8 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mine, matfupha, ngimelene nawe, Jerusalema, futsi ngiyawukushaya ngesijeziso embikwato letive tibukile.
Ngiphambene nawe, Jerusalema, wena lohlala ngetulu kwalesihosha entsabeni lengemadvwala, kusho Simakadze. Nine lenikhulumako, nitsi: “Ngubani nje longasihlasela? Ngubani longangena kulenqaba yetfu?”
Mine matfupha ngiyakulwa nani ngesandla leselulekile, nangengalo lenemandla, nangentfukutselo, nangesikhahlo, nangelulaka lolukhulu.
‘Ngiyawubenta babe sinengiso nesikhubekiso kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, babe lihlazo nesiga, babe yintfo yekuhlekisa nesicalekiso, nome ngukuphi lapho ngibadzingisele khona.
Bonkhe lababatfola babadla, titsa tabo tatsi: ‘Site tsine licala, ngobe bona kuSimakadze labelidlelo labo sibili, Simakadze, litsemba laboyisemkhulu.’
Simakadze unjengesitsa; umgwinyile Israyeli. Ugwinye tonkhe tigodlo takhe, wabhubhisa tinqaba takhe. Wandzise kulila nekukhala kabuhlungu kuyo iNdvodzakati yakaJuda.
Ngempela, sandla sakhe usiguculele ngakimi, simelana nami njalo nje, onkhe emalanga.
Ngitanikhipha kulelidolobha, ngininiketele etandleni tebetive nginijezise.
“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Ngenca yemavi enu layinkhohliso nangemibono yenu lengemanga, ngimelene nani,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Ngiyawubhekisa buso bami ngakubo ngimelane nabo. Nome baphumile emlilweni, noko lomlilo usetawubacedza. Ngesikhatsi ngibhekisa buso bami ngakubo ngimelana nabo, niyawukwati-ke kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Liyawushisa tindlu takho, lehlisele sijeziso etikwakho embikwebafati labanyenti. Ngiyawubucedza lobugwadla bakho, futsi awuseyiwuphindza utibhadale letiphingi takho logwadla nato.
ukhulume kulo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngimelene nawe. Ngitawukhokha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, ngibabulale ngayo ngibesuse kuwe labalungile nalababi.
utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Awu, Sidoni, ngiyemelana nawe, futsi ngitawutibutsela ludvumo ngawe. Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nangehlisela sijeziso etikwakho, ngitikhombise mine ngingcwele ekhatsi kuwe.
Ngako ngiyakwehlisela sijeziso eGibhithe, futsi bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nalabelusi, futsi ngiyawubabeka licala ngalomhlambi wami. Ngiyawubesusa ekweluseni lomhlambi, khona labelusi bangetiwuchubeka nekutondla bona. Ngiyawutephula timvu tami emilonyeni yabo, futsi tingeke tiphindze tibe kudla kwabo.’ ”
utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nawe, Edomu, live letintsaba, ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane nawe, ngikwente ube lihlane lelingenalutfo.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha umelane naGogi, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nawe Gogi, wena ndvuna lenkhulu yakaMesheki nakaThubali.
Uyawuba lihlazo, nesihhala, nesecwayiso, nentfo leyesabisako kuletive letikutungeletile, nase ngikwehlulela ngentfukutselo, nangelulaka, nangekutsetsisa lokubuhlungu. Mine, Simakadze, sengikhulumile.
Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: “Mine ngiphambene nawe, Nineve. Tincola takho temphi ngitatishisa tibe yintfutfu, inkemba itawudla emazinyane akho elibhubesi, anginakushiyela nyamatane emhlabeni. Emavi etitfunywa takho angeke aphindze evakale.”
Inkhosi yatfukutsela kakhulu, yaze yakhipha imphi yemasotja leyafike yabulala bonkhe labo babulali, yashisa nelidolobha labo.
Simakadze akayiwuze avume kumcolela, intfukutselo yaSimakadze nelulaka lwakhe luyakumvutsela lowo muntfu. Tonkhe ticalekiso letibhalwe kulencwadzi tiyawukwehlela etikwakhe. Simakadze uyawulesula libito lakhe emhlabeni.