1 Awu, Nkulunkulu! Usilahleleni sive sakho siphelane? Intfukutselo yakho ibhunyeleleni timvu telidlelo lakho?
Insali yelifa lami ngitayifulatsela, ngiyetfule etitseni tayo. Insali itawuphangwa ichwagwe ngito tonkhe titsa tayo,
Simakadze, umeleni khashane? Utifihleleni ngesikhatsi sisekuhluphekeni?
Yatini kutsi Simakadze nguNkulunkulu! Sadalwa nguye, asitidalanga, sisive sakhe, netimvu telidlelo lakhe.
Emakhala akhe akhafula intfutfu, umlomo wakhe wakheputa umlilo locotfulako kuwo kwakhehleka emalahle labovu.
Mphefumulo wami, udzabukeleni? Uvungamelani ngekhatsi kwami? Mani kuNkulunkulu, ngobe ngisetawumdvumisa uMsindzisi wami naNkulunkulu wami.
Ngikhuluma kuNkulunkulu ngitsi: “Dvwala lami, kwentiwa yini kutsi ungikhohlwe? Kungani ngihambe ngilila ngenca yekucindzetelwa sitsa?”
Noko sewusilahlile wasihlazisa, awusaphumi kanye nemabutfo etfu.
Nkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu unguSimakadze lokhulumako. Umemetela emhlabeni wonkhe, kusukela emphumalanga kuye enshonalanga.
Awu, Nkulunkulu, usiyekelele wasilahla, wenta netivikelo tetfu tabhidlitwa, kwaya njengobe usitfukutselele. Buya utesilulamisa.
Awu, Nkulunkulu, wena usilahlile. Awu, Nkulunkulu, awusahambi nemabutfo etfu emphi.
“Kantsi Simakadze utangilahla siphelane yini? Angeke yini aphindze abe nemusa nesihawu?
Umusa wakhe longagucuki sewuphele siphelane yini? Kungabe lesetsembiso sakhe siphelile yini etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane?
Hhawu, sive sami! Lalelani imfundziso yami, nibeke indlebe emavini ami.
Tsine-ke lesisive sakho netimvu telidlelo lakho, siyawudvumisa wena ingunaphakadze, silandzise ngeludvumo lwakho etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.
Kuyawuze kube ngunini, Simakadze, lulaka lwakho luvutsa njengemlilo? Lulaka lwakho luyawuvutsa njengemlilo kuze kube ngunini?
Wabapha sinkhwa ngetinyembeti, wabanatsisa ngetinyembeti.
Ungeke yini usivuselele siphile, kuze kutsi sive sakho sijabule kuwe?
Ngobe yena unguNkulunkulu wetfu, tsine sitimvu telidlelo lakhe, nesive lesisetandleni takhe. Lamuhla shangatsi ningalilalela livi lakhe nalitsi:
Kodvwa Mosi wancenga Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe watsi: “Hhawu Simakadze, lulaka lwakho lusivutselelani lesive sakho lowasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe ngesandla sakho lesinemandla lamakhulu?
Noko, wena Simakadze, unguBabe wetfu. Tsine silibumba, wena ungumbumbi, sonkhe singumsebenti wetandla takho.
Simakadze utsi: “Naku kulabo belusi lababulala basakate timvu telidlelo lami!”
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Kuphela nje nangabe emazulu lasetulu angalinganiswa, netisekelo temhlaba letingaphansi tiphenywe, nami-ke ngulapho ngiyawusilahla sonkhe situkulwane saka-Israyeli, ngenca yako konkhe labakwentile,” kusho Simakadze.
Nome sewusilahle kokuphela yini? Sekute yini siphetfo ekutfukutseleni kwakho?
“ ‘Nine, timvu tami, timvu telidlelo lami, nisive sami, mine nginguNkulunkulu wenu, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, njengobe umhlambi wami weswele umelusi, waze waphangwa wagucuka waba kudla kwato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, nanjengobe belusi bami bangazange bawufune umhlambi wami, kodvwa batinakekela bona kakhulu kunekunakekela umhlambi wami,
“Ningesabi, mhlambi lomncane, ngobe uYihlo utfokotela kona kutsi aninike umbuso.
Simakadze akayiwuze avume kumcolela, intfukutselo yaSimakadze nelulaka lwakhe luyakumvutsela lowo muntfu. Tonkhe ticalekiso letibhalwe kulencwadzi tiyawukwehlela etikwakhe. Simakadze uyawulesula libito lakhe emhlabeni.