4 Ngobe nganginati kutsi ninenkhani kangakanani. Imisipha yetintsamo tenu kutinsimbi, nemabunti enu kungewelitfusi.
Kodvwa abazange balalele, bacinisa tinhloko njengaboyise, labangazange betsembele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.
Ningabi netinhloko letilukhuni njengaboyihlo, kodvwa titfobeni kuSimakadze. Wotani endzaweni lengcwele, layingcwelise kuze kube phakadze. Khontani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, khona intfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako ingetikunehlela.
Sedekiya-ke wayivukela inkhosi Nebukhadnezari lowamfungisa ngelibito laNkulunkulu. Wacinisa inhloko nenhlitiyo yakhe, wala kuphendvukela kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
“Kodvwa batsi kube batfole kuphumula, baphindze benta lokubi emehlweni akho. Ngako wase ubayekelela esandleni setitsa tabo letababusa. Batsi nabaphindza bakhala kuwe, wabeva ngesihawu sakho usezulwini, wawubese uyabakhulula njalo nje tikhatsi ngetikhatsi.
Ningatiphakamisi nitikhukhumete, ningakhulumi ngekwedzelela!’ ”
bangenti njengobe kwenta bokhokho lekwakusitukulwane lesinenkhani nalesihlubukako, situkulwane lesite inhlitiyo lenebucotfo, nalesasinemoya longaketsembeki kuSomandla.
Simakadze wachubeka wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Sengibabonile labantfu kutsi basive lesinentsamo lelukhuni.
Hambani niye kulelive leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi; kodvwa mine ngingeke ngihambe nani ngenca yebulukhuni benhloko yenu; ngingahle nginibhubhise nonkhana endleleni.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Khuluma kulama-Israyeli utsi ngitsi: ‘Nine nibantfu labanenhlitiyo lelukhuni; nangingake ngihambe nani umzuzu ube munye nje, nginganibhubhisa niphele nya. Khumulani lemihlobiso yenu, khona ngitanitjela kutsi ngitakwentani ngani!’ ”
Faro watfumela kuyawuhlola, wakhandza kute ngisho nasinye nje silwane sema-Israyeli lesasifile, noko wenta inhlitiyo yakhe yaba lukhuni, wangete wabakhulula kutsi bahambe.
Umuntfu lotsi nakelulekwa acinise inhloko, uyakufohlotwa masinyane.
Babantfu labahlubukako, bantfwana labanemanga, nalabangafuni kulalela imiyalo yaSimakadze.
Lalelani kimi, nine bonhlitiyo letinenkhani, nine lenikhashane nekulunga.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Lalelani! Ngitatehlisela kulelidolobha nakuto tonkhe tabelo talo, tonkhe tehlakalo lengitimemetelele ngabo, kumelana nabo, ngobe babe nenkhani, bangete bawalalela emavi ami.’ ”
Ngako-ke imvula yabanjwa langete lana, kwabate nembodlisamahlanga. Noko waba nelibunti lelomile lebugwababane, wangete wadliwa nangemahloni ngaloko.
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.
Kodvwa abazange bangilalele, abanginakanga nekunginaka. Bacinisa tinhloko tabo, benta tono letinyenti kakhulu kunaletentiwa boyisemkhulu.
Lesive lengikutfumela kuso sinenkhani nenhloko lelukhuni. Khuluma kuso, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze.’
Kodvwa watsi kube inhlitiyo yakhe ibe nekutigcabha yaba lukhuni ngenca yekutigcabha, wehliswa esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi, wemukwa ludvumo lwakhe.
“Maye, ninenkhani! Maye, anikholwa etinhlitiyweni tenu! Maye, nitihhulu ekuveni livi laNkulunkulu! Nifute bokhokho benu, nani niphikisana naMoya Longcwele.
Kodvwa ngebulukhuni nangenkhani yekungaphendvuki kwenhlitiyo yakho, utibekela lulaka lube lukhulu ngelilanga lelulaka. Ngalelo langa iyawukhanya indlela Nkulunkulu lehlulela ngayo kutsi imsulwa.
Ngako-ke, sokani tinhlitiyo tenu, ningaphindzi nibe netinhloko letilukhuni.
Ngobe ngiyanati kutsi nibantfu labatsandza kangakanani kuhlubuka nekucinisa tinhloko. Njengobe benitsandza kangaka kuhlubuka Simakadze ngisaphila kanye nani, niyakumhlubuka kakhulu kangakanani-ke nase ngifile.
Kodvwa khutsatanani onkhe emalanga yingci nakusatsiwa: “Lamuhla”, kutsi kubete lowentiwa inhlitiyo yakhe ibe lukhuni ngekuyengwa sono.