11 Nyalo-ke sengiyati kutsi Simakadze mkhulu kunabo bonkhe labanye bonkulunkulu, ngobe ema-Israyeli uwakhulule ekugcilatweni ngesihluku ngemaGibhithe.”
Lomfelokati watsi ku-Elija: “Manje sengiyati kutsi ungumuntfu waNkulunkulu, nekutsi livi laSimakadze leliphuma emlonyeni wakho liliciniso.”
Namani kanye netinceku takhe tonkhe wahamba wabuyela kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu. Wafike wema embikwakhe watsi: “Manje sengiyati kutsi emhlabeni wonkhe kute nkulunkulu lofanana naNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Ngicela kutsi wemukele nasi sipho lesiphuma kimi, inceku yakho.”
Ngobe mkhulu Simakadze, ufanele kudvunyiswa kakhulu, ufanele kwesatjwa kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.
“Lelithempeli lengitawulakha litawuba likhulu kakhulu, ngobe Nkulunkulu wetfu mkhulu kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu labakhona.
Watfumela tibonakaliso letimangalisako netimanga, wamelana naFaro, nato tonkhe tiphatsimandla takhe, nabo bonkhe bantfu baseveni lakhe, ngobe wena wawati kutsi emaGibhithe abebaphetse kabuhlungu kangakanani. Watentela ligama emhlabeni, lelisolo lahlala kuze kube ngulamuhla.
“Kodvwa bona bokhokho betfu bakudvwalela, baba netinhloko letilukhuni, bangete bayilalela imiyalo yakho.
“Wabeluleka kutsi ababuyele emtsetfweni wakho, kodvwa bona bakudvwalela, bangete bayihlonipha imiyalo yakho. Bona ngekuphambana netimiso takho lekufanele umuntfu aphile ngato nangabe atihlonipha. Bakufulatsela ngenkhani, baba netinhlitiyo letilukhuni, bala kulalela wena.
Uyabatsetsisa labatidlako; bacalekisiwe labedukile emiyalweni yakho.
Ngiyati kutsi mkhulu Simakadze, nekutsi Simakadze wetfu ungetulu kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.
Tsandzani Simakadze, nine nonkhe labangcwele bakhe. Simakadze uyabagcina labetsembele kuye, kodvwa uphindzisela kamatima kulabatatisako.
Ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lomkhulu, unguMbusi lomkhulu lonemandla kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.
Ngobe wena, Simakadze, unguLosetikwako Konkhe, ubusa umhlaba wonkhe, uphakeme ngetulu kwabonkulunkulu.
Ase siwabuke ngalamanye emehlo, sente lisu, funa andze kakhulu, ngobe nakungesuka imphi, angahle asite letitsa tetfu, bese ayabaleka kulelive.”
“Nanibelekisa bafati bemaHebheru, kubotsi luswane nalungumfana nilubulale, kodvwa naluyintfombatane ningalubulali.”
Ngako-ke Faro wayala bonkhe bantfu bakhe, watsi: “Lonkhe luswane lwemHebheru lolungumfana lubotsi nalutalwa nilugcumukisele emfuleni iNayili, kodvwa luswane loluyintfombatane niboluyekela luphile.”
Ngako-ke boMosi na-Aroni bahamba baya kuFaro, bafike kuye batsi: “Simakadze, longuNkulunkulu wemaHebheru, utsi: ‘Kutawuze kube ngunini seloku wala kutitfoba kimi? Khulula bantfu bami bahambe, khona batewungikhonta.
“Ngalobo busuku ngiyawuhamba ngidzabule emkhatsini welive laseGibhithe ngishaye onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna aseGibhithe ebantfu newetifuyo, ngehlulele tonkhe tithico taseGibhithe; nginguSimakadze!
EmaGibhithe ayawungati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngiwancobile ngisho naFaro nemphi yakhe, netincola takhe temphi nebagibeli bemahhashi akhe imbala.”
Simakadze wenta inhlitiyo yaFaro yaba lukhuni. Faro waphuma nemphi yakhe wacosha ema-Israyeli labesaphumile ahamba ngesibindzi.
“Ngubani lonjengawe, Simakadze, emkhatsini wabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu? Ngubani lofanana nawe ngebungcwele bakho lobumangalisako? Ngubani lonebukhosi lobesabekako ente imimangaliso nemisebenti yemandla njengawe?
Faro wabuta watsi: “Ungubani yena lowo Simakadze, kutsi mine ngingalalela livi lakhe, ngikhulule ema-Israyeli kutsi ahambe? Angimati lowo Simakadze, futsi ngingeke ngisikhulule sive sema-Israyeli kutsi sihambe.”
“Labantfu ningabobe nisabaletsela tjani bekufoloma titini, njengobe benenta. Kodvwa babosale sebatifunela bona tjani.
Manje, mine Nebukhadnezari, ngibabata ngiphakamise ngekudvumisa iNkhosi yelizulu, ngobe konkhe lekwentako kulungile, nato tonkhe tindlela tayo tiphelele ngekulunga. Labo labahamba ngekutigcabha, uyakwati kubatfobisa.”
EmaGibhithe abengcwaba ematubulo awo onkhe labeshaywe nguSimakadze emkhatsini wawo; ngobe Simakadze abebehlulele bonkhe bonkulunkulu bawo.
Welulile sandla sakhe lesinemandla, wasakata labatigcabhako etinhlitiyweni tabo.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wephana ngemusa lomkhulu, ngako umBhalo utsi: “Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako, kepha labatfobekile ubapha umusa.”
Nani-ke, labasha, batfobeleni babonisi. Nonkhe yembatsani kutfobeka, nitfobelane, ngobe: “Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako, kodvwa labatfobekile ubapha umusa.”
Ningasakhulumi kakhulu ngekutiphakamisa; kubete kutiphakamisa lokuphuma emilonyeni yenu. Ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu welwati, ngaye tento tonkhe tiyaphenyisiswa.