Umgcinijele akazange aphindze ahlupheke ngaloko lokwakungaphansi kwesandla saJosefa, ngobe Simakadze abenaye, futsi konkhe labekwenta Josefa Simakadze abekuphumelelisa.
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Umgcinijele akazange aphindze ahlupheke ngaloko lokwakungaphansi kwesandla saJosefa, ngobe Simakadze abenaye, futsi konkhe labekwenta Josefa Simakadze abekuphumelelisa.
Nalomnumzane wabona kutsi Simakadze abenaJosefa nekutsi Simakadze abekwenta kuchume konkhe lokuke kwaphatfwa tandla taJosefa.
Simakadze waba naye, wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe labekwenta. Wayivukela inkhosi yase-Asiriya wangete wayihlehlela.
“Manje-ke, ndvodzana yami, Simakadze akabe nawe ube nemphumelelo, uze wakhe indlu yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, njengobe atsi utakwenta.
Ngaloko-ke uyawuphumelela, nawuticaphela wena unakekele tonkhe timiso nemitsetfo yaSimakadze layinike Mosi ngenca yema-Israyeli. Cina ube nesibindzi. Ungesabi, ungaphelelwa ngemandla.
Kuko konkhe lakwenta emsebentini welithempeli laNkulunkulu nekuhlonipha umtsetfo, nemiyalo, wafuna Nkulunkulu wakhe, asebenta ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe. Ngako waphumelela.
Labanyenti bantfu beta baletsa iminikelo yaSimakadze eJerusalema, netipho letinelinani lelikhulu baliletsa kuHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi wahlonishwa kakhulu kuto tonkhe tive.
Nalabendlulako abayiwusho ngisho nekutsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze anganibusisa. Sinibusisa ngelibito laSimakadze.”
Ebudzaleni babo bayawuchubeka batsele titselo, bafanane netihlahla letihlala tiluhlata, ngobe tona tihlala ticinile,
Kuyawutsi emagala akhona nasomile, ephulwe, kufike bafati bawatfote, bayekuwabasa. Ngobe lesi sive lesingeva emadlebeni, ngako, uMenti waso akasenamunyu ngaso, uMdali waso akasenasihawu ngaso.
Simakadze uyawukuhola njalo, uyakwenetisa tidzingo takho, eveni lapho libalele likhipha inhlanti emantini, uyakucinisa ematsambo akho. Uyawuba njengengadze leniseleke kahle, nanjengemtfombo lapho emanti akhona angomi.
Uyawufanana nesihlahla lesihlanyelwe ngasemfuleni wemanti, lesenabisela timphandze taso ngasemfuleni. Asesabi nakuta kushisa, emacembe aso ahlala aluhlata. Asihlupheki nangemnyaka wesomiso, asihlali singatseli titselo taso.”
Wawuhlanyelwe emhlabatsini lomuhle ngasemantini lamanyenti kuze utewuhlumisa emagala, utsele titselo, ube ngumvini lomuhle.’
“ ‘Unyoko abefanana nesihlahla semvini esivinini, sihlahla lesasihlanyelwe ngasemantini; sasitsela kakhulu futsi sinemagala laluhlata, ngenca yalamanti lamanyenti.
Ngako wakhula waya etulu, wengca tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga; emagala awo lamakhulu andza, yebo, emagala akhula aba madze, enaba ngenca yekutfola emanti lamanyenti.
Kuyawukhula tinhlobonhlobo tetihlahla tetitselo ngala nangale elusentseni lwemfula. Emacembe ato akasoze abune, netitselo tato tingeke tiphele. Tiyawutsela ngato tonkhe tinyanga, ngobe emanti lasuka ethempelini ageletela kuto. Titselo tato tiyawuba tekudla, bese kutsi emacembe ato abe ngewekuphilisa.”
“Njengemifula lenemanti, nanjengetivandze letiseceleni kwemfula; nanjengenhlaba lehlanyelwe nguSimakadze, nanjengemisedari ngasemantini emfula,
Latsi ngekuphuma lilanga lahashula titfombo tabuna, ngenca yekutsi tatite timphandze letijulile.
Wabona umkhiwa lowawuwodvwa eceleni kwendlela, wenyukela kuwo, kodvwa akatfolanga lutfo kuwo ngaphandle kwemacembe. Ngako wase utsi kuwo: “Akungabe kusavela sitselo kuwe!” Ngekushesha umkhiwa wabuna.
Kwatsi nasekufika sikhatsi sekuvuna emagelebisi, watfumela tisebenti takhe kuleto ticashi kutsi timlandzele incenye yesivuno lekuyakhe.
Bamphendvula batsi: “Uyawutibhubhisa kabi leticashi letimbi, atsatse lesivini sakhe acashise ngaso kuletinye ticashi letiyakumnika titselo ngetikhatsi tato.”
Umuntfu longahlali kimi, uyawulahlwa ngephandle njengeligala, abune, ome, kufike bantfu batfote lamagala bayekuwabasa emlilweni, lapho afike ashe khona.
“Simakadze uyakwehlisela sibusiso etikwetincolobane tenu nasetikwako konkhe leniyawukwenta ngetandla tenu. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunibusisa kulelo live lanipha lona.
Bayanonela ekudleni kwenu kwebudlelwane bate emahloni ngekumita kwabo. Babogubhela kwesabo. Banjengemafu lapheshulwa ngumoya, abe wona ate imvula. Batihlahla letingatseli titselo, ngisho nangetikhatsi tato, tihlahla letisishulwe netimphandze tato, yebo, batihlahla lese tafa.
Ageleta ehla nemgwaco welikhaya. Ngale nangale kwalomfula bekunesihlahla sekuphila. Besitsela titselo emahlandla lali-12 ngemnyaka, lokusho kutsi kanye ngenyanga. Emacembe aso abephilisa tive.