8 “Ningatenti lukhuni tinhlitiyo tenu, njengaseMeribha nanjengamhlazane baseMasa,
Ngako-ke sive sasola Mosi satsi: “Siphe emanti ekunatsa.” Mosi wabaphendvula watsi: “Ningilwiselani? Nimlingelani Simakadze?”
Lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi “yiMasa neMeribha”, ngobe ema-Israyeli alwa, alinga Simakadze ngesikhatsi atsi: “Simakadze usenatsi yini nome cha?”
Kodvwa Faro watsi kube abone kutsi tigogodvolo setifile, wenta inhlitiyo yakhe yaba lukhuni, njengobe abevele ashito Simakadze. Faro akazange abalalele boMosi na-Aroni kutsi batsini.
Kodvwa watsi kube inhlitiyo yakhe ibe nekutigcabha yaba lukhuni ngenca yekutigcabha, wehliswa esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi, wemukwa ludvumo lwakhe.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Labantfu batawuchubeka nekungedzelela kuze kube ngunini? Batakwala kukholwa ngimi kuze kube ngunini, etikwaletibonakaliso temimangaliso lengitente kubo?
kute nome munye walabantfu lababona inkhatimulo yami netibonakaliso letiyimimangaliso lengatenta eGibhithe nasehlane kodvwa bangete bangilalela, bangilinga emahlandla lalishumi,
“Kutawuze kube ngunini lesive lesikhohlakele singisola? Sengikuvile kusola kwalama-Israyeli lakhononako.
Lawo kwakungemanti aseMeribha, lapho sive sema-Israyeli sefike salwa khona naSimakadze, nalapho ativeta kubo khona angulongcwele.
Kodvwa labanye kubo baba lukhuni bangete bavuma kukholwa, bakhuluma kabi ngaleNdlela yeNkhosi embikwabo bonkhe bantfu. Wase uyabashiya Pawula wahamba nebafundzi. Onkhe emalanga waba netinkhulumo aphikisana nabo eHholeni yaThiranusi.
Kodvwa ngebulukhuni nangenkhani yekungaphendvuki kwenhlitiyo yakho, utibekela lulaka lube lukhulu ngelilanga lelulaka. Ngalelo langa iyawukhanya indlela Nkulunkulu lehlulela ngayo kutsi imsulwa.
“Ningamlingi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu njengobe nenta eMasa.
Caphelani ningamali lowo lokhulumako: Nangabe bangaphunyulanga labo labamala lowo abebacaphelisa alapha emhlabeni, natsi-ke singeke siphunyule, nasala kutsatsa tecwayiso talowo lokhuluma asezulwini.
Kodvwa khutsatanani onkhe emalanga yingci nakusatsiwa: “Lamuhla”, kutsi kubete lowentiwa inhlitiyo yakhe ibe lukhuni ngekuyengwa sono.
Nome nitati tonkhe nje letintfo, ngiyatsandza kunikhumbuta ngato. INkhosi leyabahlenga baka-Israyeli ngekubakhipha eGibhithe, yabuye yababhubhisa labo labangazange bakholwe.
Nitentelani tinhlitiyo tenu tibe lukhuni njengebaseGibhithe nanjengaFaro? Ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu abahlupha kamatima, abazange yini bawakhulule ema-Israyeli kuze ahambe indlela yawo?