8 Njalo nje nangikhuluma, ngikhala ngimemetela kulwa nembhubhiso. Ngako livi laSimakadze selingitsele ngenhlamba nenhlekisa lonkhe lilanga.
Elisha wesuka lapho waya eBetheli. Watsi asahamba ngemgwaco, bafana baphuma kulelidolobha bamphukuta bamhheletela, bamemeta batsi: “Yenyuka wena mphandla-ndzini! Yenyuka wena mphandla-ndzini!”
Kodvwa baphukuta letitfunywa taNkulunkulu, bawedzelela emavi akhe, babahhalatisa nalabaphrofethi, lwadzimate lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwavukela bantfu bakhe, futsi kwabate nalobasindzisako.
Ngubani lona lenimphukutako? Ngubani lona lenikhombana ngaye ngetinhloko, nisinekelane ematinyo ngaye? Anisiyo yini intalelwane yebahlubuki? Anisiwo yini umliba webacali bemanga?
Maye, make lowangitala, wangiletsa emhlabeni, indvodza, umhlaba wonkhe lowetama kumelana nayo! Angikebolekisi kantsi futsi angikeboleki, noko wonkhe umuntfu uyangicalekisa.
Awu Simakadze, uyacondza, ngikhumbule unginakekele. Ngiphindziselele kubahluphi bami. Uyakwati kubeketela, ungangilahleli khashane, yati kutsi ngisolwa kangakanani ngenca yakho.
Kodvwa naningangilaleli mine, kutsi nigcine liSabatha lami lingcwele ngekutsi ningetfwali nalomncane umtfwalo ngesikhatsi nisangena emasangweni aseJerusalema ngeliSabatha, ngako ngiyawube sengilumeka umlilo longacimeki emasangweni aseJerusalema, loyawudla netinqaba tayo.’ ”
Awu Simakadze, wangiyenga, nami ngayengeka, wangehlula ngemandla, waphumelela. Nyalo sengiyinhlekisa kubantfu lonkhe lilanga, bonkhe bantfu bayangiphukuta.
Kusukela etikhatsini takucala, baphrofethi labangembili kwetfu, bake baphrofetha ngemphi, nangesehlakalo, nangesifo lesibulalanako, bamelana nemave lamanyenti nanemibuso lemikhulu.
“Yehlani nenyuka etitaladini taseJerusalema, calatani ndzawo tonkhe nicabange kahle, phenyisisani tonkhe tinkhundla tayo. Naningakhandza nome munye nje umuntfu lowenta tintfo ngekwetsembeka, afune liciniso, ngitalitsetselela lelidolobha.
Ngako-ke batawuhlaselwa libhubesi leliphuma ehlatsini, batawuphangwa yimphisi lephuma ehlane, ingwe itawubalalela endleleni edvutane nemadolobha abo; itemdzabudzabula abe ticucu nome ngubani lotsi uyaphuma, ngobe kuhlubuka kwabo kukhulu, nekweduka kwabo kunyenti.
Ngubani nje lengingakhuluma kuye ngimecwayise? Ngubani lotangilalela? Tindlebe tabo tivalekile, kuze bangetikuva. Livi laSimakadze lisikhubekiso kubo, abajabuli ngalo.
“ ‘Nisetakweba yini, nibulale, niphinge, nifungele emanga, nitfuncise imphepho kuBhali, nilandzele labanye bonkulunkulu leningazange senibati,
Wentelani kutsi ngibone bubi lobungaka? Ukubeketelelani kuhlushwa kwalabacindzetelekile? Imbhubhiso nebudlwangudlwangu busembikwami njalo; kukhona kulwa nekubanga lokunyenti.
Lomunye wetati temtsetfo wase utsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, nawusho loko wetfuka natsi phela.”
Wabona kutsi kwetfukwa ngenca yaKhristu kwakungumcebo loncono kunemcebo waseGibhithe, ngobe phela abebheke umvuzo.
Ngako-ke asiphumele kuye ngephandle kwenkambu setfwalisane naye lihlazo lakhe;
Nibusisiwe nanetfukwa ngenca yelibito laKhristu, ngobe loko kukhombisa kutsi Moya webukhosi, lowaNkulunkulu, unifukamele.