5 Njengobe bangayinaki imisebenti yaSimakadze, nome-ke imisebenti yetandla takhe, ngako-ke utabaphihlita, bangaphindzi babuyele esimeni sabo.
Nguye-ke longuyena ayawungakhela indlu, ayakhele Libito lami, ngiyakumisa sihlalo sebukhosi bembuso wakhe phakadze naphakadze.
“Awu, Simakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ukwembulile loku encekwini yakho, watsi: ‘Ngiyakwakhela indlu.’ Ngako inceku yakho ikhutsatekile kutsi inikele ngalomkhuleko kuwe.
Nawenta konkhe lengikuyale ngako, uhambe ngetindlela tami, wente lokuhle emehlweni ami ngekugcina timiso tami nemiyalo yami, njengaDavide, inceku yami, ngitawuba nawe. Ngiyawukwakhela luhlanga lwebukhosi loluyakuma njengalolwa lwaDavide, ngikunike sive sema-Israyeli.
Lomubi uyaphumelela etindleleni takhe tonkhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Tehlulelo taNkulunkulu tiphakamele khashane kulomubi, yebo, lomubi uchoshela titsa takhe.
Awu, Simakadze! Maye, minyenti imisebenti yakho! Yonkhe uyente ngekuhlakanipha; umhlaba ugcwele tidalwa takho.
Nangibuka etulu esibhakabhakeni sakho ngibona umsebenti wetandla takho, inyanga netinkhanyeti lotimisile, ngitsi:
Nakha lidamu emkhatsini wetindvonga letimbili, lidamu lekugcina emanti eSitiba Lesidzala, kodvwa anizange nibuke kuLowo lowakwenta nome nimnake Lowo lowakuhlela endvulo.
Phakamiselani emehlo enu ezulwini: Ngubani lowadala konkhe loku? Nguye lokhipha emabutfo etinkhanyeti ngayinye ngayinye, atibite tonkhe tinkhanyeti nguleyo naleyo ngelibito layo. Ngenca yemandla akhe lamakhulu nangebukhulu bemandla akhe, kute nome yinye lesilelako.
Ngimi lowenta umhlaba, ngadala nebantfu bonkhe labahlala kuwo. Tandla tami taweneka emazulu, ngalawula nemabutfo awo etinkhanyeti.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowadala emazulu, unguNkulunkulu, lowo lowadala wabumba umhlaba, wawusekela; akazange awudalele kutsi ubete lutfo, kodvwa wawubumbela kutsi uhlale bantfu, utsi: “NginguSimakadze, kute lomunye.
“Nisani kulunga, nine mazulu lasetulu; emafu akakutfululele phansi. Umhlaba awuvuleke kabanti, insindziso ayihlume, kulunga akukhule nayo; mine, Simakadze, ngikudalile.
Banemahabhu nemalire emadzilini abo, nemafahlawane nemintjingozi kanye neliwayini, kodvwa abatinaki tento taSimakadze, abayiboni imisebenti yetandla takhe.
Ngitawuphindze ngikwakhe kabusha, futsi utakwakheka wena Ntfombi lengu-Israyeli. Uyawuphindze utsatse emafahlawane akho, uphumele ngephandle, uyewugidza nalabajabulako.
Ngubani lohlakaniphile? Uyawutibona letintfo. Ngubani lokwati kubona tintfo letifihlakele? Utaticondza kahle letintfo. Tindlela taSimakadze tilungile, labalungile bahamba ngato, kodvwa labahlubukako bayakhubeka kuto.
Kute longaloya Jakobe, kute longaphengula Israyeli; kuyawukhulunywa ngaJakobe nanga-Israyeli kutsiwe: ‘Bukani lokwentiwe nguNkulunkulu!’
Kepha nome abetentile tibonakaliso letinyenti kangako embikwabo, abazange bakholwe kuye,
Kusukela ekudalweni kwemhlaba nemkhatsi emandla akhe laphakadze nebuNkulunkulu bakhe bebufihlekile emehlweni ebantfu; noko bebukhona etingcondvweni kutsi bubonakale etintfweni latentile. Ngako-ke bate taba;
Njengobe abafunanga kumati Nkulunkulu, ngako wababukelela, tingcondvo tabo taba butsakatsaka, netimilo tabo tonakala.