze umuntfu uyawubalekela lokubi.
Kuncono kuba luphuya wetsembeke kunekutsi ube silima lesicalemanga.
labatindlela tabo tigwegwile, nalabahamba ngetindlela tekweduka.
Kuncono kuba mphofu kodvwa ube wetsembekile, kunekutsi ucebe ube ungaketsembeki.
Konkhe sekuvakele. Nasi-ke siphetfo sendzaba: Yesaba Nkulunkulu, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, kute lokunye lokungetulu kwaloko lokudzingekako kumuntfu.
Wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Lonilalelako, ulalela mine; longanemukeli, akemukeli mine; nalowo longangemukeli, akamemukeli nalowo longitfumile.”
BaFarisi nabakuva loku, bamphukuta Jesu, ngobe phela babeyitsandza imali.
Baphendvula batsi: “Khoneliyuse, indvuna yelibutfo, usitfumile. Uyindvodza lelungile naleyesaba Nkulunkulu, futsi uhlonishwa ngiso sonkhe sive semaJuda. Watjelwa yingilosi lengcwele kutsi akumeme ute emtini wakhe, kuze atewuva emavi akho.”
kodvwa lowo lomesabako ente lokulungile uyemukeleka kuye, nome angewasiphi sive.
Ngako-ke libandla kulo lonkhe laseJudiya naseGalile naseSamariya laba nesikhatsi sekuthula. Lakhiwa, lakhula ngebunyenti ngekusitwa nguMoya Longcwele liphila imphilo yekwesaba iNkhosi.