23 Ngobe umyalo usibane, imfundziso ikukhanya, kucondziswa ngekutsetsiswa kuyindlela yekuphila.
Kodvwa Josefa wala, watsi: “Lalela la, inkhosi yami kute lesahlupheka ngako lapha ekhaya, ngobe konkhe ikubeke esandleni sami.
Livi lakho lisibane etinyaweni tami, likukhanya endleleni yami.
Kwembuleka kwemavi akho kuveta kukhanya, kuletse kuhlakanipha kulabangenakucondza.
Ngingamane ngijeziswe ngumuntfu lolungile, loko kungumusa kimi; angamane angitsetsise, loko kungemafutsa enhloko yami, kodvwa umkhuleko wami uphambene netento letimbi talababi.
Imitsetfo yaSimakadze icondzile, ingumtfombo wekujabula kwenhlitiyo. Umyalo waSimakadze umsulwa, uvula emehlo engcondvo.
Umuntfu lowemukela kuyalwa uyawuphila; kodvwa lona longakufuni kucondziswa uyakweduka.
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uhamba ngendlela yekuphila lecondze etulu, khona ateyigwema indlela yekufa leya phansi emangcwabeni.
Umuntfu lolalelako nakekhutwako uyawuphila, uyawutivela asekhaya nasasemkhatsini webantfu labahlakaniphile.
Luswati nekuyalwa kunika inhlakanipho; kodvwa umntfwana longashaywa nalongayalwa uhlazisa unina.
Kusihlahla sekuphila kulabakuphutfumako; labo labakubamba bakunkonkoshele ngulabo labajabulako.
Bambelela emyalweni ungawuyekeli, uwulondvolote, ngobe uyimphilo yakho.
babe abengifundzisa atsi: “Shangatsi inhlitiyo yakho ingawabambisisa emavi ami, nemiyalo yami, khona utawuphila.
Uyawudzimate ukhale utsi: “Empeleni nje, mine ngangikutondzelani kuyalwa nekufundziswa? Ingabe ngangikutondzelani kutsetsiswa?
Ngikhandza lokubaba kakhulu kunekufa: umfati lolugibe nalonenhlitiyo lengusochaka, yebo, umfati lotandla takhe titibopho. Indvodza lejabulisa Nkulunkulu iyawubaleka kuye, kodvwa indvodza lesoni uyakuyibamba.
Kuncono kulalela nawekhutwa ngumuntfu lohlakaniphile kunekunaka kubongelelwa tilima.
Buyelani kuwo umtsetfo waNkulunkulu nasebufakazini bakhe! Nabangakhulumi njengekwalelivi, abayiwuba nako kukhanya kwekusa.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuJeremiya, watsi: “Tjela sive, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Buka la, ngibeka embikwakho indlela yekuphila neyekufa.
Ngabanika timiso tami, ngabatisa imitsetfo yami, ngobe umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo.
“ ‘Ungamtondzi umnakenu enhlitiyweni yakho; yekhuta makhelwane wakho ungamgegi, funa wetfwale licala kanye naye.
Ngaleyo ndlela livi lesiphrofetho laciniswa kancono kitsi. Nani nitawube nente kahle, nanililalele, naliva lakhanya njengesibane lesikhanya ebumnyameni, kuze kube ngusentsatsakusa nenkhanyeti yekusa ibonakale etinhlitiyweni tenu.
Khumbula-ke lapho uwe khona. Phendvuka wente loko lowawukwenta ekucaleni. Nakungenjalo, ungaphendvuki, ngitawuta kuwe, ngisuse sibane sakho endzaweni yaso.