2 Simakadze utsi asezulwini abe abuka bonkhe bantfu, kuze atewubona kutsi ukhona yini umuntfu lohlakaniphile, nome munye nje, lofuna Nkulunkulu.
Simakadze wehla atewubona lelidolobha nalombhoshongo lowawakhiwa bantfu.
ngitakwehla ngiyewubona kutsi ngabe bente njengekusho kwesikhalo lesifike kimi yini. Nangabe akunjalo, ngitakwati.”
Nkulunkulu wabuka umhlaba wabona kutsi wonakele, ngobe bonkhe bantfu babetiphetse ngemonakalo emhlabeni.
Kodvwa nome kunjalo, kukhona lokuhle kuwe, ngobe utisusile tinsika ta-Ashera kulelive, watimisela enhlitiyweni yakho kufuna Nkulunkulu.”
labo labatimisele ngenhlitiyo yabo kufuna Nkulunkulu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, nome bangakahlanteki njengekusho kwemtsetfo wendzawo lengcwele.”
“Umuntfu abeyini kutsi angaba ngulohlantekile, nome-ke umuntfu lotelwe ngumfati kutsi angaba ngulolungile?
Lohlakaniphile akacaphele letintfo, bantfu abayicondzisise imisebenti yemusa waSimakadze.
Simakadze usethempelini lakhe lelingcwele, sihlalo sebukhosi saSimakadze sisezulwini, emehlo akhe ayacaphela, emehlo akhe avivinya bantfu emhlabeni.
Labatfobekile bayawubona bajabule, nine lenifuna Nkulunkulu tinhlitiyo tenu ativuseleleke.
“Abati lutfo, abacondzi lutfo, badvukuta ebumnyameni; tonkhe tisekelo temhlaba tiyatanyatanyiswa.
Sihhundzahhundza singeke sikwati loko, umuntfu losilima angeke acondze
Ngako, wena utakucondza kulunga, nebumsulwa, nebucotfo, ukwati nalokufanele.
Yeyi nine leningakakhuli engcondvweni, fundzani nikhule ekuhlakanipheni. Nine lenilibele, buyisani tingcondvo tenu.
“Wotani lapha, nine tilima.” Ukhuluma kubo bonkhe labate lwati atsi:
titsi: “Nine labate lwati, wotani lapha! Nine labate ingcondvo,
Kuyawutsi emagala akhona nasomile, ephulwe, kufike bafati bawatfote, bayekuwabasa. Ngobe lesi sive lesingeva emadlebeni, ngako, uMenti waso akasenamunyu ngaso, uMdali waso akasenasihawu ngaso.
Funani Simakadze asenekutfolakala; mbiteni asesedvute.
Buka phansi usezulwini lakho, ubone, usesihlalweni sakho sebukhosi lesingcwele. Kuphi kushisekela kwakho nemandla akho? Kunakekela kwakho nesihawu sakho kugodliwe kitsi.
Awu, shangatsi ungadzabula emazulu, wehlele phansi. Shangatsi tintsaba tingatfutfumela embikwakho!
Bantfu batanitjela kutsi: “Yanini etangomeni nakulababhulako, labo labahlebako banhhinklile.” Batsi: “Sive akukafaneli yini kutsi sibute kuNkulunkulu waso?” Indlela ifunelwani kulabafile egameni lalabaphilako?
“Bantfu bami batilima, abangati. Babantfwana labangenangcondvo, abanako nekucondza. Babochwephesha ekwenteni lokubi, abakwati kwenta lokuhle.”
“Yehlani nenyuka etitaladini taseJerusalema, calatani ndzawo tonkhe nicabange kahle, phenyisisani tonkhe tinkhundla tayo. Naningakhandza nome munye nje umuntfu lowenta tintfo ngekwetsembeka, afune liciniso, ngitalitsetselela lelidolobha.
adzimate Simakadze abuke phansi asezulwini kutsi abone.
Labanyenti bayawuhlanjululwa babe msulwa, bacengisiswe kahle bangabi nasici, kodvwa lababi bayawuchubeka babe babi kakhulu. Kute namunye walababi loyawukuvisisa, kodvwa laba labahlakaniphile bayawukuvisisa kahle.
Ngobe inhlitiyo yalesive seyaba lukhuni, netindlebe tabo tiva kamatima, emehlo abo bawavalile; funa mhlawumbe ngemehlo abo babone, nangetindlebe tabo beve, nangetinhlitiyo tabo bacondze baphendvuke, bese ngiyabaphilisa.’
kute ngisho namunye locondzisisako, kute lofuna Nkulunkulu.
Umuntfu lote kukholwa angeke akhone kujabulisa Nkulunkulu; ngobe lota kuNkulunkulu kufanele akholwe kutsi Nkulunkulu uyaphila nekutsi uyabavuza labo labamfunako.