Konkhe loku kwenteka ngobe baka-Israyeli bona kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, labekabakhiphe eGibhithe, ngaphansi kwemandla aFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Besuka bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu,
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Konkhe loku kwenteka ngobe baka-Israyeli bona kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, labekabakhiphe eGibhithe, ngaphansi kwemandla aFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Besuka bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu,
Kodvwa usuke wahamba ngetindlela temakhosi aka-Israyeli, uholele sive semaJuda nesaseJerusalema ekutseni siphinge ngekukhonta tithico, njengobe kwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi. Futsi ujabhalate bomnakenu, bantfu bengati yeyihlo, emadvodza labencono kakhulu kunawe.
Batingcolisa ngetintfo lababetenta, bangete betsembeka kuNkulunkulu, bafana netiphingi.
Bakhuluma elugodvweni batsi: ‘Wena ungubabe wami,’ nasetjeni bakhulume batsi: ‘Wena wangitala.’ Bangifulatsele, bafihla buso babo kimi, kodvwa batsi nase bahluphekile bese batsi: ‘Kota utesisindzisa!’
“Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseSamariya ngayibona lentfo leyenyanyekako: Babephrofetha egameni laBhali, bedukisa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli.
“ ‘Nikhuluma nitsi: “Sifuna kuba njengaletinye tive natsi, sibe njengetive temhlaba letikhonta tigodvo nematje.” Kodvwa loko leninako engcondvweni kungeke kuze kwenteke.’ ”
Ngobe inkhosi yaseBhabhulona itakuma lapho lomgwaco wehlukana khona, esiphambanweni semigwaco lemibili, bese iyaphengula: Itakwenta inkatho ngemicibisholo, ibute etithicweni tayo, ihlole nasesibindzini sesilwane.
I-Asiriya ngeke isisindzise; singeke siwagibele emahhashi emphi. Singeke siphindze sisho futsi, sitsi: ‘Bonkulunkulu betfu’ kuloko lokwakhiwa tandla tetfu, ngobe kuwe wena wedvwa tintsandzane letite boyise titfola sihawu.”
“Tento tabo atibavumeli kutsi babuyele kuNkulunkulu wabo. Umoya webugwadla usetinhlitiyweni tabo, abamhloniphi Simakadze.
Ngibone intfo leyesabekako endlini yaka-Israyeli: Efrayimu utinikele ebugwadleni na-Israyeli sewaba ngulongcolile.
Awu, Israyeli, ungajabuli; ungatsakasi njengaletinye tive. Ngobe nine aniketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wenu. Nitsandza inkhokhelo yebugwadla bekukhonta tithico; nifuna kukhokhelwa kuwo onkhe emabala ekubhulela kolo.
Kufanele bangasakuphindzi kunikela imihlatjelo yabo kuletithico letisatimbuti, labaphinga nato. Loku kutawuba ngumtsetfo wetitukulwane ngetitukulwane.’
ngiyawubufulatselisa buso bami kulowo muntfu kanye nasemndenini wakhe kanye nakulabo labamlandzelako ngekugwadla nekuphinga kwakhe naMoloki, angihlubuka.
Lesive sifuna luhlobo lwebaphrofethi labaphrofetha emanga nenkhohliso, batsi: ‘Ngiphrofetha kutsi liwayini netjwala kuyawuba ngimifula yenu yekunatsa.’
Nako kulowo muntfu losho esigodvweni atsi: ‘Phila!’ nome etjeni lelingenamphilo atsi: ‘Vuka!’ Lingasinika yini seluleko? Lembeswe ngegolide nangesiliva, kute umphefumulo kulo.
Niyawutsi nanitibuka letimvakaza, bese nikhumbula yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze, niyilalele, khona ningetiwuba tingwadla ngekudvonswa tinkhanuko tetinhlitiyo tenu netemehlo enu.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Wena sewutawuhamba uyewuphumula nabokhokho bakho, emvakwekufa kwakho lesive siyawugwadla nabonkulunkulu betive takulelo live lesiyawungena kulo. Siyawungishiya, sephule nesivumelwane lengasenta naso.
Lamadvodza atsi kuye: “Sicela mane usibutele kuNkulunkulu kutsi kungabe luhambo lwetfu lutawuphumelela kahle yini.”