15 “ ‘Kodvwa wena wesuke wase wetsembela kulobuhle bakho, lelidvumela lakho lakwenta waba yingwababane. Watfululela konkhe kukhanuka kwakho kunome ngubani labendlula ngendlela, buhle bakho baba bake.
Walandzela bo-Ashtarothe, sithicokati semaSidoni, naMoloki, sithico sema-Amoni lesasisinengiso.
Asatfole seluleko, Jerobowamu, inkhosi, wabumba ematfole lamabili egolide. Wakhuluma esiveni watsi: “Kumatima kini lokutsi nibohle nikhuphukela eJerusalema. Naba bonkulunkulu benu-ke, ma-Israyeli, labanikhipha eGibhithe.”
Konkhe loku kwenteka ngobe baka-Israyeli bona kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, labekabakhiphe eGibhithe, ngaphansi kwemandla aFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Besuka bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu,
Wavusa kabusha tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, letatibhidlitwe nguyise Hezekiya. Waphindze wakha emalati aBhali, wakha nensika ya-Ashera, njengobe na-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, abentile. Wakhotsama wakhonta tonkhe tinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.
kodvwa batihlanganisa nebetive, bafundza kwenta imikhuba yato.
Ase nibuke kutsi lelidolobha lebeletsembekile seligucuke laba yingwadla kanjani! Lona lake lagcwala umtsetfocotfo, belilikhaya lekulunga, kodvwa manje seligcwele babulali!
“Lalelani lapha, ninendlu yakaJakobe, nine lenibitwa ngelibito la-Israyeli, futsi niyintalelwane yakaJuda, nine lenenta tifungo egameni laSimakadze, nikhonte Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kodvwa kungabi ngeliciniso nangekulunga,
Emvakwetivalo nasemvakwetinsika temnyango wakho, ubeke titfombe tetithico takho. Ungikhohliwe mine, wagwabula umbhedze wakho, wagibela kuwo, wawandzisa kakhulu, wavumelana nalabo lotsandza imibhedze yabo, wabukana nebungcunu babo.
“Lijoko lakho walephula, lokwa kadzeni, watidzabula tibopho takho, watsi: ‘Ngingeke ngikukhonte!’ Ngempela, kuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato, walala phansi, walala njengengwababane.
“Nangabe indvodza ilahla umkayo, bese lomfati wendza kulenye indvodza, lendvodza ingabuyela yini kulomfati? Utsi kepha lelive lingete langcola lonkhe? Kodvwa utiphatsise kwengwababane ngekuphinga nemadvodza lamanyenti; manje sewungabuyela njani kimi?” kusho Simakadze.
Ningawetsembi lamagama langemanga nitsi: “Leli lithempeli laSimakadze, lithempeli laSimakadze, lithempeli laSimakadze!”
Watsatsa letinye tetimphahla takho wenta ngato tindzawo letiphakeme letinemibala lemihle, lapho wawuchubela khona bugwababane bakho bekukhontela tithico. Tintfo letinjalo atikafaneli kutsi tenteke, futsi akukafaneli nje kutsi tibe khona.
Ekucaleni kwato tonkhe titaladi watimisela khona tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, watehlisa wena ebuhleni bakho, ngekunikela ngemtimba wakho ngekugwadla nekuphinga nabo bonkhe labendlula ngendlela.
“ ‘Kodvwa bangivukela, bangete bangilalela; abazange batilahle letitfombe tabo letenyanyekako lebese babeke emehlo abo kuto, futsi abazange batilahle tithico taseGibhithe. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngicedzele kutfukutsela kwami etikwabo eGibhithe.
Tagucuka taba tingwababane eGibhithe. Tagwadla kusukela kwasebusheni bato. Kulelo live emabele ato abebhujungwa, netingono tebuntfombi bato tatiphiciketwa khona.
Akazange akuyekele kugwadla labekucale eGibhithe, lekwatsi ngesikhatsi sebusha bakhe emadvodza alala naye, amphiciketa khona tingono tebutjitji bakhe, atfululela inkhanuko yawo kuye.
Khuluma kuyo iThire, lengasesangweni lelibheke ngaselwandle, ingumhwebi webantfu basemaveni lagudla lwandle, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Awu, Thire, ukhuluma utsi: “Ngimuhle ngiphelele.”
Nangabe ngitjela lolungile kutsi ngempela utawuphila, kodvwa yena bese wetsembela kuloko kulunga kwakhe, ente lokubi, kute nome sinye kuletento takhe letinhle latente kucala lesiyawukhunjulwa; uyakufa ngenca yaloko lokubi lakwentile.
Watsi kube Simakadze acale kukhuluma naHoseya, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Hamba utsatse umfati loyingwadla lonebantfwana labatelwe ngebugwadla, ngobe live linelicala lebugwadla lobesabekako, selisukile kuSimakadze.”
“Bayakudla tabelo tabo temihlatjelo, kodvwa bangeke besutse; bayawungenela bugwadla, kodvwa bangandzi, ngobe bamshiyile Simakadze,
Nome ngabe tinatfo tabo setiphelile, bayachubeka nebugwadla babo; baholi babo batitsandza kakhulu tindlela tabo telihlazo.
Awu, Israyeli, ungajabuli; ungatsakasi njengaletinye tive. Ngobe nine aniketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wenu. Nitsandza inkhokhelo yebugwadla bekukhonta tithico; nifuna kukhokhelwa kuwo onkhe emabala ekubhulela kolo.
Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
Ngalelo langa ungeke udliwe ngemahloni ngako konkhe lokubi lokwentile kimi, ngobe kulelidolobha ngiyawubesusa labo labajabula ngeligcabho labo. Ungeke uphindze utigcabhe etikwaleligcuma lami lelingcwele.
Ningatiyengi nje nitsi: ‘Sinaye Abrahama longubabe wetfu,’ ngobe ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nkulunkulu angamvusela Abrahama bantfwana kulamatje.
“Jeshuruni wazimuka wakhahlela; wesutsa kudla, wesuleka, watamasa. Wamfulatsela Nkulunkulu lowamenta, walala Lidvwala lelinguMsindzisi wakhe.
Ebuntini lakhe kwakubhalwe libito leliyimfihlakalo litsi: “IBhabhulona lenkhulu, unina wetingwadla nemanyala emhlaba.”
Baka-Israyeli baphindza benta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze. Bakhonta boBhali, nabo-Ashtarothe, nabonkulunkulu base-Aramu, nabonkulunkulu baseSidoni, nabonkulunkulu baseMowabi, nabonkulunkulu bema-Amoni, nabonkulunkulu bemaFilisti. Baka-Israyeli bafulatsela Simakadze, bamyekela, bangabe basamkhonta,
Bafulatsela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise, lowabakhipha eGibhithe. Balandzela bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu labehlukene baleto tive labebahlala emkhatsini wato. Batfukutselisa Simakadze,
Atsatsa emadvodzakati aletive ashada nawo, atsatsa nemadvodzakati awo awendzisela emadvodzana aletive, akhonta nabonkulunkulu bato.