22 “Nkulunkulu uphakeme emandleni akhe, ngubani nje lofundzisa njengaye?
Wehlisa emakhosi lanemandla etihlalweni tawo, waphakamisa labedzelelekile.
Wonkhe umuntfu kufanele atitfobele ngenhlonipho tiphatsimandla tembuso, ngobe kute emandla embuso langaveli kuNkulunkulu, naleto tiphatsimandla letikhona tibekwe nguNkulunkulu.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wenu, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, longuyena anifundzisa kutsi ngukuphi lokuncono kunako konkhe kini, lonilayela indlela lekufanele nihambe ngayo.
“Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu Longetulu Kwako Konkhe wapha uyihlo Nebukhadnezari bukhosi, nebukhulu, neludvumo kanye nebukhatikhati.
Wena sewutawukhishwa emkhatsini webantfu, uyewuhlala emkhatsini wetilwane tesiganga; utawudla tjani njengetinkhomo. Kutakwendlula tikhatsi letisikhombisa kuwe, uze uvume kutsi Longetulu Kwako Konkhe wengamele yonkhe imibuso yebantfu, nekutsi uyinika nome ngubani umuntfu latsandza kumupha yona.”
Utawucoshwa emkhatsini webantfu, uhlale netilwane tesiganga; utawudla tjani njengetinkhomo, unetfwe ngematolo asezulwini. Kutakwendlula tikhatsi letisikhombisa kuwe, uze uvume kutsi Longetulu Kwako Konkhe wengamele imibuso yonkhe yebantfu, uyinika nome ngubani lowo latsandza kumupha yona.
Simakadze utsi: “Emalanga ayeta lapho khona ngiyakwakhelwa kabusha lelidolobha kusukela eMbhoshongweni waHananeli kuye eSangweni Lelikona.
“Bonkhe bantfu bakho bayawufundziswa nguSimakadze, inhlalakahle nekuthula kwebantfwana bakho kuyawuba kukhulu.
Simakadze uyephulile indvuku yalababi, yebo, uyephulile indvuku yebabusi,
Yebo, Simakadze! Ubusisiwe umuntfu loyalwa nguwe, afundziswe nguwe emtsetfweni wakho,
Nguye longumcondzisi wetive, pho, angeke ehlulele yini? Nguye lofundzisa lwati kubo bonkhe bantfu, pho, angabate kanjani lwati?
kodvwa nguNkulunkulu lowehlulelako, wehlisa lomunye aphakamise lomunye.
losifundzisa lokunyenti tsine kunetilwane temhlaba, asente sihlakaniphe kakhulu kunetinyoni letindiza emoyeni?’
Kubhaliwe kubaphrofethi kutsi: ‘Bonkhe bayawuba ngulabafundziswe nguNkulunkulu.’ Bonkhe labevile kuBabe, bafundza kuye, bayeta kimi.
“Ukhona yini umuntfu longafundzisa Nkulunkulu lwati? Ngobe yena wehlulela ngisho nalabangetulu kwabo bonkhe.
“Ligunya nekwesabeka kwaNkulunkulu losungula kuthula etulu emazulwini.
“Kodvwa ngiyakutjela ngitsi: Kuloku uyalahleka, ngobe Nkulunkulu mkhulu kunemuntfu.
Ngihambise ecinisweni lakho, ungifundzise, ngobe wena unguNkulunkulu wensindziso yami. Litsemba lami likuwe lonkhe lilanga.
Angikaphambuki emtsetfweni wakho, ngobe nguwe longifundzisile.