Nkulunkulu watsi kuNowa: “Sengincume kutsi ngibacedze bonkhe bantfu; ngobe umhlaba ugcwele budlova ngenca yabo. Ngitawubabhubhisa, ngibesuse bonkhe emhlabeni.
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Nkulunkulu watsi kuNowa: “Sengincume kutsi ngibacedze bonkhe bantfu; ngobe umhlaba ugcwele budlova ngenca yabo. Ngitawubabhubhisa, ngibesuse bonkhe emhlabeni.
Watsi wena: ‘Ngiyawuchubeka ngibe yindlovukazi kokuphela,’ kodvwa awuzange uticaphele letintfo nome sewubone loko lokungahle kwenteke.
Ngitabashayanisa lomunye kulomunye, boyise nemadvodzana ngalokufananako, kusho Simakadze. Ngingeke ngisivumele sihe nome sihawu nome luvelo kutsi kungivimbele ngingababhubhisi.’ ”
Kodvwa-ke labo labanetinhlitiyo letitinikele etitfombeni letingemanyala nakuto tithico letinengekako, ngiyakwehlisela etikwetinhloko tabo loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Ngiyawukugweba ngesijeziso sebafati labagwadlako nalabacitsa ingati; ngiyakwehlisela etikwakho imphindziselo yengati ngekwelulaka lwami nangekwentfukutselo yesikhwele sami.
“ ‘Njengobe awuzange uwakhumbule emalanga ebusha bakho, kodvwa wangitfukutselisa ngato tonkhe letintfo, ngempela ngiyawukwehlisela etikwenhloko yakho loku lokwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Awukabengeti nje lobugwababane bakho kuto tonkhe letindlela takho letinengekako?’ ”
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitakuphatsa ngendlela lekufanele ngikuphatse ngayo, ngobe usedzelele sifungo sami ngekutsi wephule lesivumelwane.
“Ngako-ke, awu, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, ngiyawukwehlulela, ngulowo nalowo ngekwetindlela takhe, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Phendvukani! Gucukani kuto tonkhe tiphambuko tenu; khona-ke sono senu ngeke sibe kufa kwenu.
“ ‘Awu, mbusi waka-Israyeli, wena lohlambalatako nalokhohlakele, wena lolilanga lakhe selifikile, nalosikhatsi sakhe sekujeziswa sesifikile,
Ngako-ke ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngibagwinye ngentfukutselo yami levutsako, ngikwehlisele etinhloko tabo konkhe loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
“ ‘Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile. Sikhatsi sami sesifikile sekutsi ngikwente. Ngingeke ngisatibamba; ngingeke ngisaba nesihawu, futsi nenhlitiyo yami ingeke isabohla. Uyakwehlulelwa ngangekutiphatsa kwakho nangekwetento takho, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Noko, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Indlela yaSimakadze ayikalungi.’ Kodvwa ngulowo nalowo wenu ngiyakumehlulela ngekwetindlela takhe.”
Ngabahlakatela emkhatsini wetive, basakateka emaveni ngemave; ngabehlulela ngangekwekutiphatsa kwabo, nangangekwenta kwabo.
Incenye yesitsatfu yebantfu bakho, Jerusalema, itakufa ngesifo lesibulalanako, nome ibhujiswe yindlala ngekhatsi kwakho; incenye yesitsatfu itakufa ngenkemba ngaphandle kwetibondza takho; kutsi lenye incenye yesitsatfu isakateleke emimoyeni, ngiyicoshe ngenkemba leyeluliwe.
“Intfukutselo yami-ke iyakube seyiyaphela, nelulaka lwami kubo lubohle, ngikhipheleke sibhongo. Ngiyawutsi nase ngilukhiphele kubo lulaka lwami, bayawukwati kutsi mine Simakadze sengikhulumile ngenshisekelo yami.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, eveni laka-Israyeli, itsi: Kuphela! Kuphela sekufikile emagumbini omane elive.
Inkhosi iyawulila, sikhulu sembatse kujabha, netandla tebantfu eveni tiyawuchachatela. Ngiyawubaphatsa njengalokufanele kutiphatsa kwabo, ngibehlulele njengekwemitsetfo yabo. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
Angiyikukubuka ngesihawu, nome ngikushiye, ngempela ngiyakukubuyisela njengekutiphatsa kwakho nangaletinengiso letisemkhatsini wenu. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Ngako ngingeke ngibabuke ngemehlo esihawu, futsi ngeke ngibayekele, kodvwa ngiyakwehlisela etinhloko tabo loko labakwentile.”
Simakadze wase uyangibuta utsi: “Ubonani, ye Amose?” Ngamphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona libhasikidi lelinetitselo letivutsiwe.” Simakadze wase ukhuluma kimi utsi: “Sikhatsi sesive sami saka-Israyeli sesiphelile, ngingeke ngisasicolela.”