13 Ngako-ke ngitanikhipha kulelive, nginiyise eveni leningazange senilati, nine kanye naboyihlo; lapho-ke niyawufike nikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu busuku nemini, ngobe angisayikuniphatsa ngesihe.’ ”
Lapha eRibla, eveni laseHamathi, inkhosi yafike yababulalela khona. Ngako-ke sive sakaJuda satfunjelwa khashane nelive laso.
ngiyawube sengiyamsiphula Israyeli ngimsuse eveni lami, lebengimuphe lona, ngililahle nalelithempeli lesengilehlukanisele Libito lami. Ngiyakulenta libe yinhlekisa nentfo yekwedzelelwa kuto tonkhe tive.
Ngako-ke ngabayekelela enkhanini yetinhlitiyo tabo, kuze batihambele ngekutsandza kwabo.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngalesikhatsi ngiyawubadzacata labo labakhile kulelive. Ngiyawubacindzetela ngenjabhiso lembi, kuze bakuve bonkhe.”
Awu, Tsemba la-Israyeli, Msindzisi wakhe ngetikhatsi telusizi, wentelani kuba njengemfokati eveni, nanjengesihambi lesihlala busuku bunye nje?
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ngisho nome boMosi naSamuweli bebangema embikwami, inhlitiyo yami beyingeke iye kulesive. Bacoshe! Abesuke lapha embikwami!
Ngiyawukugcilata ngetitsa takho, eveni longalati, ngobe lulaka lwami luyawulumeka umlilo loyawuvutsa umelane nani.”
Ngiyakubenta benyanyeke kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba ngenca yaloko lokwentiwa eJerusalema nguManase, umsa waHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ungangeni endlini lapho kunekudla kwemngcwabo, ungayi khona kuyawukhala, nome ukhombise kuvelana nabo, ngobe sengisisusile sibusiso sami, nelutsandvo lwami kanye neluvelo lwami kulabantfu,” kusho Simakadze.
Ngenca yemacala enu niyawulahlekelwa lifa lenganinika lona. Ngitanigcilata ngetitsa tenu eveni leningalati, ngobe niluchukulutile lulaka lwami, futsi lutanivutsela phakadze naphakadze.”
Wena nenyoko lowakutala ngitanikhukhulela kulelinye live, lapho ningatalelwanga khona nobabili, ngulapho niyawufela khona.
Lendvodza lenguJehoyakhini iyedzeleleka yini, ilibhodo lelephukile yini, nome iyintfo lengafunwa ngumuntfu yini? Pho, yena nebantfwabakhe batawukhukhulelwani bakhishwe, bese balahlelwa eveni labangalati?
Bantfu nabakubuta, Jeremiya, batsi: ‘Simakadze ukwenteleni konkhe loku kitsi?’ uyawubatjela utsi: ‘Njengobe ningishiyile mine nakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu betive eveni lenu, ngako manje seniyawukhonta betive eveni lekungesilo lenu.’ ”
Kantsi banawo yini emahloni ngemanyala abo labawentako? Cha, bate nalamancane nje emahloni, abakwati ngisho nekukhophota. Ngako batakuwela kulabawile, bayawukwehliselwa phansi nangibajezisa,” kusho Simakadze.
“Simakadze uyawunicosha kanye nenkhosi yenu lenitibekele yona, niye esiveni leningasati nine kanye naboyihlomkhulu. Ngulapho niyawufike nikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu khona, bonkulunkulu labentiwe ngetigodvo nangematje.
Ngekuvutsa kwentfukutselo nangebumatima belulaka lwakhe Simakadze wabasiphula eveni labo waya wayawubatsela kulelinye live, njengobe kunjalo nje lamuhla.’