Emadolobha enu ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, netindzawo tenu tekukhontela ngitente tibe lihlane, kantsi neliphunga lelinuka lusi lelimnandzi leminikelo yenu yekushiswa ngingeke ngilemukele.
Nkulunkulu waliva leliphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Ngingeke ngiphindze ngiwucalekise umhlabatsi ngenca yemuntfu, ngobe imizindlo yenhlitiyo yemuntfu mibi kwasebusheni bakhe. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngikubhubhise konkhe lokuphilako, njengobe ngentile.
Njengobe inhlitiyo yakho itsintsekile, wase uyatitfoba embikwaSimakadze, nawuva loko lengikukhulumile ngalendzawo kanye nangebantfu bayo, kutsi batawucalekiswa balahlwe njengetibi, nekutsi njengobe uklebhule tingubo takho, wakhala embikwami, sengikuvile, kusho Simakadze.
Bokhela lithempeli laNkulunkulu ngemlilo, babhidlita nalolubondza lwaseJerusalema base bashisa tigodlo tonkhe kanye netimphahla letatinelinani lelikhulu lapho.
Bangiphendvula batsi: “Insali yalesifundza leyasindza ekutfunjweni, isekuhluphekeni lokukhulu nasekuhlazweni. Lubondza lwaseJerusalema luhhihlitelwe phansi; nemasango ayo ashiswa ngemlilo.”
Ngakhuluma kubo ngatsi: “Kambe niyayibona yini lenhlupheko lesikuyo ngekutsi iJerusalema ibhidlitwe nemasango ayo ashiswe ngemlilo? Wotani sitekwakha kabusha lubondza lweJerusalema kuze singabi nelihlazo.”
kodvwa ngakhuluma enkhosini ngatsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi! Buso bami bungahlala kanjani bungakhatsateki, nangabe lidolobha, lapho kwalala khona bobabemkhulu, libhidlitiwe nemasango akhona asashiswe ngemlilo?”
Live lenu selilihlane, emadolobha enu asashiswe ngemlilo; bachamuki batsatsa sivuno semasimi enu embikwenu nibuka. Live lenu selilihlane, labhujiswa ngabo.
Ngase ngitsi: “Awu! Simakadze, kutawuze kube ngunini?” Wangiphendvula watsi: “Kuyawuze kubhujiswe emadolobha, kubete bantfu labahlala kuwo; tindlu tize tibe tindzala, nemasimi abhujiswe aze onakale,
Kwaba sikhashana nje sive sakho saba tindlalifa tendzawo yakho lengcwele, kodvwa nyalo titsa tetfu setiyinyatsele phansi indlu yakho lengcwele.
Awu Simakadze, ungatfukutseli kwekwengca, ungatikhumbuli tono tetfu phakadze naphakadze. Awu, siyakuncusa, sibuke, ngobe sonkhe sibantfu bakho.
Batikhetsele tindlela tabo: Lowo lonikela ngemhlatjelo wenkunzi ufanana nemuntfu lobulala indvodza, nalowo lonikela ngelizinyane lemvu ufanana nemuntfu lowephula intsamo yenja. Lowo lowenta umnikelo walokutinhlavu ufanana nemuntfu lonikela ngengati yengulube, nalowo lotfuncisa imphepho yesikhumbuto ufanana nemuntfu lokhonta sithico. Imiphefumulo yabo iyatijabulisa kuleto tinengiso tabo.
Kodvwa nangabe aniyihloniphi lemiyalo, ngifunga ngami kutsi lesigodlo sitawuba tindzala, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
lendlu-ke ngitabe sengiyenta ifanane neShilo, nalelidolobha seliyawuba yintfo yekucalekisa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba.’ ”
Uphrofethelani egameni laSimakadze kutsi lelithempeli litawufanana neShilo, nalelidolobha litawusala selikhala libhungane, kungasahlali muntfu kulo?” Bonkhe bantfu babunganyela Jeremiya bamkaka ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze.
Ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngakhandza lelive lelalivundzile selilihlane, onkhe emadolobha alo abesatindzala embikwaSimakadze, embikwentfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Live lonkhe litawuphundleka, noko ngingeke ngilibhubhise liphele nya.
Libhubesi liphumile emhumeni walo; umbhubhisi wetive sewuphumele ngephandle. Selisukile endzaweni yalo, litewuphundla lelive lenu. Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala, abete bantfu labahlala kuwo.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Nayibona lenhlekelele lenkhulu lengayehlisela etikweJerusalema nasetikwawo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda. Lamuhla asahleti atindzala, kute muntfu lohlala kuwo,
Ngako-ke, intfukutselo yami leyesabekako yatfululwa; yawavutsela lamadolobha akaJuda kanye netitaladi taseJerusalema, ngatenta taba tindzala letasala tikhala libhungane, njengobe kunjalo nalamuhla.
Walumeka umlilo ethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni senkhosi, nakuto tonkhe tindlu taseJerusalema; tonkhe letatibalulekile watishisa.
“IJerusalema ngitayenta indvundvuma yematje, ngiyente umgedze wetimphungutja. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kubete muntfu lohlala kuwo.”
Maye! laze lasala likhala libhungane lidolobha, yebo, lidolobha lelake lanyakatela bantfu! Awu! laze lafanana nemfelokati, lidolobha lelake ladvuma emkhatsini wetive! IJerusalema leyake yaba yindlovukazi emkhatsini wemave, nyalo seyigucuke yaba sigcili.
Sitsa sabeka tandla taso kuyo yonkhe imicebo yayo; iJerusalema yabona betive bangena ethempelini layo, labo lowabalela kutsi bangene ebandleni lakho.
Indzawo yakhe yekuhlala uyicitse njengelidlangala lasensimini, uyibhubhisile indzawo yakhe yekuhlangana. Simakadze wente iSiyoni yawakhohlwa emadzili ayo lemisiwe, nemaSabatha ayo. Ngentfukutselo yakhe ukudvube kokubili: inkhosi yayo nemphristi wayo.
Simakadze ulilahlile lilati lakhe, wayishiya indzawo yakhe lengcwele. Unikele tibondza tetigodlo taseSiyoni etitseni; tamemeta kakhulu ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze, kwaze kwaba shangatsi ngungelilanga lelidzili lelamiswa.
Lamadolobha lanebantfu ayawudzilitelwa phansi, nalelive libe lihlane. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
Kuze tinhlitiyo titewujabha, nalabawile babe banyenti, inkemba sengiyimisele kugwaza kuwo onkhe emasango abo. Awu! Yentelwe kumanyatela njengembane, ibanjelwe kugwaza.
Nabakubuta batsi: ‘Ububulelani?’ ubobaphendvula utsi: ‘Ngibubula ngenca yaletindzaba letitako. Tonkhe tinhlitiyo tiyawuncibilika, nato tonkhe tandla tiyawuceka; yonkhe imiphefumulo iyawukhatsala, nawo onkhe emadvolo ayawugeba angenwe ngemanti.’ Kuyeta! Nakanjani kutakwenteka loko, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
‘Khuluma kulendlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Indzawo yami lengcwele sengitayingcolisa, lenqaba lenitigcabha ngayo, injabulo yemehlo enu, intfo lehawukelwa ngumphefumulo wenu. Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati lenawashiya emuva atawubulawa ngenkemba.
Nome ngukuphi lapho nihlala khona, emadolobha enu ayawudzilitelwa phansi, asale atindzala, netindzawo letiphakeme tibhidlitwe, kuze emalati enu asale angemabolela, tithico tenu tiyawuphihlitwa tibe tindvundvuma, nemalati enu emphepho adzilitelwe phansi, naloko lenikubumbile kwesulwe kungabikho.
Bulalani nicedze emadvodza lamadzala, nemajaha, netintfombi, nebafati, nebantfwana, kodvwa ningatsintsi namunye loneluphawu. Calani endlini yami lengcwele.” Ngako bacala ngebaholi lababesembikwelithempeli.
Inkhosi Nebukhadnezari yakhotsama yawa ngebuso embikwaDanyela, imhlonipha, yatsi akentelwe umnikelo, ashiselwe imphepho.
“Tindzawo letiphakeme taka-Isaka tekukhontela tithico tiyawubhujiswa, netindlu taka-Israyeli tekukhontela bonkulunkulu tiyawubhidlitwa. Ngenkemba yami ngiyawuvukela indlu yakaJerobowamu.”
Ngako-ke ngenca yenu, iSiyoni iyawulinywa njengensimi, iJerusalema iyakuba yincumbi yencitsakalo, intsaba yelithempeli ibe lihlatsi.
“Tive ngiticedzile, tinqaba tato tibhidlitiwe. Titaladi tato ngitishiye tikhala libhungane, kute namunye lowendlula ngato. Emadolobha ato abhujisiwe; kute namunye lotawusala kulo, kute namunye.
bayawubulawa ngenkemba, batsatfwe bentiwe babe titfunjwa etiveni tonkhe; nebetive bayakuyigcobagcoba iJerusalema, kuze kugcwaliseke sikhatsi sabo.”
Ngobe samuva atsi, loJesu waseNazaretha utawubhidlita lithempeli, agucule onkhe emasiko lesawatfola kuMosi.”
Nasona ngemabomu sesilati liciniso, sekute umhlatjelo longesula tono,