17 Kodvwa naningalaleli, ngiyawukhala emasitseleni ngenca yeligcabho lenu. Emehlo ami ayawukhala kabuhlungu kabi agobhote tinyembeti, ngobe umhlambi waSimakadze uyawube utfunjiwe.
Emehlo ami ageleta tinyembeti, ngobe bantfu abawugcini umtsetfo wakho.
Sive, Melusi waka-Israyeli, wena lohola Josefa njengemhlambi wetimvu. Wena lohlala emkhatsini wemakherubhi, bonakala ngekukhatimula kwakho.
Sive sakhe sase siyawakhumbula emalanga akadzeni, emalanga aboMosi kanye nesive sakhe, batsi: “Uphi lowa lowabeweta lwandle lolubovu bona kanye nebelusi bemhlambi wetimvu takhe? Uphi lowa lowafaka Moya wakhe Longcwele emkhatsini wabo,
“Khuluma lamavi kubo utsi: “ ‘Emehlo ami akagobhote tinyembeti busuku nemini, angakhawuli; ngobe indvodzakati yami leyintfombi sibili, sive sami, igwazwe linceba lelibi, yalinyatwa kakhulu.
Angizange sengihlale emkhambatsini webatsandzi bemadzili, angizange sengitijabulise kanye nabo. Ngahlala ngedvwana, ngobe sandla sakho sasisetikwami, wawungigcwalise ngentfukutselo enhlityweni.
Angikakubalekeli kuba ngumelusi wakho, uyati kutsi angikalilangateleli lilanga lekuphelelwa litsemba. Loko lokwendlula etindzebeni temlomo wami kusebaleni emehlweni akho.
Kodvwa nangabe aniyihloniphi lemiyalo, ngifunga ngami kutsi lesigodlo sitawuba tindzala, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
Simakadze utsi: “Naku kulabo belusi lababulala basakate timvu telidlelo lami!”
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kubelusi labelusa bantfu bami, utsi: “Njengobe senisakate lomhlambi wami nawuyisa le khashane, nangete nawunakekela, ngitanehlisela sijeziso, ngaloko lokubi lenikwentile,” kusho Simakadze.
Kube mane inhloko yami beyisiyalu semanti nemehlo ami abe ngumtfombo wetinyembeti, bengitawukhala busuku nemini, ngenca yekubulawa ngesihluku kwesive sami!
“Nguloko lokungenta ngilile, nemehlo ami aphophota tinyembeti. Kute namunye losedvutane longidvudvutako, kute namunye longabuyisa umoya wami. Bantfwabami bahlutjuliwe, ngobe sitsa singehlulile.”
Ebusuku likhala kabuhlungu, tihlatsi talo tigeleta tinyembeti. Kute namunye longalidvudvuta, kubo bonkhe labalitsandzako. Bonkhe bangani balo balihlamukile, sebagucuke baba titsa talo.
Kungcola kwayo kunamatsele etidvwabeni tayo; ayizange ilinakekele likusasa layo. Kuwa kwayo kwakumangalisa, kwabate labengayidvudvuta. “Awu Simakadze, buka kushaywa kwami, ngobe sitsa siyangehlula.”
Tinhlitiyo tebantfu tikhala kuSimakadze. Awu, wena lubondza lweNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, tinyembeti takho atigobhote njengemfula busuku nemini, ungatiniki kuphumula, emehlo akho angaphumuli.
Imifula yetinyembeti iyageleta isuka emehlweni ami, ngobe bantfu bami babhujisiwe.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngekugadla kanye nje sengitawususa kuwe loko lokuyinjabulo yemehlo akho. Noko ungalili, futsi ungasidzindzi sililo nome ukhale tinyembeti.
“ ‘Nine, timvu tami, timvu telidlelo lami, nisive sami, mine nginguNkulunkulu wenu, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
babe banyenti ngangemihlambi yeminikelo eJerusalema, ngetikhatsi temikhosi yakhona lemisiwe. Kanjalo-ke kulamadolobha labebhidlitiwe kuyawunyakatela bantfu. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
watsi kuyo: “Lihlamahlame lonkhe lidolobha laseJerusalema, ubeke luphawu emabuntini abo bonkhe labakhatsatekile babubula ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letinengekako letentiwa lapha kulo.”
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.
“Sengiyatisola kutsi Sawula ngamenta inkhosi, ngobe sewungihlubukile, wangete wayigcina imiyalo yami.” Samuweli wakhatsateka kakhulu, wakhala kuSimakadze bonkhe lobo busuku.
Samuweli waze wafa seloku angayi kuyawubona Sawula, kodvwa waphatseka kabi ngaye. Simakadze watisola ngekutsi abente Sawula kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.