28 “Wotani kimi, nine nonkhe lenikhatsele nalenisindvwa yimitfwalo, ngitaniphumuta.
“Umuntfu lotelwe ngumfati unemalangana nje lambalwa ekuphila, nawo agcwele lusizi.
Kodvwa umuntfu utalelwe kuhlupheka, njengaloku netinhlase tisuka tiye etulu.
Mphefumulo wami, ake uphindze uphumule, ngobe Simakadze ukuphetse ngemusa.
Imini nebusuku sandla sakho sasimatima etikwami, emandla ami oma njengekomisa kwasehlobo. Cabanga.
Tono tami tingigabhile, ngisesiswa ngumtfwalo wato losindzako.
umuphe kuthula ngesikhatsi sebumatima, kusambiwa umgodzi wekuchilitela lababi.
Ngikubone konkhe lokwentiwako ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga; konkhe kulite, kufanana nekucosha umoya.
Tonkhe tintfo tiyadzinana, kute umuntfu longatichaza. Liso alizange leneliswe kubuka, kantsi nendlebe ayigcwali ngekuva.
Bekunemuntfu labehleti yedvwana, abengenandvodzana ate nemnakabo. Abeshikaneka siphelane ajinge angeneliseki ngebunjinga bakhe, watibuta watsi: “Empeleni ngikhandlekela bani? Ngitemukelani lokujabula?” Nako loko kulite, umsebenti lolusizi!
Awu, sive lesonako, bantfu labasindvwa kona, nine ntalelwane yalabenta lokubi, bantfwana labasimilo sabo sonakele. Simakadze sebamshiyile; bamhlubukile Longcwele waka-Israyeli, bagucuka bamfulatsela.
Ngalelo langa iMphandze yaJese iyakuma ibe siboniso kubetive, tive tiyawuhlangana kuyo, indzawo yayo yekuphumula ibe neludvumo.
lakhuluma kuso watsi: “Lena yindzawo yekuphumula, labakhatsele abaphumule kuyo,” nekutsi: “Lena yindzawo yekucambalala,” kodvwa bangeke balalele.
labakhala eSiyoni babonelelwe, banikwe umchele webuhle esikhundleni semlotsa, banikwe nemafutsa enjabulo esikhundleni sesililo, banikwe ingubo yekudvumisa esikhundleni semoya lodzabukile. Bayawubitwa ngekutsi batihlahla tekulunga, letihlanyelwe nguSimakadze, kuze kubonakaliswe inkhatimulo yakhe.
Tonkhe letintfo atikentiwa sandla sami yini, kuze kutsi tibe khona?” kusho Simakadze. “Ngulowo-ke mine lengimatisako, lowo lotfobekile nalodzabukile emoyeni, nalolitfutfumelelako livi lami.
Ngiyawubahlumelelisa labo lasebadzangele, ngicinise labo labaphelelwa ngemandla.”
Titukulwane taJonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, tona tiwentile lomyalo letanikwa wona ngukhokho wato, kodvwa labantfu abakangilaleli mine.’
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Manini emahlanganweni etindlela, nibuke, butani tindlela takadzeni, butani kutsi nguyiphi indlela lelungile, bese nihamba ngayo, niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu. Kodvwa nine natsi: ‘Singeke sihambe ngayo.’
Bekani lijoko lami etikwenu, nifundze kimi, ngobe mine ngimnene, ngitfobekile ngenhlitiyo, khona niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu;
Babopha imitfwalo lesindzako, bayibeke emahlombe alabanye bantfu, kepha bona abafuni kuyifukula, ngisho nangemuno wabo.
“Konkhe langipha kona Babe kutawuta kimi; lotako kimi, angeke ngimlahlele ngephandle.
Kepha ngelilanga lelikhulu lekugcina lemkhosi, Jesu wasukuma wema, wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nakukhona lowomile, akete kimi anatse.
Pho, nifunelani kulinga Nkulunkulu ngekubeka lijoko emahlombe emakholwa lokungazange bokhokho nome tsine sibe nemandla ekuletfwala?
Nginikhombisile kanyenti kutsi ngekusebenta kakhulu kanje kufanele sibasite labeswele, nikhumbule nemavi eNkhosi Jesu lawasho nakatsi: ‘Kubusisiwe kupha kunekwemukela.’ ”
Khristu wasikhululela kutsi sihlale sikhululekile. Manini-ke, nicine, ningaphindzi niboshelwe ejokeni lebugcili.
bese uletsa kuphumula kini nine lenihluphekako, kanye nakitsi ngesikhatsi iNkhosi Jesu yembulwa ivela ezulwini, ikanye netingilosi tayo letinemandla.
Ngako-ke asesabe, funa kube khona emkhatsini wenu lobonakala shangatsi sewusigejile lesitfuba, ngobe sisemile lesetsembiso saNkulunkulu sekungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe.
Moya namakoti batsi: “Kota!” Wonkhe umuntfu lovako akatsi: “Kota!” Lowo lowomile akete; nalowo lofuna emanti ekuphila, akawanatse mahhala.