19 Ngubani loyimphumphutse ngaphandle kwenceku yami? Ngubani losihhulu njengesitfunywa lengisitfumako? Ngubani loyimphumphutse njengalotinikele kimi, loyimphumphutse njengenceku yaSimakadze?
Wena Simakadze, lowo lotimiselako ngawe uyamlondvolota, umuphe kuthula nenhlalakahle, ngobe abeke litsemba lakhe kuwe.
Nome-ke wona abaleke atewubhaca kimi, akabuyisane nami, yebo, akabuyisane nami.”
Ngalelo langa tihhulu tiyakuva emavi alencwadzi legocotwako; ekhatsi ebumnyameni kahlongasibi emehlo etimphumphutse ayawubona.
“Kodvwa wena, Israyeli, nceku yami, Jakobe, wena lengikukhetsile, wena situkulwane sa-Abrahama umngani wami,
Letsani labo labanemehlo kodvwa babe batimphumphutse, labo labanetindlebe kodvwa babe batihhulu.
Ngimi lofeza emavi etinceku takhe, aphumelelise tiphrofetho tetitfunywa takhe, lotsi ngeJerusalema: ‘Itawuhlalwa bantfu,’ nangemadolobha akaJuda atsi: ‘Atakwakhiwa,’ nangetindzala tawo atsi: ‘Ngitativusetela.’
Balindzi bema-Israyeli batimphumphutse, bonkhe abati lutfo; batigolwane, abakwati ngisho nekutsi buku; balibala kutsi bunyalala, babhudze kuphela, bayakutsandza kulala.
Watsi: “Hamba utjele lesive utsi: “ ‘Lalelani njalo, kodvwa ningeva; bukani njalo, kodvwa ningaboni.’
“Bantfu bami batilima, abangati. Babantfwana labangenangcondvo, abanako nekucondza. Babochwephesha ekwenteni lokubi, abakwati kwenta lokuhle.”
Lalelani naku, nine bantfu labatilima nalabangenangcondvo, labatsi banemehlo kodvwa babe bangaboni, labatsi banetindlebe kodvwa babe bangeva:
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uhlala emkhatsini wesive lesihlubukako. Banemehlo ekubona kodvwa ababoni, banetindlebe tekuva kodvwa abeva, ngobe basive lesihlubukako.
Kungako nje ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngobe nome babuka ababoni, nome beva abevisisi, abacondzi.
“Nkulunkulu sewuphumphutsekise emehlo abo, netingcondvo tabo sewutivalile, kuze emehlo abo angaboni, netingcondvo tabo tingacondzisisi, bangabe baseta kimi, kuze ngitebaphilisa, kusho iNkhosi.”
Jesu watsi: “Mine ngitele kwehlulela kulelive, kuze labangaboni babone, nalababonako babe timphumphutse.”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Kube benitimphumphutse, ngabe nite sono, kepha ngobe nitsi: ‘Siyabona,’ licala lenu lisanihlalele.”
Bazalwane, ngitsandza kutsi niyati lemfihlakalo yeliciniso; ngobe naningayati, ningahle nicabange kutsi nihlakaniphile. Lemfihlakalo kutsi labanye bema-Israyeli behlelwa bulukhuni khona kutewutsi betive bahlunyeleliswe ngalokuphelele.
Ngobe kubo labangakholwa nkulunkulu walomhlaba uphumphutsekise tingcondvo tabo, kuze kungasi kubo kukhanya kweliVangeli lenkhatimulo yaKhristu, lofute Nkulunkulu.