19 Ngako, phendvukani, nibuyele kuNkulunkulu, kuze esule licala letono tenu,
Njengobe imphumalanga yehlukene nenshonalanga utikhweshise kangako-ke tono tetfu kitsi.
ngiyawube sengifundzisa lababi tindlela takho, netoni tiyawuphendvuka tibuyele kuwe.
Fihla buso bakho etonweni tami, wesule bonkhe bubi bami.
“Mine, ngimi, losusa tiphambuko takho ngenca yami, tono takho angiphindzi ngitikhumbule.
Tikhubekiso takho ngitishanyele njengelifu. netono takho njengenkhungu yasekuseni. Buyela kimi, ngobe sengikuhlengile.”
Labahlawulelwe baSimakadze bayawubuya. Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela nangekujabula kwaphakadze lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo. Kutfokota nekujabula kuyawuba kubo, lusizi nekububula kubabalekele.
Yenta inhlitiyo yalabantfu ibe ndzindzima, netindlebe tabo tibe butfuntfu ekuveni, uvale nemehlo abo, bangahle babone ngemehlo abo, beve ngetindlebe tabo, bacondzisise ngetinhlitiyo tabo, bagucuke, bese bayaphiliswa.”
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.
Titukulwane tabo tiyakwatiwa emkhatsini wetive, nentalelwane yabo emkhatsini wetive. Bonkhe labababonako bayawuvuma kutsi basive lesibusiswe nguSimakadze.”
Mhlawumbe bantfu bakaJuda nabeva ngato tonkhe letigameko lengase ngitimisele kubashaya ngato, ngulowo nalowo kubo uyawuphendvuka endleleni yakhe lembi, ngako-ke ngiyawube sengiyabatsetselela ebubini babo nasetonweni tabo.”
Kulawo malanga, nangaleso sikhatsi, kuyawuphenywa ngelicala laka-Israyeli, kodvwa aliyiwutfolakala, kuphenywe nangetono takaJuda, kodvwa kute nasinye lesiyawutfolakala, ngobe ngiyakuyitsetselela insali lengayishiya,” kusho Simakadze.
Asihlolisise tindlela tetfu sitivivinye, bese sibuyela kuSimakadze.
Awu! Simakadze, sibuyisele kuwe, kuze natsi sitewubuyela kuwe; sivusetele emalanga etfu abe njengemalanga asendvulo.
Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, angikujabuleli kufa kwalomubi, kodvwa ngitsandza kutsi agucuke etindleleni takhe letimbi aphile. Gucukani! Gucukani etindleleni tenu letimbi! Ningafelani, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?’
Njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, yonkhe lenhlekelele yehlele etikwetfu, kodvwa tsine sisengakabufunisisi buso baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngekutsi siphendvuke etonweni tetfu, sinakekele ngekucophelela liciniso lakho.
Tsatsani emavi nibuyele nawo kuSimakadze. Thandazani kuye, nitsi: “Sitsetselele tonkhe tono tetfu, usemukele ngemusa, khona sitewunikela ngetitselo temilomo yetfu.
Dzabulani tinhlitiyo tenu, hhayi tembatfo tenu. Buyelani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe unemusa nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela, unelutsandvo loluphuphumako, atsambe, angete ayehlisa inhlekelele.
Ngobe inhlitiyo yalesive seyaba lukhuni, netindlebe tabo tiva kamatima, emehlo abo bawavalile; funa mhlawumbe ngemehlo abo babone, nangetindlebe tabo beve, nangetinhlitiyo tabo bacondze baphendvuke, bese ngiyabaphilisa.’
watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningaphendvuki nibe njengebantfwana, ningeke ningene embusweni welizulu.
Uyawubuyisela bantfu labanyenti baka-Israyeli kuNkulunkulu, iNkhosi yabo.
Kodvwa Phetro waphika watsi: “Ntfombatana! Angimati nekumati!”
Kwatsi nase bahlangene ndzawonye baphostoli naJesu, bambuta batsi: “Nkhosi, sengiso yini lesikhatsi lotawubuyisela ngaso umbuso kuma-Israyeli?”
Batsi nabeva loko, babindza, base badvumisa Nkulunkulu batsi: “Nembala Nkulunkulu sewunike nebetive litfuba lekuphendvukela ekuphileni.”
Sandla seNkhosi sasinabo, bantfu labanyenti bakholwa baphendvukela eNkhosini.
Endleleni yabo batfunywe libandla, basadzabula eFenisiya naseSamariya babika kutsi betive baphendvukela kanjani kuNkulunkulu; letindzaba taletsa kujabula lokukhulu kubazalwane bonkhe.
Wenta tonkhe tive ngamuntfu munye kutsi tihlale ebusweni bonkhe bemhlaba, wemisa tikhatsi tekuphakama netekwehla kwato kanye nemikhawulo lapho kufanele tigcine khona.
Phetro wabaphendvula watsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe nonkhe ngamunye ngamunye egameni laJesu Khristu, kuze nitsetselelwe tono tenu nemukeliswe nesipho lesinguMoya Longcwele.
ngobe inhlitiyo yalesive seyaba lukhuni, nangetindlebe tabo beva kamatima, emehlo abo bawavalile; funa mhlawumbe emehlo abo abone, nangetindlebe tabo beve, nangetinhlitiyo tabo bacondzisise, baphendvuke, bese ngiyabaphilisa.’ ”
kuze kufike tikhatsi Nkulunkulu ahlumelelise imiphefumulo yenu ngekutfumela Jesu longuKhristu, lanikhetsela yena kucala.
Kufanele ahlale ezulwini kuze kufike sikhatsi lapho konkhe kuyakwentiwa kube kusha, njengobe Nkulunkulu amemetela emandvulo ngebaphrofethi bakhe labangcwele.
Bazalwane, ngitsandza kutsi niyati lemfihlakalo yeliciniso; ngobe naningayati, ningahle nicabange kutsi nihlakaniphile. Lemfihlakalo kutsi labanye bema-Israyeli behlelwa bulukhuni khona kutewutsi betive bahlunyeleliswe ngalokuphelele.
Loko kuyakwenteka ngelilanga nayifika kutawudvunyiswa kulabangcwele bayo, bayibabate bonkhe labakholwako; nani niyawube nisemkhatsini wabo, ngobe nani nabemukela bufakazi betfu ngayo.
bese uletsa kuphumula kini nine lenihluphekako, kanye nakitsi ngesikhatsi iNkhosi Jesu yembulwa ivela ezulwini, ikanye netingilosi tayo letinemandla.
sibayale ngemoya lomnene labo labamelene naso, mhlawumbe Nkulunkulu angabanika kuphendvuka, badzimate balati liciniso,
Ngako-ke asesabe, funa kube khona emkhatsini wenu lobonakala shangatsi sewusigejile lesitfuba, ngobe sisemile lesetsembiso saNkulunkulu sekungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe.
Ngobe beninjengetimvu letedukile; kodvwa manje seniphendvukele kuMelusi neMlondvoloti wemiphefumulo yenu.
Kepha, batsandzekako, ningakhohlwa kutsi lilanga lilinye eNkhosini lingangeminyaka leyinkhulungwane, nekutsi iminyaka leyinkhulungwane ingangelilanga linye.
Uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti emehlweni abo, sekuyawubate kufa, nekulila, nekukhala, nebuhlungu, ngobe kwakucala sekwendlulile.”