Kuhlantwa esonweni
1“Ngalelo langa umtfombo uyawuvulekela indlu yakaDavide kanye nalabo labahlala eJerusalema, kutsi utewubahlanta esonweni nasekungcoleni.
2“Ngalelo langa ngiyakuwadzingisa emabito etithico kulelive, futsi tingeke tiphindze tikhunjulwe. Baphrofethi nemoya wekungahlanteki kokubili, ngiyawukususa eveni,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. 3“Nangabe kukhona losachubeka nekuphrofetha, uyise nenina, labamtalako, bayakutsi kuye: ‘Wena kufanele ufe, ngobe ukhulume emanga egameni laSimakadze;’ nasaphrofetha, batali bakhe bayawumgwaza.
4“Ngalelo langa ngulowo nalowo mphrofethi uyawuba nemahloni ngembono wakhe. Angeke aphindze ayembatse ingubo yeboya yebuphrofethi kuze atekukhohlisa. 5Uyakutsi: ‘Angisiye umphrofethi, ngingumlimi; kusukela ebusheni bami seloku ngisebentana nemhlaba.’ 6Nangabe abutwa ngumuntfu, atsi: ‘Pho, lamanceba lasemtimbeni wakho ngewani?’ uyawuphendvula atsi: ‘Lamanceba ngawatfola endlini yebangani bami.’ ”
Kubulawa kwemelusi, kuhlakateka kwetimvu
7“Awu nkemba,
vuka umelane nemelusi wami,
umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,”
kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Shaya umelusi umbulale,
timvu tiyawuhlakateka.
Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane,
ngimelane nato.”
8Simakadze utsi: “Eveni lonkhe
tincenye letimbili kulokutsatfu kuyawushaywa kubhujiswe;
noko incenye yesitsatfu iyawusala kulo.
9Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni,
ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide.
Bayakulibita Libito lami,
bese mine ngiyabaphendvula;
ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’
nabo batsi:
‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
