13 Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla.
Ahazi akazange etsembeke ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwakhe.
“Labangamesabi Nkulunkulu bafukamela lulaka, ngisho nome asababopha ngetinketane, abakhali bacele lusito.
Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
Kute lokungabe kusentiwa yiGibhithe, inhloko nome umsila, ligala lelisundvu nome umhlanga.
Simakadze, sandla sakho siphakamele etulu, kodvwa noko abasiboni. Bente babone inshisekelo yakho ngesive sakho, batewudliwa ngemahloni. Akutsi umlilo lowugcinele titsa takho udle bona ubacedze.
Maye kulabo labaya eGibhithe bayewucela khona lusito, labetsembela emahhashini, betsembele nasebunyentini betincola tabo temphi, nasemandleni lamakhulu ebagibeli babo bemahhashi, kodvwa bangabuki kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli, nome-ke bafune lusito kuSimakadze.
Bengitfukutseliswe ngulesono sakhe sekuba bukhali, ngase ngiyamjezisa, ngabufihla buso bami ngenca yekutfukutsela, noko wachubeka nekuhlubuka kwenhlitiyo yakhe, ahamba ngendlela yakhe.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawusebentisa insingo lecashwe ngesheya kweMfula, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, kutsi itewuhhula ngayo tinhloko tenu, kanye netiboya letisemilenteni yenu, isuse netilevu tenu.
Ngiyakubahlunga ngemfologo yekuhlenga ngasemasangweni emadolobha elive. Ngitawuletsa sifo nembhubhiso esiveni sami, ngobe abakatiguculi tindlela tabo.
Ngobe ngiyawati emasu lenginawo ngani, yebo, emasu ekuniphumelelisa, hhayi ekunilimata, emasu ekuninika litsemba nelikusasa.
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.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma eveni, utsi: ‘Wena ulive lelingakahlanteki nome linetfwa yimvula ngelilanga lelulaka lwami.’
“ ‘Manje kungcola kwakho luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yakho. Ngobe ngetama kukugeza, kodvwa wangete wavuma kugezwa kulokungcola kwakho, ungeke uphindze uhlanteke, luze lubotje lulaka lwami kuwe.
Njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, yonkhe lenhlekelele yehlele etikwetfu, kodvwa tsine sisengakabufunisisi buso baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngekutsi siphendvuke etonweni tetfu, sinakekele ngekucophelela liciniso lakho.
Ngiyawube sengibuyela endzaweni yami, baze balivume licala labo. Bayawufuna buso bami; baseselusizini lwabo bayawungifunisisa.”
Kutigcabha kwa-Israyeli kubufakazi lobumelene naye, kodvwa etikwako konkhe loko akabuyeli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, nome-ke amfune.
Abagucukeli kuLongetulu Kwako Konkhe; bafanana nebutjoki lobungakacini. Baholi babo bayawubulawa ngenkemba ngenca yemagama abo langenanhlonipho. Ngenca yaloko bayawuba luhleko nelihlazo eveni laseGibhithe.”
“Nginitfumela tishayo njengaloku ngenta naseGibhithe. Emajaha enu ngawabulala ngenkemba, kanye nemahhashi enu latfunjiwe. Emakhala enu ngawagcwalisa ngeluboti etinkanjini tenu; noko anikabuyeli kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
“Ngimi lenganinika tisu letingenalutfo kuwo onkhe emadolobha enu, nekwesweleka kwesinkhwa emakhaya enu onkhe; kodvwa anikabuyeli kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
nalabo lase bancandzekile bakuyekela kulandzela Simakadze bangete bamfuna Simakadze bangabuti nekubuta kuye.
Kodvwa khona lapho nanifuna Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, niyawumtfola nanimfunisisa ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe.