13 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ngiyawutibhubhisa tithico, ngiticedze tonkhe titfombe eMemfisi. Akusayikuba nambusi eGibhithe, futsi ngiyawusakata kwesaba kulo lonkhe live.
“Ngalobo busuku ngiyawuhamba ngidzabule emkhatsini welive laseGibhithe ngishaye onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna aseGibhithe ebantfu newetifuyo, ngehlulele tonkhe tithico taseGibhithe; nginguSimakadze!
netithico tiyawunyamalala tiphele nya.
“Batjele naku: ‘Labonkulunkulu labangazange sebalibumbe lizulu nemhlaba, batawubhubha baphele emhlabeni, ngisho nangaphansi kwemazulu.’ ”
Kanjalo futsi nebantfu baseMemfisi nebaseThaphanesi bahhumbule lukhakhayi lwenhloko yakho.
Uyakokhela umlilo emathempelini abonkulunkulu baseGibhithe; uyawubashisa abetfwale ahambe nabo batitfunjwa; live laseGibhithe uyawulihlantisisa, njengemelusi ahlantisisa lijazi lakhe kuze atsintsitse tonkhe tintfwala talo, aphume eGibithe angenamyocu.
Lapho ethempelini lelilanga eGibhithe uyawubhidlita tinsika lekutsiwa tingcwele, ashise emathempeli abonkulunkulu baseGibhithe.’ ”
Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya macondzana nawo onkhe emaJuda labehlala eGibhithe Lengentansi, eMigdoli, naseThaphanesi, naseMemfisi, naseGibhithe Lengenhla, litsi:
“Memetelani loku eGibhithe, nikwatise futsi naseMigdoli; kumemeteleni futsi naseMemfisi kanye naseThaphanesi, nitsi: ‘Manini ngetigaba tenu nilungele, ngobe inkemba iyawudla labo labanitungeletile.’
Butsani timphahla tenu tekudzingiswa, nine lenihlala eGibhithe, ngobe iMemfisi iyawusala yodvwa isale ingemabolela langasahlali muntfu.
Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Sengitamjezisa Amoni, sithico saseThebesi, naFaro, neGibhithe kanye netithico tayo, nemakhosi ayo, nabo bonkhe labo labetsembele kuFaro.
Kodvwa ngabe ngibonani? Bayesaba, bayakhwesha, emabutfo abo ayehlulwa. Bagijima bashiya inyosi, bayabaleka, abasabuki ngisho nasemuva, futsi sekunekwesabeka neluvalo yonkhe indzawo,” kusho Simakadze.
Ngiyawulumeka umlilo eGibhithe; iPhelusiyumi iyawujilajileka ngenca yebuhlungu. IThebesi iyawuhlaselwa ifohlwe; iMemfisi iyawukhukhulwa.
Ngisho nome bangaphunyula ekubhujisweni, iGibhithe iyawubabutsela ndzawonye, iMemfisi ibangcwabe. Emagugu abo esiliva ayawumbonywa ngumena wetinchachabutane, nemanyeva ayawumbonya emathende abo.
Simakadze uyakwesabeka kubo, nase abhubhisa bonkhe bonkulunkulu balelo live. Tive letikulo lonkhe lusentse lwelwandle tiyakumkhonta, nguleso naleso sive eveni laso.
Bayakwendlula elwandle lwetinhlupheko, lwandle loludlondlobele luyawubindziswa, nako konkhe kujula kweNayili kuyawukoma. Kutigcabha kwase-Asiriya kuyawudzilitwa, nendvuku yebukhosi yaseGibhithe iyawunyamalala.
“Ngalelo langa ngiyakuwadzingisa emabito etithico kulelive, futsi tingeke tiphindze tikhunjulwe. Baphrofethi nemoya wekungahlanteki kokubili, ngiyawukususa eveni,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.