gezani, nibe ngulabahlantekile. Susani tento tenu letimbi embikwami! Yekelani kwenta lokubi,
Simakadze abebayalile baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda ngabo bonkhe baphrofethi nebaboniswa bakhe, watsi: “Phendvukani etindleleni tenu letimbi. Nakekelani imiyalo yami netimiso tami, mayelana nawo wonkhe umtsetfo lengayala ngawo boyihlomkhulu kutsi bawulalele, nalengawetfula kini ngetinceku tami baphrofethi.”
Yebo, Simakadze, ngigeza tandla tami, ngingenacala, ngihambahamba ngaselatini lakho,
Khwesha kulokubi wente lokuhle; funisisa kuthula, ukubambisise.
Khwesha ebubini, wente lokuhle; uhlale uphila njalonjalo.
Ngigezisise ebubini bami, ngihlambulule esonweni sami.
Kwenta kulunga nekungakhetsi kumjabulisa kakhulu Simakadze kunekumentela iminikelo yemihlatjelo.
Ungajikeli ngesekudla nome ngesancele, lunyawo lwakho ungalubeki ebubini.
Sukani, sukani, niphume eBhabhulona! Ningatsintsi lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo! Phumani kulelo dolobha, nitihlambulule nibe msulwa, nine leniphatsa titja taSimakadze.
“Manje-ke khuluma kulabantfu bakaJuda nakulabo labakhile eJerusalema, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Bukani la, ngilungiselela kunehlisela inhlekelele, nginibumbele luzungu. Ngako-ke phendvukani etindleleni tenu letimbi, ngulowo nalowo wenu aphendvuke, nitigucule tindlela tenu netento tenu.’
Batsi: “Gucukani nyalo, ngulowo nalowo kini, niyiyekele imihambo yenu lemibi kanye netento tenu letimbi, khona nitewuhlala kulelive Simakadze lanipha lona nine naboyihlomkhulu phakadze naphakadze.
Mhlawumbe bayawulalela, kube ngulowo nalowo aphendvuke endleleni yakhe lembi. Ngiyawube sengiyagucuka ngingabe ngisabehlisela lenhlekelele lebese ngitilungiselele kuyehlisela kubo ngenca yebubi lababentile.
Ngatfumela kini tonkhe tinceku tami baphrofethi emaphindzephindze. Babetsi: “Ngulowo nalowo kini kufanele atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, nijikise imihambo yenu. Ningacali nilandzele labanye bonkulunkulu kutsi nibakhonte. Nanenta njalo-ke, niyawuhlala kulelive lengalipha nine naboyihlo.” Kodvwa anikanginaki, futsi anikangilaleli.
Maye kitsi, ngobe sibhujisiwe. Maye Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho, khona utewusindziswa. Uyawuyifukamela kuze kube ngunini lemicabango yakho lemibi?
Tondzani lokubi nitsandze lokulungile, etinkhundleni yehlulelani ngekungakhetsi. Mhlawumbe Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla angaba nesihawu kuyo insali yakaJosefa.
Kodvwa bantfu netilwane akumbonywe ngetindvwangu temasaka kukhalwe kuNkulunkulu. Wonkhe umuntfu akaphendvuke endleleni yakhe lembi nasebudloveni lobusetandleni takhe.
“Ngalelo langa umtfombo uyawuvulekela indlu yakaDavide kanye nalabo labahlala eJerusalema, kutsi utewubahlanta esonweni nasekungcoleni.
Akusiwo yini emavi aSimakadze lawo lamenyetelwa ngebaphrofethi bakucala, ngesikhatsi iJerusalema kanye nemadolobha layitungeletile asephumulile, aphumelela lapho khona kwaze kwatinta iNegevu nelihlanze langasenshonalanga?’ ”
Vetani titselo letikhombisa kuphendvuka.
Pho, usebanjwe yini? Sukuma ubhajatiswe, utsetselelwe tono takho, ukhuleke egameni lakhe.’ ”
Lutsandvo kufanele lubete kutentisa. Tondzani lokubi, nibambisise lokuhle.
Bazalwane, njengobe letetsembiso titetfu, asitihlante kuko konkhe lokungcolisa umtimba nemoya, siphile imphilo yebungcwele lobuphelele ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
Sondzelani kuNkulunkulu, naye utawusondzela kini. Gezani tandla tenu, nine toni, nihlambulule tinhlitiyo tenu, nine bantfu labanetinhlitiyo letimbili.
Ngako lahlani bonkhe bubi, nebucili bonkhe, nekutentisa, nemona, nako konkhe kuhleba.
Akakhweshe kulokubi ente lokulungile; akajonge kuthula ngemandla akhe onkhe.
Ngatsi kulo: “Nkhosi, nguwe lobatiko.” Lase litsi kimi: “Laba-ke ngibo labaphume ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu. Bageze tingubo tabo taba mhlophe ngengati yeliWundlu.