2 Angicaphelisise kuhamba ngendlela yebucotfo. Uyawuze ufike nini kimi? Ngiyawuhamba ngimsulwa endlini yami.
Cha, ngeke, ngobe Abrahama ngimkhetsile kutsi ayale emadvodzana akhe netitukulwane takhe emvakwakhe, kutsi bagcine intsandvo yaSimakadze ngekwenta lokuhle nalokulungile. Khona-ke Simakadze uyawunika Abrahama loko lametsembisa kona.”
Davide wawabusa onkhe ema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
Ngesikhatsi Solomoni akhula, emakhosikati akhe abeya ngekuya kuphambukisela inhlitiyo yakhe etithicweni tawo; inhlitiyo yakhe yayingasekatinikeli ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhlitiyo yeyise Davide.
“Wena-ke nangabe ungahamba ngebucotfo benhlitiyo nangekucondza embikwami, ulingise uyihlo Davide, wente konkhe lengikuyala ngako, ugcine timiso nemitsetfo yami,
Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico ka-Israyeli, noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze ekuphileni kwakhe konkhe.
NakaJuda sandla saNkulunkulu sasisetikwebantfu kutsi sibanike bunye bengcondvo ekwenteni loko inkhosi netiphatsimandla tayo babetsite akwentiwe, ngekulandzela livi laSimakadze.
Ngiyabanconota labo labetsembeke kuNkulunkulu, kulelive, kutsi bangahlala nami. Lowo lohamba ngendlela yebucotfo angaba yinceku yami.
Ngifungile ngafungisisa kutsi ngiyawuyilalela imitsetfo yakho yekulunga.
Sukani kimi, nine lababi, kuze ngigcine imiyalo yaNkulunkulu wami.
Kodvwa mine ngihamba ngebucotfo, ngikhulule, ube nemusa kimi.
Nome ngihlupheka ngimphofu, kepha iNkhosi iyanginakekela. Wena ungumsiti wami nemkhululi wami; Nkulunkulu wami, ungalibali.
Ngenteleni lilati ngemhlaba, etikwalo ninikele umnikelo wekushiswa nemnikelo wekuthula, ngetimvu nangetinkhomo. Yonkhe indzawo lapho ngiyawukwenta kutsi libito lami lidvunyiswe khona, ngiyawuta kini nginibusise.
“Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
Niyakuyinamatsisela etingcondvweni tebantfwabenu, nikhulume ngayo nanihleti emakhaya, nome nihamba endleleni, nome nilala nome nivuka.
Kodvwa nangabe kukhonta Simakadze kubonakala kungatsandzeki kini, ngako khetsani lamuhla kutsi nitawukhonta bani, nome bonkulunkulu lababekhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, nome bonkulunkulu bema-Amori, akulelive lese nakhe kulo. Kodvwa mine nendlu yami sitawukhonta Simakadze.”
Ahimeleki wayiphendvula inkhosi watsi: “Ngubani kuto tonkhe tinceku takho lowetsembeke kuwe njengaDavide, umkhwenyane wenkhosi, indvuna yemabutfo lagadza wena, umuntfu lohlonishwa kangaka endlini yakho yonkhe?