18 “Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni kanye nebantfu? Emazulu, ngisho nemazulu laphakeme kunawo onkhe, ngeke wenele kuwo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona!
“Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni? Emazulu, ngisho nalo lizulu leliphakeme kunawo onkhe emazulu, ungeke wenele kulo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona!
“Lelithempeli lengitawulakha litawuba likhulu kakhulu, ngobe Nkulunkulu wetfu mkhulu kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu labakhona.
Kepha ngubani longamakhela lithempeli, ngobe emazulu, ngisho nemazulu laphakeme kunawo onkhe, ngeke enele kuwo? Bengingubani-ke mine kutsi ngingakhela yena lithempeli, ngaphandle kwekutsi ngakhe indzawo nje, lapho kutaboshiselwa khona imphepho embikwakhe?
Ningavumi kuyengwa nguHezekiya, aze anedukise kanje. Ningamkholwa, ngobe kute namunye nkulunkulu ngisho ngukusiphi sive nome ngukumuphi umbuso loke wakhona kusindzisa sive sakhe esandleni sami, ngisho nasetandleni tabobabe. Ngako-ke lonkulunkulu wenu naye ngeke akhone kunisindzisa esandleni sami.”
Manje-ke, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, gcwalisa livi lakho lowalikhuluma encekwini yakho Davide, libe liciniso.
Noko, mane uwunake umthandazo wenceku yakho, nekuncusa kwayo ngemusa. Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, vani kukhala kwami nemkhuleko lowentiwa yinceku yakho lapha ebukhoneni bakho.
kakhulu kangakanani-ke labo labahlala etindlini letakhiwe ngeludzaka, letitisekelo tato tiselutfulini, labo labapitjiteka kalula njengemiyiyane.
“Mine-ke ngingaphindzilitana kanjani nalonjalo? Ngingawatfolaphi wona emavi ekuncakulisana naye?
Wena, Simakadze, wenyukela entsabeni lendze, watfumba labanyenti labatfunjiwe, wemukele tipho kubantfu, watemukela ngisho nakubo labamelene nawe, kuze uhlale khona wena, Simakadze.
Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguLophakeme Losetulu, lolibito lakhe linguLongcwele, utsi: “Ngihlala etulu endzaweni lengcwele, kodvwa nakuye lodzabukile nalotfobekile emoyeni, kutewuvuselela umoya walabatfobekile nekuvuselela tinhlitiyo talabephukile emoyeni.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Lizulu lisihlalo sami sebukhosi, umhlaba usenabelo setinyawo tami. Iphi-ke lendlu leningangakhela yona? Itawuba kuphi-ke indzawo yami yekuphumula?
Ukhona yini longabhaca etindzaweni letisitsele, entele kutsi ngingamboni?” kusho Simakadze. “Angikaligcwalisi yini lizulu nemhlaba?” kusho Simakadze.
Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Lapha kukhona lokukhulu kunelithempeli.
Nangabe-ke nine lenibabi kangaka nikwati kubapha bantfwabenu tipho letinhle, kakhulu kangakanani-ke uYihlo losezulwini utakubapha lokuhle labacela kuye.
LoNkulunkulu lowenta yonkhe indalo yemkhatsi, nguNkulunkulu welizulu nemhlaba, akahlali emathempelini lakhiwe ngetandla tebantfu.
Kukhona umuntfu lengimati akuKhristu, lekwatsi eminyakeni leli-14 leyendlulile, wenyuselwa ezulwini lesitsatfu; nome abesemtimbeni nome abekuMoya, angati; nguNkulunkulu lowatiko.