9 Samuweli watsatsa lizinyane lelimunyako wanikela ngalo, laba ngumhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku kuSimakadze. Wakhala kuSimakadze, akhalela ema-Israyeli, Simakadze wamphendvula.
Khala kimi ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka, ngiyawukukhulula, bese uyangidvumisa.”
BoMosi kanye na-Aroni baba ngulabanye bebaphristi bakhe. Samuweli abengulomunye walabo bebabita libito lakhe. Bakhala kuSimakadze, wabaphendvula.
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ngisho nome boMosi naSamuweli bebangema embikwami, inhlitiyo yami beyingeke iye kulesive. Bacoshe! Abesuke lapha embikwami!
“Nakutelwe linkhonyane, nome lizinyane lemvu, nome lembuti, litawuhlala nenina emalanga lasikhombisa. Kusukela ngelilanga lesiphohlongo, selingemukeleka kutsi libe ngumnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo kuSimakadze.
Ngathandaza kuSimakadze ngatsi: ‘Hawu, Somandla, Simakadze, ungasibhubhisi sive sakho lesilifa lakho lowalihlenga ngemandla akho lamakhulu, wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla lesinemandla.
Ngako-ke vumani tono tenu lomunye kulomunye, nithandazelane, kuze nitewuphiliswa. Kuncusa kwemuntfu lolungile kunemandla kakhulu.
bese wakha lilati sibili laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho esicongweni salendvundvuma. Sebentisa tinkhuni tensika ya-Ashera loyijubile ibe tinkhuni ekunikeleni inkunzi yesibili kutsi ibe ngumnikelo wekushiswa.”
Ekuseni atsi emadvodza alelo dolobha ayavuka, akhandza lilati laBhali selibhidlitiwe, kanye nensika ya-Ashera eceleni kwalo seyijutjiwe, nenkunzi yesibili seyentiwe umhlatjelo kulelo lati lelase lakhiwe kabusha!
“Hamba embikwami wehlele eGilgali. Ngitakulandzela ngite kuwe ngitekwenta umnikelo wekushiswa nemnikelo wekuthula, kodvwa wena kufanele ungilindzele emalanga lasikhombisa, ngize ngifike kuwe ngikutjele lofanele kutsi ukwente.”
Akusiso sikhatsi sekuvuna kolo yini nyalo? Ngitawubita Simakadze atfumele kudvuma nemvula. Nitawube seniyabona-ke kutsi nenta intfo lembi kangakanani emehlweni aSimakadze ngalokutsi niticelele inkhosi.”
Kodvwa Samuweli watsi: “Ngingahamba kanjani? Sawula utawuva ngaloko, bese uyangibulala.” Simakadze watsi: “Tsatsa sitfokati uhambe naso, ufike utsi: ‘Ngitekwenta umhlatjelo kuSimakadze.’
Ngiyawutivusela mine umphristi lowetsembekile, loyawukwenta loko lokusenhlitiyweni yami nasengcondvweni yami. Ngiyakumakhela situkulwane lesicinile, uyawuhamba embikwalogcotjiwe wami phakadze naphakadze.
Kodvwa sonkhe sikhatsi abencandzeka abuyele eRama, lapho likhaya lakhe lalikhona khona, nakhona lapho abehlulela ema-Israyeli. Wakha lilati laSimakadze khona lapho eRama.
Abaphendvula atsi: “Ukhona, nilandzela yena nje. Sheshisani manje usandza kufika lamuhla kulelidolobha lakitsi, ngobe bantfu banemnikelo wemhlatjelo lena elatini endzaweni lephakeme.