28 “Ungakhulumi kabi ngaNkulunkulu, ungamcalekisi umholi wesive sakho.
Kwatsi inkhosi Davide naseyisondzele eBhahurimu, lomunye wetihlobo taSawula, Shimeyi, umsa waGera, waphuma wamhlangabeta, weta ametfuka ngeticalekiso.
Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, wakhuluma enkhosini, watsi: “Bayethe, nkhosi yami, nkhosi! Uyivumelelani lenja kutsi ikucalekise? Ngivumele ngiye lapha kuyo, ngifike ngijube inhloko yayo ngiyilahle lapha!”
Abishayi, umsa waSeruya, watsi: “Akukafaneli yini Shimeyi abulawe, ngobe wacalekisa lowo lowagcotjwa nguSimakadze kutsi abe yinkhosi?”
Kodvwa nibobe senihlalisa emahuzu lamabili embikwakhe, niwente afakaze kutsi ucalekise Nkulunkulu nenkhosi, bese nimkhiphela ngephandle, nimgcobe ngematje, aze afe.”
Ngiyakubonga, wena Simakadze, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami; ngikunika ludvumo embikwabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.
Ngako-ke wonkhe longcwele uyawuthandaza kuwe ngesikhatsi usenekutfolakala. Ngempela ngesikhatsi emagagasi etinhlupheko adlondlobala, angeke amkhukhule.
niyawulehlukanisela Simakadze litubulo lelingumfana. Onkhe ematubulo etifuyo letidvuna ayakuba ngewaSimakadze.
“Nikela kimi ngako konkhe kwematubulo. Konkhe lokuvula sitalo kuma-Israyeli, nome kwebantfu nome kwesifuyo, kwami.”
“Localekisa uyise nome unina kufanele abulawe.
“Ubogubha uMkhosi Wesivuno ngesivuno setilinga tekucala tensimi yakho. “Ubogubha uMkhosi Wekubutsa ekupheleni kwemnyaka, nase ubutsa sivuno lesititfukutfuku takho.
“Tilinga letinhle tetilimo takho tekwendvulelisa ubotiletsa endlini yaSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakho. “Ungalipheki lizinyane lemvu nome lembuti elubisini lwenina.”
Ungakhulumi kabi ngenkhosi, ngisho nangekucabanga kwakho, nangalonjingile ekamelweni lakho, ngobe inyoni yemoya ingahle iwetfwale emavi akho, nesitfunywa lesinemaphiko singahle sisho kutsi utsiteni.
Lendvodzana yemfati longum-Israyeli yahlambalata libito laSimakadze ngekulicalekisa; bayitsatsa bayiletsa kuMosi. Unina bekunguShelomithi, indvodzakati yaDibri wesive sakaDani.
Shano kuma-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nome ngubani loyakwetfuka Nkulunkulu wakhe, uyakwetfwala licala lesono sakhe.
Lowo lohlambalata libito laSimakadze uyawubulawa. Sive sonkhe siyawumgcoba ngematje. Yebo, nome lomuntfu wetive nome angum-Israyeli wengati, kodvwa nahlambalata libito laSimakadze, uyawubulawa.
Pawula watsi kuye: “Nakanjani Nkulunkulu utakumukula nawe, wena ludvonga-ndzini lolupendwe lwaba mhlophe! Kantsi uhlalele kwehlulela mine ngekwemtsetfo, kodvwa wena ube uwephula ngekubatjela kutsi abangimukule?”
Pawula wase utsi: “Bengingati, bazalwane, kutsi ungumPhristi Lomkhulu, ngobe umBhalo utsi: ‘Ungakhulumi kabi ngalophetse sive sakini.’ ”
Hloniphani bonkhe bantfu, nitsandze bazalwane, nesabe Nkulunkulu, nihloniphe uMbusi.
ikakhulu labo labahamba etinkhanukweni temvelo tekutingcolisa, bedzelela baphatsi. Bangemaphikankhani, bayatigcabha, abesabi nekuhlambalata benkhatimulo;
Benta njalo-ke nalabantfu; banemibono emaphusheni abo lebenta bahlazise imitimba yabo. Abafuni nekuyalwa yiNkhosi. Bayawedzelela emandla aNkulunkulu, betfuka netidalwa tangetulu tenkhatimulo.
Lamuhla utibonele ngewakho emehlo kutsi Simakadze abekunikele kanjani esandleni sami lapha emhumeni. Labanye bebatsi angikubulale, kodvwa mine ngakuhawukela, ngatsi: ‘Ngingeke ngiyiphakamisele sandla inkhosi yami, ngobe ingulogcotjiwe waSimakadze.’
Wakhuluma kulamabutfo akhe, watsi: “Simakadze akakutsandzi kutsi ngente intfo lenje enkhosini yami, lengulogcotjiwe waSimakadze, ngiphakamise sandla sami etikwayo, ngobe ingulogcotjiwe waSimakadze.”
Kodvwa Davide wakhuluma ku-Abishayi, watsi: “Ungacali umbulale! Ngubani nje longabeka sandla kulogcotjiwe waSimakadze ajinge angabi nacala?