3 Batsi kubakaJuda: “Sinikeni seluleko, nisentele sincumo. Nisisibekele ngesitfunti senu sibe njengebusuku emini, kala bha. Fihlani labo lababalekile, ningatsengisi ngalababalekele kini.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jezebeli abulala baphrofethi baSimakadze, Obadiya wafihla labalikhulu emigedzeni, baba ngema-50 kulowo nakulowo mgedze, abebapha kudla, abanatsise nemanti.
nifundze kwenta lokulungile! Funani umtsetfocotfo, nikhutsate labacindzetelwe. Vikelani labo labate boyise, niyimele indzaba yemfelokati.”
Bewusiphephelo salabamphofu, siphephelo salabeswele elusizini lwabo, siphephelo sekuvikela etivunguvungwini, nemtfunti ekushiseni kwelilanga. Ngobe kuphefumula kwalabanelunya kufanana nesivunguvungu lesitimukula elubondzeni;
Ngulowo nalowo wabo uyawufanana nesiphephelo emoyeni, abe ngumkhoselisi kuso sivunguvungu, abe njengemifula yemanti ehlane, afanane nelitfunti lelidvwala lelikhulu eveni lelomele emanti.
INkhosi Simakadze, lena lebutsa labatfunjiwe baka-Israyeli, itsi: “Ngiyawubutsela kubo labanye ngaphandle kwalabo lasebabutsiwe.”
Akusiko yini kuhlephulelana kudla kwakho nalabalambile, nekulalisa tihambi endlini yakho, nekutsi nawubona lohlubulile umembulele, ungagucukeli labo labayinyama nengati yakho?
Ngobe tsine sitalelwe umntfwana, siphiwe indvodzana. Umbuso uyawubasemahlombe akhe. Uyawutsiwa nguMeluleki Lomangalisako, nguNkulunkulu Lonemandla, nguBabe Waphakadze, yiNkhosi Yekuthula.
awu, wenandlu yakaDavide, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Sebentisani umtsetfocotfo njalo nje ekuseni; nimephule esandleni semcindzeteli lowo lodlelelwe; ngaphandle kwaloko intfukutselo yami itawuvuka ivutse njengemlilo ngenca yebubi lenibentile, yebo, ivutse kubete nalongayicima.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Yentani loko lokucotfo nalokulungile. Nimephule esandleni semcindzeteli wakhe lowo lodlelelwe. Ningakwenti lokubi nome nimphatse ngebudlova lowo losihambi nalongenayise, nemfelokati, futsi ningayicitsi ingati yemuntfu longenacala kulendzawo.
Ngako-ke, wena waphakathi, asemukeleke kuwe leseluleko sami: Yekela tono takho, wente lokulungile, uyekele nekukhohlakala kwakho, ngekutsi ube nemusa kulabo labacindzetelwe. Kungenteka kutsi kuchubeka kahle kwakho nekuphumelela kwakho kuchubekele embili.”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Yehlulelani ngekwemtsetfocotfo, niphatsane ngemusa nangeluvelo kulowo nakulowo.
Ngobe ngangilambile, nangipha kudla; ngangomile, nanginatsisa; ngangisihambi, nangemukela emitini yenu;
Ningakhohlwa kungenisa tihambi emakhaya enu, ngobe labanye ngekwenta njalo bangenisa tingilosi bangaketeleli.
“Sihlahla semanyeva saphendvula letihlahla, satsi: ‘Nanicinisile kutsi nifuna kungibeka inkhosi etikwenu, wotani nitewukhosela emtfuntini wami; kodvwa nakungenjalo, akuphume umlilo esihlahleni semanyeva udle imisedari yaseLebanoni!’