Imisebenti lemangalisako yaSimakadze layentela Israyeli
1Bongani Simakadze,
nibite libito lakhe,
nimemetele tento takhe
emkhatsini wetive.
2Hlabelani kuye, nimdvumise,
nibalise ngetimangaliso takhe tonkhe.
3Tibongeni ngelibito lakhe lelingcwele,
atijabule tinhlitiyo talabafuna Simakadze.
4Funani kwati Simakadze nemandla akhe,
nifunisise buso bakhe
onkhe emalanga.
5Khumbulani timangaliso takhe latentile,
nikhumbule tibonakaliso takhe,
kanye netehlulelo temlomo wakhe,
6nine situkulwane sa-Abrahama,
inceku yakhe,
nine madvodzana aJakobe,
labakhetsiwe bakhe.
7Yena Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wetfu,
tehlulelo takhe tisemhlabeni wonkhe.
8Uyasikhumbula sivumelwane sakhe
phakadze naphakadze;
livi layala ngalo uyalikhumbula
titukulwane ngetitukulwane.
9Sivumelwane lasenta na-Abrahama,
nesifungo sakhe ku-Isaka,
10wasicinisa kuJakobe, saba ngumtsetfo,
ku-Israyeli saba sivumelwane saphakadze.
11Watsi: “Wena ngiyakupha live laseKhenani
leliyawuba sabelo lesilifa lakho.”
12Babesembalwa ngesibalo,
yebo, babeyingcosana,
batihambi kulelo live.
13Bazula bandzindza etiveni ngetive,
basuka kulomunye umbuso baya kulomunye,
14kodvwa akavumelanga muntfu
kutsi abahluphe,
ngenca yabo wajezisa ngisho emakhosi.
15Watsi: “Ningabatsintsi labagcotjiwe bami,
ningacali nilimate baphrofethi bami.”
16Watfumela indlala kulelo live,
kwaphela kudla, kati walala etiko.
17Watfuma indvodza yahamba kucala kunabo,
Josefa, lowatsengiswa waba sigcili.
18Tinyawo takhe batibopha ngetinketane,
naye lucobo lwakhe waboshwa ngetinsimbi,
19kwaze kwaba sikhatsi
lekwagcwaliseka ngaso livi lakhe,
nelivi laSimakadze lamvivinya
lamtfola kutsi ucinisile.
20Faro, inkhosi, watfumela kutsi akhululwe,
yebo, umbusi wetive wamkhulula.
21Wamenta waba sikhulu semuti wakhe,
waba ngundvunankhulu welive lonkhe,
22kuze acondzise tikhulu takhe;
nebaholi bakhe wabafundzisa kuhlakanipha.
23Israyeli wase uyefika eGibhithe,
Jakobe wakhonta eveni lakaHhamu.
24Simakadze wasandzisa kakhulu sive sakhe,
wasenta sandza saba nemandla kunetitsa taso.
25Wayigucula inhlitiyo yebaseGibhithe,
kuze itondze bantfu bakhe,
babaphatsa ngebucili.
26Watfumela Mosi, inceku yakhe,
wahamba na-Aroni labekhetfwe nguSimakadze.
27Benta tibonakaliso taSimakadze
emkhatsini wabo,
netimangaliso eveni lakaHhamu.
28Watfumela bumnyama,
wenta live laba mnyama,
kepha bemelana nemavi akhe.
29Wagucula emanti abo aba yingati,
wabhubhisa tinhlanti tabo.
30Live labo lanyakatela tigogodvolo,
taphetfuka ngisho nasemakamelweni emakhosi.
31Wakhuluma,
kwavela emabulo etibawu,
kanye netimphungane eveni labo lonkhe.
32Wabapha sangcotfo,
saba yimvula yabo,
kwaklwebha imibane eveni labo lonkhe.
33Wavitsita imivini nemakhiwane abo,
washaya netihlahla eveni labo.
34Wakhuluma, kwavela sikhonyane,
kwavela inkhasa lengeke ibaleke,
35kwadla yonkhe intfo lemilako eveni,
kwacedza sitselo semhlaba emasimini abo.
36Wabulala onkhe ematubulo abo eveni,
lababetibone ngawo kutsi sebakhulile.
37Wase uyabakhipha baka-Israyeli eGibhithe,
bahamba sebanesiliva negolide;
kute nome munye lowawa emindenini yabo.
38EmaGibhithe ajabula ekuphumeni kwabo
ngobe abesafile kubesaba.
39Wendlala lifu,
laba ngumpheme wekubambonya,
wabentela umlilo wekubakhanyisela ebusuku.
40Bacela, wabapha tigwaca,
wabesutsisa ngesinkhwa lesivela ezulwini.
41Wavula lidvwala,
kwampompota emanti,
ageleta ehlane njengemfula.
42Ngobe wakhumbula livi lakhe lelingcwele,
lalikhuluma ku-Abrahama, inceku yakhe.
43Wase ukhipha sive sakhe ngenjabulo,
labakhetsiwe bakhe bahamba ngekutfokota.
44Wabapha emave ebetive,
badla lifa lelititfukutfuku tebetive,
45kuze bacaphele timiso takhe,
bagcine imitsetfo yakhe.
Haleluya, dvumisani Simakadze!