23 Angabenta bativele kuphumula lokuphephile, kodvwa emehlo akhe abuka tindlela tabo.
Kantsi wena ubuka ngemehlo enyama yini? Kantsi nawe ubuka njengobe kubona umuntfu wemhlaba yini?
Ngempela uyabati bantfu labangemacili, kantsi futsi nakabona lokubi, akakutsatseli yini tinyatselo?
Emakhaya etigebengu akaphazanyiswa lutfo, nalabo labacunula Nkulunkulu baphephile, yebo, labo labaphetse nkulunkulu wabo ngetandla tabo.
Akatiboni yini tindlela tami, abale tonkhe tinyatselo tami?
“Emehlo akhe abuka kuhamba kwemuntfu njalo, ubona tonkhe tinyatselo takhe.
Lomubi uyaphumelela etindleleni takhe tonkhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Tehlulelo taNkulunkulu tiphakamele khashane kulomubi, yebo, lomubi uchoshela titsa takhe.
Ngigcina timiso takho nemiyalo yakho, ngobe tonkhe tindlela tami tisembikwakho.
Emehlo aSimakadze abuka yonkhe indzawo, abone bonkhe bantfu labalungile nalabangakalungi.
Tindlela temuntfu tisemehlweni aSimakadze, tonkhe tindlela umuntfu lahamba ngato uyatigadzisisa.
Nawubona lophuyile acindzetelwe endzaweni letsite, asemukwe emalungelo akhe nekwehlulelwa ngebucotfo, kungakumangalisi loko. Lowo nalowo lophetse unemuntfu longetulu kwakhe, kantsi nalowo longetulu kwakhe unemuntfu longetulu kwabo bonkhe.
Ngenca yekutsi sigwebo sentfo lembi siyephuta kukhishwa, tinhlitiyo tebantfu setihlosa kwenta bubi ngesibindzi.
Ngulowo nalowo uyatikhalela atsi: “Wotani, ngitalilandza liwayini! Asinatseni tjwala njengekutsandza kwetfu! Likusasa nalo litawuba njengalamuhla, nome-ke libe ncono kakhulu!”
Simakadze loludvumo lwaka-Israyeli utifunge yena, watsi: “Ngingeke ngikukhohlwe nakunye kwalabakwentile.
Nome bangemba bashone phansi ekujuleni kwelithuna, nakhona lapho sandla sami siyawubakhipha. Nome bangekhwela benyukele etulu emazulwini, nakhona lapho ngiyawubehlisela phansi.
Emehlo akho ahlanteke kakhulu kutsi angabuka bubi; ungeke ukubeketelele kuhlushwa kwalabacindzetelwe. Manje-ke ubabeketelelani laba labambulutako? Ubindzeleni ngesikhatsi lababi bamita labo labalunge kwengca bona?
kodvwa nangabe lesisebenti sicabange satsi: ‘Inkhosi yami isalibele,’ bese sishaya tonkhe letinye tisebenti, letidvuna naletisikati, sihlaphate kudla, sinatse sidzakwe,
Ngesikhatsi bantfu batsi: “Kunekuthula nenhlalakahle,” ngekushesha lokukhulu kubhujiswa kuyawubatuma njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka; futsi kute loyawusindza.
Bantfwabakhe ngiyawubashaya bafe. Onkhe emabandla ayawukwati kutsi nginguye lophenyisisa ingcondvo nenhlitiyo. Ngulowo nalowo emkhatsini wenu ngiyawumnika njengekwemisebenti yakhe.