9 Ngobe emehlo aSimakadze abuka emhlabeni wonkhe kucinisa labo labatinhlitiyo tabo titinikele kuye ngalokuphelele. Wena wente intfo lebulima kakhulu, kusukela manje utakulwa timphi siphelane.”
Awukangivumeli ngani kutsi ngivalelise emadvodzana nemadvodzakati ami ngekuwanga? Ibulima-ke lentfo loyentile.
Kodvwa, emvakwekube Davide asalwentile lubalo, nembeza wakhe wacala kumehlulela, wakhuluma kuSimakadze watsi: “Ngonile kakhulu ngaloku lengikwentile. Manje! Awu! Simakadze! Ngiyakuncenga, susa licala lenceku yakho. Vele, ngente intfo lebulima kakhulu.”
Kwakunekulwa emkhatsini wabo-Asa naBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kuko konkhe kubusa kwabo.
“Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
Davide wase utsi kuNkulunkulu: “Ngonile kakhulu ngekwenta lentfo lenje. Manje sengiyakuncenga, susa licala lenceku yakho. Vele, ngente intfo lebulima kakhulu.”
Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico ka-Israyeli, noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze ekuphileni kwakhe konkhe.
Kwabate kulwa, kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wema-35 wekubusa kwa-Asa.
Asa wamtfukutselela lomboniswa ngenca yaloko; watfukutsela wagaya tiboti, waze wamfaka ejele. Ngasona leso sikhatsi Asa wabaphatsa ngencindzetelo lenesihluku labanye bantfu.
Wabanika umyalo watsi: “Lomsebenti wenu kufanele niwente ngekwesaba Simakadze, konkhe lenikwentako nikwente ngekwetsembeka nangenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe.
“Kwangatsi emehlo akho angavulekela kulelithempeli emini nasebusuku, lendzawo lowakhuluma ngayo watsi uyawubeka Libito lakho kuyo. Shangatsi ungamane uwuve umkhuleko wenceku yakho lewuthandaza ibheke kulendzawo.
Kodvwa liso laNkulunkulu lalibelusile baholi bakaJuda, abazange bayekeliswe, kwaze kwabhalelwa Dariyusi umbiko, kwalindzelwa imphendvulo leyayibhalwe nguye phansi.
Ngobe yena ubona ekugcineni kwemhlaba, futsi yena ukubona konkhe lokulapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga.
Akatiboni yini tindlela tami, abale tonkhe tinyatselo tami?
“Emehlo akhe abuka kuhamba kwemuntfu njalo, ubona tonkhe tinyatselo takhe.
agobondzele abuke phansi emazulwini nasemhlabeni?
Asesesihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi ubukisisa bonkhe labahleti emhlabeni;
nguye lobumba tonkhe tinhlitiyo tabo, abukisise tonkhe tento tabo.
Empeleni liso laSimakadze likulabo labamesabako, yebo labo labetsemba umusa wakhe,
Emehlo aSimakadze akesuki kulabalungile, tindlebe takhe atisuki ekukhaleni kwabo.
Ubombekisa lolungile, umcaphelisise locotfo, ngobe umuntfu wekuthula unelikusasa lelihle;
Emehlo aSimakadze abuka yonkhe indzawo, abone bonkhe bantfu labalungile nalabangakalungi.
Tindlela temuntfu tisemehlweni aSimakadze, tonkhe tindlela umuntfu lahamba ngato uyatigadzisisa.
Maye kulabo labaya eGibhithe bayewucela khona lusito, labetsembela emahhashini, betsembele nasebunyentini betincola tabo temphi, nasemandleni lamakhulu ebagibeli babo bemahhashi, kodvwa bangabuki kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli, nome-ke bafune lusito kuSimakadze.
“Emehlo ami asetikwato tonkhe tindlela tabo, atikafihlakali kimi, nesono sabo asikasitsakali emehlweni ami.
imigomo yakho mikhulu, yebo, nemisebenti yakho inemandla. Emehlo akho avulekile kuto tonkhe tindlela tebantfu; ngulowo nalowo umnika umvuzo wakhe ngangekutiphatsa kwakhe nangalokufanele imisebenti yakhe.
“Yehlani nenyuka etitaladini taseJerusalema, calatani ndzawo tonkhe nicabange kahle, phenyisisani tonkhe tinkhundla tayo. Naningakhandza nome munye nje umuntfu lowenta tintfo ngekwetsembeka, afune liciniso, ngitalitsetselela lelidolobha.
Lalelani naku, nine bantfu labatilima nalabangenangcondvo, labatsi banemehlo kodvwa babe bangaboni, labatsi banetindlebe kodvwa babe bangeva:
Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
“Ngubani lowedzelela lilanga letintfo letincane? Emadvodza ayawujabula nakabona intsambo yekucondzisa isesandleni saZerubhabheli. “Lamehlo lasikhombisa ngewaSimakadze, azulazula emhlabeni wonkhe, jikelele.”
Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Lowo lotfukutselela umnakabo, uyawulahlwa licala; nalowo lowetfuka umnakabo, uyakuba nelicala emtsetfweni; nalowo lotsi kumnakabo: ‘Silima,’ uyawufanelwa ngumlilo wesihogo.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi kuso: ‘Silima! Kulobusuku balamuhla umphefumulo wakho uyabitwa kuwe; pho, letintfo lesewutilungisile titawuba tabani?’
Silima-ndzini, awati yini kutsi lokuhlanyelako wena akukutfoli kuphila kungakafi kucala?
Hhawu, maGalathiya lalibele! Seniyengwe ngubani? Akusini yini lenakhonjiswa emehlweni enu kutsi Jesu Khristu wabetselwa?
Kute sidalwa lesifihlakele kuNkulunkulu, kodvwa konkhe kusebaleni kwembuliwe emehlweni alowo lekufanele sitilandze kuye.
Ngobe emehlo eNkhosi ayababona labalungile, netindlebe teNkhosi tiyayiva imithandazo yabo. Kodvwa iNkhosi iyemelana nalabo labenta lokubi.”
Samuweli wamphendvula watsi: “Lentfo loyentile ibulima. Awukawugcini umyalo waSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakunika wona. Kube bewukwentile loko, ngabe lombuso wakho etikwa-Israyeli uwusimise, wema kokuphela.