Sive sami, ema-Israyeli, ngitasentela indzawo lenhle, ngisihlanyele khona kuze sibe nelikhaya laso, singaphindzi sikhatsateke. Bantfu lababi bangeke baphindze basihluphe sive njengobe bebenta ekucaleni,
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Sive sami, ema-Israyeli, ngitasentela indzawo lenhle, ngisihlanyele khona kuze sibe nelikhaya laso, singaphindzi sikhatsateke. Bantfu lababi bangeke baphindze basihluphe sive njengobe bebenta ekucaleni,
ngempela sengikwakhele lithempeli lelihle kakhulu, indzawo yakho lapho kutabohlala wena khona phakadze naphakadze.”
“Ngimi loyibekile inkhosi eSiyoni, inkhosi lengiyikhetsile ngiyibeke eSiyoni, intsaba yami lengcwele.”
Nguwe lowacitsa tive ngesandla sakho, wahlanyela bokhokho eveni lato; tive watidvungulula, wahlumisa bobabe betfu.
Wena ntsaba leneticongo letinyenti, uyibukelani ngeliso lelibi lemona, lentsaba lekhetfwe nguNkulunkulu, watsandza kutsi ibe likhaya lakhe? Simakadze uyawuhlala kulo kuze kube phakadze.
wona lowo mvini lowawuhlanyela ngesandla sakho sangesekudla, naleligala lotikhulisele lona.
“Sive sakho losisindzisile uyawusihola ngemusa; yebo, uyawusicondzisa ngemandla akho, usimikise endzaweni yakho lengcwele.
“Ngitawutfumela ingilosi ihambe ngembili kwenu inilondvolote nisahamba, inifikise endzaweni lenginilungiselele yona.
Hamba-ke uyewuhola labantfu ubayise kulendzawo lengikhulume ngayo kuwe, ingilosi yami itawuhamba embikwakho. Kodvwa siyeta sikhatsi lapho ngitawubajezisa ngenca yekona kwabo.”
Bengikuhlanyele njengemvini welikhetselo, weluhlobo lolucinile nalolwetsembekile. Pho, ungigucukele kanjani lokutsi bese uba ngumvini lokhohlakele longewesiganga?
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Ngiyawutsi nangibabuyisa ekutfunjweni, bantfu labaseveni lakaJuda nasemadolobheni akhona bayawuphindze basebentise nankha emagama batsi: ‘Simakadze akakubusise, awu wenandlu yekulunga, awu wena ntsaba lengcwele.’
Ngiyawujabula kubentela lokuhle, ngempela ngiyawubahlanyela kulelive ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wami.
Ngiyawukwenta sivumelwane sekuthula nabo, siyawuba sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawubahlalisa kahle batinte, ngibente bandze, ngibeke indzawo yami lengcwele emkhatsini wabo phakadze naphakadze.
Ngulapho-ke tive tiyawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngenta Israyeli kutsi abe ngcwele, ngesikhatsi indzawo yami lengcwele iyawuba kubo phakadze naphakadze.’ ”
Bayakubitela tive entsabeni yabo banikele khona lapho imihlatjelo yekulunga; batitapele enaleni yetilwandle nasemnotfweni lofihlwe esihlabatsini.”
Nangabe lelive lenilidlile lingcolile, yewelani nite ngalapha eveni laSimakadze, lapho kume khona lithende laSimakadze, nehlukaniselane natsi lelive. Kodvwa ningacali nihlubuke Simakadze nome tsine ngekutakhela lelinye lilati, ngaphandle kwalelilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.