Jothamu wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Uziya ebentile, kodvwa yena akazange ashise imphepho ethempelini laSimakadze. Noko bantfu bachubeka ngetindlela tabo temonakalo.
Eksodusi 32:7 - Siswati 1996 Bible Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Ncandzeka wewuke, ngobe labantfu bakho lowabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe sebonakele. |
Jothamu wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Uziya ebentile, kodvwa yena akazange ashise imphepho ethempelini laSimakadze. Noko bantfu bachubeka ngetindlela tabo temonakalo.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Yewuka ulandze Aroni, ukhuphuke naye ete la; kodvwa ucaphele baphristi nebantfu bangawengci lomnyele kuta kimi, mine Simakadze, ngobe nabawengca, ngitabajezisa.”
Batsi kube bantfu babone kutsi Mosi sewutsetse sikhatsi lesidze angasehli entsabeni, babutsana ndzawonye beta ku-Aroni bakhuluma kuye batsi: “Kota, usentele nkulunkulu lotawuhamba embikwetfu, ngobe phela asati kutsi sekwente njani kulendvodza lenguMosi leyasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe.”
Kodvwa Mosi wancenga Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe watsi: “Hhawu Simakadze, lulaka lwakho lusivutselelani lesive sakho lowasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe ngesandla sakho lesinemandla lamakhulu?
Wawatsatsa wawancibilikisa, wase ubumba litfole lelidvuna legolide. Bantfu bamemeta batsi: “Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe!”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Tfutsa kulendzawo wena nebantfu lobakhiphe eveni laseGibhithe, niye eveni lengafunga ngetsembisa kulinika Abrahama, na-Isaka, na-Jakobe, ngatsi: ‘Lelive ngiyawulipha titukulwane tenu.’
Awu, sive lesonako, bantfu labasindvwa kona, nine ntalelwane yalabenta lokubi, bantfwana labasimilo sabo sonakele. Simakadze sebamshiyile; bamhlubukile Longcwele waka-Israyeli, bagucuka bamfulatsela.
“Tikhatsi letingema-70 timiselwe bantfu bakini, nelidolobha lakini kutsi bayekele kona nekwephula imitsetfo, bacedze tono, bahlawulele bubi, bangenise kulunga kwaphakadze, kuciniselwe umbono netiphrofetho, kugcotjwe lowo Longcwelengcwele.
Bonakele ngalokujulile njengasetikhatsini taseGibeya. Nkulunkulu uyawubukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.
Ngobe ngiyati kutsi emvakwekufa kwami nakanjani niyawuba babi kakhulu, nize niphambuke nakulendlela lenginiyale kutsi nihambe ngayo. Kulamalanga letako, nitakwehlelwa tigemegeme letimbi, ngobe niyakwenta bubi embikwaSimakadze nimtfukutselise ngaloko tandla tenu letikwentile.”
Bonile kuye, batindlisamahloni. Ngako-ke abasesibo bantfwana bakhe, kodvwa situkulwane lesesigwegwile, nalesintsamo yaso ishwilekile.
Caphelani ningoni ngekutentela tithico letibatiwe, titfombe nome taluphi luhlobo lwendvodza nome lwemfati,
“Simakadze wangitjela watsi: ‘Yewuka ngekushesha, ngobe labantfu bakho lowabakhipha eGibhithe sebonakele. Sebahlubuke ngekushesha kuloko lengabayala ngako, futsi sebatibumbele sithico.’
Naluvusa lulaka lwaSimakadze eHorebe, naluvusa waze watfukutsela wafuna kunibhubhisa anicedze nonkhe.
Kodvwa kwakutsi nje sikhulu singafa, bantfu babuyele etindleleni tabo letimbi kakhulu kunetaboyise, balandzele labanye bonkulunkulu, babakhonte, bakhotsame kubo. Bala kwehlukana netindlela tabo letimbi, nemikhuba yabo, nenkhani yabo.