25 “Ngivuse longasenyakatfo, futsi uyeta lomunye lophuma ngasemphumalanga lobita Libito lami. Unyatsela etikwebabusi kube shangatsi baludzaka nje, kube shangatsi yena ungumbumbi nakanyatsela libumba.
Ngabagaya baba njengelutfuli, baba njengelutfuli lwemhlaba. Ngabagcobagcoba ngagidza etikwabo njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Ngikhonjiswe umbono lowesabekako: Bantfu labangemambuka bayatsengisana, baphangi batsatsa imphango. Hlaselani, nine ma-Elamu! Vimbetelani, nani maMede! “Ngitakucedza konkhe loko kububula lobekubangwa baseBhabhulona.”
Ngubani lochukulute lomunye kutsi esuke emphumalanga, wambitela ekulungeni kutsi ahlangabetane nekuncoba kuso sonkhe sinyatselo? Tive utinikela kuye, atfobise emakhosi embikwakhe. Ngenkemba yakhe uyabagucula babe lutfuli, nangebutjoki bakhe uyabaphephula njengemakhoba.
Ngimi futsi lokhuluma ngaKhuresi atsi: ‘Ungumelusi wami, uyawukwenta konkhe loko lengikutsandzako; uyawukhuluma ngeJerusalema, atsi: “Ayakhiwe kabusha,” nangelithempeli atsi: “Akwakhiwe tisekelo talo.” ’ ”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze kulogcotjiwe wakhe, kuKhuresi, lengibambe sandla sakhe sangasekudla, ngentela kwehlula tive embikwakhe, ngemuke emakhosi tikhali tawo, ngivule neminyango embikwakhe, kuze emasango angetiwuvalwa, ngitsi kuye:
Ngiyawuvusa Khuresi ngekulunga kwami; ngiyakwenta tonkhe tindlela takhe ticondze. Uyawulakha kabusha lidolobha lami, akhulule labatfunjiwe bami, kodvwa loko akwente ngaphandle kwentsengo nemvuzo, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Kusukela ngasenyakatfo kutawutfululwa inhlekelele, itseleke kubo bonkhe labahlala kulelive.
Sive lesichamuka enyakatfo siyawuyihlasela, live layo silishiye lingenalutfo. Kute muntfu loyawuhlala kulo, bantfu netilwane kuyawulibalekela.”
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.
Nasebahlangene bayawuba njengemadvodza lanemandla lamakhulu, abhocota ludzaka etitaladini nakuliwa imphi. Bayawukulwa bancobe, ngobe Simakadze unabo, bayawuncoba bagibeli bemahhashi.
Ingilosi yesitfupha yatfululela sitja sayo etikwemfula lomkhulu i-Yufrathe. Emanti awo oma, kwavuleka indlela yemakhosi laphuma emphumalanga.