1 Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele, ngobe wena usiphephelo semphefumulo wami, ngiyawukhosela emtfuntini wemaphiko akho, kuze kwendlule tivunguvungu temashwa.
Labo labetsembele kuSimakadze bafanana neNtsaba iSiyoni, lengeke itanyatanyiswe, kodvwa leyawuma kuze kube phakadze.
Kepha mine ngetsembele emseni wakho; inhlitiyo yami iyawujabula ngensindziso yakho.
Ngikhala kuSimakadze ngelivi lami. Ngincenga Simakadze ngelivi lami.
Khotsamani etinyaweni tendvodzana, ingadzimate initfukutselele, nifele endleleni, ngobe lulaka lwayo luvutsa masinyane. Babusisiwe bonkhe lababalekela kuyo.
Yebo, Nkulunkulu, umusa wakho uligugu lelikhulu. Bantfu basemhlabeni bayakhosela emtfuntini wetimphiko takho.
Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngobe bantfu bayangigcobagcoba; onkhe emalanga labamelene nami bayangihlasela.
Kambe ngabe nine baholi nehlulela ngalokulungile yini? Bantfu nibehlulela ngekulunga yini? Anehluleli ngekukhetsa yini?
Hhawu, Nkulunkulu wami! Ngephule etitseni tami, ungivikele kulabo labangivukele.
Ngiyawukhosela endlini yakho kuze kube phakadze! Ngiyawukhosela ngaphansi kwemaphiko akho. Cabanga.
ngobe wena ube lusito lwami. Ngako-ke ngiyawuhlabela ngenjabulo emtfuntini wemaphiko akho.
Siyakudvumisa, Nkulunkulu, siyakudvumisa, wena usedvutane nasibita libito lakho, sibalise ngemisebenti yakho lemangalisako.
Labati libito lakho bayawukwetsembela kuwe, ngobe wena, Simakadze, awubafulatseli labakufunako.
Lowo lohlala ekusitsekeni kuLosetikwako Konkhe ukhosele ekhwapheni laSomandla.
Uyawukusibekela ngetimphiko takhe, uphephele ngaphansi kwemaphiko akhe, kwetsembeka kwakhe kulihawu lekukuvikela.
Ngobe wena Simakadze umente waba siphephelo sakho, Losetikwako Konkhe umente inqaba yakho.
Masinyane intfukutselo yami kini itawuncamuka. Intfukutselo yami seyiyawumelana nema-Asiriya, iwabhubhise.”
Balekani, sive sami, ngenani etindlini tenu, nitivalele ngekhatsi. Tifihleni ngekhatsi kwesikhashana, kuze kwendlule lulaka lwakhe.
Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lowesaba Simakadze nalolalela livi lenceku yakhe? Lowo lohamba ebumnyameni, longenako kukhanya, aketsembele kulo Libito laSimakadze, asime kuNkulunkulu wakhe.
Kube lawo malanga akafinyetwanga bekuyakubate longasindziswa; kepha ngenca yalabakhetsiwe lawo malanga ayawufinyetwa.
“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!
Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nitawukhala, nilile, kodvwa live litawujabula. Niyawuba nelusizi, noko lusizi lwenu luyawugucuka lube yinjabulo.
Ngathandaza kuSimakadze ngatsi: ‘Hawu, Somandla, Simakadze, ungasibhubhisi sive sakho lesilifa lakho lowalihlenga ngemandla akho lamakhulu, wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla lesinemandla.
Uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti emehlweni abo, sekuyawubate kufa, nekulila, nekukhala, nebuhlungu, ngobe kwakucala sekwendlulile.”
Ngatsi kulo: “Nkhosi, nguwe lobatiko.” Lase litsi kimi: “Laba-ke ngibo labaphume ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu. Bageze tingubo tabo taba mhlophe ngengati yeliWundlu.
Shangatsi Simakadze angakunika umvuzo ngaloku lose ukwentile. Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, angakunika umvuzo lophelele, njengobe naku sewukhosele ngaphansi kwakhe nje.”
Davide wesuka eGathi, wabaleka, wayawubhaca emgedzeni wase-Adulamu. Batsi kube bakuve loko bomnakabo nebakubo, behla baya kuye.
Wahamba wefika etibayeni tetimvu endleleni, wakhandza kunemhume lapho, Sawula wangena wayawutikhulula kuwo. BoDavide nemabutfo akhe bebasekhatsi kulowo mhume babhacile.
Lamadvodza atsi: “Lamuhla ngilo lilanga Simakadze lakhuluma ngalo ngesikhatsi atsi kuwe: ‘Ngitawunikela sitsa sakho esandleni sakho, kuze wente kuso njengekutsandza kwakho.’ ” Davide wanyonyoba wajuba umphetfo wasembatfo saSawula bangamboni.
Davide naye wase uyaphuma kulomhume; wamemeta Sawula watsi: “Bayethe, nkhosi yami.” Watsi uyagucuka Sawula, Davide wakhotsama wabhekisa buso bakhe phansi.
Kodvwa Davide wakhuluma ku-Abishayi, watsi: “Ungacali umbulale! Ngubani nje longabeka sandla kulogcotjiwe waSimakadze ajinge angabi nacala?