1 Nine-ke tinjinga, lalelani emavi ami. Khalani, nilile ngenca yetinhlupheko letitawunehlela.
Simakadze, ngephule ngesandla sakho etandleni talabagungubele ngetintfo talomhlaba. Bajezise ngekuhlupheka lobabekele kona. Shangatsi kungenela bona kanye nebantfwababo, kwendlulele nakubatukulu bebatukulu babo.
Umuntfu loncike ebunjingeni bakhe utakuwa; kodvwa lolungile uyawuhluma njengemacembe laluhlata.
Ingcebo ingeke isite lutfo ngelilanga lentfukutselo; kodvwa kutiphatsa kahle kusindzisa umuntfu ekufeni.
“Lilani, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele, litawufika liyimbhubhiso levela kuSomandla.
Etitaladini bembetse emasaka, bakhala etikwetindlu, bakhale nasetinkhundleni, etihlatsini tabo kugeleta tinyembeti.
Ngako yembatsani emasaka, khalani, nilile, ngobe intfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze ayikesuki kitsi.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Lohlakaniphile akangatigabatisi ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, kanjalo nemuntfu lonemandla akangatigabatisi ngemandla akhe, kanjalo futsi nemuntfu lonjingile angatigabatisi ngebunjinga bakhe.
“ ‘Maye, unyoko abelibhubesikati emkhatsini walamanye emabhubesi! Abelala phansi emkhatsini wemabhubesi lamancane, afuye emagomodlwane akhe.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Lilani nitsi: “Maye ngalelo langa!”
Jabhani, nine balimi, lilani, nine lenilima tivini. Dzabukelani kolo kanye nebhali, ngobe sivuno sensimi sibhujisiwe.
Yembatsani emasaka, nine baphristi, nilile. Khalani, nine lenikhonta elatini. Wotani nitekwembatsa emasaka busuku bonkhe, nine lenikhonta embikwaNkulunkulu wami, ngobe umnikelo walokutinhlavu kanye nemnikelo wetinatfo sebakugodlile, akuseti endlini yaNkulunkulu wenu.
Phaphamani, nine tidzakwa, nikhale! Lilani nonkhe nine banatsi beliwayini, lilani ngenca yaleliwayini lelisha, ngobe selisusiwe emilonyeni yenu.
“Bantfu bakini labatinjinga baphanga laba labamphofu, nani nonkhe ningulabacalemanga nalabakhohlisanako.
Isiliva yabo negolide yabo kungeke kubasindzise ngelilanga lelulaka lwaSimakadze. Emlilweni wesikhwele sakhe umhlaba wonkhe uyawushiswa, ngobe uyakwenta siphetfo lesisheshisako sabo bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni.
“Jeshuruni wazimuka wakhahlela; wesutsa kudla, wesuleka, watamasa. Wamfulatsela Nkulunkulu lowamenta, walala Lidvwala lelinguMsindzisi wakhe.
Lilanga liphuma libalele libunise tjani, imbali yabo iyahhohloka, nebuhle bayo bunyamalale; kanjalo-ke nesicebi siyawunyamalala ekushiphanekeni kwaso.
Kepha nine nimdvumatile lona lophuyile. Akusibo labacebile yini labanicindzetelako? Akusibo yini labo labanimangalela etinkantolo?
Labanye benu banemkhuba wekutsi: “Lamuhla nakusasa sitakuya kulela dolobha, sihlale umnyaka, sitsenge sitsengise, bese sitfola inzuzo.”
Khatsatekani, nidzabuke, nilile; kuhleka kwenu akugucuke kube kulila, nekujabula kwenu akube kujabha.