25 “Ngako-ke khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe senidla inyama lenengati, nibuke tithico tenu, nicitse ingati, kufanele yini kutsi lelive libe lenu?
Kodvwa kufanele ningayidli ingati; niyakuyicitsela phansi emhlabatsini njengemanti.
Intfo nje, ningayidli inyama lesenengati; loko ngikusho ngobe kuphila kusengatini.
Tiphatsimandla talo letisemkhatsini welive tifanana netimphisi letidladlabula tinyamatane tato; ticitsa ingati tibulale bantfu, khona titewutfola inzuzo lembi.
“ ‘Ase ubuke kutsi leso naleso sikhulu saka-Israyeli lesikuwe siwasebentisa kanjani emandla aso ekucitseni ingati.
Akadleli etindvumbeni tetithico letisetintsabeni, akabuki futsi kuletithico tendlu yaka-Israyeli. Akamoni nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe, nome-ke alale nemfati losesikhatsini.
Lona kutawuba ngumtsetfo wetitukulwane ngetitukulwane tenu, nome ngukuphi lapho niyawuhlala khona: kubete lodla emanoni nengati.”
Kepha-ke mayelana nebetive labakholwako sibatfumelele incwadzi, sabatjela kutsi bangakudli kudla lokwentelwe tithico, nengati, nesilwane lesitifele, nekutsi babalekele bugwadla.”
Ningakudli kudla lokungcoliswe ngekunikelwa etithicweni, ningayidli ingati, ningadli lokucumbelene; nibalekele bugwadla. Niyawube nente kahle naniyigcinile lemiyalo. Salani kahle.”
Kuwe kunebantfu labahlebako, labanhloso yabo isekucitseni ingati; ekhatsi kuwe kunalabo labadlela etintsabeni lekutsiwa tingcwele, bavusele khona tinkhanuko tekulalana.
“Ayidleli etindvumbeni tetithico letisetintsabeni, nome ibuke kuletithico tendlu yaka-Israyeli. Ayimoni umfati wamakhelwane wayo.
Ucindzetela labamphofu nalabeswele, adlelele bantfu. Akasibuyiseli sibambiso. Ubuka tithico. Wenta tintfo letisinengiso.
Wangiphendvula watsi: “Sono sendlu yaka-Israyeli neyakaJuda sikhulu ngalokwengcile; live seligobhota ingati, nelidolobha seligcwele kungabi namtsetfo. Batsi: ‘Simakadze ulikhohliwe lelive; Simakadze akaboni.’
Ngulowo lonetandla letihlantekile nalonenhlitiyo lengenacala longawulibatisi ngelite umphefumulo wakhe, nalongawafungeli emanga.
Nicaphele ningatikhonti tinkhanyiso lenitibona esibhakabhakeni njengelilanga, nenyanga, netinkhanyeti. Ningacali niwungeke ngekutikhotsamela nikhonte leto tintfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latabela tonkhe tive ngephansi kwelizulu.
“ ‘Ningayidli inyama lesenengati kuyo, ningabi tangoma nome labenta imilingo.
Kodvwa nibocaphela kutsi ningayidli ingati, ngobe ingati ikuphila, akufanele nidle kuphila kanye nenyama.
Kodvwa ungaboyidla ingati; uboyicitsa phansi emhlabatsini njengemanti.”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Chubekani, yengetani leminikelo yenu yekushiswa kulena leminye imihlatjelo yenu, nijinge nitidlele kwanine lenyama!
kodvwa nakukhona longcolile ngekwemtsetfo lodla lenyama yemnikelo wekuthula kuSimakadze, kufanele lowo muntfu ancunywe esiveni sakubo.
Nangabe umuntfu atsintsa lokungcolile ngekwemtsetfo, kungaba kungcola kwemuntfu nome silwane lesingcolile nome ngayini lengcolile nalenengekako, bese udla inyama yemnikelo wekuthula kuSimakadze, kufanele lowo muntfu ancunywe esiveni sakubo.’ ”
Ngitanikhipha lapha ebukhoneni bami nginilahle, njengaloku ngenta kubomnakenu, sonkhe sive saka-Efrayimu.’ ”
utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Awu, wena dolobha lelitiletsela lona imbhubhiso ngekucitsa ingati ekhatsi kulo, liphindze litingcolise ngekwakha tithico,
Ngako ngatfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngobe bese bacitse ingati kulelo live, nangobe bese balingcolise ngaletithico tabo.