17 Ngobe wena uyakutondza kuyalwa, emavi ami uwengca ngetulu.
Wena wente lokubi kakhulu kwendlula bonkhe labake babusa embikwakho. Utentele bonkulunkulu netithico letibunjwe ngensimbi, wangicunula ngatfukutsela, wase ungilahla emvakwakho.
“Kodvwa abazange bakulalele, esikhundleni saloko bakuhlubuka, umtsetfo wakho bawufulatsela. Babulala baphrofethi bakho labebabayala kutsi babuyele kuwe; benta tinhlamba letesabeka kabi kakhulu.
Kwesaba Simakadze kusicalo selwati, tilima tiyakwedzelela kuhlakanipha nemiyalo.
Umuntfu lotsandza kuyalwa utsandza lwati; kodvwa lotondza kucondziswa usilima.
Umuntfu lowedukako ubuyiswa kamatima; kodvwa lowala kucondziswa uyawukufa.
kodvwa logeja kungitfola, utilimata yena, bonkhe labangitondzako batsandza kufa.”
labemukela umdizo, khona batawukhulula labo labanelicala, kuze babalahle ngelicala labo labate licala.
Kodvwa bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Akunamsebenti. Sitatichubekela ngemasu etfu, ngulowo nalowo wetfu utatichubekela ngenkhani yenhlitiyo yakhe lembi.’ ”
Labahlakaniphile bayawuhlazeka; bayawujabhiswa, babhajwe elugibeni. Njengobe balilahlile livi laSimakadze nje, banakuphi-ke kuhlakanipha?
ningatilandzeli netimiso tami, ningayenti nemitsetfo yami, nehluleke nekuyifeza lemiyalo yami ngekuphambana nesivumelwane sami,
Umuntfu lowenta lokubi uyakutondza kukhanya; aketi ekukhanyeni, funa imisebenti yakhe ibonakale ebaleni.
Njengobe abafunanga kumati Nkulunkulu, ngako wababukelela, tingcondvo tabo taba butsakatsaka, netimilo tabo tonakala.