18 Lowo lobalekela umsindvo wekwesabisa, uyakuhholokoshela emgodzini; lowo loyawukhuphuka kulomgodzi, uyawubanjwa lugibe. Tivalo temanti emazulwini tivuliwe, tisekelo temhlaba tiyanyikatiswa.
Simakadze wanisa imvula yesibabule nemlilo, iphuma ezulwini, kwana etikweSodoma neGomora.
Ngemnyaka wema-600 ekuphila kwaNowa, enyangeni yesibili, mhlazana tili-17, tonkhe tiyalu temhlaba tabhoboka, emafasitelo asezulwini avuleka.
Lendvuna, inkhosi leyayicamele emkhonweni wayo, yakhuluma ku-Elisha, yatsi: “Buka la: Ngisho nome Simakadze abengavula onkhe emafasitelo emvula ezulwini, loko bekungenteka yini?” Elisha waphendvula watsi: “Utatibonela wena ngemehlo akho. Kodvwa wena awuyikudla lutfo lwako!”
Nome abalekela silimato sensimbi, umcibisholo welitfusi uyakumhlaba.
Kujula kwetilwandle kwenekeka ebaleni, tisekelo temhlaba tembuleka, ngenca yekutsetsa kwakho, Simakadze, nangenca yekufutsa kwemakhala akho.
Umhlaba watfutfumela, watamatama, netisekelo tetintsaba tatfutfumela, tatamatama, ngobe Somandla abesatfukutsele.
Emakhala akhe akhafula intfutfu, umlomo wakhe wakheputa umlilo locotfulako kuwo kwakhehleka emalahle labovu.
Ngetulu kwaloko kute umuntfu lowatiko kutsi sikhatsi sakhe siyawufika nini: Njengenhlanti ibanjwa enetheni, nenyoni igcotjwa sifu, kanjalo nebantfu babanjwa kufikelwa tikhatsi letimbi bangakaticapheli.
Ngako-ke emazulu ngiyakuwenta atfutfumele, nemhlaba utanyatanyiswe usuke endzaweni yawo, ngenca yelulaka lwaSimakadze longuSomandla, ngalelo langa lentfukutselo yakhe levutsako.
Bantfu bayawubalekela emigedzeni yasemadvwaleni, nasemigodzini lesemhlabatsini, babalekele kwesabeka kwaSimakadze nebumengemenge bebukhosi bakhe, nakasukumela kunyakatisa umhlaba.
Bayawubalekela emihumeni lesemadvwaleni kanye naseticongweni tetihhehle, babalekela kwesabeka kwaSimakadze nebumengemenge bebukhosi bakhe, nakasukumela kunyakatisa umhlaba.
Kodvwa lesi sive lesiphangiwe sabuye sahlutjulwa, bonkhe babambeke emigodzini nome bafihlakele emajele. Sebayimphango, kute nalongabephula; bentiwe baba yimphango, kwabate nalotsi: “Bancandzeni.”
Nguye loyawuba siphephelo senu; kodvwa kuto totimbili tindlu tema-Israyeli uyawuba litje leliyawukhuba bantfu nelidvwala leliyawubenta bawe. Kubantfu baseJerusalema uyawuba lugibe nasochaka.
Sesabiso, nemgodzi, nelugibe kunihlalele, awu, nine bantfu bakaMowabi,” kusho Simakadze.
“Wonkhe lobalekela sesabiso uyawuhholokoshela emgodzini. Wonkhe lokhuphukako emgodzini uyawubhajwa elugibeni; ngobe ngiyawehlisela etikwaMowabi umnyaka wakhe wesijeziso,” kusho Simakadze.
Sehlelwe kwesaba neluvalo, nemigodzi, kubhujiswa, nekucitfwa.”
Niyayesaba inkemba; ngiyakunehlisela inkemba, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Ngiyakuyetsiya ngelinetha lami, futsi iyawubanjwa kulolo lugibe lwami; ngiyakuyiyisa eBhabhulona, eveni lemaKhaledi, kodvwa ngeke ilibone, ngulapho iyawufela khona.
Ngiyawubhekisa buso bami ngakubo ngimelane nabo. Nome baphumile emlilweni, noko lomlilo usetawubacedza. Ngesikhatsi ngibhekisa buso bami ngakubo ngimelana nabo, niyawukwati-ke kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Nako kini nine lenifisa lilanga laSimakadze! Nilifiselani lilanga laSimakadze? Lelo langa liyawuba bumnyama, lingabi kukhanya.
Kuyawuba shangatsi ngumuntfu lobalekele libhubesi, wase utitsela etikwelibhele; kube shangatsi ngumuntfu longene endlini yakhe wabeka tandla takhe elubondzeni, kusuke inyoka imlume.