17 Lapho-ke ngulapho lababi bayekela khona budlova, nalabakhatsatekile lapho bayaphumula.
“Ngifisa shangatsi ungangifihla ethuneni, ungibhacise khona kuze kwendlule intfukutselo yakho! Nawungamane nje ungincumele sikhatsi, ungikhumbule!
Litakwehla yini liye emasangweni ekufa? Sitakwehlela elutfulini kanyekanye yini?”
Nome lokungenani-ke angifihlwanga ngani emhlabatsini njengeluswane lolutelwe lufile, ngibe njengeluswane lolungazange selukubone kukhanya kwelilanga?
Lapho netiboshwa titfola kuthula, atisaliva ngisho neliphimbo lalabacindzetelako.
Ngakhandza kutsi labafile bayajabula; labo lasebalala bancono kunalaba labaphilako.
Kubo lutsandvo, nenzondo, nemona sekwaphela, bangeke baphindze babe nesabelo kuko konkhe lokwentiwako lapha emhlabeni.
Ningabesabi lababulala umtimba kodvwa babe bangeke bawubulale umphefumulo; lokungenani, mesabeni Yena, lokwati kubulala umtimba nemphefumulo kokubili esihogweni.
“Ngiyanitjela, tihlobo tami, ngitsi: Ningabesabi labo lababulala umtimba kodvwa bangenamandla ekwenta lokubi lokungetulu kwaloko.
Ngako-ke asikhutsalele kungena kuloko kuphumula, kubete lowehluleka ngenca yekungalaleli njengabo.
Ngako-ke kuphumula kweliSabatha kusabasalele bantfu baNkulunkulu.
Lendvodza lelungile lebeyihlala emkhatsini wabo, onkhe emalanga beyidzatjukiswa kuva nekubona tento tabo letimbi tekungamesabi Nkulunkulu, umphefumulo wayo lolungile weva buhlungu.
Ngase ngiva livi ezulwini litsi: “Bhala naku: Babusisiwe labafile bafela eNkhosini kusukela kulesikhatsi.” Moya waphendvula watsi: “Babusisiwe ngempela! Bayawuphumula ekusebenteni kwabo kamatima, ngobe tento tabo tiyabalandzela.”
Simakadze utaninikela etandleni temaFilisti, wena kanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli. Kusasa wena kanye nemadvodzana akho nitawube senikanye nami lapha. Simakadze utawunikela ngisho nemphi yema-Israyeli etandleni temaFilisti.”