2 Vuka, ucaphele, ucinise loko lokusasele lobese kutakufa, ngobe imisebenti yakho ngiyibonile kutsi ayikapheleli ebusweni baNkulunkulu wami.
Ngesikhatsi Solomoni akhula, emakhosikati akhe abeya ngekuya kuphambukisela inhlitiyo yakhe etithicweni tawo; inhlitiyo yakhe yayingasekatinikeli ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhlitiyo yeyise Davide.
Abiya watenta tonkhe tono letatentiwe nguyise embikwakhe; inhlitiyo yakhe yayingakapheleli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhlitiyo yaDavide labengukhokho wakhe labenamatsele kuNkulunkulu.
Wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, kodvwa, hhayi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe.
Kodvwa umlomo wami bewunganikhutsata. Indvudvuto lebeyingaphinyiselwa tindzebe temlomo wami beyingaba kuphumula emiphefumulweni yenu.
Cinisani tandla letibutsakatsaka, nikhutsate emadvolo lacekako.
Balindzi bema-Israyeli batimphumphutse, bonkhe abati lutfo; batigolwane, abakwati ngisho nekutsi buku; balibala kutsi bunyalala, babhudze kuphela, bayakutsandza kulala.
Ngitakudalula kulunga kwakho kanye nemisebenti yakho, futsi ingeke ikusite ngalutfo.
Ngiyakutifuna letilahlekile, naletedukile ngitibuyise. Letilimele ngiyawutibopha emanceba, ngiticinise emadvolo letibutsakatsaka, kodvwa letesulekile naleticinile ngiyawutibhubhisa. Ngiyakwelusa umhlambi ngemtsetfocotfo.
Thekeli: Sewukaliwe etikalweni, kwatfolakala kutsi ulula.
Ngobe ngiyawuvusa umelusi etikwalelive longeke atinakekele timvu letilahlekile, longeke atifune letincane, longeke atiphilise letilimele, nalongeke atibonelele ondle leticinile naletikhuluphele, kodvwa uyawudla inyama yetimvu telikhetselo abhoncule tinselo tato.
Konkhe labakwentako kwekutiveta kubantfu. Ngobe la etinhloko tabo sebandzise emabhande lanetikhehle temabhokisana letinemavesi emiBhalo, bese belula timvakaza temijiva yabo.
“Ngako-ke lindzani, ngobe lilanga nemzuzu ningakwati.”
Tavuka-ke tonkhe leto tintfombi letatilishumi talungisa tibane tato.
Emvakwekuhlala sikhashana lapho wase uyesuka udzabula tigodzi tetifundza taseGalathiya naseFrigiya ahambe akhutsata bonkhe bazalwane.
Kodvwa yala Joshuwa, umcinise umkhutsate, ngobe nguye lotakuhola lesive asewetele ngesheya kwemfula; nguye futsi lotabenta badle lelive lolibonako.’
Siphetfo sato tonkhe tintfo sesisondzele. Ngako-ke tibambeni, nititsibe khona nitekwati kukhuleka.
Zitsani, nilindze. Sitsa senu, Sathane, siyajangaza emkhatsini wenu njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako, sitfungatsa lesingahle simmite.
“Lalelani! Ngiyawufika njengelisela! Ubusisiwe lolindzile, agcine tingubo takhe kutsi angahambi ngcunu, kudzimate kubonakale lihlazo lakhe.”
Kodvwa tsine nawe sehlukana la ekutseni wena awusangitsandzi njengobe bewungitsandza kucala.
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseSadesi utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye lonemimoya yaNkulunkulu lesikhombisa, netinkhanyeti letisikhombisa utsi: Ngiyayati imisebenti yakho; unelibito lekutsi uyaphila, kantsi ufile.
Khumbula-ke loko lokwemukele wakuva, ukugcine, uphendvuke. Nangabe awuvuki ucaphele, ngitawuta kuwe ngikutume njengelisela, ngeke usati sikhatsi lengiyawukufikela ngaso.