18 “Bayawubuyela kulo, besuse tonkhe letitfombe talo letimbi kanye netithico letinengekako.
Niyawube seniyatedzelela letithico tenu letembeswe ngesiliva, naletitfombe tenu letimbonywe ngegolide, niyakutilahla khashane, kube shangatsi tidvwedvwe letingcolile, nitsi kuto: “Sukani la.”
Ngitabaphindzisela ngalokuphindziwe ngenca yetono tabo nangebubi babo, ngobe balingcolisile live lami ngetinhlobonhlobo tetitfombe tabo letingenamphefumulo, bagcwalisa lifa lami ngetithico tabo letinengekako.”
Kodvwa-ke labo labanetinhlitiyo letitinikele etitfombeni letingemanyala nakuto tithico letinengekako, ngiyakwehlisela etikwetinhloko tabo loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Yebo, sive sema-Israyeli singeke siphindze seduke kimi, futsi singeke siphindze sitingcolise ngato tonkhe letono taso. Bayawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Abasayikutingcolisa bona ngetithico tabo nangetitfombe letinengekako, nanganome ngusiphi setono tabo, ngobe ngiyawubasindzisa kuto tonkhe tono tabo tekuhlubuka, ngibageze. Bayakuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
Ngako-ke ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, njengobe ungcolise indzawo yami lengcwele ngato tonkhe letitfombe takho letingemanyala nangetento takho letinengekako, ngitakususa lokukubonelela kwami kuwe; ngingeke ngisakubuka ngesihawu nome ngikuphephise.
Babetigabatisa ngetimvunulo tabo nangekwekugaba kwabo lokuhle lababekusebentisa ekubumbeni kwabo letithico tabo letisinengiso, netitfombe letingenamsebenti. Ngako-ke ngiyawutigucula ngitente tingcole tingabi namsebenti.
Awu, Efrayimu, ngisenandzabani netithico? Ngiyawukuphendvula, ngikunakekele. Ngifanana nesihlahla lesiluhlata sesipheshula; kutsela kahle kwakho kuphuma kimi.”
Ngubani lohlakaniphile? Uyawutibona letintfo. Ngubani lokwati kubona tintfo letifihlakele? Utaticondza kahle letintfo. Tindlela taSimakadze tilungile, labalungile bahamba ngato, kodvwa labahlubukako bayakhubeka kuto.
Lomusa usifundzisa kutsi sikudzele kungakholwa, nekutsi sitilumule etinkhanukweni telive, bese siphila ngekuzitsa, nangekulunga, nangekumesaba Nkulunkulu kulomhlaba,