4 Ngonile kuwe, wena wedvwa, ngente lokunengekako emehlweni akho; ngako kwehlulela kwakho kumsulwa, nekungilahla kwakho ngelicala kulungile.
Nkulunkulu wamphendvula ephusheni watsi: “Yebo, ngiyati kutsi loku ukwente ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe, futsi ngimi lokuvimbile kutsi ungoni kimi, ngako angikakuvumeli kutsi umtsintse.
Kodvwa Era, litubulo laJuda, watiphatsa kabi embikwaSimakadze. Ngako-ke Simakadze wambulala.
Inkhosi ingilinganise nayo kulelikhaya, futsi kute lengigodlele kona ngaphandle kwakho, ngobe ungumkayo. Pho, ngingabenta kanjani lobubi lobungaka, ngone kuNkulunkulu?”
“Locitsa ingati yalomunye umuntfu, neyakhe iyawucitfwa ngulabanye bantfu, ngobe Nkulunkulu wamenta umuntfu waba ngumfanekiso wakhe.
Benta imihlatjelo ngemadvodzana nangemadvodzakati abo bawashisa ngemlilo. Baphengula, babhula, batitsengisa ekwenteni bubi emehlweni aSimakadze, bamcunula.
Wanikela ngendvodzana yakhe kutsi ishiswe ngemlilo, wangenela bungoma nemilingo, wabuye watihlanganisa nalabanemadloti kanye nalabaphengulako. Wenta lokubi kakhulu emehlweni aSimakadze, wamtfukutselisa.
Ubita emazulu ngetulu kanye nemhlaba, kutsi atekwehlulela bantfu bakhe, atsi:
Emazulu amemetela kulunga kwakhe, ngobe Nkulunkulu ungumehluleli. Cabanga.
“Mine, ngimi, losusa tiphambuko takho ngenca yami, tono takho angiphindzi ngitikhumbule.
Lowo-ke ngumnikelo loyinhlawulo yelicala; empeleni abenelicala kuSimakadze.”
Lendvodzana yatsi kuyise: ‘Babe, ngonile kuNkulunkulu nakuwe, angisafanele nekutsi ngibitwe ngekutsi ngiyindvodzana yakho.’
Bonkhe bantfu labebamlalele labebabhajatiswe nguJohane, ngisho nebatselisi imbala bavuma kutsi tindlela taNkulunkulu tilungile.
ngobe umisile lilanga lapho ayakwehlulela khona umhlaba wonkhe ngeliciniso lelimsulwa ngemuntfu munye lamkhetsile; ngaye sewuvete siciniseko kubantfu bonkhe ngekutsi amvuse kulabafile.”
Kodvwa ngebulukhuni nangenkhani yekungaphendvuki kwenhlitiyo yakho, utibekela lulaka lube lukhulu ngelilanga lelulaka. Ngalelo langa iyawukhanya indlela Nkulunkulu lehlulela ngayo kutsi imsulwa.
Cha, akusho loko. Nkulunkulu wetsembekile, nome bonkhe bantfu bangaba nemanga, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Kukhuluma kwakho kuyabonakalisa kutsi uneliciniso; nawubekwa licala, utfolakala umsulwa.”
Ngobe lona lowatsi: “Ungaphingi,” waphindze watsi: “Ungabulali.” Nangabe ungaphingi kodvwa ubulale, usephulamtsetfo.
Kodvwa nanikhetsa bantfu, nenta sono, nemtsetfo uyanilahla ngekutsi nitephulamtsetfo.
Ngase ngiva ingilosi lephetse emanti itsi: “Wena, Longcwele, lokhona, nalabekhona, ulungile; tehlulelo takho timsulwa:
Ngase ngibona lizulu livulekile, bekunelihhashi lelimhlophe. Lona bekaligibele abebitwa ngekutsi nguLotsembekile naLiciniso; umsulwa ekwehluleleni kwakhe nasekulweni kwakhe.