1 Livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neDamaseko: “Buka la, iDamaseko ingeke isaba lidolobha, kodvwa seyitawuba yindvundvuma nje yetindzala.
Kwatsi ebusuku wahlelembisa libutfo lakhe ngeticheme talo. Wawahlasela wawehlula, wawacosha waze wawabeka eHoba, enyakatfo neDamaseko.
Kodvwa Abrama watsi: “Awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, utangiphani, ngobe seloku anginamntfwana? Indlalifa yami kutawuba ngu-Eliyezeri waseDamaseko.”
Wabutsa emadvodza amsingatsa, waba ngumholi welicembu lemavukelambuso. Ngesikhatsi Davide abhubhisa emabutfo aseSobha, lamavukelambuso ehlela eDamaseko, lapho efika ahlala khona aba baholi.
Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wasemukela sicelo sa-Ahazi, washuca nemphi yakhe wayawuhlasela iDamaseko, wayitfumba, wabulala Resini, wase utfumba labantfu bakhe wabayisa eKhiri.
Atsi ayeta emaSiriya aseDamaseko, atsi etekwelekelela Hadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha, Davide wabulala aba ti-22 000 kuwo,
Wanikela ngemihlatjelo etithicweni tebantfu baseDamaseko lebase bamehlulile; ngobe abecabange watsi: “Njengobe tithico temakhosi aseSiriya tiwasitile emaSiriya, nami ngitakwenta umhlatjelo kuto, khona titakungisita.” Kodvwa ngito kanye letamwisa, taphindze tawisa onkhe ema-Israyeli.
Ngako-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe wamnikela esandleni senkhosi yaseSiriya. EmaSiriya amehlula, atfumba bantfu bakhe labanyenti, baba titfunjwa, eta nabo eDamaseko. Waphindze waniketwa etandleni tenkhosi yaka-Israyeli, leyamehlula kabuhlungu, kwafa bantfu labanyenti.
IKhalno ayikafanani yini neKhakhemishi? IHamathi ayifanani yini ne-Aphadi? ISamariya yona ayifanani yini neDamaseko?
Leli livi lesembulo ngeBhabhulona, lelefika ku-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngembono:
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neMowabi: Ngebusuku lekwabhujiswa ngabo i-Ari, live lonkhe lakaMowabi laphela laba tindzala. Ngebusuku lekwabhujiswa ngabo iKhiri, live lonkhe lakaMowabi lasala selitindzala.
Livi lesembulo lelimacondzana nelive laseGibhithe: Buka la, Simakadze ugibela lifu leligijima kakhulu, ubange kulaseGibhithe. Tithico taseGibhithe tiyawutfutfumela embikwakhe, netinhlitiyo tebantfu baseGibhithe tiyancibilika ngekhatsi kwabo.
Lidolobha ulente laba yindvundvuma yemfuhlululu, yebo, lidolobha lelibiyelwe laba tindzala; siphephelo sebetive sangabe sisaba ngilo lidolobha, lingeke liphindze lakhiwe kabusha.
“Awuzange uve yini? Ngakumisa kadzeni. Ngakuhlela ngemalanga asendvulo, manje sesikhatsi sekutsi kwenteke, kutsi ugucule emadolobha latinqaba, wawaphihlita aba tindvundvuma tematje.
Kodvwa kuyawutsi lomfana asengakakwati kwala lokubi akhetse lokuhle, lelo live lalamakhosi lamabili lowesabako, liyawube selingasenalutfo.
Ngobe inhloko yaseSiriya yiDamaseko, nenhloko yeDamaseko nguResini kuphela. Kusengakapheli iminyaka lengema-65, baka-Efrayimu bayawube sebahlakateke kakhulu, sebangasesiso sive.
Kwatsi lomfanyana asengakakwati nakahle kutsi ‘Babe’ nome ‘Make’, umcebo waseDamaseko nemphango yaseSamariya kuyawube sekutfunjwa yinkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
Simakadze utsi: “Kodvwa ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyakwenta kutsi kuhlatjwe umkhosi, ngimelane neRabha yema-Amoni; iyawuba yindvundvuma yemadzibikelo, netabelo tayo letiyitungeletile tiyawulunyekwa ngemlilo. Israyeli-ke uyawubadvungulula labo labamkhipha ngendlovuyangena,” kusho Simakadze.
Ngako Simakadze utsi: “ISamariya ngitayenta ibe tindzala tesikhotsa, kube yindzawo yekuhlanyela umvini. Tindlu letitindzala ngiyakutitfulula tigeletele etigodzini, kutsi tisekelo telidolobha ngitihlubule tibesebaleni.
Ngako-ke ngenca yenu, iSiyoni iyawulinywa njengensimi, iJerusalema iyakuba yincumbi yencitsakalo, intsaba yelithempeli ibe lihlatsi.
Livi lesembulo: Livi laSimakadze limelene nelive lakaHadraki; nayo iDamaseko iyawuba yindzawo yekuhlala kwalelivi, ngobe emehlo aSimakadze asetikwabo bonkhe bantfu nakuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli,
Wafike wacela tincwadzi tekumetfula emasinagogeni emaJuda aseDamaseko, kuze atsi nakakhandza lapho nobe bobani lababalandzeli baleNdlela yeNkhosi, abe nemandla ekubabopha, labadvuna nalabasikati, abatsatse abamikise eJerusalema.
Butsani konkhe loko lokuphangwe kulo nikubutsele ndzawonye enkhundleni yelidolobha, nilishise lonkhe lelo dolobha kanye nemphango yalo kube ngumnikelo wekushiswa samuku kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Liyawusala litindzala phakadze naphakadze, aliseyiwuphindze lakhiwe kabusha.