9 “ ‘Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Maye kulelo dolobha lekucitsa ingati! Nami futsi ngiyawufumbela tinkhuni timponge.
IThofethi seyalungiswa kadzeni, yentiwa yalungela inkhosi. Umgodzi wayo wemlilo sewagujwa waba banti wabuye washona, kwatfotwa netinkhuni letinyenti temlilo; kuphefumula kwaSimakadze lokugeleta njengemfula wesibabule lesivutsako kuyakuyilumeka ivutse.
Inqaba yawo iyawudzilika ngenca yekwesaba, netindvuna tawo tiyawutfutfumela kakhulu ekubonakaleni kwesiboniso semphi,” usho Simakadze, lomlilo wakhe useSiyoni, nembutfuma yakhe yemlilo iseJerusalema.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseJerusalema, ushumayele umelane netindzawo tekukhontela lekutsiwa tingcwele. Phrofetha umelane nelive laka-Israyeli,
ukhulume kulo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngimelene nawe. Ngitawukhokha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, ngibabulale ngayo ngibesuse kuwe labalungile nalababi.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyakulehlulela yini? Uyakulehlulela yini lelidolobha lekucitsa ingati? Ngako lisukele umelane nalo ngato tonkhe tento talo letisinengiso,
Ngako-ke ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngibagwinye ngentfukutselo yami levutsako, ngikwehlisele etinhloko tabo konkhe loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Ngako fumbela tinkhuni, ulumeke umlilo. Yipheke kahle lenyama, uyihlanganise netinandzisi; nalamatsambo adzimate ashe.
khetsa telikhetselo emhlambini wetimvu. Fumbela tinkhuni ngaphansi kwalo wentele lamatsambo, ubase kuze kubile, upheke lamatsambo lasebhodweni.
“ ‘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.
Maye kulo lidolobha lengati leligcwele emacebo, naleligcwele imphango, nalelingabesweli bantfu lekubahlupha.
“Maye kulowo lowakha lidolobha ngekucitsa ingati, emise lidolobha ngebugebengu!
INkhosi iyawuvela emalangabini emlilo, ijezise labo labangamati Nkulunkulu, nalabo labangalilaleli liVangeli leNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
Khumbulani futsi iGomora neSodoma nemadolobha labekakhelene nawo. Bantfu balawo madolobha nabo balingisa letingilosi. Emadvodza abelalana odvwana ngendlela lengazange seyibonwe nalephambene nemvelo ehlelwa sijeziso lesimatima, umlilo longacimeki; aba secwayiso.
Lamagelebisi ahluteka kulelitje lekuhluta lelingephandle kwelidolobha lelikhulu. Kulelitje kwaphuma ingati leyageleta; libanga lebudze lalingemastadiyu layi-1 600, kujula kwakungangekusuka phansi kuye ematomini elihhashi.
Lidolobha lelikhulu lajubeka laba tincamu letintsatfu, nemadolobha etive abhidlika. Nkulunkulu wayikhumbula iBhabhulona lenkhulu, wayinatsisa endzebeni yentfukutselo yakhe.
Bantfu bacitse ingati yalabangcwele, neyebaphrofethi, ngako sewubanike ingati kutsi bayinatse. Kubafanele loko!”
Kodvwa sabelo semagwala, nalabangakholwa, nalabanengekako, nebabulali, netingwadla, netiphingi, nebatsakatsi, nalabakhonta tithico, nalabacala emanga, kuyawuba lichibi lelivutsa umlilo nesibabule; loku kufa kwesibili.”