52 ngesikhashana, ngekucwabita kweliso, ngelicilongo lekugcina. Ngobe licilongo liyawukhala, labafile bavuswe bangasenakubola, tsine siguculwe.
Maye! Bacitfwa ngekucwabita kweliso, bakhukhulwe tinhlupheko letesabekako.
Ekuseni ngelilanga lesitsatfu kwaba nekudvuma nemibane, lifu lelimnyama labonakala etikwentsaba, kwase kuvakala licilongo lelakhala kakhulukati. Bonkhe bantfu lapha enkambu betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba.
Batsi bantfu nabakuva lokudvuma nekukhala kwelicilongo babona nemibane nentfutfu yembese intsaba, bonkhe bantfu betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba, bema bucalu.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Khuluma kulama-Israyeli utsi ngitsi: ‘Nine nibantfu labanenhlitiyo lelukhuni; nangingake ngihambe nani umzuzu ube munye nje, nginganibhubhisa niphele nya. Khumulani lemihlobiso yenu, khona ngitanitjela kutsi ngitakwentani ngani!’ ”
“Nonkhe nine tive temhlaba, nine lenihlala kulomhlaba, nakuphakanyiswa siboniso semphi entsabeni, nibobuka, nakukhala licilongo, nilalelisise.
Ngalelo langa kuyawukhala licilongo lelikhulu. Labo lababelahlekile bedukela e-Asiriya, nalabo lababetfunjelwe eGibhithe bayakuta batewukhonta Simakadze entsabeni lengcwele, eJerusalema.
lotawutsi nakabona inkemba ita itekumelana nelive, bese ushaya impalampala ecwayise bonkhe bantfu,
Kodvwa nangabe lomlindzi abona inkemba ita, angayishayi impalampala kwecwayisa bantfu, bese kuta inkemba idle munye wabo, lowo muntfu uyawususwa ngenca yesono sakhe, kodvwa ingati yalowo muntfu ngiyawuyibita kulowo mlindzi.’
Simakadze uyawube sewuyabonakala kubo, umcibisholo wakhe uyawugijima njengembane. INkhosi Simakadze iyawushaya impalampala, iyawushuca ngetivunguvungu taseningizimu,
Kodvwa nakukhala linye licilongo kuphela, kuyawubutsana kuwe baholi bodvwa, lekungutona tinhloko tetive tema-Israyeli.
“Khweshani kulesicumbi kuze ngisicedze masinyane.”
“Sukani emkhatsini walabantfu, kuze ngibabhubhise ngekushesha.” Bobabili bakhotsama babhekisa tinhloko tabo phansi.
Iyawutfumela tingilosi tayo ngekukhala lokukhulu kwelicilongo, tibutse bonkhe labakhetsiwe bayo emagumbini omane emhlaba, kusukela emkhawulweni lomunye welizulu kuze kube kulomunye.”
Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sikhatsi siyeta, nanyalo sesifikile lapho labafile bayawuliva livi leNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, nalabo labalivako bayawuphila.
Kunganimangalisi loko, ngobe sikhatsi siyeta lapho bonkhe bantfu labasemathuneni bayawuliva livi layo.
Kepha ngulowo nalowo uyawuvuka ngesigaba sakhe: Khristu kucala, bese kuba ngulabo lababaKhristu ekubuyeni kwakhe.
Kunjalo-ke kuvuka kulabafile. Kuhlanyelwa kunekubola, kuvuswe kungasenakubola.
Nginitjela naku, bazalwane bami, kutsi inyama nengati akunawulidla lifa lembuso waNkulunkulu, nekubola akulidli lifa lelingaboli.
Ngaloko-ke sinitjela ngelivi leNkhosi kutsi tsine lesiyawube sisaphila ngelilanga lekubuya kweNkhosi singeke sibendvulele labo lesebafile.
Kepha lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika njengelisela, mhlazana emazulu ayakwendlula ngekuhlokoma; tonkhe tisekelo temkhatsi tiyakusha tincibilike, umhlaba nemisebenti lekuwo kuyawusha.
Kwatsi kusenjalo ngabona lusweti lundiza emkhatsini welizulu. Ngaluva lumemeta ngelivi lelikhulu lutsi: “Maye! Maye! Maye kulabakhile emhlabeni, nasekukhala emacilongo lasetawushaywa tingilosi letintsatfu!”
Ngase ngibona tingilosi letisikhombisa time embikwaNkulunkulu, tanikwa emacilongo lasikhombisa.