11 Lihlane nemadolobha alo akuphakamise emaphimbo ako; tabelo, lapho kuhlala khona bakaKhedari, atijabule. Bantfu baseSela abahlabele ngekujabula, abamemete baseticongweni tetintsaba.
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili. Utawutala tive letitakwehlukana tinhlobo letimbili. Lesinye sive siyawuba nemandla kunalesinye, lomdzala akhonte lomncane.”
Maye kimi, lengingumchamuki lapha kaMesheki, ngihlala emathendeni akaKhedari.
Hlabelani kuSimakadze, ngobe wente tintfo letincomekako; loku akwatiwe emhlabeni wonkhe.
Tfumelani emazinyane etimvu lesuka eSela, ngasehlane, aye entsabeni yeNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, abe setfulo enkhosini yelive.
Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi, utsi: “Njengesisebenti lesenta sivumelwane semnyaka munye nemcashi waso, balisisa kahle emalanga, ngobe ekugcineni kwawo lonkhe ludvumo lwakaKhedari lutawuphela.
Umtsetfocotfo uyawuhlala ehlane, kulunga kuhlale ensimini levundzile.
Lihlane nelive lelihamukile kuyawujabula, lugwadvule luyawujabula luchakaze timbali.
Labachutako bayawusuka emagonso njengenyamatane, nelulwimi lwesimungulu luyawumemeta ngenjabulo. Emanti ayawugeleta ehlane, kube nemifudlana elugwadvule.
Livi lalomemetako litsi: “Lungisani indlela yaSimakadze ehlane; yentani ucondze ekhatsi ehlane umgwaco lomkhulu waNkulunkulu wetfu.
Bukani la, ngenta intfo lensha! Manje seyiyavumbuka, aniyiboni yini? Ngenta indlela ehlane, nemifula eveni leligagadzekile.
Maye, tinhle etintsabeni tinyawo talabo labashumayela tindzaba letimnandzi, labamemetela kuthula, baletse tindzaba letimnandzi, bamemetele insindziso kuyo iSiyoni, batsi: “Nkulunkulu wakho uyabusa!”
Yonkhe imihlambi yaseKhedari iyawubutsanela kuwe, tihhanca takaNebayothi tiyawukukhonta, tibe ngiminikelo leyemukeleka elatini lami, ngiyawulihlobisa lithempeli leludvumo lwami.
Ngiphambene nawe, Jerusalema, wena lohlala ngetulu kwalesihosha entsabeni lengemadvwala, kusho Simakadze. Nine lenikhulumako, nitsi: “Ngubani nje longasihlasela? Ngubani longangena kulenqaba yetfu?”
Shiyani emadolobha enu niyewuhlala emkhatsini wemadvwala, nine lenihlala kaMowabi. Lingisani lituba, lona lakha sidleke salo ekungeneni kwemgedze.
Lokwesabeka kwakho nekukhukhumala kwenhlitiyo yakho kukuyengile, wena lohlala ekhatsi emifantfwini yemadvwala, wena lohlala eticongweni teligcuma. Nome wakha sidleke sakho lapha etulu njengelusweti, kodvwa ngiyawukwehlisela phansi,” kusho Simakadze.
“Sukumani nihlasele lesive lesikhibikile, lesihleti ngesibindzi, sive lesingenamasango lacinile, ngisho nemicabo. Bantfu baso bahlala ngabodvwa,” kusho Simakadze.
“ ‘Base-Arabiya nabo bonkhe labakhulu baseKhedari bekunguwona makhasimende akho lamakhulu, bona-ke babetsengiselana nawe ngemazinyane etimvu, nangetihhanca tetimvu kanye netimbuti.
Kutigcabha kwenhlitiyo yakho kukwedukisile, wena uhlala endlunkhulu yakho lesemifantwini yemadvwala. Umuti wakho usetulu etintsabeni. Wena utitjela utsi: ‘Ngubani nje longangehlisela phansi?’
Bukani lapha etikwetintsaba, tinyawo talowo loniletsela tindzaba letimnandzi, lowo lomemetela kuthula. Gubhani imikhosi yenu, nine maJuda, nigcwalise tifungo tenu. Sekute lababi labayakunihlasela. Bayawubhubha bonkhe baphele.