1 Silima sikhuluma enhlitiyweni yaso sitsi: “Kute Nkulunkulu la.” Babi, benta emanyala, kute nome munye lowenta lokulungile.
Jerobowamu wacabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe watsi: “Nyalo umbuso sewungahle ubuyele endlini yakaDavide.
Kwaze kwaba khona ngisho netitabane kuleto tindzawo tekukhontela tithico. Sive sakaJuda senta tonkhe leto tintfo letilihlazo letatentiwa nguletive Simakadze labetidvungulule ngesikhatsi nakufika sive sema-Israyeli.
Ngubani longakhipha lokuhlantekile kulokungakahlanteki? Kute!
mncane kangakanani-ke, umuntfu lomubi nalowonakele, nalonatsa bubi njengemanti?
Lomubi ucabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe utsi: “Nkulunkulu akanendzaba, akanaki, angeke abuke ngakimi kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”
Kwentiwa yini kutsi lomubi edzelele wena, Nkulunkulu? Ucabangelani enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi wena ungeke umjezise?
Lomubi uyatigabatisa, akanaki lutfo, emicabangweni yakhe yonkhe, utsi: “Kute Nkulunkulu.”
Enhlitiyweni yakhe ucabanga utsi: “Ngingeke nginyakatiswe, ngingeke ngibe nenhlanhla lembi titukulwane ngetitukulwane.”
Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami. Ngikhala kuwe imini nebusuku.
Sihhundzahhundza singeke sikwati loko, umuntfu losilima angeke acondze
Wena-ke awuzange umane ubalingise nje kuphela, nome-ke ukope kuphela nje letindlela tabo letinengekako, kodvwa kuto tonkhe tindlela takho wena washesha wase wonakala kakhulu kunabo.
Samariya akazange ente ngisho nencenye nje yaletono lotentile wena. Wena wente tintfo letinyenti letinengekako kunabo, wadzimate wenta labodzadzewenu babonakala shangatsi bona sebalungile ngato tonkhe letintfo lotentile wena.
Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Lowo lotfukutselela umnakabo, uyawulahlwa licala; nalowo lowetfuka umnakabo, uyakuba nelicala emtsetfweni; nalowo lotsi kumnakabo: ‘Silima,’ uyawufanelwa ngumlilo wesihogo.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi kuso: ‘Silima! Kulobusuku balamuhla umphefumulo wakho uyabitwa kuwe; pho, letintfo lesewutilungisile titawuba tabani?’
ngobe batsi kantsi Nkulunkulu bayamati bangete bambonga bamnike neludvumo lolumfanele njengaNkulunkulu. Esikhundleni saloko imicabango yabo yaba lite, netinhlitiyo tabo taba mnyama.
Njengobe abafunanga kumati Nkulunkulu, ngako wababukelela, tingcondvo tabo taba butsakatsaka, netimilo tabo tonakala.
Kulihlazo lelikhulu ngisho nekukhuluma ngaleto tintfo labatenta emasitseleni.
Aniyikumkhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngendlela yato, ngobe tona natikhonta bonkulunkulu bato, tenta tonkhe tintfo letenyanyekako naletisinengiso kuSimakadze. Tona tize tishise nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati ato emlilweni njengemihlatjelo kulabonkulunkulu bato.
Ngobe lesikhatsi lesendlulile besenele kutsi nente lokutsandvwa ngemahedeni ngekuphila ngemanyala, nangetinkhanuko, nangekudzakwa, nangekumita, nangemsindvo, nangekukhonta tithico lokungakavumeleki.