Kwatsi Absalomu asanikela ngemhlatjelo, waphindze watfumela kwalandvwa Ahithofeli, umGilo, edolobheni lakubo laseGilo; Ahithofeli abengulomunye webeluleki baDavide. Ngako loluzungu lwacina, sibalo sebantfu lababelandzela Absalomu sandza.
Taga 15:8 - Siswati 1996 Bible Imihlatjelo lenikelwa ngulababi isinengiso kuSimakadze; kodvwa imithandazo yebantfu labetsembekile iyamjabulisa. |
Kwatsi Absalomu asanikela ngemhlatjelo, waphindze watfumela kwalandvwa Ahithofeli, umGilo, edolobheni lakubo laseGilo; Ahithofeli abengulomunye webeluleki baDavide. Ngako loluzungu lwacina, sibalo sebantfu lababelandzela Absalomu sandza.
Ngiyati, Nkulunkulu wami, kutsi wena uvivinya inhlitiyo ujatjuliswe bucotfo. Tonkhe letintfo ngitinikele ngenhlitiyo levumako nangekwetsembeka. Manje sengibonile ngekujabula kutsi sive sakho lesikhona lapha sinikele kanjani ngenhlitiyo levumako kuwe.
Shangatsi umthandazo wami ungaba njengemphepho kuwe; nekuphakamisa kwami tandla akube kuwe njengemihlatjelo yakusihlwa.
Awu, Simakadze, ase ulalele kuncusa kwami lokumsulwa. Beka indlebe yakho emthandazweni wami, lophuma emlonyeni lote inkhohliso.
Imihlatjelo lenikelwa bantfu lababi isinengiso, ikakhulu nayinikelwe ngetinjongo letimbi.
Kwenta kulunga nekungakhetsi kumjabulisa kakhulu Simakadze kunekumentela iminikelo yemihlatjelo.
Nangabe umuntfu angafuni kugcina umtsetfo, ngisho nemithandazo yakhe iyenyanyeka kuNkulunkulu.
Caphela tinyatselo takho, nawuya endlini yaNkulunkulu. Ngobe kuncono kusondzela nekulalela kunekutsi unikele ngemhlatjelo wetilima, letingati kutsi ngekwenta loko tiyona.
Tuba lami lelisemifantfwini yemadvwala, etindzaweni tekubhaca emaceleni etintsaba, ngikhombise buso bakho, ungivise neliphimbo lakho; ngobe liphimbo lakho liyanongotela, nebuso bakho buyatsandzeka.
“Ngobe mine, Simakadze, ngiyakutsandza kwehlulela ngebucotfo. Ngiyakutondza kudlelela nekona, bantfu bami ngiyawubakhokhela njengekwetsembeka kwami, ngente sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze nabo.
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.
Nginandzabani mine nemphepho yaseSheba, nome-ke nemakha ekhalamusi lanongotelako laphuma eveni lelikhashane? Iminikelo yenu yekushiswa ayikemukeleki kimi, nemihlatjelo yenu ayingijabulisi.”
Watsi nje ucala kuthandaza, wanikwa imphendvulo, lengitekutjela yona, ngobe utsandzekile. Ngako visisa lelivi, uwucondzisise lombono:
Nangabe leyo nyama yemnikelo wakhe wekuthula seyidliwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu, lomnikati wawo angeke asemukeleka kanye nemnikelo wakhe. Lomnikelo utawuba sinengiso, nalowo lowudlako uyakwetfwala licala.
Ngiyawuletsani mine kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wemazulu, nangitemkhonta? Ngiyawuletsa emazinyane lamnyaka munye abe ngumnikelo wekushiswa kuye yini?
Kungabe Simakadze uyawujabula yini, nangimletsela tinkhulungwane tetimvu nome imifula lengancamuki yemafutsa emncumo? Ngifanele yini kunikela kuye ngelitubulo lami, lekusitselo semtimba wami, kutsi libe yinhlawulo yetono tami?
Hagayi wabe sewutsi: “ ‘Ngako-ke banjalo nalabantfu, sinjalo nalesive lesisembikwami. Konkhe labakwentako, nako konkhe labakunikelako lapho kungcolile,’ kusho Simakadze.”
“Awu, shangatsi lomunye wenu angavala iminyango yelithempeli, kuze ningetikuyokhela imililo lengenamsebenti elatini lami! Angijabuli ngani, futsi ngingeke ngiwemukele umnikelo lophuma etandleni tenu,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.