3 Funani Simakadze, nonkhe nine lenitfobekile belive, nine lenenta loko latsi kwenteni. Funani kulunga, nifune kutfobeka, mhlawumbe ningahle nivikeleke ngelilanga lentfukutselo yaSimakadze.
Watiphendvula watsi: “Ngesikhatsi lomntfwana asaphila, ngazila ngakhala. Ngangicabanga ngitsi: ‘Ngubani lowatiko? Mhlawumbe Simakadze angahle abe nemusa kimi aphilise lomntfwana.’
Funani kwati Simakadze nemandla akhe, nifunisise buso bakhe onkhe emalanga.
Simakadze uyasijabulela sive sakhe, labatitfobako ubapha umchele wekuncoba.
Labatitfobako bayawudla besutse, labafuna Simakadze bayawumdvumisa, bahalaliselwe kutsiwe: “Shangatsi ningaphila phakadze naphakadze!”
Ubafihla ekusitsekeni kwebukhona bakho, baphephe kulabo lababakhela lugibe; ubabhacisa endlini yakho, baphephe etinkhulumeni tembango.
Yebo, gibela ngebukhosi bakho, uphume imphi, uyewuncoba, umele liciniso, uvikele nekulunga; shangatsi sandla sakho sangesekudla singafundzisa imisebenti yakho lesabekako.
Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele, ngobe wena usiphephelo semphefumulo wami, ngiyawukhosela emtfuntini wemaphiko akho, kuze kwendlule tivunguvungu temashwa.
mhlazana Nkulunkulu atekwehlulela, kuze asindzise bonkhe labatfobekile bemhlaba. Cabanga.
Lowo lohlala ekusitsekeni kuLosetikwako Konkhe ukhosele ekhwapheni laSomandla.
niyawubaphendvula nitsi: ‘Lona ngumhlatjelo weliPhasika wekudvumisa Simakadze, ngobe watengca tindlu tema-Israyeli eGibhithe, ngesikhatsi Simakadze abulala ematubulo emaGibhithe, tsine wasiphephisa.’ ” Ema-Israyeli aguca phansi akhotsama.
Libito laSimakadze liyinqaba lecinile, lapho kungabalekela khona bantfu labalungile basindze.
nifundze kwenta lokulungile! Funani umtsetfocotfo, nikhutsate labacindzetelwe. Vikelani labo labate boyise, niyimele indzaba yemfelokati.”
kodvwa labeswele uyawubehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo, labamphofu belive abehlulele ngekungakhetsi. Uyawushaya umhlaba ngendvuku yemlomo wakhe; ngekuphefumula kwemlomo wakhe uyawubulala lababi.
Moya weNkhosi Simakadze ukimi, ngobe Simakadze ungigcobile, kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi kulabamphofu. Ungitfume kutsi ngitewubopha labo labatinhlitiyo tabo tidzabukile. Ungitfume kutawumemetela kukhululwa kulabatfunjiwe, nekukhululwa kulababoshiwe.
Ngiyawukusindzisa, ngeke ufe ngenkemba, kodvwa wena uyawuphunyula nemphilo yakho, ngobe wena wetsembele kimi, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
Pho, ungatifunela yini wena tintfo letinkhulu? Ungatifuni. Ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwabo bonkhe bantfu, kodvwa wena nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona, ngiyawukwenta uphunyule kanye nemphilo yakho, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
Anikenyukeli etulu etikhaleni letiselubondzeni lwendlu yaka-Israyeli, kutsi nitivale khona lutakuma lucine lulungele imphi ngelilanga laSimakadze.
Ngake ngatsi: ‘Tihlanyeleleni kulunga, nivune titselo temusa longapheli, bese nilima ingcatfo; ngobe sesikhatsi sekufuna Simakadze, adzimate efike ehlisele imvula yekulunga etikwenu.’
Kutigcabha kwa-Israyeli kubufakazi lobumelene naye, kodvwa etikwako konkhe loko akabuyeli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, nome-ke amfune.
Ngobe ngubani nje lowatiko, mhlawumbe Nkulunkulu angatisola ayiyekele lentfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako, kuze singabhubhi?’ ”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Lokuzila kudla kwenyanga yesine, neyesihlanu, neyesikhombisa, neyelishumi sekuyawuba ngemalanga enjabulo, nekutsakasa, nemadzili ekutijabulisa akaJuda. Ngako-ke litsandzeni liciniso nekuthula.’ ”
Babusisiwe labamnene, ngobe bayawudla lifa lemhlaba.
Bazalwane betfu, nafundza kitsi kutsi nifanele nitiphatse njani kuze nijabulise Nkulunkulu, njengobe besenivele nenta. Ngako-ke ngephetsa ngekunincenga kutsi nichubeke nikhutsale kakhulu kukwenta loko,
Empeleni loko senikubonakalisile kubo bonkhe bazalwane labaseMasedoniya. Kodvwa siyanikhutsata, bazalwane, kutsi chubekani nikwente loko.
Njengobe senihlambulule imiphefumulo yenu ngekulalela liciniso ngaMoya kuze nitsandze bazalwane benu ngelutsandvo lolute kutentisa, tsandzanani ngenhlitiyo lephelele.
Kodvwa akube kuhloba kwemuntfu longekhatsi, lohloba ngalokungabhubhi kwemoya lomnene nalonekuthula, lokuligugu lelimcoka emehlweni aNkulunkulu.
Kodvwa khulani emseni nasekuyatini iNkhosi neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu. Ludvumo alube kuye manje kuze kube phakadze. Amen.