15 Khala kimi ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka, ngiyawukukhulula, bese uyangidvumisa.”
Hezekiya wagucuka wabheka ngaselubondzeni, wathandaza kuSimakadze watsi:
‘Nasehlelwa yinhlekelele, kungaba yinkemba yekwehlulela nome sifo lesibulalanako nome yindlala, siyakuma embikwakho kulelithempeli lelineLibito lakho, sikhale kuwe siselusizini lwetfu, wena uyakusiva usisindzise.’
Uyawuthandaza kuye, naye akuve, bese ugcwalisa tetsembiso takho.
Base bakhala kuSimakadze basesekulolo lusizi lwabo, wabasindzisa kulo.
Base bakhala kuSimakadze basesekulolo lusizi lwabo, wabakhulula kulo.
Nangisekuhluphekeni, ngiyakhala kuSimakadze, yena angiphendvule.
“Nine lenesaba Simakadze, mdvumiseni! Nani nonkhe madvodzana aJakobe, mtuseni! Nonkhe nine ntalo ya-Israyeli, mhlonipheni!
Lababheka kuye bayamamatseka, buso babo bungeke budliwe ngemahloni.
Ingilosi yaSimakadze yakha umtsangala lotungeleta labo labamesabako, ibakhulule, iphindze ibavikele.
Madvodza! Kuyawuze kube ngunini libito lami linyembenywa? Kuyawuze kube ngunini nitfungatsa lite nilandzelana nemanga? Cabanga.
Lowo lonikela umnikelo wekubonga, uyangidvumisa. Utiphendlela indlela, kutsi ngimkhombise insindziso yaNkulunkulu.”
Nangiselusizini ngifuna Simakadze, nasebusuku ngiphakamisa tandla tami, ngikhuleke ngingadzinwa, umphefumulo wami wale kudvudvuteka.
Ngiyamkhumbula Nkulunkulu bese ngiyabubula; ngiyacabangisisa, bese umoya wami uphelelwa ngemandla. Cabanga.
Nangibita nisebunzimeni nganephula, nganiphendvula ngingale kwemafu lahlomile, nganivivinya emitfonjeni yaseMeribha. Cabanga.
Ngobe wena, Nkhosi, ulungile futsi ulungele kutsetselela, umusa wakho uyabaphuphumela labo labakhala kuwe.
Ngelilanga lekuhlupheka kwami ngikhala kuwe, ngobe wena uyangiphendvula.
Uyawungibita ngiphendvule ngibe naye ekuhluphekeni, ngimuphe kuphepha nekuhlonipheka.
Kodvwa ngiyakukwephula wena ngalelo langa, ngeke uniketelwe etandleni talabo lobesabako, kusho Simakadze.
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
Kanjalo-ke akukhanye kukhanya kwenu embikwebantfu, kuze babone lokulungile lenikwentako, bese badvumisa uYihlo losezulwini.”
Inhlitiyo yakhe yayilusizi; wathandaza ngekuciniseka lokukhulu, titfukutfuku takhe taze taba njengematfonsi engati, atfontsela phansi.
Ludvumo lwaBabe lubonakaliswa ngaloko kutsi nitsele titselo letinyenti, nibe bafundzi bami.
Kwatsi ekhatsi nebusuku boPawula naSilasi bathandaza bahlabela tingoma tekudvumisa Nkulunkulu, tiboshwa letinye tatibalalele.
Ukhona yini lohluphekako emkhatsini wenu? Akathandaze. Ukhona yini lojabulile? Akadvumise ngekuhlabela.
Nangabe umuntfu akhuluma, akakhulume ngekwemavi aNkulunkulu; nangabe umuntfu akhonta, akakhonte ngemandla lawanikwa nguNkulunkulu, kuze kutsi kuko konkhe kudvunyiswe Nkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu, lekukuye bukhosi nemandla phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
Nibusisiwe nanetfukwa ngenca yelibito laKhristu, ngobe loko kukhombisa kutsi Moya webukhosi, lowaNkulunkulu, unifukamele.
Ngako Simakadze wavula indzawo lenemhholo eLehi, kwachamuka emanti kuyo, Samsoni wanatsa kuyo, emandla akhe abuya, wavuseleleka. Ngako lowo mtfombo, wetsiwa libito kwatsiwa yi-Eni Hakhore; nalamuhla loku usesekhona lapho eLehi.