Tsani: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Tidvumbu temadvodza tiyawulala lunja ematsafeni njengetibi, kube shangatsi ngemabele lajutjiwe, asala ngemvakwalovunako, yebo, emabele lasala ate lowabutsako emvakwalovunako.’ ”
Hezekiya watemukela ngekujabula letitfunywa, watikhombisa konkhe lokwakusetindlini takhe tengcebo, lekwakuyisiliva, negolide, netinongo tekudla, nemafutsa lamahle, netikhali takhe tekulwa kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letatikhona endlini yakhe yengcebo: Kwakute lutfo esigodlweni sakhe nasembusweni wakhe wonkhe langazange Hezekiya atikhombise kona.
Lomphrofethi wabuta watsi: “Baboneni lapha esigodlweni sakho?” Hezekiya watsi: “Babone konkhe lapha esigodlweni sami. Kute nakunye engcebeni yami lengingakabakhombisi kona.”
Sidvumbu saJezebeli siyawuba njengemangcoliso kuleyo ndzawo, esigcawini saseJezreyeli, kangangekutsi kuyawubate loyawuphindze ambone aze atsi: “Lona nguJezebeli.” ’ ”
Ubamba labahlakaniphile kuwo onkhe emacebo abo, nemachinga alabangemacili uwaphambanisa onkhe.
Impela kute umuntfu longahlenga umnakabo, nome-ke anike Nkulunkulu intsengo yemphilo yakhe.
labo lababhubha ngasemtini wase-Eni Dori; bawa njengebulongo, babola baze baba ngumcuba.
Ingcebo yemuntfu lonjingile siphephelo sakhe. Uyaye acabange kutsi nguyona nqaba yakhe lengamvikela.
Caphela ungatibulali ngekucoshana nebunjinga; tsatsa kuhlakanipha nekutibamba.
Ngako-ke intfukutselo yaSimakadze yasivutsela sive sakhe; waphakamisa sandla sakhe wabashaya wabalahla phansi, tintsaba tatamatama. Tidvumbu tabo taba njengemfuhlululu etitaladini. Noko ngako konkhe loku lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
“Bayawukufa babulawe sifo lesibulalanako. Abayiwulilelwa, futsi bangeke bangcwatjwe, kodvwa bayawuba njengemfucuta nje lelahlwe phansi. Bayawubhubha ngenkemba nangendlala, netidvumbu tabo tiyawuba kudla kwetinyoni tasemoyeni kanye nekwetilwane tesiganga.”
Ngaleso sikhatsi labo labayawube sebabulewe nguSimakadze bayawugcwala yonkhe indzawo, kusukela ngala kwemhlaba kuye ngale kwawo. Bangeke balilelwe, futsi bangeke babutfwe nome bangcwatjwe, kodvwa bayawufanana netibi letisakateke phansi emhlabatsini.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngiyawubeka emavimbandlela embikwalesive. Boyise kanye nemadvodzana bayawukhutjwa kuwo, bomakhelwane kanye nebangani bayawubhubha.”
Tidvumbu talabo bantfu tiyawuba kudla kwetinyoni tasemoyeni nekwetilwane tesiganga; kuyawubate nalokuyatetfusa, aticoshe.
Ayawukwenekwa elangeni, nasenyangeni, nakuto tonkhe tinkhanyeti tasemazulwini lababekutsandzile, bakusebentela, bakulandzela, bakufuna, bakukhotsamela. Akayiwubutfwa futsi akayiwungcwatjwa, kodvwa ayawuba njengemfucuta yetibi lelahlwe emhlabatsini.
Bese sishulungana sendlulele embili njengemoya, emadvodza lanemacala, lamandla awo angunkulunkulu wawo.”
“Ngiyakwehlisela lusizi ebantfwini bahambe njengetimphumphutse, ngobe bonile kuSimakadze. Ingati yabo iyawutfululwa njengelutfuli, nematfumbu abo atfululwe njengebulongo.”
Wena ungatitjela utsi: ‘Ngemandla ami netikhwepha temikhono yami letingikhitsitele wonkhe lomcebo.’