23 Tsandzani Simakadze, nine nonkhe labangcwele bakhe. Simakadze uyabagcina labetsembele kuye, kodvwa uphindzisela kamatima kulabatatisako.
Yonkhe indalo netidalwa takho tiyawubonga tidvumise wena, Simakadze, nalabangcwele bonkhe bakudvumise.
Simakadze uyabalondvolota bonkhe labamtsandzako, kepha lababi bonkhe uyawubabhubhisa.
Nine labangcwele bakhe, hlabelani nidvumise Simakadze, nibonge libito lakhe lelingcwele.
Yesabani Simakadze, nine labangcwele, ngobe abesweli lutfo labamesabako.
Uyawungenanela etitseni tami letenta lokubi, ticitse ngekwetsembeka kwakho.
UnguNkulunkulu lowesatjwa emikhandlwini yalabangcwele. Umkhulu, futsi wesabeka ngetulu kwabo bonkhe labakuhacile.
Phakama, Mehluleli wemhlaba, uphindzisele kubemhlaba labatidlako.
Nine lenitsandza Simakadze, tondzani konkhe lokubi, ngobe uyabelusa labametsembako, abephule etandleni talababi.
Ngatsi mine: “Kantsi kutawutsi nase ngikhulile nginemandla, ngiyakwendlula emasangweni ekufa, ngidlelelwe incenye yeminyaka lesasele yemphilo yami?”
Betive labatibophela bona kuSimakadze kutsi batemkhonta, batsandze neLibito laSimakadze bakhonte yena, bonkhe labagcina liSabatha bangaloni, lababambelela esivumelwaneni sami,
Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamatsambo lawa, angiyo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli. Batsi: ‘Ematsambo etfu omile, nelitsemba letfu liphelile; sincanyuliwe saphela nya.’
Ekuvukeni kwalabafile lomfati uyawuba wabani, ngobe bobasikhombisa abengumfati wabo?”
“Manje-ke, ma-Israyeli, yini lokufunwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kini ngaphandle kwekutsi nesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe tonkhe, nimtsandze nimkhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe,
Ngiyaniyala lamuhla kutsi nitsandze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe endleleni yakhe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe, netimiso takhe, nemitsetfo yakhe, lapho-ke niyawuphila nandze, bese Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanibusisa kulelo live leningena kulo kutsi libe lenu.
nangilola inkemba yami lekhaliphako ngiyibambe ngesandla sami nangehlulela, ngiyakuphindzisela etitseni tami, ngitiphindzisele kulabo labangitondzako.
Ngempela nguwe lotsandza lesive; bonkhe labangcwele basesandleni sakho. Bakhotsama etinyaweni takho bonkhe. Kuwe bemukela tifundvo,
Bazalwane betfu, nafundza kitsi kutsi nifanele nitiphatse njani kuze nijabulise Nkulunkulu, njengobe besenivele nenta. Ngako-ke ngephetsa ngekunincenga kutsi nichubeke nikhutsale kakhulu kukwenta loko,
Lencwadzi iphuma kumnakaboJakobe longuJuda, sisebenti saJesu Khristu. Iya kulabo lababitwe nalabatsandvwe nguNkulunkulu longuBabe, labalondvolotelwe Jesu Khristu.
Yiphatseni njengobe beyibaphetse labanye, nibuyisele kuyo ngalokuphindziwe, kuye ngemisebenti yayo. Nigcwalise indzebe yayo ibe nemandla ngalokuphindziwe kuloko leyakwenta kini.
“Uyakwelusa tinyawo talabangcwele bakhe, kodvwa lababi bona bayawubhujiswa ebumnyameni. Ngobe umuntfu akancobi ngetikhwepha takhe.