“Kodvwa emehlo akho nenhlitiyo yakho uwabeke enzuzweni lembi, ekucitseni ingati yalongenacala, yebo, nasencindzetelweni nasekudizeni.”
Ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “Awukasontsi umuntfu yini kuze utsatse lomhlaba wakhe?” ’ Bese utsi kuye: ‘Naku lakushoko Simakadze: “Kuleyo ndzawo, lapho tinja tacapha khona ingati yaNabothi, tinja tiyawuphindze ticaphe khona ingati yakho; yebo, yakho ingati.” ’ ”
Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe bekwenta boyise.
kanye nekucitsa kwakhe ingati leyayingenacala, ngobe phela iJerusalema yayigcwele ingati yebantfu lababengenacala. Simakadze abengakatimiseli kutsetselela Manase ngaloko.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, tintfo letinengekako latenta, nako konkhe lokwatfolakala kumelana naye, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemakhosi aka-Israyeli newakaJuda. Jehoyakhini, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Nangabe tinyatselo tami tijikile emkhondvweni, nangabe inhlitiyo yami beyidvonswa ngemehlo ami, nome-ke nangabe tandla tami betingcolisiwe,
Lomubi utigabatisa ngetinkhanuko takhe; uyamtusa lohlazisako, yebo, lomubi wedzelela Nkulunkulu.
Ngetulu kwaloko khetsa emadvodza lafanele, naletsembekile, lesaba Nkulunkulu, nalengatsengeki, uwabeke abe baholi: betinkhulungwane, nebemakhulu, nebema-50, nebemashumi.
Etingcondvweni tabo bacabanga budlova, imilomo yabo ikhuluma ngekulimatana.
Batinja letitsandza kakhulu kudla, abesutsi. Babelusi labangenakucondza, bonkhe bajikela etindleleni tabo, ngulowo nalowo bese utifunela kwakhe.
Njengentsendzele lechobosele emacandza lengakawataleli, unjalo umuntfu lotfola bunjinga ngetindlela letingakalungi. Kuyawutsi nakasekhatsi nekhatsi nemphilo yakhe bumhlamuke, ekugcineni abonakale asasilima.
Ngobe bangishiyile mine, benta lendzawo yaba yabonkulunkulu betive, bashise imihlatjelo kuyo kubonkulunkulu labangabati, bona kanye naboyisemkhulu, ngisho nemakhosi akaJuda, bagcwalise lendzawo ngengati lengenacala.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Yentani loko lokucotfo nalokulungile. Nimephule esandleni semcindzeteli wakhe lowo lodlelelwe. Ningakwenti lokubi nome nimphatse ngebudlova lowo losihambi nalongenayise, nemfelokati, futsi ningayicitsi ingati yemuntfu longenacala kulendzawo.
“Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo; baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Gawulani tihlahla, nibutsise tindvundvuma tekuvimbetela iJerusalema. Lelidolobha kufanele lijeziswe; ligcwele incindzetelo.
naningabacindzeteli labo bekuhamba, nalabangenaboyise, nebafelokati, ningayicitsi nengati lengenacala kulendzawo, ningabalandzeli labanye bonkulunkulu kutsi nitilimate nine,
Ngako-ke bafati babo ngibanikela kulamanye emadvodza, nemasimi abo ngiwanike labanye bantfu, kutsi abe ngewabo. Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo. Baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
Ucindzetela labamphofu nalabeswele, adlelele bantfu. Akasibuyiseli sibambiso. Ubuka tithico. Wenta tintfo letisinengiso.
Lajangaza emkhatsini wemabhubesi, ngobe phela lase lilibhubesi lelicinile. Lafundza kudladlabula tinyamatane, lakhona nekushwabudzela bantfu.
Labhidlita tinqaba tabo, labhubhisa nemadolobha abo. Live kanye nalabo labakhile kulo betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekubhavumula kwalo.
Talidvonsa ngetintweba, talifaka ehhokweni, tase tilimikisa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, talivalela ejele, ngako akuzange kuphindze kuvakale kubhavumula kwalo, etintsabeni taka-Israyeli.
“ ‘Ase ubuke kutsi leso naleso sikhulu saka-Israyeli lesikuwe siwasebentisa kanjani emandla aso ekucitseni ingati.
Bantfu bami beta kuwe, njengobe bavame kwenta, bahlale embikwakho balalele emavi akho, kodvwa abawenti. Ngemilomo yabo bakhuluma kutsi batinikele, kodvwa tinhlitiyo tabo tibukhali, tifuna inzuzo lembi.
Nabafuna emasimi, bavele bawatsatse ngendlovuyangena; nabafuna tindlu, bavele batidle. Kute namunye lonemndeni lovikelekile, nome lonelutfo loluphephile.
Nine nakha iJerusalema, likhaya laNkulunkulu, etikwesisekelo sekubulala kanye nekwenta tintfo ngekungalungi.
Tiphatsimandla talo tingemabhubesi labhodlako, tikhulu talo titimphisi takusihlwa, letingashiyi lutfo lwangakusasa ekuseni.
Bagcwele tonkhe tinhlobo tebubi: kona, nekuhawukela, nekuzindlekela; bagcwele umona, nekubulala, nekulwa, nemacebo, nebucili, nenhlebo.
nemasela, nalababukhali, netidzakwa, nalabetfukako, netigebengu, bangeke balidle lifa lembuso waNkulunkulu.
Ngaloko-ke bulalani tonkhe tinkhanuko tenu talapha emhlabeni: bugwadla, nebuphingi, nekungcola, nekuhungeka, nekukhanuka lokubi, nebukhali lobukukhonta tithico.
Ngatsi nangibuka imphango, ngabona ingubo lenhle yaseBhabhulona, kanye netinhlavu tesiliva letingemakhilogremu langaba mabili, nelucetu lwegolide lolungaba yincenye yekhilogremu, lengakuhawukela, ngase ngiyakutsatsa. Tonkhe letintfo ngitimbele phansi ngekhatsi ethendeni lami, lesiliva yona ingaphansi kwato.”
Emehlo abo agcwele buphingi, anamatsele esonweni; baholela labo lababutsakatsaka elugibeni; tinhlitiyo tabo tetayele bukhali. Bangaphansi kwesicalekiso.
Ngenca yebudli babo bayawutsengiselana ngani ngemavi ebucili. Kusukela emandvulweni kulahlwa kwabo akulibali, nekubhujiswa kwabo akweteli.
Kodvwa lamadvodzana akhe akazange ahambe etinyatselweni takhe. Aphambuka angete etsembeka, emukela imidizo, agwegwisa umtsetfo.