Batsi nabefika endlini yaSimakadze eJerusalema, labanye baholi bemindeni bakhipha iminikelo yesihle ekwakhiweni kabusha kwendlu yaSimakadze lapho yayime khona.
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Batsi nabefika endlini yaSimakadze eJerusalema, labanye baholi bemindeni bakhipha iminikelo yesihle ekwakhiweni kabusha kwendlu yaSimakadze lapho yayime khona.
Ezra wefika aphuma eBhabhulona. Ezra abeyingcweti kutemtsetfo waMosi, lowawumiswe nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Inkhosi yayimnike konkhe labekucelile, ngobe sandla saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe sasisetikwakhe.
“Kodvwa nyalo, Nkulunkulu wetfu, singatsini nje emvakwaloku? Ngobe phela sesiyephulile imiyalo yakho,
Ngakhuluma kubo ngatsi: “Kambe niyayibona yini lenhlupheko lesikuyo ngekutsi iJerusalema ibhidlitwe nemasango ayo ashiswe ngemlilo? Wotani sitekwakha kabusha lubondza lweJerusalema kuze singabi nelihlazo.”
Bala kulalela, abazange bakhumbule timangaliso lewawutentile kubo. Bahlubuka baba netinhloko letilukhuni, baze ngekutiphakamisa kwabo batikhetsela umholi wabo labetabahola ababuyisele ebugcilini babo. Kodvwa wena unguNkulunkulu lotsetselelako, nalonemusa, nesihawu, lowephutako kutfukutsela ugcwele lutsandvo. Ngako awuzange ubalahle,
Nome sengitungeletwe tinhlupheko, wena, Simakadze, uyayiphephisa imphilo yami, ungivikele elulakeni lwetitsa tami, unginyomule ngesandla sakho sekudla.
Kuyawutsi ngalelo langa Simakadze layawukuphumuta ngalo, wena Israyeli, ekuhluphekeni kwakho, nasekukhatsatekeni, nasebugcilini lobunesihluku,
Wasimba wesusa onkhe ematje kuso, wahlanyela kuso imivini yelikhetselo. Wakha umbhoshongo wekulindza ekhatsi kuso, wacopha nesikhamo seliwayini edvwaleni. Abetsembe kutsi sitawutsela emagelebisi lamahle, kodvwa satsela emagelebisi esiganga lamunyu.
Manje-ke senginitjela kutsi ngitakwentani kulesivini sami: Ngitawususa lolutsango lwaso, lesivini sibhujiswe, ngitawuhhihlita nalolubondza lwaso, sinyatselwe phansi.
Bayawutakha kabusha tindzala takadzeni, bativusetele tindzawo letabhidlitwa kadzenidzeni; bayawuvusa kabusha emadolobha lahhihlitwa, labhidlitwa etitukulwaneni tasendvulo.
“Ngako-ke tsani: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nome ngibatfumele khashane emkhatsini wetive, ngabasakatela emaveni, noko kwesikhashana bengiyindzawo yabo lengcwele kulawo mave lapho bebakhona khona.’
“Yati loku ukucondzisise: Kusukela ekumisweni kwesimiso sekutsi kubuye kuvuswe kabusha iJerusalema yakhiwe, kuze kufike umbusi Logcotjiwe, kuyawuba netikhatsi letisikhombisa netikhatsi letingema-62. Iyakwakhiwa kabusha netitaladi tayo, kumbiwe nemsele wayo, kodvwa kuyawube sekutikhatsi tenhlupheko.
“Benilindzele sivuno lesikhulu, kodvwa navuna kuncane. Loko lenikubuyise ekhaya ngikuphuphutsile, kwahamba. Leni?” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Ngenca yendlu yami lesolomane ihleti itindzala, ngalesikhatsi lapho kungulowo nalowo wenu aphishaneke ngeyakhe indlu.
Mine matfupha ngiyawuba lubondza lwemlilo loluyitungeleta luyivikele, ngibe yinkhatimulo yayo ngekhatsi kwayo,’ kusho Simakadze.”