2 Awu dolobha leligcwele siyaluyalu! Awu dolobha lemsindvo nekujabula! Bantfu bakho labafile abakabulawa yinkemba, futsi abafelanga emphini.
Kute leningakwenta ngaphandle kwekushosha phansi kanye nalabatfunjwako, nome niwele phansi emkhatsini walababulewe. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, nesandla sakhe sisephakeme.
Kungabe leli lidolobha lenu yini, lenake najabula nitigcabha ngalo, lelasungulwa kadzenidzeni, nalelibantfu balo bake bahamba ngetinyawo tabo bayawucaba emaveni lakhashane?
nangenca yelive lesive sami, live lelene emanyeva netinchachabutane, yebo, lilelani tonkhe tindlu tekutijabulisa kanye nalelidolobha lekutijabulisa.
Inqaba iyawusala yodvwa, lidolobha lemsindvo lisale likhala libhungane, indlu leyinqaba kanye nembhoshongo kuyawuba lihlane lelingenalutfo phakadze naphakadze, kube kujabula kwetimbongolo nelidlelo lemihlambi,
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze macondzana nenkhosi yase-Asiriya: “Ngeke ingene kulelidolobha nome icibishele imicibisholo kulo. Ngeke ime embikwalo ngelihawu, futsi ngeke yente lutfo lwekulivimbetela.
Ngako ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphuma yabhubhisa emadvodza lati-185 000, labesenkambu yema-Asiriya. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhangwa lucaca lwetidvumbu!
Nangingena eveni, ngibona labo lababulewe ngenkemba; nangingena edolobheni, ngibona umonakalo lobangwe yindlala. Umphrofethi nemphristi bahambe kanyekanye, baya eveni labangalati.’ ”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Wonkhe lohlala kulelidolobha uyakufa ngenkemba, nome ngendlala, nome ngesifo lesibulalanako, kodvwa wonkhe lohambako aye kumaBhabhulona, uyawuphila. Uyawuphepha nekuphila kwakhe; uyawuphila.’
Kwatsi ngelilanga lemfica lenyanga yesine, indlala lapha edolobheni yase imatima kangangekutsi kwase kute nekudla kwalabantfu labebangakudla.
Maye! laze lasala likhala libhungane lidolobha, yebo, lidolobha lelake lanyakatela bantfu! Awu! laze lafanana nemfelokati, lidolobha lelake ladvuma emkhatsini wetive! IJerusalema leyake yaba yindlovukazi emkhatsini wemave, nyalo seyigucuke yaba sigcili.
“Buka, Simakadze, unakisise. Ngubani nje lowake wamphatsa ngalendlela? Kufanele yini bafati badle batukulu babo, bantfwana lababongile babakhulisa? Baphrofethi nebaphristi kufanele yini babulawe bafele endlini lengcwele yaSimakadze?
Labo labasedvutane nalabo labakhashane kakhulu kuwe bayawukuphukuta, wena dolobha lelilihlazo naleligcwele siphitsiphitsi.
Leli lidolobha lelinganaki lutfo, lelaliphila liphephile. Latikhulumela lona, latsi: “Ngimi ngimi, kute futsi lelinye ngaphandle kwami.” Maye, imbhubhiso lese lingiyo, seliyindzawo yekubutsanela tilwane tesiganga! Bonkhe labendlula ngakulo bayalishalatelela, balihheletele ngetandla tabo.