1 Umuntfu uhlela tinhloso engcondvweni yakhe; kodvwa kutiphumisela ngelulwimi kuvela kuSimakadze.
“Hamba utjele inceku yami Davide, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Nguwe yini lofanele kungakhela indlu yekuhlala?
Letindvuna tetincola temphi tatsi natibona Jehoshafati, tacabanga tatsi: “Ngiyo inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.” Ngako tagucukela kuye tiyakumhlasela, kodvwa watsi Jehoshafati nakakhala amemeta, Simakadze wamsita. Nkulunkulu wabakhweshisa kuye,
Ezra wakhuluma watsi: “Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabobabe, lokubekile enhlitiyweni yenkhosi kutsi kuhlonishwe indlu yaSimakadze eJerusalema ngalendlela,
Awu, Simakadze, indlebe yakho ayiwuve umthandazo wenceku yakho, iwuve nalomthandazo wetinceku takho letijabulela kuhlonipha Libito lakho. Nika inceku yakho imphumelelo lamuhla ngekuyipha kubonelelwa nekuvelwa ngulombusi.” Ngaleso sikhatsi ngangingumphatsi wesitja senkhosi.
Emalanga ami asendlulile, tinhloso tami setephukile, kanjalo tifiso tenhlitiyo yami tehlulekile.
Yebo, Simakadze! Uyativa tifiso talabacotfo, ucinise nenhlitiyo yabo. Indlebe yakho iyabalalela,
Condzisa inhlitiyo yami ekutfobeleni timiso takho, ingalitjatiswa yingcebo.
Wena-ke ubokhuluma naye umtjele onkhe emagama lofanele kuwasho. Ngiyawunisita nobabili ekukhulumeni, nginitjele kutsi kufanele nenteni.
Kwesaba Simakadze kufundzisa umuntfu kuhlakanipha. Nangabe umuntfu afuna kudvunyiswa, kufanele atitfobe kucala.
Umuntfu angayihlela indlela yakhe; kodvwa nguSimakadze locondzisa tinyatselo takhe.
Umuntfu angaba netinhloso letinyenti engcondvweni yakhe; kodvwa kugcina kuphumelele inhloso yaSimakadze.
Tinyatselo temuntfu ticondziswa nguSimakadze. Pho, umuntfu angayati ngani indlela lahamba ngayo kutsi icondzephi?
Inhlitiyo yenkhosi isesandleni saSimakadze, uyicondzisa kalula njengemanti emfula.
Awu, Simakadze, ngiyati kutsi kute umuntfu lotiphatsele yena imphilo yakhe. Akusiko kwemuntfu kutsi aticondzisele yena tinyatselo takhe.
Kodvwa akabongwe Nkulunkulu lobeke enhlitiyweni yaThithusi lenshisekelo lenjengeyetfu yekunisita.
ngobe nguNkulunkulu losebenta kini kutsandza nekwenta ngekwentsandvo yakhe lenhle.