12 Liyikhinyabete yonkhe imitamo; tincwencwe talo letinkhulu atikesuswa ngisho nangemlilo.
Nkulunkulu waliva leliphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Ngingeke ngiphindze ngiwucalekise umhlabatsi ngenca yemuntfu, ngobe imizindlo yenhlitiyo yemuntfu mibi kwasebusheni bakhe. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngikubhubhise konkhe lokuphilako, njengobe ngentile.
Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
Tonkhe teluleko lotitfolile temacebo setikugugisile. Abavele ebaleni phela lababhuli bakho, labo labahlola tinkhanyeti, bese bayakutjela inyanga ngenyanga kutsi utakwehlelwa yini, abakusindzise kuloko lokutakwehlela.
konkhe kuphinga kwakho, nako konkhe kushangashangiswa kwakho yinkhanuko, nebugwadla bakho lobulihlazo! Ngitibonile tento takho letisinengiso emagcumeni nasetikhotseni. Awu, nako kuwe, Jerusalema! Uyawuhlala ungcolile kuze kube ngunini?”
“Sive sami sente tono letimbili: Singishiyile mine, mtfombo wemanti ekuphila, satimbela ticojana taso emadvwaleni, ticojana letinetimbobo letingeke tiwemise emanti.”
Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Lubondza lolulicinsi lwaseBhabhulona luyakwendlaleka phansi, nemasango ayo laphakeme alunyekwe ngemlilo, bantfu batikhatsate ngelite, umshikashika wetive ungemafutsa nje ekubasela emalangabi.”
Umfutfo uyafutseka kuyesabisa, kutsi utewushisa umtfofu ngemlilo, kodvwa kucengisiselwa lite nje, ngobe laba lababi abakhishwa.
Umngani uyenga bangani, kute namunye lokhuluma liciniso. Bafundzise tilwimi tabo kukhuluma emanga; bayatiphuphisa bona ngekwenta sono.
“ ‘Manje kungcola kwakho luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yakho. Ngobe ngetama kukugeza, kodvwa wangete wavuma kugezwa kulokungcola kwakho, ungeke uphindze uhlanteke, luze lubotje lulaka lwami kuwe.
“ ‘Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Maye kulelo dolobha lekucitsa ingati, kulelo bhodo lese linetincwencwe, letincwencwe talo tingeke tisesuka. Khipha kulo licatsa ngalinye ngalinye ngaphandle kwekuwentela inkatho.
Efrayimu utondla ngemoya, ucoshana nemoya wasemphumalanga lonkhe lilanga, wandzise emanga nebudlova. Wakha sivumelwane ne-Asiriya, atfumele emafutsa emncumo eGibhithe.
Kungabe kambe Simakadze longuSomandla akakumisi yini engcondvweni yakhe kutsi kushikashikeka kwebantfu kungemafutsa nje ekubhebhetela umlilo, nekutsi tive tishikashikeke, titikhandlekele lite?