25 Ngako watfululela etikwabo intfukutselo yakhe levutsako, nebudlwangudlwangu bemphi. Yabasibekela ngemalangabi, noko abazange bacondze; yabadla, kodvwa abakufakanga enhlitiyweni.
Wafike wokhela ngemlilo lithempeli laSimakadze, nesigodlo senkhosi kanye nato tonkhe tindlu taseJerusalema. Watokhela ngemlilo tonkhe tindlu letibalulekile.
Khumula sikhahlo sentfukutselo yakho, bukisisa wonkhe umuntfu lotigcabhako, bese umehlisela phansi,
Simakadze utsi: “Labantfu basondzela kimi ngemilomo yabo, bangihlonipha ngetindzebe temilomo yabo kuphela; kodvwa tinhlitiyo tabo tikhashane kabi nami. Kungikhonta kwabo kukwenta nje leyo mitsetfo lefundziswa bantfu.
Watsi wena: ‘Ngiyawuchubeka ngibe yindlovukazi kokuphela,’ kodvwa awuzange uticaphele letintfo nome sewubone loko lokungahle kwenteke.
Anikeva, futsi anikacondzi, kusukela endvulo tindlebe tenu tatisolomane tivalekile. Empeleni bengati kahle hle kutsi naniyengana kanjani, nanibitwa ngekutsi nibahlubuki kusukela ekutalweni.
Ngako-ke intfukutselo yaSimakadze yasivutsela sive sakhe; waphakamisa sandla sakhe wabashaya wabalahla phansi, tintsaba tatamatama. Tidvumbu tabo taba njengemfuhlululu etitaladini. Noko ngako konkhe loku lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
Lolungile uyabhubha, kubete nalotihluphako ngako enhlitiyweni yakhe. Bantfu labatinikelako bayesuswa, kubete nalokucondzako loko kutsi labalungile bayesuswa, kuze batewuphephiswa kulokubi.
“Ngubani lona lebewumvevela kangaka, umesaba, uze ungetsembeki kimi, ungasangikhumbuli, futsi ungasangicabangi ngisho nasenhlitiyweni yakho? Akwentiwa kutsi sengithule sikhatsi lesidze yini lokutsi ungasangesabi?
Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla.
Ngelulaka lwaSimakadze longuSomandla live liyawugagadzeka, nebantfu bayawuba tinkhuni temlilo; kute loyawuphephisa umnakabo.
Itakwentiwa ibe sigagadvu lesilahliwe, yebo, lesihangukile nalesisikhotsa embikwami. Yebo, lonkhe live litawuba sikhotsa, ngobe kute lonakile.
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.
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Intfukutselo yami kanye nelulaka lwami kutawutfululelwa etikwalendzawo, etikwebantfu netinkhomo, etikwetihlahla tesiganga kanye nasetikwetitselo temhlaba, lutawuvutsa lungaphindzi lucimeke.
Ngentfukutselo leyesabekako uncamule tonkhe timphondvo taka-Israyeli. Usifinyetile sandla sakhe sekudla ngesikhatsi kuchamuka sitsa. Ushise Jakobe, kwaba shangatsi kulavutela emalangabi emlilo, yebo, umlilo lodla ucotfule konkhe lokusedvutane nawo.
Ujijimete umcibisholo wakhe njengesitsa, sandla sakhe sangesekudla silungele kulwa. Njengesitsa ujube bonkhe labebajabulisa emehlweni; watfulula lulaka lwakhe njengemlilo etikwelithende leNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni.
Ngiyawunibuyisa kuleto tive, nginibutse emaveni ngemave, konkhe lapho niyawube nisakatelwe khona, nginibuyise ngesandla lesinemandla nangemkhono locinile, nangekutfululwa kwelulaka.
Betive bamunya emandla akhe, kodvwa yena akakuboni loko. Timvu setiyacatsatela enhloko yakhe, kodvwa yena akakunaki loko.
Ngubani nje longamelana nentfukutselo yakhe? Ngubani longabhekana nelulaka lwakhe lolwesabeka kangaka? Nakacitsa intfukutselo yakhe lenjengemlilo, emadvwala agayeka phansi abe tincetu embikwakhe.
Naningalaleli, futsi naningatimiseli ngenhlitiyo yenu kutsi nihloniphe Libito lami, ngitanitfumelela sicalekiso, netibusiso tenu ngiticalekise. Yebo, vele sengiticalekisile, ngobe anikatimiseli enhlitiyweni yenu kutsi ningihloniphe,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Ngobe umlilo uphembeke ngentfukutselo yami, umlilo lovutsa ufike phansi ekujuleni endzaweni yalabafile. Uyawudla umhlaba kanye netivuno tawo, ulumeke umlilo etisekelweni tetintsaba.