8 “Ngobe mine, Simakadze, ngiyakutsandza kwehlulela ngebucotfo. Ngiyakutondza kudlelela nekona, bantfu bami ngiyawubakhokhela njengekwetsembeka kwami, ngente sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze nabo.
“Ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami nawe nentalo yakho, emvakwakho, etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane, kube sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wakho naNkulunkulu wetitukulwane takho emvakwakho.
“Indlu yami ayikalungi yini kuNkulunkulu? Akenti nami yini sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze, lesihlelwe kahle savikeleka macala onkhana? Akayikuphumelelisa yini kusindziswa kwami, anginike konkhe lengikufisako?
wasicinisa kuJakobe, saba ngumtsetfo, ku-Israyeli saba sivumelwane saphakadze.
Simakadze ulungile, utsandza tento letinhle, labalungile bayawububona buso bakhe.
Simakadze utsi: “Mine ngiyawukufundzisa ngikukhombise indlela lofanele kuhamba ngayo, ngikweluleke, liso lami lingesuki kuwe.
Simakadze utsandza kulunga nebumsulwa. Umhlaba ugcwele umusa waSimakadze.
Ngobe Simakadze uyakutsandza kwenta tintfo ngendlela lefanele, angeke abayekelele labangcwele bakhe. Labalungile bayawulondvoloteka phakadze naphakadze; kodvwa bantfwana balomubi bayawushabalaliswa.
Kulunga uyakutsandza, kodvwa uyakutondza lokubi. Ngako-ke, Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcobise ngemafutsa enjabulo, wakuphakamisa ngetulu kwebangani bakho.
“Baletseni la bonkhe labangcwele bami labenta nami sivumelwane ngemhlatjelo!”
Ungalibeki litsemba lakho ebudloveni, ningatilulati ngematsemba lalite nekugcekeza, nome ngabe ingcebo iyandza, ningatibeki tinhlitiyo tenu kuyo.
Simakadze, nguwe losimise kulunga kwenkhosi letsandza kubusa ngekungakhetsi muntfu; nguwe lowehlisela lokuhle kuJakobe, waletsa kulunga nebucotfo.
Matise kuko konkhe lokwentako, yena uyakucondzisa tindlela takho.
Ngihamba endleleni yekulunga, yebo, emikhondvweni yebumsulwa.
Ngitakwenta kwehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo kube ngumugca wekulinganisa, nekulunga kube ngumugca wekucondzisa, sangcotfo siyawuhlwitsa lesiphephelo senu lesingemanga, nesikhukhula semanti siyakwemukisa lendzawo yenu yekubhaca.
Noko Simakadze ulangatelela kangaka kutsi abe nemusa kini. Uyaphakama kutsi anihawukele, ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngemtsetfocotfo. Babusisiwe bonkhe labalindzela yena.
Kodvwa Simakadze longuSomandla utawuphakanyiswa ngekwehlulela kwakhe lokumsulwa. Nkulunkulu longcwele utabubonakalisa bungcwele bakhe ngekulunga kwakhe.
Nome tintsaba tingatanyatanyiswa nemagcuma esuswe, noko lutsandvo lwami lolungapheli lengikutsandza ngalo, lungeke lutanyatanyiswe, nesivumelwane sami sekuthula singeke sisuswe,” kusho Simakadze lonesihawu kuwe.
Bekani indlebe, nite kimi; vanini, kuze imiphefumulo yenu itewuphila. Ngitakwenta sivumelwane saphakadze nani, nginiphe tibusiso lengatetsembisa Davide.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yentani umtsetfocotfo ningawuyekeleli, nente lokulungile, ngobe insindziso yami seyisedvute, kulunga kwami kutakwembulwa masinyane.
Simakadze utsi: “Njengobe emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lengikudalako kuyawuhlala kukhona embikwami, kanjalo libito lakho netitukulwane takho tiyawuhlala tikhona.
Ngiyakwenta nabo sivumelwane saphakadze: Ngingeke ngiyekele kwenta lokuhle kubo, nabo ngibafake umoya wekungesaba, khona bangeyiwuphindze bahlubuke kimi.
Kodvwa lowo lotigabatisako akatigabatise ngaloku: Kwekutsi uyangicondza, futsi uyangati mine, kutsi nginguSimakadze lophatsana ngemusa, ehlulele ngekwemtsetfocotfo, abuse nangekulunga emhlabeni, ngobe ngiyajabula-ke kuloko,” kusho Simakadze.
Noko ngiyawusikhumbula sivumelwane lengasenta nawe ngesikhatsi sebusha bakho, ngiyawube sengimisa sivumelwane saphakadze nawe.
“ ‘Ngiyakwenta sivumelwane sekuthula nato kutsi tilwane tesiganga ngitisuse eveni, khona timvu tami titewuhlala ehlane tilale emahlatsini tiphephile.
Niphindze nitsi: ‘Maye, ngumtfwalo!’ bese nikumfumfutsa ngaphandle kwenhlonipho,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Naniletsa tifuyo letitsetfwe ngebudlova nome letichutako, nome letigulako nitinikele tibe ngumhlatjelo, kufanele ngitemukele yini kuleto tandla tenu?” kusho Simakadze.
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
Shangatsi iNkhosi ingacondzisa tinhlitiyo tenu elutsandvweni lwaNkulunkulu nasekubeketeleni kwaKhristu.