8 Titsa tetfu kute letingasicoloshela ngako. Nome sesiwile, sitawuvuka futsi. Nome sesisebumnyameni kwanyalo, kodvwa Simakadze utawuba kukhanya kwetfu.
“Nangabe ngajabulela sitsa sami, nasehlelwa ngulokubi, nome ngagalajela inhlupheko leyasehlela,
Labacotfo batfola kukhanya ebumnyameni. Simakadze unemusa, nesihe, nekulunga.
Sitsa siyangitingela, singicindzetela phansi emhlabatsini singivimbetela ebumnyameni njengalabakadze bafa.
Labantfu bacimuleka bawe phansi, kepha tsine sima sitsi zica.
Simakadze usibane sami nensindziso yami. Ngiyakwesaba bani? Simakadze uyinqaba yami yekufihla kuphila kwami. Pho, ngubani lengingamesaba?
Ungativumeli titsa tami, letingicambela emanga, kutsi titijabulise ngami. Ungabavumeli labangitondzela lite kutsi baficelane emehlo ngami, bangente inhlekisa.
Lomubi uyeboleka angabuyiseli, kodvwa lolungile unesihawu, ephane.
Nome awa, angeke ahlale angavuki, ngobe Simakadze ubamba sandla sakhe.
Ngobe enhlitiyweni yami ngitsite: “Bangahle bajabule ngami ekusheleleni kwelunyawo lwami. Shangatsi bangete bacolosha ngami.”
Ngobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu ulilanga letfu nesihlangu sekusivikela. Simakadze usipha umusa asente sihlonipheke. Angeke abagodlele lutfo loluhle labo labahamba ngebucotfo embikwakhe.
Kukhanya kuhlanyelelwa labalungile, nekujabula kuhlanyelelwa labanetinhlitiyo letinhle.
Kota, wenandlu yakaJakobe, sitewuhamba ekukhanyeni kwaSimakadze.
Utawutsi kulabatfunjiwe: ‘Phumani!’ nakulabo labasebumnyameni: ‘Khululekani!’ “Bayawudlela eceleni kwemigwaco, batfole emadlelo kuto tonkhe tintsatjana letigagadzekile.
Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lowesaba Simakadze nalolalela livi lenceku yakhe? Lowo lohamba ebumnyameni, longenako kukhanya, aketsembele kulo Libito laSimakadze, asime kuNkulunkulu wakhe.
Bantfu labahamba ebumnyameni bakubonile kukhanya lokukhulu; kulabo labahlala eveni lelitfunti lekufa kukhanya sekuchamukile.
Israyeli abengasiyo yini intfo yakho yekuhlekisa? Abebanjwe emkhatsini wemasela yini kwekutsi ungaze unikine inhloko uhlekise ngaye njalo nje, nawuphatsa libito lakhe?
“Njengobe nijabula futsi nitsakase, nine leniphanga lifa lami, njengobe niyatjakadvula njengesitfokati nasibhula kolo, ninhinhile njengetinkunzi temahhashi,
“Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Bantfu nabawa, bayaye bangabe basavuka yini? Umuntfu nakahlubuka, uyaye angabe asabuya yini?
Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe ushaye tandla takho wagidza ngetinyawo takho, wajabula ngabo bonkhe bubi benhlitiyo yakho umelene nelive laka-Israyeli,
Njengobe wajabula ngesikhatsi lifa lendlu yaka-Israyeli liba lihlane, nami-ke ngiyawukuphatsa kanjalo. Uyawuba lihlane, wena live letintsaba taseSeyiri, yebo, wena nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngentfukutselo yami levutsako ngikhulume ngemelana nato tonkhe tive letisele, kanye nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu, ngobe batsatsa live lami balenta labo ngekujabula, nangenhlitiyo lembi, bentela kuphanga emadlelo alo.’
“Ngalelo langa ngiyakulivusa kabusha lithende laDavide leliwile. Ngiyakutakha kabusha tindzawo talo letephukile, ngiwakhe kabusha emadzibikelo alo, ngiphindze ngilakhe libe nguloku lelake laba nguko,
Bekungakafaneli umbukele phansi umnakenu, nakavelelwe ngulokubi. Bewungakafaneli utsakase nangabe bakaJuda behlelwa yimbhubhiso. Yebo, bewungakafaneli kubacoloshela namzukwane behlelwa yinhlupheko.
Shumpani nibubule, bantfu baseJerusalema, nilingise umfati aphetfwe ngumhelo nasatawubeleka, ngobe nyalo senitawuphuma ekhaya niyewuhlala etigangeni. Nitakuya eBhabhulona; noko lapho niyawusindziswa, Simakadze uyakunephula etitseni tenu.
Titsa tetfu tiyawutsi tingakubona loko tidliwe ngemahloni; tona leto titsa letake taba liphela endlebeni ngekusibuta titsi: “Uphi loSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu?” Siyawutibona setehluliwe tapitjitwa phansi, sincane seludzaka lwendlela.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawubavikela labo labahlala eJerusalema, kuze kutsi lababutsakatsaka kakhulu emkhatsini wabo babe njengaDavide, bese kutsi indlu yaDavide yona ifanane naNkulunkulu, ibe njengengilosi yaSimakadze lehamba embikwabo.
Kodvwa kini lenilesabako Libito lami, lilanga lekulunga liyawuphuma linekuphilisa etimphikweni talo. Niyawuphuma nitjakadvule njengemankhonyane lakhululwe etisingeni tawo.
sive lebesihleti ebumnyameni, nikubonile kukhanya lokukhulu; nine, lebenihleti eveni nasetfuntini lekufa, kuphumele kini kukhanya.”
Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nitawukhala, nilile, kodvwa live litawujabula. Niyawuba nelusizi, noko lusizi lwenu luyawugucuka lube yinjabulo.
Jesu wakhuluma kubo futsi watsi: “Mine ngikukhanya kwelive. Lowo longilandzelako angeke asahamba ebumnyameni, kodvwa uyawuba nekukhanya kwekuphila.”
Utawuvula emehlo abo, kuze besuke ebumnyameni bagucukele ekukhanyeni besuke nasemandleni aSathane baye kuNkulunkulu, kuze batsetselelwe tono tabo babelwe nendzawo emkhatsini walabahlantwe ngekukholwa kimi.’ ”
Ngobe yena lowo Nkulunkulu lowatsi: “Akuvele kukhanya ebumnyameni,” nguye futsi lokhanyise etinhlitiyweni tetfu, kuze sikwati kubona inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu ebusweni baKhristu.
Siyatingelwa, kodvwa Nkulunkulu akasilahli, siyamukulwa siwiswe phansi, kodvwa asibhujiswa.
Lelo khaya alilidzingi lilanga nenyanga, kutsi kulikhanyisele, ngobe inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu iyalikhanyisela, nesibane salo liWundlu.
Kuyawubate busuku, tingeke tikudzinge nekukhanya kwesibane nome kwelilanga, ngobe iNkhosi Nkulunkulu iyakutikhanyisela, tiyawubusa phakadze naphakadze.