16 Lelithempeli ngilikhetsile ngalehlukanisela kutsi Libito lami sale lihlala lapha phakadze naphakadze. Emehlo ami nenhlitiyo yami sekuyawuhlala kulapho kulo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
‘Kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo sive sami ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe, angizange sengikhetse lidolobha kunome ngusiphi setive tema-Israyeli, kutsi ngakhelwe lithempeli, lapho kutabohlala khona Libito lami, kodvwa ngikhetse Davide kutsi abuse sive sami ema-Israyeli.’
“Nangabe-ke emazulu avalekile litulu lingani, ngobe sive sakho sonile kuwe, bese siyathandaza sibheke kulendzawo, silivume Libito lakho, siphendvuke esonweni saso, ngobe wena sewusishayile,
“Nangabe sive sakho siphuma imphi siyekulwa netitsa taso, nome ngukuphi lapho usiyisa khona, bese sikhuleka kuSimakadze sibheke kulelidolobha lolikhetsile, nakulelithempeli lesengilakhile, ngalakhela Libito lakho,
nase bagucukela kuwe ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wabo baseveni letitsa tabo letabatfumba, bathandaze kuwe babheke eveni lowalipha boyisemkhulu, edolobheni lolikhetsile, nakulelithempeli lesengilakhele Libito lakho,
Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho nekuncenga kwakho lokwente kimi; lelithempeli lolakhile sengilingcwelisile, ngekutsi ngibeke Libito lami lapho kulo phakadze naphakadze. Emehlo ami nenhlitiyo yami kuyawuhlala kulapho kulo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Wakha emalati ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze, Simakadze labekhulume ngalo watsi: “Libito lami ngiyakulibeka eJerusalema.”
Ningabi netinhloko letilukhuni njengaboyihlo, kodvwa titfobeni kuSimakadze. Wotani endzaweni lengcwele, layingcwelise kuze kube phakadze. Khontani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, khona intfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako ingetikunehlela.
“Kwangatsi emehlo akho angavulekela kulelithempeli emini nasebusuku, lendzawo lowakhuluma ngayo watsi uyawubeka Libito lakho kuyo. Shangatsi ungamane uwuve umkhuleko wenceku yakho lewuthandaza ibheke kulendzawo.
Simakadze wase uyatibonakalisa kuye ebusuku watsi: “Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho, sengitikhetsele lendzawo kutsi kube ngulona thempeli lemihlatjelo.
Emehlo ami ayawuvuleka, netindlebe tami tilalele imikhuleko lenikelelwa kulendzawo.
“Wena-ke, nangabe ungahamba embikwami ulingise uyihlo Davide, wente konkhe lengikuyala ngako, ugcine timiso tami nemitsetfo yami,
Ngobe Simakadze uyikhetsile iSiyoni, kutsi ibe likhaya lakhe, watsi:
“Lena yindzawo yami yekuphumula, ngiyawuhlala kuyo phakadze naphakadze; lena yindzawo lengifuna kuyibusa.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Simakadze uyakwekhuta wena Sathane! Simakadze, lokhetse iJerusalema, uyakukwekhuta! Lendvodza ayisiso sikhuni lesivutsako yini lesephulwe emlilweni?”
Kusenjalo kwevakala livi livela ezulwini litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami, letsandzekako, lengijabula ngayo.”
Nangabe indzawo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layikhetsele kubeka Libito lakhe ikhashane kakhulu kunani, ningahlaba emihlambini Simakadze laniphe yona, njengobe senginiyalile, nidlele emadolobheni enu kuye ngekutsandza kwenu.
Niyawujabula embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu endzaweni layakuyikhetsela kubeka Libito lakhe, kujabule nine, kanye nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, netigcili netigcilikati tenu, nemaLevi lakulamadolobha enu, nebetive, netintsandzane, nebafelokati labahlala kanye nani.
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