15 Liciniso alisatfolakali ndzawo. Bonkhe lababalekela bubi batingelwa njengetinyamatane. Simakadze wabuka wangete wajabula, ngenca yekutsi sekute kulandzela umtsetfocotfo.
Simakadze watfukutsela ngaleso sento sa-Onani, ngako naye wambulala.
Kwatsi nase siphelile sikhatsi sekumzilela, Davide watsi akalandvwe aletfwe kakhe. Wabe sewumenta umfati wakhe, wamtalela indvodzana. Kodvwa lentfo leyayentiwe nguDavide yaba yimbi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Watsi Jehu nakaphumela kulabangani bakhe, lomunye wabo wambuta watsi: “Kusahamba kahle yini? Loluhlanya belutekwentani lapha kuwe?” Jehu wamphendvula, watsi: “Niyamati lomuntfu kanye naletintfo latikhulumako.”
Noko ngenca yesivumelwane Simakadze labesente naDavide, Simakadze abengakatimiseli kuyibhubhisa indlu yakaDavide. Abetsembisile kutsi uyawutigcinela sibane endlini yakaDavide kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze.
Kute liciniso emlonyeni wato, etinhlitiyweni tato kunekubulala, umphimbo wato ulithuna lelivulekile, lulwimi lwato lunebucili.
Ase nibuke kutsi lelidolobha lebeletsembekile seligucuke laba yingwadla kanjani! Lona lake lagcwala umtsetfocotfo, belilikhaya lekulunga, kodvwa manje seligcwele babulali!
bentele kwemuka labamphofu emalungelo abo, badlelele bantfu bami labacindzetelekile emalungelo abo emtsetfocotfo, batsatse imphango kubafelokati, badlelele labangenaboyise.
labo labenta umuntfu adliwe licala ngeligama linye nje, bambekele lugibe lowo lotsetsa emacala enkhundleni, ngebufakazi bemanga baphambukise umtsetfocotfo, badlelele longenacala.
Emasu asidlani mabi, wakha emacebo ebubi ekubhubhisa labamphofu ngemanga, ngisho nome sikhalo saloweswele sicotfo.
Lalelani kimi, nine bonhlitiyo letinenkhani, nine lenikhashane nekulunga.
“Lalelani lapha, ninendlu yakaJakobe, nine lenibitwa ngelibito la-Israyeli, futsi niyintalelwane yakaJuda, nine lenenta tifungo egameni laSimakadze, nikhonte Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kodvwa kungabi ngeliciniso nangekulunga,
labemukela umdizo, khona batawukhulula labo labanelicala, kuze babalahle ngelicala labo labate licala.
Kute kini lofuna umtsetfocotfo, kute lowehlulela ngebucotfo beliciniso. Bonkhe betsembele ekuphikisaneni kwelite, bakhuluma emanga, bemitsa inhlupho, batale bubi.
ngiyawunimisela inkemba, nonkhe niyawukhotsamela kuhlatjwa, ngobe nganibita, kodvwa anizange nisabele, ngakhuluma, kodvwa anizange nilalele. Nenta lokubi emehlweni ami, nakhetsa loko lokungangijabulisi.”
Ngako-ke nami ngiyawukhetsa kubaphatsa ngesandla lesicinile, ngehlisele etikwabo loko labakwesabako. Ngobe ngatsi nangimemeta, kwabate losabelako; ngatsi nangikhuluma, kwabate lolalelako. Benta lokubi emehlweni ami, bakhetsa loko lokungangijabulisi.”
‘Simakadze sewubeke wena kutsi ube ngumphristi esikhundleni saJehoyada, kutsi wengamele indlu yaSimakadze; kufanele-ke kutsi bonkhe bantfu labahlanyako batente shangatsi bayaphrofetha, ubafake esitokisini ubabophe tintsamo ngetinketane.
Ngako-ke tsani kubo: ‘Lesi sive lesingamlalelanga Simakadze Nkulunkulu waso, futsi asiphendvukanga nasicondziswa. Liciniso seliphelile; linyamalele emilonyeni yabo.
nekudlelela umuntfu lilungelo lakhe lekwehlulelwa ngebucotfo bemtsetfo, kungabe Simakadze angeke yini atibone tintfo letinjengaleto?
Emalanga esijeziso ayeta, yebo emalanga emphindziselo asasondzele, Israyeli kufanele akwati loko. Njengobe tono tenu titinyenti kangaka nebutsa benu bubukhulu kangaka, umphrofethi sewutsatfwa njengesilima, umuntfu wesembulo atsatfwe njengeluhlanya.
Nine bantfu niyamtondza umuntfu lomelana nebubi benu, nimedzelele umuntfu lokhuluma liciniso lodvwa enkhundleni.
Kute nome munye umuntfu lowetsembekile losasele eveni, kute losetsembekile kuNkulunkulu. Wonkhe umuntfu ufunana nematfuba ekubulala. Wonkhe umuntfu utingelana newakubo.
Bakubo batsi kube bakuve loko, baphutfuma bamlandza, ngobe kwase kutsiwa: “Usangene ingcondvo!”
Lamanyenti awo atsi: “Unelidimoni! Uyahlanya! Nine nimlalelelani?”
EmaJuda atsi kuye: “Cha, sesibonile ngempela kutsi unelidimoni. Abrahama wafa, nebaphrofethi futsi bafa. Kepha wena utsi: ‘Lowo lowenta livi lami, angeke afe.’
Asabeka inkhulumo yekutivikela Pawula, Festusi wamemeta watsi: “Suka Pawula, uyahlanya! Lokufundza kakhulu kwakho kuyakuhlanyisa.”
Ngaso lesikhatsi Sawula abesachubeka ngekusongela nekubulala bafundzi beNkhosi. Waya kumPhristi Lomkhulu.
Emvakwemalanga lamanyenti, emaJuda ahlangana enta lisu lekumbulala.
Kubhaliwe kutsi: “Ngenca yakho sibasengotini yekufa lonkhe lilanga; sitsatfwa njengetimvu tekuhlatjwa.”
Nangabe sibukeka sitinhlanya, kungenca yaNkulunkulu. Nangabe sibukeka singahlanyi, kungenca yenu.