1 Awu, Simakadze! Vani umthandazo wami. Kukhala kwami akufinyelele kuwe.
Baphristi nemaLevi bema babusisa sonkhe sive, naNkulunkulu wabeva, ngobe umthandazo wabo wafinyelela ezulwini, endzaweni yakhe lengcwele lahlala kuyo.
Simakadze-ke yena utsi: “Njengobe timphuya setichwagiwe, nanjengobe tihlupheki timpintjekile, ngitakuta ngimephule lowo lofuna lusito, bese ngimbeka endzaweni lengenangoti.”
Ngako-ke umoya wami udzangele, nenhlitiyo yami iyatfutfumela.
Sheshisa, Simakadze, ungiphendvule; umoya wami ushona phansi. Ungangifihleli buso bakho, funa ngibe njengalabashona emgodzini.
Wesutsisa kufisa kwabo bonkhe labamesabako, uyabeva nabakhalako, abasindzise.
Ngakhala kuSimakadze ngisekudzangaleni kwami, ngacela lusito kuNkulunkulu wami. Waliva livi lami asendlini yakhe, kuncusa kwami, nekukhala kwami, nekuthandaza kwami kwangena etindlebeni takhe.
Hhawu, Simakadze! Lalela umkhuleko wami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncuseni kwami, ungatitibi tinyembeti tekukhala kwami. Ngobe mine ngingumfokati lokhosele kuwe, ngisihambi njengabokhokho bami bonkhe.
Nangikhumbula emuva, inhlitiyo yami iyabibitseka ngekhatsi kwami. Ngangihamba nesicuku lesikhulu ngisihola embili ngiya endlini yaNkulunkulu sihlabela ngekujabula lokukhulu.
Vani livi lekukhala kwami, ungisite, Nkhosi yami naNkulunkulu wami, ngobe ngithandaza kuwe, Simakadze.
Ngikhala kuwe ngikhashane, emajukujukwini emhlaba, ngesikhatsi inhlitiyo yami idzangele. Ngiholele edvwaleni leliphakeme kakhulu kunami.
Nine sive, yetsembelani kuye ngato tonkhe tikhatsi, tfululelani kuye tinhlitiyo tenu, Nkulunkulu usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.
Ngiyamkhumbula Nkulunkulu bese ngiyabubula; ngiyacabangisisa, bese umoya wami uphelelwa ngemandla. Cabanga.
Emvakweminyaka leminyenti Faro waseGibhithe wafa. Ema-Israyeli abubula ngalokugcilatwa kwawo, akhala kuNkulunkulu acela lusito. Kukhala kwawo kwenyuka kwefika kuNkulunkulu.
Utimbonye ngelifu, kuze kutebate umthandazo longefika kuwe.
Ngisho nome sengimemeta, ngikhalela kusitwa, uyivalela ngaphandle imikhuleko yami.
Inhlitiyo yakhe yayilusizi; wathandaza ngekuciniseka lokukhulu, titfukutfuku takhe taze taba njengematfonsi engati, atfontsela phansi.
Asesemhlabeni, Jesu wanikela ngekuthandaza, nangekuncusa, nangekukhala lokukhulu, nangetinyembeti, akhala kulowo lonemandla ekumsindzisa ekufeni, wevakala ngenca yekumesaba Nkulunkulu.
Base bayabesusa bonkulunkulu betive lababesemkhatsini wabo, bakhonta Simakadze. Inhlitiyo yakhe yase iyatsintseka ngenca yekukhala kwesive sema-Israyeli.
“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.”