4 Awu, sive lesonako, bantfu labasindvwa kona, nine ntalelwane yalabenta lokubi, bantfwana labasimilo sabo sonakele. Simakadze sebamshiyile; bamhlubukile Longcwele waka-Israyeli, bagucuka bamfulatsela.
Kepha bantfu baseSodoma babekhohlakele, bona kakhulu kuSimakadze.
Walahla Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise, wangete wahamba endleleni yaSimakadze.
Watsi kube Rehobowamu atinte ebukhosini acine, yena nema-Israyeli onkhe bawulahla umtsetfo waSimakadze.
Jothamu wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Uziya ebentile, kodvwa yena akazange ashise imphepho ethempelini laSimakadze. Noko bantfu bachubeka ngetindlela tabo temonakalo.
Sone kakhulu emehlweni akho. Asikayigcini imiyalo, netimiso kanye nemitsetfo yakho lowasinika yona ngenceku yakho, Mosi.
Bantfu lababi batsi batalwa nje, babe bangenela indlela lembi, bacale emanga.
Ngiyawuphindze ngikudvumise ngehabhu, ngibonge kwetsembeka kwakho, Nkulunkulu wami, ngihlabele ngekukushayela lugubhu, ngibonge wena Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
Kukanyenti kangakanani bamhlubuka ehlane, bamdzabukisa ehlane kalashameshame.
Balinga Nkulunkulu njalonjalo, bacansula Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
Benta bucili, bahlubuka, njengabokhokho babo, bajikajika njengesigwegwe sebutjoki.
bangenti njengobe kwenta bokhokho lekwakusitukulwane lesinenkhani nalesihlubukako, situkulwane lesite inhlitiyo lenebucotfo, nalesasinemoya longaketsembeki kuSomandla.
Sihlangu setfu sakho, Simakadze, siyinkhosi yetfu lesayinikwa nguLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Ncandzeka wewuke, ngobe labantfu bakho lowabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe sebonakele.
Babusi benu babahlubuki, babangani bemasela; bonkhe batsandza imidizo, balandzelana netipho. Ababavikeli labo labate boyise; ngisho nendzaba yemfelokati abayinaki.
Kodvwa bahlubuki netoni bayawufohlotwa bonkhe kanyekanye, nalabo labalahla Simakadze bayawubhubha.
Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Memetani kakhulu, nihlabele ngenjabulo, nine bantfu baseSiyoni, ngobe mkhulu lowo Longcwele waka-Israyeli losemkhatsini wenu.”
ungeke usangcwatjwa kanye nalamanye emakhosi, ngobe ulibhubhisile live lakho, wabulala bantfu bakini. “Situkulwane semuntfu lomubi ngeke kuphindze kukhulunywe ngaso.
Labatfobekile bayawubuye bajabule ngaSimakadze; labeswele bayawujabula ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
IJerusalema iyayendza, Juda uyawa; emavi abo kanye netento tabo kuphambene naSimakadze, bedzelela nebukhosi bakhe.
Simakadze utsi: “Maye kulabo bantfwana labanenkhani, nakulabo labakha emasu langesiwo ami, nakulabo labenta sivumelwane kungesiko ngaMoya wami, bengete sono esonweni,
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “Ekuphendvukeni nasekuphumuleni ngulapho kunensindziso yenu khona; ekuthuleni nasekwetsembeni ngulapho kunemandla enu khona; kodvwa ningeke nitsandze lutfo lwako.
Babantfu labahlubukako, bantfwana labanemanga, nalabangafuni kulalela imiyalo yaSimakadze.
Noko naye uhlakaniphile, futsi angayehlisa inhlekelele, emavi akhe akaphindzi awabuyise. Uyawusukuma amelane nendlu yalababi, emelane nalabo labasita labenta lokubi.
Ngubani lona lometfukile wamhlambalata? Ngubani lona bewumbhodlela umetfwalela emehlo? NguLongcwele waka-Israyeli!
Ungesabi, wena mphetfu, Jakobe, awu, mntfwanyana, Israyeli, ngobe mine matfupha ngitakusita,” kusho Simakadze, uMhlengi wakho, Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
Uyakuwela, umoya uwakhetse, sivunguvungu siyakuwaphephula. Kodvwa wena uyawujabula ngaSimakadze, utibonge ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
kuze bantfu batewubona bati futsi, bacabange bese bayacondza kutsi sandla saSimakadze lesente loku, nekutsi Longcwele waka-Israyeli ukudalile loku.”
maye kulabo labatsi: “Nkulunkulu akasheshise, akaphangise umsebenti wakhe, khona sitewubona. Longcwele waka-Israyeli akakwente masinyane loko latimisele kukwenta, khona sitekwati.”
Ngako-ke, njengobe lulwimi lwemlilo lukhotsa tibi, nanjengobe tjani lobomile bushona phansi, nabushiswa ngemalangabi, kanjalo timphandze tabo tiyawubola, netimbali tabo tiphephuke njengelutfuli; ngobe bawalile umtsetfo waSimakadze longuSomandla, bedzelela livi laLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Bengitfukutseliswe ngulesono sakhe sekuba bukhali, ngase ngiyamjezisa, ngabufihla buso bami ngenca yekutfukutsela, noko wachubeka nekuhlubuka kwenhlitiyo yakhe, ahamba ngendlela yakhe.
Ngobe bangifuna onkhe emalanga, babonakala shangatsi banenshisekelo yekwati tindlela tami, kube shangatsi basive lesenta lokulungile, lesingakayishiyi imiyalo yaNkulunkulu waso. Babuta kimi tehlulelo leticotfo, babonakale shangatsi bashisekela kutsi Nkulunkulu asondzele kubo.
“Kodvwa nine lenilahla Simakadze, nikhohlwe intsaba yami lengcwele, nine lenendlala litafula nendlalele sithico lesinguNhlanhla, nigcwalise tindziwo ngeliwayini lelididiyelwe, nitigcwalisele sithico lesinguSimiselo,
bantfu labachubeka nekungicunula njalo nje embikwami ngibuka, banikele ngemihlatjelo etivandzini, batfuncise nemphepho emalatini etitini,
Ngako-ke Simakadze ngeke ajabule ngemajaha abo, futsi ngeke abadzabukele labo labangenaboyise kanye nebafelokati, ngobe bonkhe abanaNkulunkulu, futsi babi, bonkhe bakhuluma emanyala. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
Simakadze utsi: “Ungilahlile mine. Ulibele kuchubeka nekuhlubuka. Ngako ngitawubeka tandla tami etikwakho, ngikubhubhise, ngingeke ngisaba nesihe kuwe.
“Sive sami sente tono letimbili: Singishiyile mine, mtfombo wemanti ekuphila, satimbela ticojana taso emadvwaleni, ticojana letinetimbobo letingeke tiwemise emanti.”
Ngabe anikatiletseli nine yini loku, ngalokutsi nishiye Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesikhatsi asanihola kahle endleleni?
Bubi benu butanijezisa, nekuhlubuka kwenu kutanitsetsisa. Cabangani-ke nibukisise kahle kutsi kubi kangakanani nekutsi kunibabela kangakanani, nanishiya Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningangesabi mine,” kusho Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Nine balesitukulwane, zindlani ngelivi laSimakadze lelitsi: Mine bengilihlane yini ku-Israyeli, nome-ke live lebumnyama lobukhulu? Sive sami sisholani kutsi: ‘Sikhululekile kutsi singajangaza, singeke siphindze site kuwe’?
Maye, unemasu ekucoshaneni nelutsandvo! Ngisho nebesifazane labangcole kabi bangafundza tindlela takho.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Cala lini boyihlo labalitfola kimi, kutsi bangaze baphambuke kangaka kimi? Balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti, nabo sebagucuka baba lite.
Bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda bangicunula ngabo bonkhe bubi lababentile: bona kanye nemakhosi abo, netindvuna tabo, nebaphristi babo, nebaphrofethi babo, nemadvodza akaJuda kanye nabo bonkhe baseJerusalema.
“Butsani banembi bamelane neBhabhulona, bonkhe labakwati kujijimeta ngebutjoki, niyitungelete yonkhe, kubete lophunyulako. Yikhokheleni njengetento tayo; yentani kuyo njengobe nayo yenta. Ngobe yedzelele Simakadze, longuLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Ngobe baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda abakashiywa nguNkulunkulu wabo, Simakadze longuSomandla, noko live lemaBhabhulona liphuphuma ngemacala kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Kodvwa ngimi yini lona labamchukulutako? kusho Simakadze. Abatilimati bona yini, batitsele bona ngelihlazo?
Kodvwa abazange bangilalele, abanginakanga nekunginaka. Bacinisa tinhloko tabo, benta tono letinyenti kakhulu kunaletentiwa boyisemkhulu.
Loko ngiyawukwenta kuze ngitetibamba kabusha tinhlitiyo tebantfu baka-Israyeli, lase bangilahle bonkhe baya etithicweni tabo.’
Tonkhe tingwadla titfola imbhadalo, kodvwa wena nguwe lowawubhadala onkhe lamashende akho, uwadizela wentele kutsi ete kuwe achamuke kuto tonkhe tinkhalo, etele lokutawugwadla nawe.
Uyindvodzakati sibili ufute unyoko, labeyedzelela indvodza yakhe nebantfwabakhe, futsi wena vele wafuta bodzadzewenu wangete wabashiya, lababengawahloniphi emadvodza abo nebantfwababo. Unyoko abengumHethi, uyihlo angum-Amori.
Wonkhe Israyeli uwephulile umtsetfo wakho, weduka wala kulalela livi lakho. “Ngako-ke ticalekiso letibhalwe emtsetfweni waMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, setitfululelwe etikwetfu ngenca yekona kwetfu kuwe.
nalabo lase bancandzekile bakuyekela kulandzela Simakadze bangete bamfuna Simakadze bangabuti nekubuta kuye.
“Nani-ke, ntalelwane yetoni, nime kuleyo ndzawo yaboyihlo, nentela kutsi Simakadze asitfukutselele kakhulu kunakucala sive sema-Israyeli.
“Wotani kimi, nine nonkhe lenikhatsele nalenisindvwa yimitfwalo, ngitaniphumuta.
Tinyoka, ntalo yemabululu! Nitakubalekela njani kulahlwa esihogweni?
Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
Ngako-ke labanaka kwenyama batitsa kuNkulunkulu, ngobe abawutfobeli umtsetfo waNkulunkulu; empeleni bate emandla ekuwutfobela.
Sifuna kutsi iNkhosi ibe nesikhwele yini? Sinemandla yini kunayo?
“Imphendvulo iyawutsi: ‘Kungobe lesive salahla sivumelwane saSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, sivumelwane lasenta nabo ngesikhatsi abakhipha eGibhithe.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Wena sewutawuhamba uyewuphumula nabokhokho bakho, emvakwekufa kwakho lesive siyawugwadla nabonkulunkulu betive takulelo live lesiyawungena kulo. Siyawungishiya, sephule nesivumelwane lengasenta naso.
“Simakadze wakubona loko, wabalahla, ngobe abetfukutseliswe ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe.
Bonile kuye, batindlisamahloni. Ngako-ke abasesibo bantfwana bakhe, kodvwa situkulwane lesesigwegwile, nalesintsamo yaso ishwilekile.
Namanje ngijabulela kuhlushwa kwami ngenca yenu, emtimbeni wami ngiphelelisela loko lokwasilela elusizini lwaJesu Khristu, ngenca yemtimba wakhe lolibandla.
Ngobe tono tayo timponge tancwabelana, taze tefika etulu esibhakabhakeni, naNkulunkulu uwakhumbulile emacala ayo.
Ngako sive saka-Israyeli sase siyakhala kuSimakadze, sitsi: “Sonile kuwe, safulatsela Nkulunkulu wetfu, sayawukhonta boBhali.”