4 Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lophefumulako, wami, uyise kanye nemsa wakhe, bonkhe ngalokufananako, bami. Umuntfu lowonako nguye loyakufa.
Noko, akazange awabulale emadvodzana alamajabhane, kodvwa wenta njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemtsetfo waMosi, lapho Simakadze ayala khona, watsi: “Boyise abayikubulawa ngenca yetono tebantfwababo, kanjalo nebantfwana abayikubulawa ngenca yetono taboyise; ngulowo nalowo uyawufela takhe tono.”
Lomubi akatibonele ngemehlo akhe kubhujiswa kwakhe, atinatsele yena lulaka lwaSomandla.
Kungahle kube bantfwabakho kukhona labakonile kuNkulunkulu, wase ubajezisa ngalokufanele sono sabo.
Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu longuSimakadze, yena lowo lowadala emazulu, waweneka, wendlala nemhlaba nako konkhe lokumila kuwo, lonika kuphefumula kubantfu labakuwo, nekuphila kulabo labahamba etikwawo, utsi:
Ngingeke ngihlale ngisola njalonjalo, futsi ngingeke ngihlale ngitfukutsele, ngobe phela umoya wemuntfu ungaze ucaleke embikwami, umphefumulo wemuntfu lengamdala.
“Esikhundleni saloko ngulowo nalowo muntfu uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe. Wonkhe lodla emagelebisi lamunyu ematinyo akhe ayawushelela.”
Umuntfu lowonako nguye loyakufa. Indvodzana ngeke iletfwale licala leyise, futsi neyise ngeke aletfwale licala lendvodzana. Kulunga kwalolungile kuyawukhokhelwa ngalokuhle kuye, nebubi balomubi buyawubitwa kuye.
“INkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, anisayikusicaphuna lesaga lapha ka-Israyeli.
“Ase sitsi kunemuntfu lolungile lowenta lokucotfo nalokulungile:
Nangikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Nakanjani utakufa,’ wena-ke ungete wamecwayisa nome ukhulume kuye kutsi atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, khona utewusindzisa imphilo yakhe, lowo muntfu lomubi uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe; mine-ke ingati yakhe ngiyakuyibita esandleni sakho.
Nangikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Awu wena muntfu lomubi, ngempela utakufa,’ wena-ke ungabe usakukhuluma loko kuye kutsi atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, lowo muntfu lomubi uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe, mine-ke ngiyakuyibita kuwe ingati yakhe.
Livi lesembulo: Leli livi laSimakadze nga-Israyeli. Simakadze, lowendlale emazulu, lobeke tisekelo temhlaba, nalowabumba umoya wemuntfu ekhatsi kuye, utsi:
Kodvwa boMosi na-Aroni bawa phansi ngebuso bakhotsama, batsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu! Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, kungatsi ngekona kwemuntfu munye bese utfukutselela sonkhe sive?”
“Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemimoya yebantfu bonkhe, angabeka lenye indvodza ibe ngumholi emkhatsini walesive,
Inkhokhelo yesono kufa; kodvwa sipho semusa saNkulunkulu sikuphila lokuphakadze ngaKhristu Jesu iNkhosi yetfu.
Kodvwa umBhalo utsi bonkhe bantfu bangephansi kwemandla esono, kuze kutsi loko lokwetsenjiswa ekukholweni nguKhristu Jesu kuniketwe labakholwako.
“Boyise abayiwubulawa ngenca yebantfwana babo, nebantfwana futsi abayiwubulawa ngenca yaboyise babo; ngulowo muntfu uyawutifela yena ngesono sakhe.
Tsine sinabobabe betfu bengati labasiyalako sibahloniphe; pho, Babe wetfu ngekwaMoya akukafaneli yini simhloniphe ngentfobeko lenkhulu, kuze sitewutfola kuphila?