1 Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neSigodzi Sembono lelitsi: Kwentiwa yini kutsi bonkhe bantfu bakho bakhwele baye etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu?
Nkulunkulu wakuva kukhala kwalomfana; ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yakhuluma isezulwini, yatsi kuHagari: “Hagari, uhlushwa yini? Ungesabi, ngobe Nkulunkulu sewulivile livi lalomfana lapho akhona.
Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Inkinga yakho yini?” Wayiphendvula watsi: “Mine ngingumfelokati, indvodza yami ifile.
Yase iyabuta, yatsi: “Kwente njani?” Lomfati wayiphendvula, watsi: “Ngunangu umfati, utsite kimi itolo: ‘Buyisa indvodzana yakho sidle yona lamuhla, khona kusasa sitewudla lena yami.’
Kwenteke njani kuwe, Lwandle Lolubovu, kutsi bewungaze ubaleke? Nawe Jordane, wentiwe yini kuma ungageleti?
Njengobe tintsaba tihace iJerusalema, kanjalo Simakadze uhace sive sakhe, kusukela manje kuze kube phakadze.
Lapho kute khona kwembulelwa nguNkulunkulu, bantfu bayeduka; kodvwa ubusisiwe umuntfu logcina umtsetfo waNkulunkulu.
Leli livi lesembulo ngeBhabhulona, lelefika ku-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngembono:
Etitaladini bembetse emasaka, bakhala etikwetindlu, bakhale nasetinkhundleni, etihlatsini tabo kugeleta tinyembeti.
INkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla ibeke lilanga lesiyaluyalu, lekugcotjwagcotjwa nelekudzidzeka eSigodzini Sembono, lilanga lekuhhihlitwa kwetibondza, lilanga lekutikhalela etintsabeni.
Emakhaya laseJerusalema nalawo emakhosi akaJuda, ayawungcola njengalendzawo, iThofethi, yebo, tonkhe tindlu lapho batfuncisele khona imphepho eluphahleni, batfuncisela emabutfo etinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu!’ ”
Ngiphambene nawe, Jerusalema, wena lohlala ngetulu kwalesihosha entsabeni lengemadvwala, kusho Simakadze. Nine lenikhulumako, nitsi: “Ngubani nje longasihlasela? Ngubani longangena kulenqaba yetfu?”
LamaBhabhulona lahlasela lelidolobha atawungena alilumeke ngemlilo. Atalishisa alicedze, kanye naletindlu lapho kuhlala khona labantfu labangitfukutselisa ngekutfuncisa imphepho etikweluphahla kuBhali kanye nangekutfululela iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu.
Bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda bangicunula ngabo bonkhe bubi lababentile: bona kanye nemakhosi abo, netindvuna tabo, nebaphristi babo, nebaphrofethi babo, nemadvodza akaJuda kanye nabo bonkhe baseJerusalema.
Kulo lonkhe luphahla lwakaMowabi nasetinkhundleni tesive kute lokunye ngaphandle kwesililo, ngobe sengiyephulile iMowabi njengeludziwo lolungafunwa ngumuntfu,” kusho Simakadze.
“Tive ativuswe tehlele eSigodzini sakaJehoshafati, ngobe lapho ngulapho ngitawuhlala khona ngitekwehlulela tonkhe tive letikuleyo ndzawo.
Ticumbi ngeticumbi esigodzini sekwehlulela! Ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele esigodzini sekwehlulela!
“Baphrofethi, sekusele kancane kuniphelele; yebo, selinishonele lilanga. Njengobe naku nedukisa sive sami, ningeke niphindze nibe netiphrofetho temibono, futsi ningeke nikwati kukubona lokutako kusengakefiki.”
nalabo labakhotsama etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu bakhonte tinkhanyeti telizulu, nalabo labakhotsama bafunge batsi batakwetsembeka kuSimakadze baphindze bafunge nangaMoloki
Loku lenginitjela kona lapha ekusitsekeni kukhulumeni ebaleni, naloku lenikuva etindlebeni kumemeteleni yonkhe indzawo.
Vele kusita ngalokuphelele. Kwekucala Nkulunkulu emavi akhe wawaphatsisa emaJuda.
“Nawakha indlu lensha, ubocaphela kutsi wakhe lutsango lolutawutungeleta luphahla lwakho, khona indlu yakho ungetiyehlisela licala lengati ngekutsi kube khona longahle awe kuyo.
Njengobe bebahambe babamemeta laba bakaDani bagucuka bakhuluma kuMikha, batsi: “Kwenteke njani? Ubabutseleni labantfu kutsi nitesihlasela?”
Ngaleso sikhatsi Sawula abebuya emasimini, achuba tinkhabi takhe, wabuta watsi: “Kwente njani esiveni? Sive sikhalelani?” Base bamlandzisa ngako konkhe lokwakushiwo ngemadvodza aseJabeshi.
Umfana Samuweli abekhonta Simakadze ngaphansi kwa-Eli. Kulawo malanga livi laSimakadze lase lilivelakancane, nemibono yayingasekavami.