34 Hamba-ke uyewuhola labantfu ubayise kulendzawo lengikhulume ngayo kuwe, ingilosi yami itawuhamba embikwakho. Kodvwa siyeta sikhatsi lapho ngitawubajezisa ngenca yekona kwabo.”
Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, wabaphendvula wena, waba nguNkulunkulu lotsetselelako kubo, noko wabajezisa ngenca yetono tabo.
Uyawubangenisa ubahlanyele entsabeni yakho, indzawo leyakhetfwa nguwe, Simakadze, kutsi ibe likhaya lakho, indzawo lengcwele, Simakadze, lowayakha ngetandla takho.
Ungasikhotsameli nome usikhonte, ngobe mine Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, nginguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele. Labo labangitondzako sijeziso sami ngesono saboyise ngisehlisela ngisho nakubantfwana babo besitukulwane sesitsatfu nesesine.
“Ngitawutfumela ingilosi ihambe ngembili kwenu inilondvolote nisahamba, inifikise endzaweni lenginilungiselele yona.
Sengincumile kutsi ngitanikhipha ekuhluphekeni kwenu kwaseGibhithe nginimikise eveni lemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, live leligcwele lubisi, neluju lwetinyosi.” ’
Mosi wakhuluma kuSimakadze, watsi: “Wena watsi kimi: ‘Khipha labantfu,’ kodvwa awuzange ungilayele kutsi utangitfuma nabani. Yebo, washo kona kimi watsi: ‘Ngiyalati libito lakho, futsi uzuze umusa emehlweni ami.’
Ngitawutfumela ingilosi yami ihambe embikwenu ngikhiphe emaKhenani, nema-Amori, nemaHethi, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi.
Kuko konkhe kukhatsateka kwabo naye abekhatsatekile, ingilosi yebukhona bakhe yabasindzisa, ngelutsandvo lwakhe nangemusa wakhe wabahlenga. Wabatsatsa wabetfwala kuwo onkhe emalanga akadzeni.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngalesive, utsi: “Bakutsandza kakhulu kuzulazula; abatibambi tinyawo tabo. Ngako Simakadze akabemukeli, nyalo sewutabukhumbula nebubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.”
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kubelusi labelusa bantfu bami, utsi: “Njengobe senisakate lomhlambi wami nawuyisa le khashane, nangete nawunakekela, ngitanehlisela sijeziso, ngaloko lokubi lenikwentile,” kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze utsi: “Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngibajezise ngaloku? Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngitenanele kulesive lesinje?
Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngibajezise ngaloko?” kusho Simakadze. “Akukafaneli yini ngitenanele mine kulesive lesifanana nalesi?
Banikela ngemihlatjelo lenikwe mine, bese badla lenyama, kodvwa Simakadze akajabuli ngayo. Manje sewutabukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo: Bayawubuyela eGibhithe.
“Mhlazana ngijezisa ema-Israyeli ngenca yetono tawo, ngiyawubhidlita emalati aseBetheli, netimphondvo telilati tiyawujutjwa tilahleke phansi.
“Ngini kuphela lenginikhetsile emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba; ngako-ke ngitanijezisa ngenca yato tonkhe tono tenu.”
kodvwa satsi kube sikhale kuSimakadze, wakuva kukhala kwetfu wase utfumela ingilosi, wasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe. “Nyalo-ke sesilapha eKhadeshi, edolobhaneni lelisemnyeleni welive lakho.
kuze kwehlele etikwenu yonkhe ingati lelungile leyacitfwa emhlabeni, kusukela engatini ya-Abela labelungile, kuze kube ngusengatini yaZakhariya, umsa waBarakhiya, lenambulala emkhatsini welithempeli nelilati.
Kuphindzisela kwami; ngimi loyawutibuyiselela. Ngesikhatsi lesikahle lunyawo lwabo luyawushelela. Lilanga labo lekuhlupheka selisedvute, kubhujiswa kwabo kuyabahlasela.”