45 Kodvwa emadvodza lalungile ayakubalahla ngesijeziso salabasikati labagwadlako nalabacitsa ingati, ngobe batingwadla, ingati isetandleni tabo.
Ngetulu kwaloko, Manase wacitsa kakhulu ingati yalabangenacala, kangangekutsi titaladi taseJerusalema tatigeleta ingati kusukela ekucaleni kuze kuyewuphuma ekugcineni. Loko wakwengetela ekwenteni sive sakaJuda kutsi sikhonte tithico, wasenta sona kuSimakadze.
Etingutjeni takho tekugcoka emadvodza atfola umnyombo wekuphila kwalabamphofu labangenacala, nome ungazange ubabambe bagcekeza. Noko ngetulu kwako konkhe loku,
Ngako naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, utsi: “Njengobe bantfu bakhulume lamavi, emavi ami ngitawenta abe ngumlilo emlonyeni wakho, labantfu babe tinkhuni letitawudliwa ngiwo.
Nyalo baphrofethi nebaphristi sebadvukuta etitaladini njengemadvodza latimphumphutse. Tingubo tabo setishone ingati, tadzimate tangcola lokwekutsi sekute namunye lofisa nekutitsintsa ngesandla tembatfo tabo.
utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Awu, wena dolobha lelitiletsela lona imbhubhiso ngekucitsa ingati ekhatsi kulo, liphindze litingcolise ngekwakha tithico,
Bayakuta batekumelana nawe ngetikhali, nangetincola temphi, nangetinkalishi, nesicumbi sebantfu; bayawutsatsa tindzawo tabo bamelane nawe yonkhe indzawo ngemahawu lamakhulu nalamancane, bafake timphantitje enhloko. Ngiyawukunikela kubo kutsi bakujezise, futsi bayakukujezisa njengekwehlulela kwabo.
Balala naye njengobe emadvodza alala nengwababane, alala kanjalo-ke nalamantfombatane labephetfwe luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko, bo-Ohola na-Oholibha.
“ ‘Ngobe lengati leliyicitsile isekhatsi kulo: Layitsela edvwaleni lelingenalutfo; alizange liyitsele emhlabatsini, lapho beyitawumbonywa khona lutfuli.
“Yekhutani make wenu, mekhuteni, ngobe akasesiye umkami, nami angisesiyo indvodza yakhe. Ase akususe lokubukeka kwebugwadla ebusweni bakhe, nalokungetsembeki lokusemkhatsini wemabele akhe.
Ngako-ke nganishaya nganijuba ticucu ngemavi ebaphrofethi bami, nganibulala ngemavi emlomo wami; tehlulelo tami timanyata njengembane etikwenu, tinehlele nome nini.
“ ‘Nangabe indvodza iphinga nemfati walenye indvodza, nome yamakhelwane wayo, bobabili, lesiphingi nalesiphingikati, kufanele babulawe.
Nangabe indvodzakati yemphristi itingcolisa ngekugwadla, ihlazisa uyise, iyawushiswa ngemlilo ize ife.
Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”