11 Bantfu bakaJuda nebantfu baka-Israyeli bayawuphindze bahlanganiswe, bese babeka umholi wabo abe munye, bahlume eveni labo, ngobe liyawuba likhulu lelo langa lakaJezreyeli.
Sive sakho siyawutinikela mhlazana ulwa netitsa takho, emabutfo akho ayawuta kuwe ahlobe ngemvunulo lengcwele, ayawuvela njengematolo asentsatsakusa.
Umholi wabo kuyawuba ngulomunye wesive sabo; umbusi wabo uyawuvela emkhatsini wabo. Ngiyakumsondzeta, naye uyawuvele asondzele kimi, ngobe vele ngubani lowake watinikela yena, abesedvute nami?’ kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze utsi: ‘Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawulandza khona sive sami saka-Israyeli nesakaJuda ekutfunjweni ngibabuyisele eveni lengalipha boyisemkhulu kutsi libe ngelabo,’ kusho Simakadze.”
Maye, liyesabeka lelo langa, kute leliyawuse libe njengalo. Kuyawuba sikhatsi senhlupheko kaJakobe, kodvwa uyawusindziswa kuso.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngulesi sivumelwane lengiyakusenta nendlu yaka-Israyeli emvakwaleso sikhatsi: Ngiyawufaka umtsetfo wami etingcondvweni tabo, ngiwubhale etinhlitiyweni tabo. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe bantfu bami.
Ngempela ngiyakubabutsa kuwo onkhe emave, lapho ngangibasakatela khona ngekutfukutsela kwami lokukhulu nangelulaka lwami lolwesabekako. Ngiyawubabuyisela kuyo lendzawo, ngibente bahlale kuyo bavikelekile.
Kodvwa Israyeli ngitambuyisela emuva edlelweni lakhe, uyawuklaba eKhameli naseBhashani. Kukhanuka kudla kwakhe kuyakweneliseka etintsabeni taka-Efrayimu nakaGileyadi.
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Manje sengitambuyisa Jakobe ekutfunjweni, ngibe nesihawu kubo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli, ngiyawulishisekela Libito lami lelingcwele.
“Khulumani kubomnakenu nitsi: ‘Bantfu bakitsi,’ kubodzadzewenu nitsi: ‘Labatsandzekako bami.’ ”
Emvakwaloko ema-Israyeli ayawuphendvuka afune Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wawo, naDavide, inkhosi yawo. Bayawubuyela batitfobe kuSimakadze nakuto tibusiso taSimakadze ngemalanga ekugcina.
Ngobe nangabe kulahlwa kwabo bekukubuyisana kwaNkulunkulu nemhlaba wonkhe, pho, kwemukelwa kwabo kungaba yini, nakungesiko kuphila kulabafile?