1 Sive, Melusi waka-Israyeli, wena lohola Josefa njengemhlambi wetimvu. Wena lohlala emkhatsini wemakherubhi, bonakala ngekukhatimula kwakho.
Davide kanye nawo onkhe lamadvodza labewabutsile bashuca besuka eBhala lakaJuda kuyakwenyusa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze khona, lelalibitwa ngeLibito, libito laSimakadze longuSomandla, lobusela esihlalweni sebukhosi asemkhatsini wemakherubhi lasetikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane.
Hezekiya wase uyathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, wena lohleli emkhatsini wemakherubhi, wena wedvwa unguNkulunkulu etikwayo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba. Wena wadala lizulu nemhlaba.
Kuyakujabulisa yini wena lokungicindzetela, nekwedzelela umsebenti wetandla takho, ulibale kumamatsekiswa ngemacebo lentiwa ngulababi?
Inhlitiyo yami itsintsekile ngalendzaba, ngigeceta nginkentete; ngibalisa ngetibongo enkhosini, lulwimi lwami lunjengelutsi lwekubhala lwalobhala ngebungcweti.
Awu, Simakadze, lalela emavi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho kuwo, ungivele nangibubula kuwe.
Nkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu unguSimakadze lokhulumako. Umemetela emhlabeni wonkhe, kusukela emphumalanga kuye enshonalanga.
ESiyoni lenebuhle lobuphelele, kulapho Nkulunkulu akhatimula khona.
Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, beka indlebe, ulalele umthandazo wami, ungakufulatseli kuncusa kwami.
Awu, Nkulunkulu, usiyekelele wasilahla, wenta netivikelo tetfu tabhidlitwa, kwaya njengobe usitfukutselele. Buya utesilulamisa.
Ngisindzise, Nkulunkulu, ngobe emanti asaze efika entsanyeni.
Sive sakho wasihola njengetimvu, ngesandla saboMosi na-Aroni.
Kepha wakhipha sive sakhe njengetimvu, wasihola ehlane njengemhlambi wakhe.
Wawufulatsela umndeni wakaJosefa, wangete wasikhetsa sive saka-Efrayimu.
Sibuyisele kuwe, Nkulunkulu wemabandla! Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele, kuze sisindziswe.
Sibuyisele kuwe, Nkulunkulu. Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele, kuze sisindziswe.
Yebo, Simakadze, nguwe Nkulunkulu wemphindziselo! Wena unguNkulunkulu wekuphindzisela. Phumela ebaleni ukhanye.
Simakadze uyabusa! Tive atitfutfumele! Uhleti etikwemakherubhi. Umhlaba awutfutfumele!
Welusa umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi: Ugona emazinyane akhe ngemikhono yakhe, awasondzete edvutane nenhlitiyo yakhe; utihola kahle leto letinemazinyane.
“Vuka, Jerusalema, ukhanye njengelilanga, ngobe kukhanya kwakho kufikile. Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze iphumela etikwakho.
Sive sakhe sase siyawakhumbula emalanga akadzeni, emalanga aboMosi kanye nesive sakhe, batsi: “Uphi lowa lowabeweta lwandle lolubovu bona kanye nebelusi bemhlambi wetimvu takhe? Uphi lowa lowafaka Moya wakhe Longcwele emkhatsini wabo,
Simo saletidalwa letiphilako sasifanana nemalahle lavutsako emlilo nome tinjengetidlwane. Umlilo wawehla wenyuka lapha emkhatsini waletidalwa. Lomlilo wawumanyatela, kuphuma umbane kuwo.
Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yase iyesuka etikwemakherubhi, yehlela emnyango welithempeli. Lifu lagcwalisa lithempeli, nesibuya sagcwaliswa bukhatikhati benkhatimulo yaSimakadze.
Ngiyawubeka etikwato umelusi abe munye, inceku yami Davide, yena uyawutinakekela; uyakuba ngumelusi wato, atinakekele.
lapho ngabona khona inkhatimulo yebukhona baNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ichamuka ngasemphumalanga. Livi lakhe lalifanana nekudvuma kwemabhudlo emanti, live lalicwebetela ngenca yenkhatimulo yakhe.
“Manje-ke Nkulunkulu wetfu, vani umthandazo nekuncusa kwenceku yakho. Ngenca yakho nje, Simakadze, mane ubuke ngesihawu lithempeli lakho lese libhidlitiwe.
Mine ngingumelusi lolungile, ngiyatati timvu tami, nato futsi tiyangati.
Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze wachamuka eSinayi, kwasa kitsi nakavela eSeyiri, wakhanya aseNtsabeni iPharani. Wefika achamuka etinkhulungwaneni talabangcwele, weta kuvutsa umlilo ngasesandleni sakhe sangesekudla.
Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wekuthula lowavusa iNkhosi yetfu Jesu kulabafile, wamenta uMelusi Lomkhulu wetimvu ngengati yakhe yesivumelwane saphakadze,
Ngobe beninjengetimvu letedukile; kodvwa manje seniphendvukele kuMelusi neMlondvoloti wemiphefumulo yenu.
Mhlazana kubonakala uMelusi Lomkhulu, niyakwemukela umchele webukhosi longagugi.
Lelo khaya alilidzingi lilanga nenyanga, kutsi kulikhanyisele, ngobe inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu iyalikhanyisela, nesibane salo liWundlu.
Ngako-ke sive satfumela emadvodza eShilo kutsi alandze libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze longuSomandla, lohlala etikwemakherubhi. Emadvodzana a-Eli abekhona lapho nawo, boHofni naFinehasi, bakanye nelibhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu.