29 Simakadze ukhashane nebantfu lababi; kodvwa uyayiva imithandazo yebantfu labalungile.
Liciniso, Nkulunkulu akayilaleli imibhedvo yetikhalo tabo. Somandla akatinaki, njengobe tilite nje.
Simakadze, umeleni khashane? Utifihleleni ngesikhatsi sisekuhluphekeni?
Nome Simakadze aphakeme kangaka, uyabanakekela labatitfobako; kodvwa labatiphakamisako ubabukela khashane.
Bakhala, bacela lusito, kodvwa kwabate lobasindzisako; bahlaba inyandzaleyo kuSimakadze, kodvwa akazange abaphendvule.
Ngobe labakhashane nawe bayawubhubha, ubacitsa ubacedze labahlubuka kuwe ngekona.
“Bayawube sebayangibita, kodvwa ngingeke ngisabele; batangifunisisa, kodvwa bangeke bangitfole.
Buso lobumamatsekako buyajabulisana, tindzaba letimnandzi ticinisa ematsambo.
Imihlatjelo lenikelwa ngulababi isinengiso kuSimakadze; kodvwa imithandazo yebantfu labetsembekile iyamjabulisa.
Kodvwa tiphambuko tenu tinehlukanisile naNkulunkulu wenu; tono tenu tibusitsile buso bakhe kini, kuze angetikuniva.
Labo-ke bayawuhamba baye ekujezisweni kwaphakadze; kodvwa labalungile bayakuya ekuphileni kwaphakadze.”
Siyati kutsi Nkulunkulu akativa toni; kodvwa nangabe umuntfu amesaba Nkulunkulu, ente intsandvo yakhe, lowo uyamuva.
Ngobe emehlo eNkhosi ayababona labalungile, netindlebe teNkhosi tiyayiva imithandazo yabo. Kodvwa iNkhosi iyemelana nalabo labenta lokubi.”