Lubondza-ke lwalelidolobha lwase luyafohlwa, imphi yonkhe yesuka yabaleka. Besuka edolobheni ebusuku, baphuma ngelisango lelisemkhatsini wetibondza letimbili letiseceleni kwengadze yenkhosi, lite nome emaBhabhulona abelitungeletile lelidolobha. Babaleka babhekisa emabombo ngase-Arabha,
Lubondza-ke lwalelidolobha lwase luyafohlwa, imphi yonkhe yabhuza ebusuku seyibaleka, yaphuma ngelisango lelisemkhatsini wetibondza letimbili letatingasengadzeni yenkhosi, lite nome emaBhabhulona abelitungeletile lelidolobha. Yabaleka yabhekisa emabombo ngase-Arabha,
Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawukhipha umlayeto ngibabuyise kulelidolobha. Bayakulwa nalo, balitfumbe bese bayalishisa. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kusale kukhala libhungane kuwo.”
Kwatsi ngelilanga lemfica enyangeni yesine ngemnyaka welishumi nanye waSedekiya, batifohla tibondza telidolobha bangena.
Ngempela, emajaha akhona ayakuwela etitaladini talo; onkhe emabutfo alo ayawuvalwa umlomo, abhujiswe ngalelo langa,” kusho Simakadze.
Ematubuko avinjiwe, imihlanga ishiswe ngemlilo, emasotja atfutfumela.”
Ngako-ke sukumani, asihlasele ebusuku, sibhubhise tinqaba tayo!”
“Lenkhosi lesemkhatsini wabo iyakwetjatsa timphahla tayo ehlombe kusihlwa ihambe, kuyawumbiwa imbobo elubondzeni, imbelwe yona, kutsi itewuphuma kuyo. Iyawumbonya buso bayo, khona ingetilibona lelive.
Kutawutsi emini babuka, ukhiphe lomtfwalo wakho wetimphahla takho sewuvele ulungele kuya ekutfunjweni. Kutawutsi kusihlwa, basabuka, uphume uhambe njengalabo labaya ekutfunjweni.
Ngemnyaka weli-12 wekutfunjwa kwetfu, enyangeni yelishumi, ngelilanga lesihlanu, indvodza leyayibaleke eJerusalema yeta kimi, yefika yatsi: “Lidolobha seliwile!”
Buso bami buyawumelana nani, bese nehlulwa titsa tenu, tona leto letinitondzako tiyawunibusa, nani nibaleke, ngisho nome seningasacoshwa ngumuntfu.
“ ‘Labo benu labayawube basasele bangakafi kulawo mave labayawube batfunjelwe kuwo, ngiyawukwenta tinhlitiyo tabo tibe nekwesaba kangangekutsi ngisho nemsindvo welicembe lelipheshulwa ngumoya liyawubenta babaleke batephule, kube shangatsi babalekela imphi. Bayawukuwa nome kungekho lobacoshako.
Nitawuhudvulwa lapho ngamunye nikhishwe ngetikhala letiselubondzeni, nilahlelwe ngephandle eHemoni,” kusho Simakadze.
“Simakadze uyakunenta nehlulwe titsa tenu. Niyakuta kuto nitetihlasela ngendlela yinye, kodvwa niyawubaleka seninhlanhlatsela niphume ngetindlela letisikhombisa; niyawuba yintfo yekwesatjiswa emkhatsini wayo yonkhe imibuso emhlabeni.
Kodvwa indvodza yinye ingawacosha kanjani emadvodza layinkhulungwane, nome-ke lamabili acoshe emadvodza latinkhulungwane letilishumi, ngaphandle kwekutsi Lidvwala labo libatsengisile, ngaphandle kwekutsi Simakadze ubanikele kubo?