3 Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
Jakobe weva emadvodzana aLabani akhuluma atsi: “Jakobe sewutsetse konkhe lobekukwababe. Sewunjinge ngaletimphahla tababe.”
Bawalandzela emaSiriya, baze bayawufika ngasemfuleni iJordane; babehambe bakhandza timphahla tekwembatsa naletinye nje timphahla letatihambe tisakatwa ngemaSiriya kuyo yonkhe indlela ngesikhatsi abalekela ema-Israyeli.
ngitakwenta njani, nangabe Nkulunkulu asabhekana nami ngaloko? Ngitawuphendvula ngitsini, nasengibutwa?
Ingcebo ingeke isite lutfo ngelilanga lentfukutselo; kodvwa kutiphatsa kahle kusindzisa umuntfu ekufeni.
“Lilani, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele, litawufika liyimbhubhiso levela kuSomandla.
“Ngalelo langa bukhosi bakaJakobe buyawunyamalala; nemitsebe lebhubuka emtimbeni wakhe iyawuhusheka iphele.
Ngalelo langa bantfu labahlala kulolugu bayawutsi: ‘Ase nibuke kutsi sekwentekeni kulabantfu lebesetsembele kubo, labo lesabalekela kubo sayawucela lusito nekukhululwa enkhosini yase-Asiriya! Pho-ke, sesitawuphunyula kanjani?’ ”
Nyalo asafile lawo makhosi, akasaphili, lowo moya wawo lowanyamalala awube usaphindza uvuke. Wawajezisa wawabhubhisa, wesula konkhe kukhunjulwa kwawo.
Bukani, Simakadze uphumela ngephandle kwendzawo yakhe yekuhlala, utewujezisa tive temhlaba ngenca yetono tato. Umhlaba utawuveta ebaleni yonkhe ingati leyacitsekela kuwo, lababulewe kuwo ungeke usabafihla.
Umbhedze mfishane kakhulu kutsi ungenaba kuwo, netingubo tingumntjuntju kakhulu kutsi umuntfu angatishumphetela ngato.
Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuta ngekudvuma nangekutamatama kwemhlaba, nangemsindvo lomkhulu, nangesikhukhula semoya nesihhushuhhushu, nangemalangabi emlilo lodlako.
Natsi nine: ‘Cha, tsine sitawubaleka ngemahhashi.’ Ngako-ke nitawubaleka! Nine natsi: ‘Sitawugibela emahhashini lagijimisa kwembane.’ Ngako-ke laba labanicoshako nabo bayawugijimisa kwembane!
bonkhe bantfu bayawuba nemahloni ngenca yebantfu labangenamsebenti kubo, nalabangasiti ngalutfo nalabangaletsi lutfo ngaphandle kwenjabhiso nendlisamahloni.”
kuyo iGibhithe lengenalusito lwalutfo. Ngako-ke ngiyibita ngekutsi nguRahabi, uMenti Welite.
Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
Umphrofethi Isaya wase uya ku-Hezekiya, inkhosi, wambuta watsi: “Atsiteni lamadvodza, kona abebuyaphi?” Hezekiya waphendvula watsi: “Abephuma eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, eBhabhulona, ete kimi.”
Ngako-ke lithuna selandzise kakhulu kukhanuka kwalo kudla, selivule umlomo walo ngalokwengcile; bahlonishwa baso bayakwehlela khona kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baso nabo bonkhe labajabulako babanga umsindvo lomkhulu.
Tive letikhashane uyakutiphakamisela siboniso, ashaye impembe atibite khona emaphetselweni emhlaba. Ngekushesha lokukhulu tiyakuta.
Ngiyawutfumela babhubhisi batekulwa nawe, lowo nalowo ngetikhali takhe, bayakuwageca lamakabha akho lamahle emsedari bawalahle emlilweni.
Wentani wena lobhidlitiwe? Utembatsiselani ngaletibovu klebhu wegabe nebuhlalu begolide? Emehlo akho uwagcobiseleni ngapende? Utihlobisela lite. Emashende akho ayakwedzelela, afuna kukubulala.
Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
Ngingete ngabajezisa yini ngaloku?” kusho Simakadze. “Ngingete ngatiphindziselela yini mine esiveni lesifanana nalesi?”
“Watsi kube Efrayimu abone kugula kwakhe, naJuda abone emanceba akhe, Efrayimu wase ugucukela e-Asiriya, watfumela enkhosini lenkhulu kuyawucela lusito. Kodvwa iyehluleka kunelapha, iyehluleka kupholisa emanceba enu.
Niyakwente njani ngelilanga lemadzili enu lamisiwe, ngemalanga emadzili aSimakadze?
Emalanga esijeziso ayeta, yebo emalanga emphindziselo asasondzele, Israyeli kufanele akwati loko. Njengobe tono tenu titinyenti kangaka nebutsa benu bubukhulu kangaka, umphrofethi sewutsatfwa njengesilima, umuntfu wesembulo atsatfwe njengeluhlanya.
Kuyawuba shangatsi ngumuntfu lobalekele libhubesi, wase utitsela etikwelibhele; kube shangatsi ngumuntfu longene endlini yakhe wabeka tandla takhe elubondzeni, kusuke inyoka imlume.
Ngisho labancono babo nalabetsembeke kakhulu kunabo bonkhe abanamsebenti, bafana nelukhula. Selifikile lilanga lapho Nkulunkulu ayakujezisa bantfu, njengobe vele abebacwayisile ngebalindzi bakhe lababaphrofethi. Kwamanje sebadzidzekile.
Isiliva yabo negolide yabo kungeke kubasindzise ngelilanga lelulaka lwaSimakadze. Emlilweni wesikhwele sakhe umhlaba wonkhe uyawushiswa, ngobe uyakwenta siphetfo lesisheshisako sabo bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni.
Tiyawukubhidlita uphele nya kanye nebantfu labangekhatsi kwakho; alikho nome linye litje leliyawusala ngetulu kwalelinye, ngobe awusicaphelisisanga sikhatsi Nkulunkulu lakuhambela ngaso.”
“Simakadze uyawuletsa sive lesiyawumelana nani, lesisuka khashane, emaphetselweni emhlaba sinihlwitse njengelusweti lolundizako, sive lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalwati,
Philani imphilo yekulunga emkhatsini wemahedeni, khona kutawutsi nome banihleba ngekutsi nenta lokubi, kodvwa batsi bangabona imisebenti yenu lemihle, badvumise Nkulunkulu ngelilanga lekubuya kwakhe.