19 Uyakholwa kutsi Nkulunkulu munye? Wenta kahle; nemadimoni ayakukholwa loko, atfutfumele.
Simakadze utsi: “Nine ma-Israyeli, nibofakazi bami kanye nenceku yami lengiyikhetsile, kuze nitewukwati nikholwe kimi, nicondze nekutsi mine Nginguye. Ngaphambi kwami kute nkulunkulu lowake wabunjwa, futsi kute loyawubuye abe khona emvakwami.
“Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, iNkhosi neMkhululi wema-Israyeli, Simakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Mine ngiwekucala newekugcina; ngaphandle kwami kute Nkulunkulu.
Ningatfutfumeli, ningesabi. Angizange ngikumemetele yini loku, ngakhuluma ngako kungakenteki kadzeni? Nine nibofakazi bami. Kukhona yini lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami? Cha, kute lelinye Lidvwala, kute nalinye lengilatiko.”
khona kutewutsi kusukela emphumalanga kuze kube ngusenshonalanga, tive tati kutsi kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami. NginguSimakadze, futsi kute lomunye.
Khumbulani tintfo takadzeni, leto takadzenidzeni. Ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye; nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lonjengami.
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Unalungelo lini lekutfukutsela?”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi kuJona: “Unalungelo lini lekutfukutselela lomhlafutfo?” Yena-ke watsi: “Ngenta kahle kutsi ngitfukutsele; ngitfukutsele kutsi angife ngitsi saka!”
Simakadze uyawuba yinkhosi emhlabeni wonkhe. Ngalelo langa kuyawuba naSimakadze munye, Libito lakhe kube Libito lakhe kuphela.
Bamemeta batsi: “Sinamsebenti muni nawe, Ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu, sewutele kutesivisa buhlungu yini sikhatsi sisengakefiki?”
atsi: “Ufunani kitsi, Jesu waseNazaretha? Sewutesibhubhisa yini? Ngiyakwati kutsi ungubani. UnguLongcwele waNkulunkulu.”
Jesu wasiphendvula watsi: “Wekucala utsi: ‘Lalelani, nine baka-Israyeli, iNkhosi Nkulunkulu wetfu, iNkhosi yinye.
Yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi: “Ufunani kimi wena, Jesu, Ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe? Mane ungangihluphi!”
Wabuye watsi kubo: “Ninemacebo lahlakaniphile ekulahla imiyalo yaNkulunkulu, khona nitewubambelela emasikweni enu.
“Awu! Jesu waseNazaretha ufunani kitsi? Sewutele kutesibhubhisa yini? Ngiyakwati kutsi ungubani; unguLongcwele waNkulunkulu.”
Kuphila lokuphakadze nguloku: kutsi bakwati wena, Nkulunkulu longuye yedvwa weliciniso, bamati naJesu Khristu lomtfumile.
Sasivamise kulandzela tsine naPawula, simemete sitsi: “Labantfu laba tinceku taNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, bamemetela kini indlela yensindziso.”
Kepha umoya lomubi watsi kubo: “Jesu, ngiyamati; naPawula, ngiyamati; kepha nine nibobani?”
Kodvwa asachubeka achaza ngekutiphatsa kahle, kutibamba nangekugwetjwa lokuseta, Feliksi wetfuka watfutfumela wadzimate watsi: “Kwamanje ase uhambe. Ngitawuphindze ngikubite, nase ngitfole lesinye sikhatsi.”
ngobe phela Nkulunkulu munye. Bekusoka bayakwemukelwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi balungile ngekukholwa; kanjalo nebekungasoki balungisiswa ngekukholwa.
Ngako-ke macondzana nekudla kudla lokuhlatjelwe tithico siyati kutsi: “Kute sithico lesiphilako,” nekutsi: “Nkulunkulu munye kuphela, kute lomunye.”
noko kitsi kukhona Nkulunkulu munye, Babe, lokuvela kuye konkhe, natsi sikhonela yena. INkhosi yinye, nguJesu Khristu, lokuvela ngaye konkhe, natsi lesiphila ngaye.
Umlamuli akadzingeki ngalutfo umuntfu nakayedvwana, vele-ke Nkulunkulu munye.
“Lalelani, ma-Israyeli, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu nguye yedvwana longuSimakadze.
Ngobe munye Nkulunkulu, munye neMlamuli losemkhatsini waNkulunkulu nebantfu, lomuntfu nguKhristu Jesu,
Kepha nanigcina umtsetfo webukhosi ngekwemBhalo lotsi: “Tsandza makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena,” nenta kahle.
Ngobe kukhona labangene ngekunyelela ebandleni. ImiBhalo kadze yasho ngalabo bantfu kutsi bamiselwe kubhujiswa kwaphakadze. Abamesabi Nkulunkulu; sebaguculele umusa wakhe bawenta siyalu sebugwadla nebuphingi, baphika Jesu Khristu, iNkhosi yetfu, lekunguye yedvwa uMbusi.
Nikhumbule phela kutsi netingilosi letingabugcinanga bukhosi bato ngekushiya likhaya lato, watigcina ebumnyameni tiboshwe ngetinketane letingasoze tikhunyulwe. Letingilosi timele lilanga lelikhulu lekwehlulelwa.
Sathane labedukise leto tive wabanjwa, wajikwa echibini lemlilo lonesibabule, lapho bekukhona khona silo kanye nemphrofethi wemanga. Bayawuhlushwa batfoseke imini nebusuku phakadze naphakadze.