10 Tonkhe toni letisemkhatsini wesive sami, tiyakufa ngenkemba; labo labakhuluma batsi: ‘Inhlekelele ingeke isehlele nome isikhandze.’ ”
Lomubi ucabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe utsi: “Nkulunkulu akanendzaba, akanaki, angeke abuke ngakimi kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”
Ngenca yekutsi sigwebo sentfo lembi siyephuta kukhishwa, tinhlitiyo tebantfu setihlosa kwenta bubi ngesibindzi.
Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
maye kulabo labatsi: “Nkulunkulu akasheshise, akaphangise umsebenti wakhe, khona sitewubona. Longcwele waka-Israyeli akakwente masinyane loko latimisele kukwenta, khona sitekwati.”
Ngulowo nalowo uyatikhalela atsi: “Wotani, ngitalilandza liwayini! Asinatseni tjwala njengekutsandza kwetfu! Likusasa nalo litawuba njengalamuhla, nome-ke libe ncono kakhulu!”
Batsi: “Wotani sente lisu ngaJeremiya, ngobe imfundziso yemtsetfo lefundziswa baphristi ngeke ize iphele, naleteluleko tetihlakaniphi, nalelivi leliphuma kubaphrofethi. Ngako buyani simhlasele ngemagama etfu, singayinaki yonkhe lentfo layishoko.”
Bachubeka bakhulume kulabangedzelelako batsi: ‘Simakadze utsi: Nitawuba nekuthula.’ Kubo bonkhe labalandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo, batsi: ‘Kute lokubi lokutanehlela.’
naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze utsi: Ngempela, ngitamjezisa Shemaya waseNehelamu kanye nesitukulwane sakhe. Kute namunye loyawusala kulabantfu laba, futsi akayiwubona nakunye kwetintfo letinhle lengiyawutentela bantfu bami, ngobe yena ushumayele kuhlubuka mine, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
Ngiyawuphenya emkhatsini wenu bonke labo labangivukelako bahlubuke kimi. Nome ngiyawubakhipha eveni lapho bahlala khona nje, noko bangeke bangene eveni laka-Israyeli. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Maye kini, nine labanetsetekile eSiyoni, nakini nine labativela bavikelekile entsabeni yaseSamariya! Maye nakini, nine madvodza lagcamile esiveni lesikhulu nalesisekucala etiveni tonkhe, nine labeta kini baka-Israyeli!
Nikhweshisela eceleni lilanga lelibi, bese nisondzeta edvutane umbuso lowesabisako.
Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngempela emehlo eNkhosi Simakadze asetikwawo wonkhe lowo mbuso lowonako. Ngiyakuwubhubhisa ungabikho ebusweni bemhlaba, noko ngingeke ngiyibhubhise yonkhe indlu yakaJakobe.
Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”
Kodvwa nyalo sibita labatigabatisako sitsi bangulababusisiwe. Impela benti balokubi bayaphumelela, ngisho nalabo labamelene naNkulunkulu nabo bayaphunyula.’ ”
“Impela lilanga liyeta; liyawushisa njengemlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako. Bonkhe labatigcabhako bangangihloniphi nalabenta lokubi bayawuba tinhlanga, lelo langa lelitako liyawubalumekela ngemlilo,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Kute imphandze nome ligala leliyawusala kubo.