32 Ngifundzise loko lengingeke ngikubone, nangabe ngonile, ngingeke ngisaphindza ngone.’
Juda watibona letimphahla kutsi takhe wase utsi: “Akanacala lomakoti. Ngimi lengingawufezanga umsebenti wami ngekutsi ngimnike indvodzana yami Shela.” Juda akazange aphindze alale naye futsi.
Ngitawutsi kuNkulunkulu: Ungangilahli, kodvwa ngitjele kutsi cala lini longibeka lona.
Uyabe sewuya kubantfu, afike atsi: ‘Ngonile, ngagwegwisa loko lobekulungile, kodvwa angikakutfoli loko lebengikufanele.
“Ake ngitsi nje umuntfu utsi kuNkulunkulu: ‘Nginelicala, kodvwa ngingeke ngiphindze ngone.
losifundzisa lokunyenti tsine kunetilwane temhlaba, asente sihlakaniphe kakhulu kunetinyoni letindiza emoyeni?’
Ngubani nje longabona tiphosiso takhe? Simakadze, ngikhulule etonweni letifihlekile.
Ngijubele ekwenteni tono ngemabomu, ungativumeli kutsi tingibuse; khona-ke ngiyawuphelela, bese ngibate licala esiphambukweni lesikhulu.
Simakadze utsi: “Mine ngiyawukufundzisa ngikukhombise indlela lofanele kuhamba ngayo, ngikweluleke, liso lami lingesuki kuwe.
Umuntfu lofihla tono takhe angeke aphumelele; kodvwa lotivumako atishiye uyawutfola umusa.
Ngibalalele kahle hle, kodvwa abakhulumi lokulungile. Kute namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe, atibute, atsi: “Ngenteni kantsi?” Ngulowo nalowo utihambela ngendlela yakhe njengelihhashi nalihlasela ekulweni.
Awu, Efrayimu, ngisenandzabani netithico? Ngiyawukuphendvula, ngikunakekele. Ngifanana nesihlahla lesiluhlata sesipheshula; kutsela kahle kwakho kuphuma kimi.”
Bhalamu wakhuluma kulengilosi yaSimakadze, watsi: “Ngonile, bengingaboni kutsi ume endleleni kutewuncandza mine. Nangabe-ke akukujabulisi lokuhamba kwami, ngitawuncandzeka.”
Khumulani umuntfu lomdzala wesimilo sakucala, lose onakala ngetinkhanuko tenkhohliso,