18 Simakadze uhlala asedvute nabo labanetinhlitiyo letephukile uyabasindzisa labanemoya lowephukile.
“Ncandzeka uyewutjela Hezekiya, umholi wesive sami, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlomkhulu, Davide, utsi: Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ngatibona netinyembeti takho; ngitakuphilisa. Ngelilanga lesitsatfu kusukela lamuhla utawukhuphukela ethempelini laSimakadze.
Njengobe inhlitiyo yakho itsintsekile, wase uyatitfoba embikwaSimakadze, nawuva loko lengikukhulumile ngalendzawo kanye nangebantfu bayo, kutsi batawucalekiswa balahlwe njengetibi, nekutsi njengobe uklebhule tingubo takho, wakhala embikwami, sengikuvile, kusho Simakadze.
Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, usedvute nami, nemiyalo yakho iliciniso sibili.
Simakadze usedvute nabo bonkhe labambitako, bonkhe labambita ngeliciniso.
Wesutsisa kufisa kwabo bonkhe labamesabako, uyabeva nabakhalako, abasindzise.
Labanetinhlitiyo letephukile uyabaphilisa, abophe emanceba abo.
Umhlaba watfutfumela, watamatama, netisekelo tetintsaba tatfutfumela, tatamatama, ngobe Somandla abesatfukutsele.
Umhlatjelo lowemukeleka kuNkulunkulu ngumoya lowephukile nenhlitiyo ledzabukile. Nkulunkulu ngeke awubukele phansi.
Siyakudvumisa, Nkulunkulu, siyakudvumisa, wena usedvutane nasibita libito lakho, sibalise ngemisebenti yakho lemangalisako.
Ngempela insindziso yakhe isedvute kulabo labamesabako, kuze live letfu libe neludvumo lwakhe,
Funani Simakadze asenekutfolakala; mbiteni asesedvute.
Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguLophakeme Losetulu, lolibito lakhe linguLongcwele, utsi: “Ngihlala etulu endzaweni lengcwele, kodvwa nakuye lodzabukile nalotfobekile emoyeni, kutewuvuselela umoya walabatfobekile nekuvuselela tinhlitiyo talabephukile emoyeni.
Moya weNkhosi Simakadze ukimi, ngobe Simakadze ungigcobile, kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi kulabamphofu. Ungitfume kutsi ngitewubopha labo labatinhlitiyo tabo tidzabukile. Ungitfume kutawumemetela kukhululwa kulabatfunjiwe, nekukhululwa kulababoshiwe.
Tonkhe letintfo atikentiwa sandla sami yini, kuze kutsi tibe khona?” kusho Simakadze. “Ngulowo-ke mine lengimatisako, lowo lotfobekile nalodzabukile emoyeni, nalolitfutfumelelako livi lami.
Ngiyawuninika inhlitiyo lensha, ngifake umoya lomusha ekhatsi kini; ngiyawuyikhipha inhlitiyo lelitje kini, ngininike inhlitiyo yenyama.
Lapho-ke niyawutikhumbula tindlela tenu letimbi netento tenu letinengekako, niyawutenyanya ngenca yetono tenu nangetento tenu letinengekako.
“UMoya weNkhosi ukimi, ngobe ungigcobile kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi etimphuyeni; ungitfumile kutsi ngimemetele inkhululeko kulabatfunjiwe, nekuvula emehlo etimphumphutseni, nekukhulula labacindzetelekile,