18 Ngebutjoki babo lobugobile bayawudubula emajaha, abanamusa ngetinswane, futsi bate nesihawu ngebantfwana.
Hazayeli wabuta watsi: “Inkhosi yami ikhalelani?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Kungobe ngiyawati umonakalo lotakuwenta esiveni saka-Israyeli. Utawuhloseka ngemlilo tonkhe tindzawo tabo letitinqaba, ugwaze labasha babo ngenkemba, udzacate tinswane tabo phansi, uhhubhute tisu tebafati babo labatetfwele.”
Simakadze wabavusela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona leyafike yabulala onkhe emajaha abo ngenkemba, iwabulalela endzaweni lengcwele, ingashiyi lutfo loluselusha labadvuna nalabasikati nome talukati nemakhehla. Nkulunkulu wabaniketela bonkhe kuNebukhadnezari.
Bantfwana balifa leliphuma kuSimakadze, basibusiso lesivela kuye.
Tinswane tabo tiyawuphahlatwa tibe ticucu embikwabo babuka, tindlu tabo tiyawuphangwa, nebafati babo badlwengulwe.
Kokubili-ke loko kuyawukukhandza ngesikhashana nje, ngalanga linye, kufelwa bantfwana nebufelokati. Kuyawukufikela ngemandla lamakhulu, ngetulu kwebunyenti bekutsakatsa kwakho, nasemkhatsini webunyenti bemalumbo akho.
imicibisholo yabo iyakhalipha, bonkhe butjoki babo sebugotjiwe, tinselo temahhashi abo tilukhuni njengematje, emasondvo etincola tabo temphi afanana nesiwunguwungwana semoya.
Ngako-ke nikela bantfwababo endlaleni, banikele emandleni enkemba. Yenta bafati babo bemukwe bantfwababo babe bafelokati, emadvodza abo akabulawe ngesifo lesibulalanako, emajaha abo ajutjwe ngenkemba emphini.
Imigodla yaso injengelithuna lelivulekile, bonkhe bangemachawe lanemandla.
Ngako-ke emajaha ayo ayawufela etitaladini tayo, onkhe emabutfo ayo ayawubhujiswa ngalelo langa,” kusho Simakadze.
Bahlome ngebutjoki nangetikhali; bavutsa lulaka, abanamusa. Bevakala njengekudvuma kwelwandle sebagibele emahhashini abo; beta ngeticheme temabutfo emphi, bete kutawuhlasela wena, Ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona.
Ngawe ngiphihlita umfati nendvodza, ngawe ngiphihlita emakhehla nalabasebancane, ngawe ngiphihlita lijaha nentfombi,
Bahlome ngebutjoki nangesikhali; banelulaka, abanamusa. Bevakala njengelwandle loludvumako, nabagijima ngemahhashi abo; beta njengebantfu labavivele imphi, batewuhlasela wena, awu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni.”
Ngako ngingeke ngibabuke ngemehlo esihawu, futsi ngeke ngibayekele, kodvwa ngiyakwehlisela etinhloko tabo loko labakwentile.”
“Ngatsi ngisabukile, naku embikwami sekume lesinye silo sesibili, sona-ke sasinjengelibhele. Saphakanyiswa ngalomunye wemihlubulo yaso, sasinetimbambo letintsatfu emlonyeni waso emkhatsini wematinyo aso, satjelwa kwatsiwa: ‘Vuka, udle, wesutse inyama.’
Bantfu baseSamariya kufanele batitfwalele licala labo, ngobe bamhlubukile Nkulunkulu wabo. Bayawubulawa ngenkemba; tinswane tabo tiyawusacatwa phansi emhlabatsini, labakhulelwe babo bahhujutwe tisu.”
Nasi sitsa sikuhlasela, Nineve! Lindzani tinqaba, nicaphele imigwaco; tilungiseleleni. Bambanani ngemandla enu!
Noko, yatfunjwa yesuswa eveni layo, yadzingiswa. Bantfwabayo labancane bashaywa baphihlitwa kuwo onkhe emakona etitaladi, baholi bayo bashayelwa inkatho; bonkhe bahlonishwa bayo baboshwa ngetinketane.