8 Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nangilumeka umlilo eGibhithe nabo bonkhe labasitana nayo bayawupitjitwa.
Yena utsi: “Yekelani kulwa! Kufanele nati kutsi mine nginguNkulunkulu. Ngengamela tive kanye nemhlaba wonkhe.”
Bantfu batabe sebatsi: “Ngempela lolungile uyavuzwa, ngempela ukhona Nkulunkulu lowehlulela emhlabeni.”
Ngako watfululela etikwabo intfukutselo yakhe levutsako, nebudlwangudlwangu bemphi. Yabasibekela ngemalangabi, noko abazange bacondze; yabadla, kodvwa abakufakanga enhlitiyweni.
Simakadze ulufeze ngalokuphelele lulaka lwakhe, uyitfululile intfukutselo yakhe levutsako. ESiyoni uphembe umlilo lowadla tisekelo tayo.
Ngako-ke ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngibagwinye ngentfukutselo yami levutsako, ngikwehlisele etinhloko tabo konkhe loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
“ ‘Bantfu baka-Israyeli abaseyikuba nabo bomakhelwane labanetinhlitiyo letedzelelako, labangemanyeva lanesitfozi nalacijile. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.
Siyawuhlala lapho siphephile, sakhe tindlu, sihlanyele emasimi emagelebisi; sona siyawuhlala siphephile, nase ngehlisela sijeziso kubo bonkhe bomakhelwane baso labasidlela umona. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.’ ”
IGibhithe ingeke isaba ngumtfombo wemandla esibindzi kubantfu baka-Israyeli, kodvwa iyawuba sikhumbuto sesono sabo, nabajikela kuyo bacela lusito. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
“ ‘Ngulapho-ke bonkhe labahlala eGibhithe bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. “ ‘Bewuyindvuku yemhlanga kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli.
IGibhithe iyawuba lihlane lelingenamsebenti walutfo. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. “ ‘Njengobe watsi: “INayili ngeyami, ngayenta,”
IPhathrosi ngiyakuyenta ibe lihlane, iSoyani ngiyilumeke ngemlilo, iThebesi ngiyehlisele sijeziso.
Ngiyawulumeka umlilo eGibhithe; iPhelusiyumi iyawujilajileka ngenca yebuhlungu. IThebesi iyawuhlaselwa ifohlwe; iMemfisi iyawukhukhulwa.
Ngiyawutfumela umlilo kuMagogi, nakulabo labahlala bavikelekile emaveni lagudla lwandle, bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetindvonga taseThire lotawucotfula tigodlo tayo.”
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaThemani lotawucotfula tigodlo taseBhosra.”
Ngako-ke ngitawulumeka umlilo etikwetibondza taseRabha lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo emkhatsini webumayemaye bekukhala ngelilanga lekulwa imphi, nasemkhatsini wemimoya lenemandla, ngelilanga lesivunguvungu.
Ngako ngitakwehlisela umlilo endlini yakaHazayeli, lotawushisa ucotfule leto tigodlo takaBheni Hadadi.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetibondza taseGaza, lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaMowabi, lotawucotfula tigodlo taseKheriyothi. Bantfu bakaMowabi bayawufela emsindvweni lomkhulu wemphi ngesikhatsi nakuliwa imphi, emkhatsini wekukhala bumayemaye bemabutfo kanye nasekukhaleni kwelicilongo.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaJuda lotawushisa ucotfule tigodlo taseJerusalema.”
Ngobe umlilo uphembeke ngentfukutselo yami, umlilo lovutsa ufike phansi ekujuleni endzaweni yalabafile. Uyawudla umhlaba kanye netivuno tawo, ulumeke umlilo etisekelweni tetintsaba.