Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili. Utawutala tive letitakwehlukana tinhlobo letimbili. Lesinye sive siyawuba nemandla kunalesinye, lomdzala akhonte lomncane.”
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Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili. Utawutala tive letitakwehlukana tinhlobo letimbili. Lesinye sive siyawuba nemandla kunalesinye, lomdzala akhonte lomncane.”
Sihlabatsi lesishisako siyawuba sitiba, umhlabatsi lowomile uphetfuke tiyalu. Nalapho kwake kwahlala timphungutja khona, kuyawumila tjani nemhlanga, kanye nemhlanga iphaphira.
Kodvwa Esawu yena ngitamhlubula abe ngcunu, ngitatigwabula tindzawo lapho abhace khona, kuze angetutifihla ndzawo. Bantfwabakhe, netihlobo nabomakhelwane bakhe bayawubhubha, angeke aphindze abe khona.
Ngako-ke, vanini losekulungiswe nguSimakadze engcondvweni yakhe nge-Edomu, loko lasatimisele kukwenta kulabo labahlala eThemani: Ematfole emhlambi ayawuhudvulwa, uyakuwabhubhisa awacedze emadlelo abo ngenca yabo.
“IHasori kuyawuba yindzawo lehlushwa timphungutja, indzawo leyawusala ikhala libhungane kuze kube nguphakadze. Kute muntfu loseyawubuye ahlale kuyo, yebo, kute loyawukwakha kuyo.”
Macondzana ne-Edomu: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Sekwabate yini kuhlakanipha eThemani? Setaphela yini teluleko kulabahlakaniphile? Kuhlakanipha kwabo sekwabola yini?
Jikani nibaleke, bhacani emigedzeni leshonako, nine lenihlala eDedani, ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele ka-Esawu, ngesikhatsi nangimjezisa.
IBhabhulona iyawuba yindvundvuma yematje, kube ngumgedze wetimphungutja, sesabiso nentfo yekuphukutwa, yebo, indzawo lengahlalwa ngumuntfu.
“IJerusalema ngitayenta indvundvuma yematje, ngiyente umgedze wetimphungutja. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kubete muntfu lohlala kuwo.”
Awu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni, kujeziswa kwakho kutawuphela; Simakadze angeke aselule sikhatsi sekudzingiswa kwakho. Kodvwa, awu, wena Ndvodzakati yase-Edomu, uyawujeziswa ngenca yesono sakho, abubeke ebaleni bubi bakho.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga ngekuphakamisa sandla sami, ngitsi, tive lenakhelene nato tiyawuva buhlungu bekwedzelelwa.
Kodvwa iGibhithe iyawuphundleka ibe lihlane, i-Edomu ibe lihlane lelingenalutfo, ngenca yebudlova lobentiwe esiveni sakaJuda, eveni labacitsa kulo ingati lengenacala.
“Ngenca yebudlova bakho lobente kubomnakenu, titukulwane taJakobe, uyakwembeswa ngelihlazo, ubhujiswe ingunaphakadze.
“Lota kimi angeke abe ngumfundzi wami ngaphandle kwekutsi adzele uyise nenina, umfati wakhe nebantfwabakhe, bomnakabo nabodzadzewabo, yebo, kanye nemphilo yakhe lucobo lwayo.