4 Nome bangatfunjwa titsa tabo, nakhona lapho ngiyawuyala inkemba kutsi ibabulale. Emehlo ami ngiyakuwanamatselisa kubo, kube kubi kubo, kungabi kuhle.”
Inkhosi yatsi etincekwini tayo: ‘Mletseni la kimi ngitembona ngemehlo.’
Ngobe emehlo aSimakadze abuka emhlabeni wonkhe kucinisa labo labatinhlitiyo tabo titinikele kuye ngalokuphelele. Wena wente intfo lebulima kakhulu, kusukela manje utakulwa timphi siphelane.”
Labalungile nabakhala bacela lusito, Simakadze uyabeva, abakhulule kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tabo.
Kwatsi kuseluvivi, Simakadze wabuka phansi asensikeni yemlilo neyelifu abuka imphi yemaGibhithe, emabutfo aseGibhithe wawasanganisa.
Etikwawo onkhe emadvundvu latingagadvu babhubhisi bayawunyakatela, ngobe inkemba yaSimakadze iyawubadla bantfu, kusukela ngala kwelive kuye ngale kwalo, kute namunye loyawusindza.
Ngitimisele kwenta lokubi kulelidolobha, hhayi lokuhle, kusho Simakadze. Liyawuniketelwa etandleni tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ilibhubhise ngemlilo.’ ”
Emehlo ami ayawubelusa kube lusito kubo, ngiyawuphindze ngibabuyise kulelive. Ngiyawubakha ngingababhidliti; yebo, ngiyawubahlanyela ngingabazuphuni.
“Ubomtsatsa, umnakekele kahle, ungamenti lutfo, kodvwa umentele konkhe lakucelako.”
“Hamba utjele Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Sengitawugcwalisa emavi ami lamelana nalelidolobha ngitakuwagcwalisa ngesigameko, hhayi ngalokuhle. Ngaleso sikhatsi ayawugcwaliseka embikwemehlo akho.
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngitimisele kwehlisela inhlekelele etikwenu nekubhubhisa Juda wonkhe.
Incenye yesitsatfu yebantfu bakho, Jerusalema, itakufa ngesifo lesibulalanako, nome ibhujiswe yindlala ngekhatsi kwakho; incenye yesitsatfu itakufa ngenkemba ngaphandle kwetibondza takho; kutsi lenye incenye yesitsatfu isakateleke emimoyeni, ngiyicoshe ngenkemba leyeluliwe.
Ngesikhatsi nakuphelela emalanga ekuvinjetelwa, shisa incenye yesitsatfu yaletinwele ngemlilo ekhatsi edolobheni. Tsatsa lenye incenye yesitsatfu uyisakate ngenkemba yonkhe indzawo edolobheni. Lencenye lenye yesitsatfu uyisakatele emoyeni. Ngobe ngitabacosha ngenkemba.
“ ‘Wonkhe umIsrayeli nome wetive lohlala nani lodla ingati, ngiyawumelana naye ngimncume esiveni sakubo.
Ngiyawunisakatela kuletinye tive, nginicoshe ngenkemba yami. Live lenu liyawuphundleka nemadolobha enu abe tindzala.
Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngempela emehlo eNkhosi Simakadze asetikwawo wonkhe lowo mbuso lowonako. Ngiyakuwubhubhisa ungabikho ebusweni bemhlaba, noko ngingeke ngiyibhubhise yonkhe indlu yakaJakobe.
Ngaphambili kwalawo malanga kwakute inkhokhelo yebantfu nome yetilwane. Kute namunye labengaphuma angene ngenca yesitsa sakhe, ngobe ngagucula wonkhe umuntfu kutsi emelane namakhelwane wakhe.