6 “Lilani, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele, litawufika liyimbhubhiso levela kuSomandla.
Ngobe mine ngangiyesaba kakhulu imbhubhiso levela kuNkulunkulu. Nangenca yekwesaba bukhosi bakhe nje, ngangingeke ngiyente intfo lenje.
Masinyane intfukutselo yami kini itawuncamuka. Intfukutselo yami seyiyawumelana nema-Asiriya, iwabhubhise.”
Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
Bukani, lilanga laSimakadze liyasondzela, lilanga lelinelulaka, nentfukutselo, nelulaka lolwesabekako; litekwenta live libe lihlane, libuye libhubhise netoni letikulo.
“Ngiyawuyenta ibe yindzawo yetikhova, kube yindzawo lelichaphoti. Ngiyawuyishanyela ngemshanyelo wembhubhiso,” usho njalo Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Awu, sango, lila! Awu, dolobha, hhewula! Ttutfumela, wena Filistiya! Ngobe emabutfo emphi lenemandla ayeta, aphuma ngasenyakatfo; ate ngisho nome linye lisotja leliligwala.
Simakadze longuSomandla umise lilanga, ulibekele bonkhe labatigcabhako nalabatiphakamisako, nako konkhe lokuphakanyisiwe, kuze kutfotjiswe;
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neThire lelitsi: Lilani, nine mikhumbi yaseThashishi, ngobe iThire seyibhujisiwe, yasala ite indlu nome sikhumulo. Nivile ngalombiko ngesikhatsi nibuya eSiphrosi.
Simakadze utitfukutselele tonkhe tive; intfukutselo yakhe isetikwawo onkhe emabutfo ato. Uyakuwabhubhisa onkhe awacedze, awanikele kutsi agwazwe.
Ngobe Simakadze unelilanga lekuphindzisela, umnyaka wekubuyisela ngenca yendzaba yaseSiyoni.
Sehlakalo siyawukufikela, futsi awuyikwati kutsi uyawusicosha kanjani. Incitsakalo iyakwehlela etikwakho, ungakwati kuphunyula kuyo ngisho nangenhlawulo. Inhlekelele longasoze wayibona iseta, iyakwehlela kuwe ngekushesha.
Simakadze utsi: “Pho, yini nje manje loku lese ngikukhandza lapha? Ngobe sive sami sitsetfwe kwahanjwa naso mahhala, nalabo labasibusako bayaphukuta,” kusho Simakadze. “Libito lami liyahlanjalatwa ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Ungitfume kutsi ngitewumemetela umnyaka wemusa waSimakadze, nelilanga lekuphindzisela kwaNkulunkulu wetfu, nelekudvudvuta bonkhe labalilako,
Ngobe lilanga lekuphindzisela belisenhlitiyweni yami; nemnyaka wekuhlenga labangebami sewufikile.
Tinceku tami tiyawuhlabela ngenca yekujabula lokuphuma etinhlitiyweni tato; kodvwa nine niyawukhala ngenca yekudzabuka kwetinhlitiyo, nilile ngenca yekudzabuka kwemoya.
Khalani nilile, nine belusi; gicikani elutfulini, nine baholi bemhlambi. Ngobe sikhatsi sekuhlatjwa kwenu sesifikile, niyakuwa niphihlike njengeludziwo loluhle.
“Khala, wena Heshboni, ngobe i-Ayi ibhujisiwe! Khalani nimemete, nine lenihlala eRabha! Yembatsani emasaka nilile, gijimani lapha nalapha ekhatsi emitsangaleni, ngobe Moloki utawuyiswa ekudzingisweni, yena kanye nebaphristi bakhe netiphatsimandla takhe.
Ngalokutumako iBhabhulona iyakuwa ibhidlitwe. Yilileleni bo! Yitfoleleni ibhalisamu yekwelapha leminjunju yayo; mhlawumbe ingelapheka.
Anikenyukeli etulu etikhaleni letiselubondzeni lwendlu yaka-Israyeli, kutsi nitivale khona lutakuma lucine lulungele imphi ngelilanga laSimakadze.
Khala ulile, ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngobe lenkemba imelene nesive sami; imelene nato tonkhe tikhulu tema-Israyeli. Tilahlelwe enkembeni kanye nesive sami. Ngako-ke yetfwala imikhono enhloko.
Nansi inchazelo yalamagama: Mene: Nkulunkulu sewuwabalile emalanga ekubusa kwakho, wawafikisa ekugcineni kwawo.
Ngako inkhosi Bhelshasari yatfutfumela kakhulu, nebuso bayo bachubeka baphaphatseka. Tindvuna tayo nato tacakeka.
Jabhani, nine balimi, lilani, nine lenilima tivini. Dzabukelani kolo kanye nebhali, ngobe sivuno sensimi sibhujisiwe.
Yembatsani emasaka, nine baphristi, nilile. Khalani, nine lenikhonta elatini. Wotani nitekwembatsa emasaka busuku bonkhe, nine lenikhonta embikwaNkulunkulu wami, ngobe umnikelo walokutinhlavu kanye nemnikelo wetinatfo sebakugodlile, akuseti endlini yaNkulunkulu wenu.
Maye, lilanga lelesabekako! Ngobe lilanga laSimakadze lisedvute, lilanga Somandla layawuletsa ngalo imbhubhiso.
Phaphamani, nine tidzakwa, nikhale! Lilani nonkhe nine banatsi beliwayini, lilani ngenca yaleliwayini lelisha, ngobe selisusiwe emilonyeni yenu.
Vutselani licilongo eSiyoni, nilikhalise entsabeni yami lengcwele. Bonkhe labahlala eveni abatfutfumele, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze liyeta, yebo, selisondzele.
Simakadze uyabhavumula embikwalemphi yakhe. Emabutfo akhe manyenti ngalokungabaleki; banemandla labo labalalela umyalo wakhe. Lilanga laSimakadze likhulu, liyesabeka. Ngubani nje longemelana nalo?
Lilanga liyawuba mnyama, inyanga ibe bovu njengengati, lingakefiki lilanga lelikhulu nalelesabekako laSimakadze.
Nako kini nine lenifisa lilanga laSimakadze! Nilifiselani lilanga laSimakadze? Lelo langa liyawuba bumnyama, lingabi kukhanya.
“Lilanga lelikhulu laSimakadze selisondzele, yebo, lisedvute, futsi lita ngekushesha. Lalelani! Kukhala kwangalelo langa laSimakadze kuyawuba munyu, sekuhhewula libutfo lapho.
“Thula embikweNkhosi Simakadze, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele. Simakadze sewulungise umhlatjelo; ubehlukanisile labo labamemile.
Lilanga laSimakadze liyeta, lapho iyakwehlukaniswa khona embikwemehlo enu imphango letsatfwe kini.
“Bukani la, ngiyawunitfumelela umphrofethi Elija, lingakefiki lelo langa lelikhulu nalelesabekako laSimakadze.
Nine-ke tinjinga, lalelani emavi ami. Khalani, nilile ngenca yetinhlupheko letitawunehlela.
Ayawuma bucalu ngobe ayawube esaba kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho, ayawutsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, Bhabhulona! Dolobha lelikhulu lelinemandla! Kwehlulelwa kwakho sekwenteke ngesikhashana nje!’ ”