13 Noko wena utsi: ‘Nkulunkulu watini? Wehlulela akulobumnyama lobunjena yini?
Kute bumnyama lobumnyama kuye, kute nelitfunti lelimnyama, lapho benti balokubi bangabhaca khona.
Lomubi ucabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe utsi: “Nkulunkulu akanendzaba, akanaki, angeke abuke ngakimi kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”
Nome bengingatsi: “Bumnyama abungisibekele, kukhanya kugucuke kube busuku lobungitungeletile,”
Ngingayaphi ngisuke kuMoya wakho? Ngingashona kuphi ngibaleke ebusweni bakho?
Nabo phela, babhonsa ngemilomo yabo, emilonyeni yabo kunetinkemba ngobe batsi: “Ngubani losinakile?”
Badudana ngekwakha emacebo lamabi; bacebisana ngekubeka tingibe emasitseleni, bacabange batsi: “Ngubani longasibona?”
Sitsi: “Nkulunkulu angati kanjani? Kukhona yini lokwatiwa nguLosetikwako Konkhe?”
Maye kulabo labaya ematfunjini emhlaba, bayewufihla emasu abo, bawafihlele Simakadze, labentela imisebenti yabo ebumnyameni, bacabange batsi: “Ngubani nje losibonako? Ngubani loyawukwati?”
Ukhona yini longabhaca etindzaweni letisitsele, entele kutsi ngingamboni?” kusho Simakadze. “Angikaligcwalisi yini lizulu nemhlaba?” kusho Simakadze.
Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ubonile kambe kutsi bentani baholi bendlu yaka-Israyeli lapha entimeni, nguloyo endvumbeni yesithico sakhe? Batsi: ‘Simakadze akasiboni. Simakadze sewulishiyile lelive.’ ”
Wangiphendvula watsi: “Sono sendlu yaka-Israyeli neyakaJuda sikhulu ngalokwengcile; live seligobhota ingati, nelidolobha seligcwele kungabi namtsetfo. Batsi: ‘Simakadze ulikhohliwe lelive; Simakadze akaboni.’
Nome bangemba bashone phansi ekujuleni kwelithuna, nakhona lapho sandla sami siyawubakhipha. Nome bangekhwela benyukele etulu emazulwini, nakhona lapho ngiyawubehlisela phansi.
Nome bangatifihla esicongweni sentsaba iKhameli, nakhona lapho ngiyawubatingela ngize ngibabambe. Nome bangangibhacela ekujuleni kwelwandle, nakhona lapho ngiyawutfumela inyoka ibalume.
“Ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyakuyiphenya ngetibane iJerusalema, ngijezise labo labatesutsisako, labafanana neliwayini lelisele emashiceni alo, bacabange batsi: ‘Simakadze angeke ente lutfo, loluhle nome lolubi.’