1 “Nangabe umphrofethi nome umphuphi wemaphupho achamuka emkhatsini wenu bese umemetela sibonakaliso nome simangaliso kini,
Nalomphrofethi lomdzala waphendvula, watsi: “Nami futsi ngingumphrofethi njengawe. Ingilosi ikhulume kimi ngelivi laSimakadze, yatsi: ‘Mlandze, ute naye lapha kakho, khona atekudla kudla, anatse nemanti.’ ” Kodvwa abecala emanga.
Ngako lomuntfu waNkulunkulu wancandzeka naye wayakudla naye, wanatsa naye endlini kakhe.
Ungengeti lutfo etetsembisweni takhe. Uma uke wengeta nje, uyakukutsetsisa utfolakale ungumuntfu wemanga.”
Labadzala nemadvodza langimisumphe ngubona bayinhloko. Baphrofethi labafundzisa emanga bona bangumsila.
“Umphrofethi kanye nemphristi, bobabili, abakholwa kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nasethempelini ngitfola bubi babo,” kusho Simakadze.
Impela ngimelene nalabo labaphrofetha emaphupho langemanga,” kusho Simakadze. “Bayabalandzisa bedukise bantfu bami ngemanga abo ebudlabha; noko angikabatfumi, futsi angikababeki. Labantfu ababasiti ngalutfo ngisho nangalokuncane nje,” kusho Simakadze.
Ngako-ke ningabalaleli baphrofethi benu, nebaphenguli benu, nebahumushi benu bemaphupho, netangoma, nalababhulako labanitjela batsi: ‘Ningeke niyikhonte inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.’
Ubofike utjele Shemaya waseNehelamu, utsi:
‘Simakadze sewubeke wena kutsi ube ngumphristi esikhundleni saJehoyada, kutsi wengamele indlu yaSimakadze; kufanele-ke kutsi bonkhe bantfu labahlanyako batente shangatsi bayaphrofetha, ubafake esitokisini ubabophe tintsamo ngetinketane.
Yebo, nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ningavumi kuyengwa baphrofethi nalabaphengulako labasemkhatsini wenu. Ningalaleli lamaphupho lenibakhutsata kutsi babe nawo.
“Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo; baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
ngako-ke ningeke nisayibona imibono leyinkhohliso, ningabe nisabhula ngekubhula lokungemanga. Ngiyakubasindzisa bantfu bami etandleni tenu. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
Tithico tikhuluma lokuyinkhohliso, labaphengulako babona imibono yemanga, bakhuluma emaphupho langesilo liciniso. Badvudvutana mahhala nje ngelite. Ngako-ke bantfu bazulazula njengetimvu, bacindzetelekile ngekweswela umelusi.
“Ngalelo langa ngulowo nalowo mphrofethi uyawuba nemahloni ngembono wakhe. Angeke aphindze ayembatse ingubo yeboya yebuphrofethi kuze atekukhohlisa.
Kuyakuvela baprofethi bemanga labanyenti, bedukise bantfu labanyenti.
Ngobe kuyawuvela bokhristumbumbulu, nebaphrofethi bemanga, bente tibonakaliso letinkhulu netimangaliso, kuze kudukiswe nalabakhetsiwe nakunekwenteka.
“Caphelani baphrofethi bemanga, labeta kini banjengetimvu ngaphandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi banjengetimphisi letibukhali.
Bokhristu bemanga nebaphrofethimbumbulu batawuvela bakhombise tibonakaliso netimangaliso kuze kwedukiswe nalabakhetsiwe, nakunekwenteka.
Maye kini, nangabe wonkhe umuntfu ukhuluma kahle ngani; ngobe bokhokho babo bebenta njalo kubaphrofethi bemanga.”
Kodvwa umphrofethi lotenta shangatsi ukhuluma ngelibito lami loko lengingakasho kutsi akakukhulume, nome umphrofethi lokhuluma ngelibito lalabanye bonkulunkulu, lowo kufanele abulawe.’
“Lalelani sive sema-Israyeli imiyalo nemitsetfo lesengitanifundzisa yona. Hambani ngayo, khona nitewuphila ningene eveni nilidle, live Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, lanipha lona.
Ningacali nengete lutfo kulamavi lenginiyala ngawo, futsi ningaphunguli lutfo kuwo, kodvwa gcinani lemiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lengininika yona.
Kufika kwalongenamtsetfo ngumsebenti waSathane. Uyawufika anawo onkhe emandla, netibonakaliso, netimangaliso letingemanga,
Nakadzeni babevele bakhona baphrofethi bemanga emkhatsini wesive, kanjalo-ke nalapha emkhatsini wenu batawuvela baphrofethi bemanga, labatawungenisa timfundziso temanga letibhubhisako, baphike uMbusi lowabatsenga, ngaloko-ke batawube batidvonsela kubhujiswa lokusheshisako.
Batsandzekako, ningabohambe nikholwa ngibo bonkhe bomoya, nibobahlola bomoya kutsi baNkulunkulu yini, ngobe banyenti baphrofethi bemanga labaphumele eveni.