9 Umuntfu angayihlela indlela yakhe; kodvwa nguSimakadze locondzisa tinyatselo takhe.
Ngekuvakasha kwa-Ahaziya kuya kuJoramu, Nkulunkulu wehlisela kuwa ku-Ahaziya. Watsi nakefika Ahaziya, waphuma kanye naJoramu wayawuhlangabeta Jehu, umsa waNimshi, labegcotjwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abhubhise indlu yaka-Ahabi.
Tinyatselo temuntfu ticondziswa nguSimakadze. Simakadze uyaticinisa tinyatselo temuntfu lomjabulisako.
Umuntfu uhlela tinhloso engcondvweni yakhe; kodvwa kutiphumisela ngelulwimi kuvela kuSimakadze.
Kuncono kutsi ube nalokuncane lokutfole ngekwetsembeka, kunekutsi ube nenzuzo lenkhulu loyitfole ngebubi.
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.
Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu, nekucondza kanye nemyalo longiwo sibili kungeke kukusite, nangabe kucondzene nekumelana naSimakadze.
Ngimemetela siphetfo kusukela ekucaleni, kusukela etikhatsini takadzeni ngimemetela loko lokutakwenteka. Ngitsi mine: ‘Injongo yami iyakuma, ngiyawukwenta konkhe loko lese ngikuhlelile.’
Awu, Simakadze, ngiyati kutsi kute umuntfu lotiphatsele yena imphilo yakhe. Akusiko kwemuntfu kutsi aticondzisele yena tinyatselo takhe.
“Kusasa ngaso lesikhatsi ngitakutfumelela indvodza lephuma eveni lakaBhenjamini. Uboyigcoba ibe ngumholi etikwesive sami sema-Israyeli. Utawukhulula bantfu bami esandleni semaFilisti. Labantfu bami sengibabukile, nekukhala kwabo sekufikile kimi.”