12 Ubusisiwe umuntfu lociniselako ekulingweni; ngobe nasaphumelele ekuvivinyweni kwakhe, uyakwemukeliswa umchele wekuphila lowetsenjiswa yiNkhosi kulabo labayitsandzako.
Emvakwaloko Nkulunkulu wavivinya Abrahama, watsi kuye: “Abrahama! Ye, Abrahama!” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngilapha, Nkhosi!”
ngase ngitsi: “Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, wena unguNkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako, logcina sivumelwane sakhe selutsandvo kulabo labamtsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yakhe.
Jobe wamphendvula, watsi: “Wena ukhulumisa kwemfati losilima. Kantsi sesitakwemukela lokuhle kodvwa yini kuNkulunkulu, singasakwemukeli lokubuhlungu nalokubi?” Kuko konkhe loku Jobe akazange one ngekukhuluma kwakhe.
“Maye, ubusisiwe umuntfu locondziswa nguNkulunkulu! Ngako ungakwedzeleli kuyalwa nguSomandla.
Simakadze uyamvivinya lolungile, kodvwa uyamtondza lomubi nalotsandza budlova.
Lokwa ngisengakahlupheki ngenca yekushaywa kwami, ngangivamise kweduka, manje sengiyaligcina livi lakho.
Kwaba kuhle kutsi ngihlushwe kuze ngifundze timiso takho.
Ngiyati, Nkulunkulu, kutsi tehlulelo takho tilungile, nekutsi ungijezise njengobe kungifanele.
Kepha abajabule bonkhe lababalekele kuwe, abahlabele ngenjabulo kuze kube phakadze. Babiyele labo labakutsandzako, kuze badvumise libito lakho.
Yebo, Simakadze! Ubusisiwe umuntfu loyalwa nguwe, afundziswe nguwe emtsetfweni wakho,
Kodvwa labangitsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yami ngibehlisela umusa wami longapheli etinkhulungwaneni tetitukulwane netitukulwane tabo.
Isiliva negolide kuhlolisiswa ngemlilo, kodvwa Simakadze uvivinya tinhlitiyo tebantfu.
Kusukela kadzenidzeni kute lowase weva, kute nendlebe leyase yeva, kute liso lelase labona lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, lomelela labo labalindzele yena.
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
Niyawutondvwa bantfu bonkhe ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa lokhutsatelako kuze kubesekupheleni, uyawusindziswa.
“Lapho-ke iNkhosi iyawutsi kulabo labangesekudla sayo: ‘Wotani, nine lenibusiswe nguBabe! Wotani nitewudla lifa lembuso, lenawulungiselelwa seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba.
“Nibusisiwe, bantfu nabanitondza banishalatela ngekuninyembenya, banetfuka banigceke batsi anikalungi, ngenca yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
Kubeketela kuveta kuciniseka, kuciniseka kudala litsemba.
Siyati kutsi Nkulunkulu usebentisa konkhe kube lusito kulabo labamtsandzako, lababitwe ngekwenjongo yakhe.
Kodvwa njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Loko liso lelingazange selikubone, nendlebe lengazange seyikuve, lokungazange kuphume enhlitiyweni yemuntfu, Nkulunkulu wakulungiselela labamtsandzako.”
Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu atsandza Nkulunkulu, yena-ke watiwa nguye Nkulunkulu.
Bantfu labancintisanako batitsiba kuko konkhe, bukani-ke ngobe labo basuke bentela kutfola umklomelo lophelako, kangakanani-ke tsine lesiyakwemukela umklomelo longeyiwuphela.
ningacali niwalalele emavi alowo mphrofethi nome lowo mphuphi wemaphupho. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanivivinya kutsi atfole kahle kutsi niyamtsandza yini Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wenu.
Yatini-ke kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu; unguNkulunkulu lowetsembekile losigcinako sivumelwane sakhe selutsandvo kuto titukulwane letitinkhulungwane kulabo labamtsandzako bagcine imiyalo yakhe,
Khumbulani kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wanihola njani kuyo yonkhe indlela yenu ehlane kuleminyaka lengema-40, wanitfobisa wanivivinya, khona atewukwati lenanikucondzile enhlitiyweni yenu nekutsi nitayigcina yini imiyalo yakhe, nome cha.
Khutsalela kutiveta wemukelekile kuNkulunkulu, ube sisebenti lesetsembekile kuye lesite emahloni nalesiliphakela kahle livi leliciniso.
Manje sengihlalelwe kutfola umchele wekulunga, lengibekelwe wona yiNkhosi, uMehluleli lolungile. INkhosi iyawunginika lowo mchele ngalelo langa, hhayi mine kuphela kodvwa bonkhe labetsabele kubuya kwayo.
Kodvwa khumbulani emalanga ekucala, lekwatsi emvakwekukhanyiswa kwenu, nacinisela ekukhutsateleni kuhlangabetana netinhlupheko.
Ngekukholwa Abrahama, nakavivinywa, wanikela nga-Isaka kutsi abe ngumhlatjelo. Nome Abrahama abesatemukele leto tetsembiso, kodvwa abetimisele kunikela ngayo yona leyo ndvodzana yakhe yekuphela.
Seniwukhohliwe yini lomyalo lokhuluma kini njengakumadvodzana lotsi: “Ndvodzana yami, ungakwedzeleli kuyala kweNkhosi, ungapheli emandla nawukhalinyelwa yiNkhosi;
Abrahama wabeketela, ngako wemukela setsembiso.
Ase nilalele, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako! Nkulunkulu akabakhetsanga yini labaphuyile lapha emhlabeni kutsi babe ngulabacebile ekukholweni, netindlalifa embusweni lawetsembisa labo labamtsandzako?
Khumbulani phela kutsi ngulabo labaciniselako lesitsi babusisiwe. Nake neva ngekukhutsatela kwaJobe, niyati-ke nekutsi iNkhosi yaletsa siphetfo sini kuye; ngobe iNkhosi inebubele nesihawu lesikhulu.
Kepha nangabe nihlushwa ngenca yekwenta lokulungile, nibusisiwe. Ningesabi muntfu, ningakhatsateki.
Kodvwa tfokotani, ngobe ninesabelo etinhluphekweni taKhristu, kuze kutsi nitfokote kakhulu nakwembulwa bukhosi bakhe.
Nibusisiwe nanetfukwa ngenca yelibito laKhristu, ngobe loko kukhombisa kutsi Moya webukhosi, lowaNkulunkulu, unifukamele.
Emvakwekuhlupheka kwalesikhashana Nkulunkulu wemusa wonkhe, lowanibitela kutsi nihlanganyele naKhristu ebukhosini baphakadze, yena matfupha uyawuniphelelisa, anakhe anicinise, anitintise.
Mhlazana kubonakala uMelusi Lomkhulu, niyakwemukela umchele webukhosi longagugi.
Tsine sitsandza, ngobe kwacala yena wasitsandza.
Ungakwesabi loko lotakuhluphekela. Buka la, Sathane utawufaka labanye benu ejele, kuze nitewuvivinywa; nitawuhlushwa emalanga lalishumi. Yetsembeka kuze kube ngusekufeni, ngiyawukupha umchele wekuphila.
Labo lengibatsandzako ngiyabakhalimela ngibajezise; ngako-ke shisekela lokuhle, uphendvuke.
“ ‘Lowo loncobako, ngiyawumhlalisa kanye nami esihlalweni sami sebukhosi, njengobe nami ngancoba ngahlala naBabe esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi.