1 Simakadze utsi: “Maye kulabo bantfwana labanenkhani, nakulabo labakha emasu langesiwo ami, nakulabo labenta sivumelwane kungesiko ngaMoya wami, bengete sono esonweni,
Buka la, nyalo wetsembele eGibhithe, kulolubhatu lwendvuku yemhlanga lolugwaza sandla semuntfu lumlimate, nakatsi ubambelela kulo! Unjalo-ke Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, kubo bonkhe labetsembela kuye.
Ungayeyisa yini yona yinye nje kuto tonkhe tindvuna letincane temphatsi wami, nome ngabe wetsembele eGibhithe ngetincola temphi kanye nebagibeli bemahhashi?
Ngiyawukhosela endlini yakho kuze kube phakadze! Ngiyawukhosela ngaphansi kwemaphiko akho. Cabanga.
Lalelani, nine mazulu! Lalela nawe, mhlaba! Ngobe Simakadze sewukhulume, watsi: “Bantfwabami ngibondlile ngabakhulisa, kodvwa sebangihlamukile.
Babusi benu babahlubuki, babangani bemasela; bonkhe batsandza imidizo, balandzelana netipho. Ababavikeli labo labate boyise; ngisho nendzaba yemfelokati abayinaki.
Awu, sive lesonako, bantfu labasindvwa kona, nine ntalelwane yalabenta lokubi, bantfwana labasimilo sabo sonakele. Simakadze sebamshiyile; bamhlubukile Longcwele waka-Israyeli, bagucuka bamfulatsela.
Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
Niyatigabatisa nitsi: “Sesente sivumelwane nekufa, sente sivumelwane nelithuna. Ngesikhatsi sivunguvungu lesishisako siphephula sendlula kitsi, singeke sisitsintse tsine, ngobe sente emanga aba siphephelo setfu, sente emacebo aba yindzawo yetfu yekubhaca.”
Umbhedze mfishane kakhulu kutsi ungenaba kuwo, netingubo tingumntjuntju kakhulu kutsi umuntfu angatishumphetela ngato.
Maye kulabo labaya ematfunjini emhlaba, bayewufihla emasu abo, bawafihlele Simakadze, labentela imisebenti yabo ebumnyameni, bacabange batsi: “Ngubani nje losibonako? Ngubani loyawukwati?”
Babantfu labahlubukako, bantfwana labanemanga, nalabangafuni kulalela imiyalo yaSimakadze.
Maye kulabo labaya eGibhithe bayewucela khona lusito, labetsembela emahhashini, betsembele nasebunyentini betincola tabo temphi, nasemandleni lamakhulu ebagibeli babo bemahhashi, kodvwa bangabuki kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli, nome-ke bafune lusito kuSimakadze.
Ngulowo nalowo wabo uyawufanana nesiphephelo emoyeni, abe ngumkhoselisi kuso sivunguvungu, abe njengemifula yemanti ehlane, afanane nelitfunti lelidvwala lelikhulu eveni lelomele emanti.
Ngako Simakadze uyawudala lifu emini, intfutfu nelilangabi lemlilo ebusuku, lisibekele iNtsaba yonkhe iSiyoni nabo bonkhe labahlanganela kuyo; etikwayo yonkhe lenkhatimulo kuyawuba nempheme.
Maye kulabo labahudvula sono ngetintsambo temacebo, badvonse bubi kube shangatsi kungetintsambo tetincola,
Noko, bamhlubuka, badzabukisa Moya wakhe Longcwele. Ngako-ke wagucuka waba sitsa sabo, yena cobo lwakhe walwa nabo.
Lonkhe lilanga ngelule tandla tami kubantfu labanenhloko lelukhuni, labahamba etindleleni letimbi, bacoshana nemicabango yabo,
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla, angecwayisa kutsi ngingatilandzeli tindlela talesive, watsi:
“Ningabosho kutsi luzungu, konkhe loku labakushoko labantfu kutsi luzungu, ningakwesabi loko labakwesabako; futsi ningabi naluvalo ngako.
Bantfu batanitjela kutsi: “Yanini etangomeni nakulababhulako, labo labahlebako banhhinklile.” Batsi: “Sive akukafaneli yini kutsi sibute kuNkulunkulu waso?” Indlela ifunelwani kulabafile egameni lalabaphilako?
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lowetsembela kumuntfu, umuntfu lowencike emandleni alomunye umuntfu, nalonhlitiyo yakhe imfulatsela Simakadze.
Manje niyelani eGibhithe kuyawunatsa emanti aseShihori? Kona niyeleni e-Asiriya kuyawunatsa emanti alowo Mfula?
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Tjelani inkhosi yakaJuda lenitfume kutsi nitewubuta kimi nitsi: ‘Emabutfo aFaro, labeshucele kutanelekelela, atawuncandzeka abuyele eveni lawo, eGibhithe.
Akaka wena Jerusalema, njengemadvodza lagadze insimi, ngobe ungihlubukile,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
“Awu, nsali yakaJuda, Simakadze sewunitjelile watsi: ‘Ningayi eGibhithe.’ Kufanele nati kahle kutsi: Lamuhla ngiyanecwayisa
Kodvwa labantfu banenkhani netinhlitiyo letihlubukako, bakhweshele eceleni bahamba.
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, laba bantfu labakha luzungu lwebubi baphindze beluleke ngalokubi kulelidolobha.
Watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngikutfumela kuma-Israyeli, esiveni lesihlubukako nalesingihlubukile; bona naboyise solomane bayangihlubuka kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Tjela lendlu lehlubukako nankhu umzekeliso, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Beka etiko lelibhodo lekupheka; libeke etiko, bese utsela emanti ekhatsi kulo.
IGibhithe ingeke isaba ngumtfombo wemandla esibindzi kubantfu baka-Israyeli, kodvwa iyawuba sikhumbuto sesono sabo, nabajikela kuyo bacela lusito. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Ngiyakwenta libunti lakho libe lukhuni njengelitje lelilukhuni kakhulu, libe lukhuni kwendlula litje lemlilo. Ungabesabi futsi ungetfuswa ngibo, lite nome bayindlu lehlubukako nje.”
Kuyawuba bumanyamanya betinkemba emadolobheni abo, tiyawubhidlita imicabo yetinsimbi yemasango abo, tiwacedze emacebo abo.
Manje bachubeka nako kona; batentela tithico ngesiliva yabo, titfombe letakhiwe ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu. Konkhe kungumsebenti wencondzi yetekubata. “Benta imihlatjelo ngebantfu bange letithico letimise kwematfole.”
Maye kubo! Ngobe besukile kimi! Imbhubhiso kubo! Ngobe bangihlubukile bemelana nami! Ngifisa kangaka kubahlenga, kodvwa bakhuluma emanga ngami.
Ngako yakhuluma kimi, yatsi: “Leli livi laSimakadze leliya kuZerubhabheli, litsi: ‘Akuyi ngetikhwepha nangemandla, kodvwa kuya ngaMoya wami,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Nani-ke, ntalelwane yetoni, nime kuleyo ndzawo yaboyihlo, nentela kutsi Simakadze asitfukutselele kakhulu kunakucala sive sema-Israyeli.
Kodvwa ngebulukhuni nangenkhani yekungaphendvuki kwenhlitiyo yakho, utibekela lulaka lube lukhulu ngelilanga lelulaka. Ngalelo langa iyawukhanya indlela Nkulunkulu lehlulela ngayo kutsi imsulwa.
“Nangabe umuntfu lonjalo eva emavi alesifungo utincengela yena sibusiso kuye ngako angacabanga atsi: ‘Ngitawuphepha nome ngingachubeka ngitihambele ngeyami indlela.’ Loko kuyawehlisela sicalekiso emhlabatsini lomanti nakulowomile.
Nine anizange nimlalele Simakadze, seloku ngacala kunati.
“Khumbulani loku ningakhohlwa kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu namcansula kanjani ehlane. Kusukela ngelilanga lenaphuma ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube ngulesikhatsi lenifike ngaso lapha seloku animlaleli Simakadze.
kepha lababi nebakhohlisi bayawudlanga ngebubi, bedukise, nabo bedukiswe.
Emadvodza aka-Israyeli ayihlola lemiphako yawo, kodvwa akazange abute lutfo kuSimakadze.