27 Khumbula tinceku takho bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe. Ungabunaki buhlongandlebe balesive, nebubi baso, nesono saso.
Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu nakabhubhisa lamadolobha alawo matsafa, wakhumbula Abrahama ngekutsi akhiphe Loti ekubhujisweni kwalamadolobha, Loti labehlala kuwo.
Kube wena, Simakadze, bewusibalela tono tetfu, ngubani labengaphunyula, angalahlwa?
bangenti njengobe kwenta bokhokho lekwakusitukulwane lesinenkhani nalesihlubukako, situkulwane lesite inhlitiyo lenebucotfo, nalesasinemoya longaketsembeki kuSomandla.
Lomkhosi niyakuwugubha ngayo lenyanga, yonkhe iminyaka, Simakadze nase aningenisile eveni lemaKhenani, nelemaHethi, nelema-Amori, nelemaHivi, nelemaJebhusi. Live, leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, Simakadze wafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu kutsi uyakunipha lona.
Hamba uhlanganise baholi bema-Israyeli ndzawonye ukhulume kubo utsi: ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu, Nkulunkulu wabo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe, ubonakele kimi, watsi: “Sengikubonile konkhe lokwentiwa ngemaGibhithe kini.
NginguNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakho: Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe.” Mosi wambonya buso bakhe, ngobe esaba kubukana naNkulunkulu.
Khumbula Abrahama, na-Isaka, na-Israyeli, tinceku takho, lowafunga kuto ngelibito lakho watetsembisa, watsi: ‘Ngiyawunandzisa, titukulwane tenu tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka. Lelive lenginitsembisa lona ngiyawulipha titukulwane tenu, liyawuba ngelabo phakadze naphakadze.’ ”
Nkulunkulu, Sokulunga, uyakwati lokwentekako emitini yalababi; yebo, uyababhubhisa lababi.
Ngenca yeLibito lakho ungasibukeli phansi, ungasenteli phansi sihlalo sakho sebukhosi bakho lobukhulu. Khumbula sivumelwane sakho lowasenta natsi, ungasephuli.
Kulawo malanga, nangaleso sikhatsi, kuyawuphenywa ngelicala laka-Israyeli, kodvwa aliyiwutfolakala, kuphenywe nangetono takaJuda, kodvwa kute nasinye lesiyawutfolakala, ngobe ngiyakuyitsetselela insali lengayishiya,” kusho Simakadze.
ngiyawusikhumbula sivumelwane sami naJakobe, sivumelwane sami na-Isaka, sivumelwane sami na-Abrahama, ngilikhumbule live.
Kodvwa ngenca yabo ngiyawusikhumbula sivumelwane sami nabokhokho babo, lengabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe embikwato tonkhe tive kutsi ngitewuba nguNkulunkulu wabo. NginguSimakadze.’ ”
Ngathandaza kuSimakadze ngatsi: ‘Hawu, Somandla, Simakadze, ungasibhubhisi sive sakho lesilifa lakho lowalihlenga ngemandla akho lamakhulu, wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla lesinemandla.
Nakungenjalo, lesive lowasikhipha kuso sitawutsi: “Kungobe Simakadze wehluleka kubangenisa kulelive labebatsembise lona, kantsi futsi kungobe abebatondza, ngako wabakhiphela kutawubabulalela ehlane.”
Shangatsi inkhosi ingete yayinaka lendvodza lekhohlakele lenguNabali. Ufanana nelibito lakhe, lelisho Silima, naye unebulima. Kodvwa mine, ncekukati yakho, angikawaboni lamadvodza labetfunyelwe yinkhosi yami.