“Yehlani nenyuka etitaladini taseJerusalema, calatani ndzawo tonkhe nicabange kahle, phenyisisani tonkhe tinkhundla tayo. Naningakhandza nome munye nje umuntfu lowenta tintfo ngekwetsembeka, afune liciniso, ngitalitsetselela lelidolobha.
Elija waphendvula watsi: “Benginenshisekelo lenkhulu yekukhonta wena Simakadze, Nkulunkulu Somandla. Kodvwa sive saka-Israyeli sisilahlile sivumelwane sakho, sabhidlita emalati akho, sabulala baphrofethi bakho ngenkemba. Ngimi ngedvwa losasele, kodvwa nami sebafuna kungibulala.”
Ngobe emehlo aSimakadze abuka emhlabeni wonkhe kucinisa labo labatinhlitiyo tabo titinikele kuye ngalokuphelele. Wena wente intfo lebulima kakhulu, kusukela manje utakulwa timphi siphelane.”
Awu, Simakadze, sisindzise! Sekute bantfu labacotfo, ngobe labetsembekile sebanyamalele.
Simakadze utsi asezulwini abe abuka bonkhe bantfu, kuze atewubona kutsi ukhona yini umuntfu lohlakaniphile, nome munye nje, lofuna Nkulunkulu.
Bonkhe bedukile, bonkhe bonakele, kute lowenta lokulungile; kute, kute ngisho nome munye.
Ngubani longangisita kulababi? Ngubani longangiphendvula kulabaphambene nami?
Banyenti bantfu labatishoko kutsi banelutsandvo sibili; kodvwa ngubani longatfola lowetsembeke ngempela?
Tsenga liciniso ungatsengisi ngalo. Zuza kuhlakanipha, nemiyalo, nekucondza konkhe; ungakhohlwa ngiko.
Kumemeta kakhulu emasangweni elidolobha nasetimphundvwini temasango kutsi:
Ngitawuvuka-ke nyalo, ngiyewuyaluka nasedolobheni, etitaladini talo nasetinkhundleni talo. Ngiyawuphenya lowo lotsandvwa yinhlitiyo yami. Ngako ngamfunisisa, kodvwa angimtfolanga.
Kute kini lofuna umtsetfocotfo, kute lowehlulela ngebucotfo beliciniso. Bonkhe betsembele ekuphikisaneni kwelite, bakhuluma emanga, bemitsa inhlupho, batale bubi.
“Ningibekelani emacala? Nine nonkhe ningihlubukile,” kusho Simakadze.
Kwabe sekutsi onkhe emadvodza labati kutsi bomkawo batfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, akanye nabo bonkhe bafati bebalapho, yonkhe lenhlangano lenkhulu, ngisho bonkhe bantfu lababehlala eGibhithe Lengentansi naLengenhla, bakhuluma kuJeremiya batsi:
Ngibalalele kahle hle, kodvwa abakhulumi lokulungile. Kute namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe, atibute, atsi: “Ngenteni kantsi?” Ngulowo nalowo utihambela ngendlela yakhe njengelihhashi nalihlasela ekulweni.
Kube mane benginendzawo yekuphumulela tihambi ehlane, lapho bengingashiya khona sive sami, ngisuke kuso, ngobe bonkhe batiphingi, sicumbi sebantfu labangaketsembeki.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Buka la, ngitabavivinya ngibacolisise, ngobe yini lenye lengingayenta macondzana nesono sebantfu bami?
“Ngafuna umuntfu emkhatsini wabo labengakha lubondza eme embikwami esikhaleni, emele lelive, kuze ngingetikulibhubhisa, kodvwa angitfolanga namunye.
Wangiphendvula watsi: “Sono sendlu yaka-Israyeli neyakaJuda sikhulu ngalokwengcile; live seligobhota ingati, nelidolobha seligcwele kungabi namtsetfo. Batsi: ‘Simakadze ulikhohliwe lelive; Simakadze akaboni.’
Kodvwa wena Danyela, wavalele uze uwashicilele lamavi alencwadzi legocotwako, kuze kube nguleso sikhatsi sekugcina. Labanyenti bayawukwehla benyuka bafuna kwati kutsi kwentekani.”
Sitselekela lidolobha, sigijime etikwelubondza. Sikhwela singene etindlini, njengemasela singene ngemafasitelo.
Bantfu bayawuyendza kusukela elwandle kuye kulolunye, bazulazule kusukela enyakatfo kuye emphumalanga, bafunana nelivi laSimakadze; kodvwa bangeke balitfole.
yafike kuyo yatsi: “Gijima uyewutjela lelijaha, utsi: ‘IJerusalema itawuba lidolobha lelite tibondza ngenca yebunyenti bebantfu labahlala kuyo nangenca yemfuyo lenyenti lengekhatsi kwayo.
“Sisebenti sancandzeka, safike satjela lomnumzane waso. Lomnumzane watfukutsela, watselwa ngemanti, waze watsi kuso: ‘Sheshisa uye etindleleni nasetitaladini edolobheni ubite timphuya, netishosha, netimphumphutse netinchute.’
nayo yonkhe inkhohliso yekwedukisa lababhubhako, ngobe abazange balitsandze liciniso laKhristu labebangasindziswa ngalo.