17 Uyabandzisa bofakazi labemelana nami, wandzise nentfukutselo yakho kimi, utfumele emabutfo ngemabutfo lemelana nami.
Ubufihlelani buso bakho, ungitsatse njengesitsa sakho?
Ungibambile, loko sekube ngubona bufakazi. Nalokuba ngumkhehlekhehle kwami kuya ngekuya kuyandza kumelana nami.
“Umuntfu ute yini umsebenti lomatima lapha emhlabeni? Khona emalanga akhe akanjengawo yini emuntfu locashiwe?
Nkulunkulu utangiva, angiphindzisele kubo, yena lokhona phakadze. Cabanga. Labantfu abaphendvuki, abamesabi ngisho naNkulunkulu.
“Mowabi abesaphumulile kusukela kwasebusheni bakhe, njengeliwayini lelisele emashiceni, lingakatfululwa kuloludziwo lafakwa kulolwa; akakayi ekudzingisweni. Ngako usanambitseka njengobe abenjalo, neliphunga lakhe alikagucuki.”
“Ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyakuyiphenya ngetibane iJerusalema, ngijezise labo labatesutsisako, labafanana neliwayini lelisele emashiceni alo, bacabange batsi: ‘Simakadze angeke ente lutfo, loluhle nome lolubi.’
Ngahamba ngiphelele, kodvwa Simakadze ungibuyise mahhala. Pho, nisangibitelani kutsi nginguNawomi, kantsi Simakadze ungihlanekele, wangiletsela kuhlupheka?”