16 Ngibeke emavi ami emlonyeni wakho, ngakusibekela ngemtfunti wesandla sami; mine lengibeke emazulu endzaweni yawo, nalengabeka tisekelo temhlaba, ngikhuluma neSiyoni ngitsi: ‘Wena usive sami!’ ”
Nome umhlaba sewutanyatanyiswa, kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kuwo, mine ngisimisa tinsika tawo. Cabanga.
Uyawukusibekela ngetimphiko takhe, uphephele ngaphansi kwemaphiko akhe, kwetsembeka kwakhe kulihawu lekukuvikela.
Labo-ke banjengetihlahla letihlanyelwe endlini yaSimakadze, bachuma etibuyeni taNkulunkulu wetfu.
Nakwendlula inkhatimulo yami, ngitakufaka lapha emkhocweni walelidvwala, ngikumbonye ngesandla sami ngesikhatsi ngendlula.
Wena-ke ubokhuluma naye umtjele onkhe emagama lofanele kuwasho. Ngiyawunisita nobabili ekukhulumeni, nginitjele kutsi kufanele nenteni.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowadala emazulu, unguNkulunkulu, lowo lowadala wabumba umhlaba, wawusekela; akazange awudalele kutsi ubete lutfo, kodvwa wawubumbela kutsi uhlale bantfu, utsi: “NginguSimakadze, kute lomunye.
Tandla tami tatibeka tisekelo temhlaba. Sandla sami sangesekudla sawendlala emazulu; nangikubita, kuyavela konkhe kanyekanye.
Umlomo wami wawenta waba njengenkemba leloliwe, wangitfukusa emtfuntini wesandla sakhe; wangenta ngaba ngumcibisholo lololongiwe, wangivalela emgodleni wetikhali takhe.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngiyawukuphendvula ngesikhatsi sami lengisitsandzako, nangelilanga lensindziso ngiyawukusita. Ngiyawukugcina, ngikwente ube sivumelwane sami nebantfu, kuze kubuyiselwe live, banikwe kabusha emafa labese acitsekile.
INkhosi Simakadze inginike lulwimi lolufundzisiwe, kuze ngati livi lekucinisa labamadvolo abo asaceka. Ungivusa njalo nje, ekuseni avuse indlebe yami itewulalela, njengemuntfu nakafundziswa.
ngidale tibongelelo etindzebeni temlomo walabalilako baka-Israyeli. Kuthula, kuthula, kulabo labakhashane nalabasedvute,” kusho Simakadze, “ngitawubaphilisa.”
Simakadze utsi: “Mine-ke, nasi sivumelwane sami nabo, Moya wami losetikwakho nemavi ami lengiwafake emlonyeni wakho, ngeke esuke emlonyeni wakho, ngisho nasemlonyeni webantfwabakho, kanye nasemlonyeni wetitukulwane takho, kusukela kulesikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
Lapho-ke bonkhe bantfu bakho bayawuba ngulabalungile, bayawuba banikati belive kokuphela. Bangimiliba lengiyihlanyele, umsebenti wetandla tami, wekubonakalisa inkhatimulo yami.
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.
“Buka la, ngiyawudala emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha. Tintfo takadzeni tingeke tikhunjulwe, futsi tingeke tisabuya nasengcondvweni.
Simakadze utsi: “Njengobe emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lengikudalako kuyawuhlala kukhona embikwami, kanjalo libito lakho netitukulwane takho tiyawuhlala tikhona.
Simakadze wase welula sandla sakhe watsintsa umlomo wami, watsi kimi: “Manje-ke, sengifake emavi ami emlonyeni wakho.
Ngiyawubapha inhlitiyo yekwati mine kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. Bayawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngobe bayawuphendvukela kimi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngulesi sivumelwane lengiyakusenta nendlu yaka-Israyeli emvakwaleso sikhatsi: Ngiyawufaka umtsetfo wami etingcondvweni tabo, ngiwubhale etinhlitiyweni tabo. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe bantfu bami.
Bayawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
Ngiyawubabuyisa batewuhlala eJerusalema; bayawuba bantfu bami, nami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo ngekwetsembeka nangekulunga.”
ngobe ngibanikile lamavi lowanginika wona, nabo bawemukela. Bayati kutsi kuliciniso kutsi ngaphuma kuwe. Bayakholwa futsi kutsi ngitfunywe nguwe.
Ngobe lowo lotfunywe nguNkulunkulu ukhuluma emavi aNkulunkulu; ngobe Moya akaniki ngekwesilinganiso.
Ngiyawubavusela umphrofethi lofanana nawe emkhatsini wabomnakabo. Ngiyawufaka emavi ami emlonyeni wakhe, uyawube sewubatjela konkhe loko lengimyala ngako.
Nkulunkulu waphakadze siphephelo sakho, ngaphansi ngimikhono yaphakadze. Uyawucosha titsa takho embikwakho, akhulume atsi: ‘Tibhubhise!’
“Ngulesi-ke sivumelwane lengiyawusenta nendlu yaka-Israyeli ngetikhatsi letitako,” isho iNkhosi, itsi: “Ngiyawufaka imisetfo yami etingcondvweni tabo, ngiyibhale etinhlitiyweni tabo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe sive sami.
Kepha ngesetsembiso sakhe silindzele emazulu lamasha, nemhlaba lomusha, lapho kubusela khona kulunga.
Lesi Sembulo saJesu Khristu, lasiniketwa nguNkulunkulu kutsi akhombise tinceku takhe loko lokufanele kwenteke masinyane. Letintfo watembula ngekutfumela ingilosi yakhe encekwini yakhe lenguJohane.