Ingilosi yachubeka yatsi kuye: “Ase ubuke nje, sewukhulelwe, utawutala indvodzana uyetse libito utsi ngu-Ishmayeli, ngobe Simakadze ukuvile kuhlupheka kwakho.
Eksodusi 2:23 - Siswati 1996 Bible Emvakweminyaka leminyenti Faro waseGibhithe wafa. Ema-Israyeli abubula ngalokugcilatwa kwawo, akhala kuNkulunkulu acela lusito. Kukhala kwawo kwenyuka kwefika kuNkulunkulu. |
Ingilosi yachubeka yatsi kuye: “Ase ubuke nje, sewukhulelwe, utawutala indvodzana uyetse libito utsi ngu-Ishmayeli, ngobe Simakadze ukuvile kuhlupheka kwakho.
Simakadze watsi kuye: “Wenteni? Livi lengati yemnakenu liyakhala kimi, lisemhlabatsini.
“Wakubona kuhlupheka kwabokhokho betfu eGibhithe; wakuva kukhala kwabo eLwandle Lolubovu.
“Bantfu bakhala bumayemaye ngaphansi kwemtfwalo wekucindzetelwa, bancusa kukhululwa kuwo umkhono walabanemandla.
Ungabufihli buso bakho kimi, ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwami! Beka indlebe yakho kimi; usheshe ungiphendvule njalo nje nangikhala kuwe.
Simakadze-ke yena utsi: “Njengobe timphuya setichwagiwe, nanjengobe tihlupheki timpintjekile, ngitakuta ngimephule lowo lofuna lusito, bese ngimbeka endzaweni lengenangoti.”
Ngakhala kuSimakadze ngisekudzangaleni kwami, ngacela lusito kuNkulunkulu wami. Waliva livi lami asendlini yakhe, kuncusa kwami, nekukhala kwami, nekuthandaza kwami kwangena etindlebeni takhe.
imphilo yawo ayenta yababa ngekuwagcilata kamatima: awabhucisa ludzaka, awafolomisa netitini, awentisa yonkhe inhlobo yemisebenti yasemasimini. Kuko konkhe labekwenta emaGibhithe asebentisa ema-Israyeli kamatima.
Mosi asekaMidiyani, Simakadze abeke wakhuluma watsi: “Ncandzeka ubuyele eGibhithe, ngobe bonkhe labo bebafuna kukubulala sebafile.”
Ngikuvile, futsi, kububula nekukhala kwesive sami ema-Israyeli lagcilatwe ngemaGibhithe; ngisikhumbulile sivumelwane sami.
Mosi wawatjela loko ema-Israyeli, kodvwa akazange amlalele, ngobe umoya wawo wawephulwe sihluku nekugcilatwa kwawo.
Mosi abesaneminyaka lengema-80, kantsi Aroni abesaneminyaka lengema-83, nabakhulumisana naFaro.
Kuyawuba tibonakaliso letikhumbuta ngaSimakadze longuSomandla eveni laseGibhithe. Nase bakhala kuSimakadze ngenca yebacindzeteli babo, uyawubatfumelela umsindzisi nemvikeli, yena loyawufike abephule.
Phela, sivini saSimakadze longuSomandla yindlu yaka-Israyeli, kantsi sive sakaJuda sona sititfombo tekujabula kwakhe. Abebheke umtsetfocotfo, kodvwa wakhandza kucitfwa kwengati, wabheka kulunga, kodvwa weva kukhala kwelusizi.
kodvwa satsi kube sikhale kuSimakadze, wakuva kukhala kwetfu wase utfumela ingilosi, wasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe. “Nyalo-ke sesilapha eKhadeshi, edolobhaneni lelisemnyeleni welive lakho.
“Ngemuva kweminyaka lengema-40, ingilosi yatibonakalisa kuMosi isemalangabini esihlahla lesasivutsa ehlane madvutane neNtsaba yaseSinayi.
Uyakumkhokhela wonkhe umholo wakhe onkhe emalanga lingakashoni lilanga, ngobe phela weswele, naye wetsembe kusebentisa wona. Ngaphandle kwaloko uyawukhala ngawe kuSimakadze, bese uba nelicala lesono.
Ase nibuke la, emaholo etisebenti letavuna emasimi enu leniwagodlile ayanimangalela anilahle ngelicala; nekukhala kwebavuni sekungenile etindlebeni teNkhosi Sebawothi.
Jabini abenetincola tensimbi letatingema-900; wabusa sive sema-Israyeli ngelulaka nangesihluku iminyaka lengema-20. Ema-Israyeli akhala acela lusito kuSimakadze.
“Watsi kube Jakobe efike eGibhithe, boyihlomkhulu bakhala kuSimakadze bacela lusito; Simakadze watfumela boMosi na-Aroni labangubona bakhuphula boyihlomkhulu, babakhipha eGibhithe, babahola, babaletsa kulendzawo.
“Kusasa ngaso lesikhatsi ngitakutfumelela indvodza lephuma eveni lakaBhenjamini. Uboyigcoba ibe ngumholi etikwesive sami sema-Israyeli. Utawukhulula bantfu bami esandleni semaFilisti. Labantfu bami sengibabukile, nekukhala kwabo sekufikile kimi.”