12 “Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,
Ingilosi yaSimakadze yakhuluma ku-Elija, yatsi: “Yehla naye, ungamesabi.” Ngako Elija wasukuma wehla naye, waya enkhosini.
Simakadze ungakimi angesabi lutfo. Umuntfu angangentani nje?
Nakuphuma umphefumulo, umuntfu ubuyela emhlabatsini, tinhloso netifiso takhe tiphele ngalelo langa.
kutsi nome lababi bangahluma njengetjani, nato tonkhe tigilamkhuba tichuma, noko tiyawubhujiswa phakadze naphakadze.
Bantfu labanyenti bafunana nekutsandvwa ngumbusi; kodvwa imphatfo lengakhetsi muntfu itfolakala kuSimakadze kuphela.
Impela, Nkulunkulu uyinsindziso yami; ngiyakumetsemba ngingesabi, Simakadze, Simakadze ungemandla ami nengoma yami; nguye loyinsindziso yami.”
Yekelani kwetsembela kubantfu, emakhaleni abo kunekuphefumula nje. Empeleni bayini nje?
“Badvudvuteni, dvudvutani bantfu bami,” kusho Nkulunkulu wenu.
“Mine, ngimi, losusa tiphambuko takho ngenca yami, tono takho angiphindzi ngitikhumbule.
Memetani ngenjabulo, mazulu! Tsakasa, nawe mhlaba! Klabalazani nihlabele, nani tintsaba! Ngobe Simakadze uyabadvudvuta bantfu bakhe, futsi uyawuba nesihawu kulabo labadzabukisiwe bakhe.
“Ngempela, Simakadze uyakuyidvudvuta iSiyoni, uyawutibuka ngesihawu tonkhe tindzala tayo; emahlane ayo uyakuwenta abe njenge-Edeni, tindzawo tayo letilihlane atente tibe njengensimi yaSimakadze. Kujabula nekutfokota kuyawutfolakala kuyo, yebo, kubonga kanye nemsindvo wekuhlabela.
Hlokomani ngetingoma tekujabula kanyekanye, nine tindzala taseJerusalema, ngobe Simakadze ubadvudvutile bantfu bakhe, iJerusalema uyikhululile.
“Ngubani lona lebewumvevela kangaka, umesaba, uze ungetsembeki kimi, ungasangikhumbuli, futsi ungasangicabangi ngisho nasenhlitiyweni yakho? Akwentiwa kutsi sengithule sikhatsi lesidze yini lokutsi ungasangesabi?
Ungitfume kutsi ngitewumemetela umnyaka wemusa waSimakadze, nelilanga lekuphindzisela kwaNkulunkulu wetfu, nelekudvudvuta bonkhe labalilako,
Njengemfati nakadvudvuta umntfwanakhe, nami ngiyawunidvudvuta kanjalo, nginidvudvutele eJerusalema.”
“Ningabosho kutsi luzungu, konkhe loku labakushoko labantfu kutsi luzungu, ningakwesabi loko labakwesabako; futsi ningabi naluvalo ngako.
Inkhosi Sedekiya yakhuluma kuJeremiya, yatsi: “Ngiyawesaba lamaJuda lasahlubuke aya kumaBhabhulona, ngobe encenye laba baseBhabhulona bangahle banginikele kuwo, afike angiphatse kabi.”
babalekela emaBhabhulona. Babewesaba, ngobe Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, abesabulele Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, labesabekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi abe ngumbusi welive.
Wena-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, ungabesabi ngisho nemavi abo. Ungesabi ngisho nome tinchachabutane nemanyeva sekukutungeletile, yebo, nome sewuhlala emkhatsini wabofecela. Ungakwesabi loko labakushoko, futsi ungesatjiswa ngibo, lite nome bayindlu yekuhlubuka nje.
Ningabesabi lababulala umtimba kodvwa babe bangeke bawubulale umphefumulo; lokungenani, mesabeni Yena, lokwati kubulala umtimba nemphefumulo kokubili esihogweni.
“Ngingeke nginishiye nitintsandzane, ngitawubuya ngite kini.
Ngako-ke libandla kulo lonkhe laseJudiya naseGalile naseSamariya laba nesikhatsi sekuthula. Lakhiwa, lakhula ngebunyenti ngekusitwa nguMoya Longcwele liphila imphilo yekwesaba iNkhosi.
Ngobe umBhalo utsi: “Wonkhe umuntfu ufanana netjani; nebukhosi bakhe bunjengembali yesiganga; tjani buyabuna, nembali yabo iyahhohloka.
Sawula wakhuluma kuSamuweli, watsi: “Ngonile. Ngiwephulile umyalo waSimakadze kanye nemiyalo yakho. Ngesabe bantfu, ngabe sengiyabayekela.
Watsi kube Sawula nema-Israyeli onkhe eve lenkhulumo yalomFilisti, bajabha bonkhe batfutfumela.
Ngako kwakutsi njalo nje nabalapho Davide atentise kube shangatsi uyahlanya. Abevame kudvweba tivalo tesigodlo, nematse awavutisele esilevini sakhe.