29 Onkhe ema-Israyeli, labadvuna nalabasikati, lababenetinhlitiyo letivumako tekunikelela wonkhe lomsebenti, Simakadze labeyale Mosi kutsi awente, bakuletsa kuSimakadze, kwaba ngumnikelo wesihle.
“Empeleni mine bengingubani, sona sive sami besiyini kutsi besingakhona kunikela kakhulu kangaka? Konkhe kuphuma kuwe, natsi sikunike kona loko lokuphuma esandleni sakho.
Ngiyati, Nkulunkulu wami, kutsi wena uvivinya inhlitiyo ujatjuliswe bucotfo. Tonkhe letintfo ngitinikele ngenhlitiyo levumako nangekwetsembeka. Manje sengibonile ngekujabula kutsi sive sakho lesikhona lapha sinikele kanjani ngenhlitiyo levumako kuwe.
Ngetulu kwako konkhe loko, nami ngekutilahla kwami ematsambo senginikela ngegolide yami nesiliva yami kulomsebenti wekwakhiwa kwelithempeli laNkulunkulu wami; kantsi ngetulu kwako konkhe loko futsi sengilungisele lelithempeli lelingcwele:
Baholi bemindeni, netiphatsimandla tetive taka-Israyeli, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane netemakhulu, nebaphatsi bemisebenti yenkhosi banikela ngenhlitiyo levumako.
Netiphatsimandla takhe nato tabapha ngesihle labantfu benkhosi, nebaphristi, nemaLevi. BoHilkiya, naZakhariya, naJehiyeli lababengamele ethempelini laNkulunkulu bapha baphristi iminikelo yeliPhasika leti-2 600 kanye netinkhomo letingema-300.
Emvakwaloko, base banikela ngeminikelo leshiswa samuku, lenikelwa njalo, nemihlatjelo yekwetfwasa kwenyanga kanye nayo yonkhe imihlatjelo leyayimiselwe kutsi yentiwe kuyo yonkhe imikhosi yaSimakadze, kanye naleyo leletselwa kutsi ibe ngimihlatjelo yesihle kuSimakadze.
Ngakhuluma kubo ngatsi: “Nine kanye naletimphahla seninikelwe kuSimakadze. Isiliva nalegolide sekungumnikelo wesihle lonikwe Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlo.
Mosi wakhuluma kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, watsi: “Naku-ke Simakadze laniyale ngako kutsi nikwente:
Tsatselani Simakadze umnikelo kuloko leninako. Wonkhe lonenhlitiyo levumako akaletse umnikelo kuSimakadze: umnikelo wegolide, newesiliva, newelitfusi,
Batsatsa kuMosi tonkhe timphahla tekwakha indzawo lengcwele. Letimphahla nguleto letatinikelwe ngema-Israyeli, wona abechubeka aletsa iminikelo kuMosi onkhe emalanga ekuseni.
Buyelani kuwo umtsetfo waNkulunkulu nasebufakazini bakhe! Nabangakhulumi njengekwalelivi, abayiwuba nako kukhanya kwekusa.
nibafundzise kugcina konkhe lenginiyale ngako. Nibokwati kutsi mine nginani onkhe emalanga, kuze kube ngusekupheleni kwetikhatsi.”
Pho, uyini Apolosi? Uyini Pawula? Batisebenti nje taNkulunkulu lenakholwa ngato, letisebenta njengekwaba kweNkhosi kuleso nakuleso sato.
Ngobe nangabe loko ngikwenta ngekutsandza kwami, bengingabheka kubongwa; kepha nangabe kuphambene nentsandvo yami, kutawube kusho kutsi ngiphatsiswe nguNkulunkulu lomsebenti.
Lowo nalowo akatincumele yena enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi utawunikela kangakanani, bese unikela ngekukhululeka, hhayi ngekusola nangekucindzetelwa. Nkulunkulu utsandza umuntfu lonikela ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe.
Kuthula nemusa akube kubo bonkhe labahamba ngalomyalo, ema-Israyeli aNkulunkulu.
nicaphele kutsi nitigcina tonkhe timiso nemitsetfo lengiyibeka lapha embikwenu lamuhla.”
“Caphelani kutsi niyakwenta konkhe loko lenginiyala ngako; ningengeti, ninganciphisi.”
Ningacali nengete lutfo kulamavi lenginiyala ngawo, futsi ningaphunguli lutfo kuwo, kodvwa gcinani lemiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lengininika yona.
Ngaleyo ndlela livi lesiphrofetho laciniswa kancono kitsi. Nani nitawube nente kahle, nanililalele, naliva lakhanya njengesibane lesikhanya ebumnyameni, kuze kube ngusentsatsakusa nenkhanyeti yekusa ibonakale etinhlitiyweni tenu.
“Baholi baka-Israyeli bahamba embili, bantfu batinikela bona ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe. Dvumisani Simakadze!
Inhlitiyo yami ikubaholi baka-Israyeli, yebo, ikulabo labatinikele emkhatsini wesive. Dvumisani Simakadze!