11 Simakadze, sandla sakho siphakamele etulu, kodvwa noko abasiboni. Bente babone inshisekelo yakho ngesive sakho, batewudliwa ngemahloni. Akutsi umlilo lowugcinele titsa takho udle bona ubacedze.
ngobe bagucuka ekulandzeleni yena, abanandzaba nanayinye nje yetindlela takhe.
Sukuma, Simakadze! Awu, Nkulunkulu! Phakamisa sandla sakho! Ungamkhohlwa losekuhluphekeni.
Sandla sakho siyawutibhadzama tonkhe titsa takho; sandla sakho sangesekudla siyawubabhadzama bonkhe labakutondzako.
Njengobe bangayinaki imisebenti yaSimakadze, nome-ke imisebenti yetandla takhe, ngako-ke utabaphihlita, bangaphindzi babuyele esimeni sabo.
Emajaha abo acotfulwa ngumlilo, tintfombi tabo tandzindza lababengatiteka.
Ngente sibonakaliso sebuhle bakho, kuze labo labangitondzako basibone, badliwe ngemahloni, ngobe wena, Simakadze, uyangisita, ungidvudvute.
Ngobe manje letishayo ngitatitfumelela kuletiphatsimandla takho nakubantfu bakho ngicedze ngendlulele kuwe imbala, khona utekwati kutsi kute lofanana nami emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele.
Emadvodza lanemandla ayawuba timbhaca, umsebenti wawo ufanane nenhlase: kokubili kuyawusha ndzawonye, kubete longawucisha lowo mlilo.”
Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla iyawutfumela sifo lesondzisanako kulabo labanemandla base-Asiriya; ngephansi kwalokutikhukhumeta kwabo kuyakokheleka umlilo, yebo, umlilo lofanana nemalangabi lavutsako.
Kukhanya kwa-Israyeli kuyawuba ngumlilo, Longcwele wakhe abe lilangabi. Ngelilanga linye uyawuvutsa, udle emanyeva akhe netitfwetfwe takhe.
Umona wa-Efrayimu uyawunyamalala, titsa takaJuda ticedvwe nya; Efrayimu angeke aphindze abe nemona ngaJuda, naJuda angeke aphindze abe nebutsa ku-Efrayimu.
“Nonkhe nine tive temhlaba, nine lenihlala kulomhlaba, nakuphakanyiswa siboniso semphi entsabeni, nibobuka, nakukhala licilongo, nilalelisise.
Ngobe eJerusalema kuyawuvela insali. ESiyoni kuyawuvela libutfo lalabasindze ekufeni. Kushisekela kwaSimakadze longuSomandla kuyawukuphelelisa loko.
Simakadze utawushuca njengendvodza lenemandla, njengelisotja uyawuchukuluta inshisekelo yakhe; uyawumemeta ahlabe inyandzaleyo, titsa takhe atehlule.
Abati lutfo, abacondzi lutfo; emehlo abo abhadziwe, kuze bangetiwubona, netingcondvo tabo tivaliwe, khona bangetiwucondzisisa.
Bonkhe labenta tithico balite, naletintfo letiligugu kangaka kubo tilite. Labo lababetikhulumela batimphumphutse, futsi abati lutfo, lokulihlazo kubo.
Ngako-ke, njengobe lulwimi lwemlilo lukhotsa tibi, nanjengobe tjani lobomile bushona phansi, nabushiswa ngemalangabi, kanjalo timphandze tabo tiyawubola, netimbali tabo tiphephuke njengelutfuli; ngobe bawalile umtsetfo waSimakadze longuSomandla, bedzelela livi laLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Wembatsa kulunga njengesivikelo sakhe sesifuba, nesigcoko sensindziso enhloko yakhe. Wembatsa tingubo tekukhipha sibhongobhongo, watishumphetela ngenshisekelo njengesembatfo.
Emadvodzana ebacindzeteli bakho ayawuta kuwe akhotsama, bonkhe laba labakwedzelelako bayawukhotsama etinyaweni takho, bayawukubita batsi uLidolobha laSimakadze, Siyoni waLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Buka phansi usezulwini lakho, ubone, usesihlalweni sakho sebukhosi lesingcwele. Kuphi kushisekela kwakho nemandla akho? Kunakekela kwakho nesihawu sakho kugodliwe kitsi.
Bukani la, Simakadze uta ngemlilo, netincola takhe temphi tifanana nesiwunguwungwana; uyawukwehlisa intfukutselo yakhe ngalokwesabekako, nekutsetsa kwakhe kute ngemalangabi emlilo.
“Bayawuphumela ngephandle babuke tidvumbu talabo labangihlubukile; imphetfu lebadlako ngeke ife, kanjalo nemlilo lobashisako ungeke ucinywe, bayakwenyanyeka kubo bonkhe bantfu.”
Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine lenitfutfumeliswa livi lakhe, utsi: “Bomnakenu labanitondzako banikhiphe inyumbazana ngenca yeLibito lami, batsite: ‘Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, kuze sitewubona injabulo yenu!’ Noko bayawutseleka ngelihlazo.
Ngempela bubi buvutsa njengemlilo; budla bucotfule tinchachabutane nemanyeva, bulumeka emahlatsi etihlahla ngemalangabi, kutsi titewushunca tibheke etulu ngaletikhulu tikhatsa tentfutfu.
Ngelulaka lwaSimakadze longuSomandla live liyawugagadzeka, nebantfu bayawuba tinkhuni temlilo; kute loyawuphephisa umnakabo.
Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko.
Labo labayawubalekela inkemba babuyele eveni lakaJuda besuke eGibhithe, bayawuba mbalwa kakhulu. Kuyawutsi-ke yonkhe insali yakaJuda leyeta kutawuhlala eGibhithe iyawukwati kutsi labani livi leliyawuma, lingagucuki, lami nome labo.
Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
Israyeli, titsa takho uyakutiphakamisela sandla utincobe, bonkhe labakutondzako bayawubhujiswa.
Titsa tetfu tiyawutsi tingakubona loko tidliwe ngemahloni; tona leto titsa letake taba liphela endlebeni ngekusibuta titsi: “Uphi loSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu?” Siyawutibona setehluliwe tapitjitwa phansi, sincane seludzaka lwendlela.
Tive tiyawukubona loku, bese tiyagongonyeka, ngobe beticabanga kutsi tinemandla onkhe. Tiyawuvala imilomo yato, timbonye netindlebe tato ngenca yekujabha.
“Impela lilanga liyeta; liyawushisa njengemlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako. Bonkhe labatigcabhako bangangihloniphi nalabenta lokubi bayawuba tinhlanga, lelo langa lelitako liyawubalumekela ngemlilo,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Kute imphandze nome ligala leliyawusala kubo.
“Iyawutsi kulaba labangesancele: ‘Khweshani kimi, nine labacalekisiwe, niye emlilweni waphakadze lolungiselwe Sathane netingilosi takhe!
Sabasebuhlungwini lobukhulu endzaweni yalabafile; satsi sibuka ngetulu sabona Abrahama akhashane, anaLazaro.
ngobe inhlitiyo yalesive seyaba lukhuni, nangetindlebe tabo beva kamatima, emehlo abo bawavalile; funa mhlawumbe emehlo abo abone, nangetindlebe tabo beve, nangetinhlitiyo tabo bacondzisise, baphendvuke, bese ngiyabaphilisa.’ ”
INkhosi iyawuvela emalangabini emlilo, ijezise labo labangamati Nkulunkulu, nalabo labangalilaleli liVangeli leNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
kodvwa sekusele kutsi ngekwesaba lokukhulu silindzele kwehlulelwa nemlilo loshisa ngelulaka loyawucedza emaphikankhani.
Loku nikwente ngebumnene nangekuhlonipha, nibe nanembeza lomsulwa, kuze kutsi kuloko labanihleba ngako bajabhiswe labo labetfuka kuhamba kwenu lokuhle kuKhristu.
Kodvwa lesilo satfunjwa, kanye nemphrofethi wemanga labenta tibonakaliso tekudukisa labo labaneluphawu lwesilo nalabasikhonta ngekukhotsamela lomfanekiso waso. Bobabili bajikijelwa baphila echibini lemlilo lelivutsa sibabule.
Lalela la, labo labalisinagoge laSathane, labatsi bangemaJuda babe bangesiwo, bacala emanga, ngitawubenta bete bakhotsame etinyaweni takho, baze babone kutsi wena ngikutsandzile.
kodvwa niyicaphele. Nayikhuphuka icondza eveni lalo, kubheka ngaseBhethi Shemeshi, kuyakube nguye Simakadze lona losehlisele letinhlupho. Kodvwa nakungenjalo, siyawube sesiyati kutsi bekungesiso sandla sakhe lesi lesisehlisele letishayo; kumane kwasivelela nje.”