1 Lalelani nankha emavi lashiwo nguSimakadze ngani, anisola nine, sive sema-Israyeli, umelana nawo wonkhe umndeni lawukhipha eGibhithe, utsi:
nine titukulwane ta-Israyeli, inceku yakhe, nine madvodzana aJakobe, labakhetsiwe bakhe.
Wakhuluma watsi: “Lalela, nkhosi Jehoshafati, nilalele nani nonkhe lenihlala kaJuda naseJerusalema! Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kini, utsi: ‘Ningesabi, futsi ningaphelelwa nangemandla ngenca yalemphi lenkhulu kangaka. Ngobe kulwa akusiko kwenu, kodvwa kwaNkulunkulu.
“Lalelani kimi, awu ninendlu yakaJakobe, nonkhe nine lenisasele bendlu yaka-Israyeli, nine lesolo nganetfwala kwasesiswini, lenganetfwala kusukela ekutalweni kwenu.
“Lalela kimi, wena Jakobe, wena Israyeli lengakubita: Nginguye. Ngiwekucala, futsi ngiwekugcina.
Ngobe njengobe libhande livunulwa elukhalweni lwendvodza, kanjalo indlu yonkhe yaka-Israyeli kanye neyakaJuda ngitibophele kimi,’ kusho Simakadze, ‘kutsi babe sive sami lengitakwatiwa ngaso, ngibatjatwe ngaso ngidvunyiswe ngaso. Kodvwa abakangilaleli.’ ”
Simakadze utsi: “Ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wato tonkhe tinsendvo taka-Israyeli, tona tiyawuba sive sami.”
Yonkhe indzawo lapho ngiyakuyicoshela khona lensali yalesive lesibi iyawucolela kufa kunekuphila, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.’ ”
Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine ma-Israyeli, ngobe Simakadze usenelicala latanibeka lona, nine lenihlala kulelive, utsi: “Kute kwetsembeka, kute lutsandvo, kute kuphakamisa Nkulunkulu eveni.
“Lalelani lapha, nine baphristi! Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli! Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi! Lesehlulelo simelene nani: Nibe lugibe eMispa, naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.
“Mine futsi nganikhipha eGibhithe, nganihola iminyaka lengema-40 ehlane, ngentela kuninika live lema-Amori.
Lalelani nali livi, nine bafati basentsabeni yaseSamariya, leniphila kahle, nitamase njengetinkhomati taseBhashani, nine lenicindzetela labamphofu, nifihlite labeswele, niphocelele emadvodza enu kutsi aninike tjwala!
Lalelani nali livi, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli. Lesililo ngisenta ngenca yenu:
Ngako Simakadze utsi: “Ngitanehlisela sehlakalo, futsi kuyawubate loyawuphepha kuso. Niyawutikhandza senisekhatsi elubishini, lapho ningaseyiwuhamba ngekutigabatisa lokungaka.
Lalelani, nine baholi baka-Israyeli! Bekufanele ngabe ninakekela kutsi esiveni sakini konkhe kwentiwe ngendlela lefanele;
Nako kini lenihlala ngaselwandle, nine sive semaKherethi. Livi laSimakadze limelene nani, awu Khenani, live lemaFilisti. “Ngiyawunibhubhisa nonkhe, kute namunye loyawusala.”
“ ‘Lowo lonendlebe akeve loko lokushiwo nguMoya emabandleni!’ ”