1 Nkulunkulu siphephelo setfu nemandla etfu, utfolakala alusito ekuhluphekeni.
Ngako-ke Abrahama wetsa leyo ndzawo libito, watsi: “Simakadze uyatibonela.” Nalamuhla lendzawo bantfu basayibita ngekutsi: “Simakadze uyatibonela entsabeni.”
BoZakhariya na-Aziyeli, naShemiramothi, naJehiyeli, na-Uni, na-Eliyabe, naMaseya kanye naBhenaya bona bakhetfwa kutsi babe bahlabeli bekudlala emalire ngekwe-alamothi,
Ningabagongonyi labacindzetelwe, nibaphatamise etindleleni tabo, kodvwa Simakadze usiphephelo sabo.
Ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze, ngitsi: “Wena usiphephelo sami, nesabelo sami ngisaphila.”
Simakadze usedvute nabo bonkhe labambitako, bonkhe labambita ngeliciniso.
Njengendluzele yomele emanti emfula, kanjalo nemphefumulo wami ulangatelela wena, Nkulunkulu.
Nkulunkulu Somandla unatsi, Nkulunkulu waJakobe usiphephelo setfu. Cabanga.
Simakadze mukhulu, ufanele kubongwa kakhulu, ubongeka ekhaya laNkulunkulu wetfu, lekuyintsaba yakhe lengcwele.
Hlokoma, ye mhlaba wonkhe! Dvumisa Nkulunkulu.
Maye, iyatsandzeka indlu yakho! Simakadze wemabandla!
Awu, Simakadze! Ulitsandzile live lakho, wabuyisela tibusiso taJakobe.
Simakadze ubeke likhaya lakhe etikwentsaba lengcwele.
Simakadze usiphephelo sebantfu labacindzetelwe. Uyinqaba ngetikhatsi tekweswela.
Kwesaba Simakadze umuntfu kumenta abe nenqaba yekuphephela; lenqaba iba siphephelo sebantfwabakhe.
Libito laSimakadze liyinqaba lecinile, lapho kungabalekela khona bantfu labalungile basindze.
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Ubulala baphrofethi, ugcobe ngematje titfunywa taNkulunkulu letitfunyelwe kuwe! Sekukangaki ngifuna kufukamela bonkhe bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele ngaphansi kwemaphiko aso, kodvwa awuzange ungivumele!
“Ngusiphi nje lesinye sive lesikhulu lesinabonkulunkulu labasedvute naso, njengaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lohlala asedvute natsi njalo nje nasithandaza kuye?
Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu wasebentisa tintfo letimbili langeke agucuke kuto: setsembiso nesifungo. Tsine-ke lesesitfole kuphepha kuye kufanele sibe nekukhutsatela lokukhulu, siphutfume lelitsemba leselibekwe embikwetfu.