31 Umtsetfo waNkulunkulu uhlala usenhlitiyweni yakhe njalo, nekuhamba kwakhe akuphambuki.
Tinyawo tami tilandzela edvutane netinyatselo takhe. Ngihamba endleleni yakhe, ngingete ngaphambuka.
Kodvwa kujabula kwakhe kusemtsetfweni waSimakadze, uyacabanga azindle ngawo imini nebusuku.
Livi lakho ngililondvolote enhlitiyweni yami, kuze ngingoni kuwe.
Imiyalo yakho ingenta ngihlakaniphe kwengca titsa tami, ngobe ihlala kimi njalo.
Angeke avume kutsi lunyawo lwakho lushelele, lowo longumlondvoloti wakho aketeli.
Tinyatselo tami tisemikhondvweni yakho, ngiko nje tinyawo tami tingasheleli.
Tinyatselo temuntfu ticondziswa nguSimakadze. Simakadze uyaticinisa tinyatselo temuntfu lomjabulisako.
Yebo, Nkulunkulu wami, kujabula kwami kusekwenteni intsandvo yakho, imiyalo yakho isenhlitiyweni yami.”
Kulunga kwakho ngakushumayela kulabanyenti. Angikatibambi tindzebe tami, naloko nguwe lokwatiko, Simakadze.
Inhlitiyo yetfu ayikakuhlubuki, kantsi netinyawo tetfu atikaphambuki endleleni yakho,
Kepha mine, tinyawo tami tacishe taphambuka, kwasala kancane kutsi tinyawo tami tishelele.
Umuntfu lonengcondvo lencane wetsemba yonkhe intfo; kodvwa lohlakaniphile indlela yakhe uyayibukisisa angakacali kuhamba ngayo.
babe abengifundzisa atsi: “Shangatsi inhlitiyo yakho ingawabambisisa emavi ami, nemiyalo yami, khona utawuphila.
“Ngilaleleni, nine lenati kutsi kuyini lokulungile, nine bantfu leninemtsetfo wami etinhlitiyweni tenu: Ningakwesabi kusolwa bantfu, ningetfuswa ngisho natinhlamba tabo.
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.
Ngema-okhi aseBhashani bakwentela emaphini ekugwedla. Ngetigodvo temsayipuresi lesuka elusentseni lwaseSiphrosi benta indzawo yakho yekuhambahamba emkhunjini, yahlotjiswa ngematinyo etindlovu.
Lemiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla kufanele ibesetinhlitiyweni tenu.
“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.