31 “Emabutfo ayo lahlomile ayawuvuka angcolise inqaba yelithempeli, acedze imihlatjelo yemalanga onkhe. Bese-ke emisa sinengiso lesingusona sibanga incitsakalo.
Ngobe bangishiyile mine, benta lendzawo yaba yabonkulunkulu betive, bashise imihlatjelo kuyo kubonkulunkulu labangabati, bona kanye naboyisemkhulu, ngisho nemakhosi akaJuda, bagcwalise lendzawo ngengati lengenacala.
“ ‘Sive sakaJuda sente bubi emehlweni ami, kusho Simakadze. Bagcumeke tithico tabo letitinengiso endlini lebitwa ngeLibito lami, bayingcolisa.
Sitsa sabeka tandla taso kuyo yonkhe imicebo yayo; iJerusalema yabona betive bangena ethempelini layo, labo lowabalela kutsi bangene ebandleni lakho.
Simakadze ulilahlile lilati lakhe, wayishiya indzawo yakhe lengcwele. Unikele tibondza tetigodlo taseSiyoni etitseni; tamemeta kakhulu ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze, kwaze kwaba shangatsi ngungelilanga lelidzili lelamiswa.
Wase utsi kubo: “Ngcolisani lelithempeli, nigcwalise tibuya talo ngetidvumbu talababulewe. Hambani!” Ngako baphuma-ke, bacala kubulala kulo lonkhe lidolobha.
“Kusukela ngesikhatsi lekwasuswa ngaso umhlatjelo wemalanga onkhe, kwemiswa sinengiso lesibanga incitsakalo kuyawutsatsa emalanga layi-1 290.
Iyawuba nemandla kakhulu, kodvwa hhayi ngekwemandla ayo. Iyawukwenta umonakalo lowesabekako, iphumelele kuko konkhe leyikwentako. Iyawubhubhisa emadvodza lanemandla lamakhulu nesive lesingcwele.
“Lombono wemihlatjelo yasebusuku neyasekuseni lowukhonjisiwe uliciniso, kodvwa uwugcine usifuba sakho, ngobe wona umacondzana netikhatsi tekugcina.”
Lombusi uyawuvumela sivumelwane nalabanyenti ngesikhatsi sinye, kodvwa ekhatsi naleso sikhatsi uyawucedza umhlatjelo nemnikelo. Uyawubeka sinengisoncitsakalo esicongweni selithempeli, kuze sitfululelwe kuye siphetfo lesimisiwe.”
Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico.
“Ngako-ke nanibona sinengisoncitsakalo sime endzaweni lengcwele, njengobe asho umphrofethi Danyela,” (lofundzako akacaphele inchazelo yaloku),
“Kodvwa nanibona ‘Sinengisoncitsakalo’ eme endzaweni lengakamfaneli,” (lofundzako akacaphele inchazelo yaloku), “labo labaseJudiya ababalekele etintsabeni.
“Nanibona iJerusalema itungeletwe timphi, nibovele nati kutsi seyitawubhidlitwa.
“Letimphondvo letilishumi lotibonile tingemakhosi lalishumi lasengakacali kubusa, kodvwa ayakwemukeliswa emandla ekubusa kanye nesilo sikhashana nje.