11 “Umphrofethi kanye nemphristi, bobabili, abakholwa kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nasethempelini ngitfola bubi babo,” kusho Simakadze.
Kuto totimbili tibuya telithempeli laSimakadze wakha emalati ekukhonta tinkhanyeti.
Watsatsa lesithico labesasibatile wasingenisa ethempelini laNkulunkulu, lelo Nkulunkulu labekhulume ngalo kuDavide nakuSolomoni, umsa wakhe, watsi: “Kulelithempeli naseJerusalema lengiyikhetse emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli ngitawubeka Libito lami kuyo phakadze naphakadze.
Ngetulu kwaloko bonkhe baholi bebaphristi nesive sonkhe sachubeka nekungetsembeki, balandzela yonkhe lemikhuba lenengekako yebetive, balingcolisa lithempeli laSimakadze labelingcwelisile eJerusalema.
Lolu kwaba luhla lwemadvodza lwetitukulwane tebaphristi lababenebafati betive: Etitukulwaneni takaJeshuwa, umsa waJosadaki, nabomnakabo bekuboMaseya, na-Eliyezeri, naJaribi kanye naGedaliya.
“Lotsandzekako wami wentani ethempelini lami, ngesikhatsi enta emacebo akhe ebubi nalabanyenti? Inyama lenikelwe ingasijikisa yini sijeziso sakho? Nase wenta bubi bakho uyajabula.”
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla macondzana nebaphrofethi, utsi: “Ngiyawubenta badle kudla lokubabako banatse nemanti lanashevu, ngobe kusukela kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema kungamesabi Nkulunkulu sekwandze nalo lonkhe live.”
Bemisa tithico tabo letinengekako endlini leneLibito lami bayingcolisa.
Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
“Bantfu bami babetimvu letilahlekile, belusi bato batedukisile, batenta tasabalala etulu etintsabeni. Babezulazula etikwetintsaba nemagcuma, baze bayikhohlwa nendzawo yabo, lapho baphumula khona.
“Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo; baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
“ ‘Sive sakaJuda sente bubi emehlweni ami, kusho Simakadze. Bagcumeke tithico tabo letitinengiso endlini lebitwa ngeLibito lami, bayingcolisa.
Ngako-ke bafati babo ngibanikela kulamanye emadvodza, nemasimi abo ngiwanike labanye bantfu, kutsi abe ngewabo. Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo. Baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
“Buka, Simakadze, unakisise. Ngubani nje lowake wamphatsa ngalendlela? Kufanele yini bafati badle batukulu babo, bantfwana lababongile babakhulisa? Baphrofethi nebaphristi kufanele yini babulawe bafele endlini lengcwele yaSimakadze?
Ngalona lelo langa benta umhlatjelo ngebantfwababo etithicweni tabo, bangena endzaweni yami lengcwele bayingcolisa. Nguloko labakwenta endlini yami.
“ ‘EmaLevi langibalekela ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli eduka nangesikhatsi azulazula esuka kimi, alandzela tithico tawo, kufanele ayetfwale leyo miphumela yesono sawo.
Babetigabatisa ngetimvunulo tabo nangekwekugaba kwabo lokuhle lababekusebentisa ekubumbeni kwabo letithico tabo letisinengiso, netitfombe letingenamsebenti. Ngako-ke ngiyawutigucula ngitente tingcole tingabi namsebenti.
Embikwato bekume baholi bendlu yaka-Israyeli labangema-70, naJazaniya, umsa waShafani, abeme emkhatsini wabo. Ngulowo abephetse sitja sekutfuncisa esandleni sakhe, kwakutsaphuka lifu lemphepho lenyuka.
Wase ungiyisa esibuyeni lesisekhatsi nekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze, lapho ekungeneni kwelithempeli, emkhatsini wemhubhe nelilati, kwakunemadvodza langema-25. Imihlane yawo ibheke ngasethempelini laSimakadze, buso bawo bubheke ngasemphumalanga, babekhotsamela lilanga ngasemphumalanga.
Tiphatsimandla talo tingemabhubesi labhodlako, tikhulu talo titimphisi takusihlwa, letingashiyi lutfo lwangakusasa ekuseni.
Baphrofethi balo bayatigcabha; bangemadvodza labotulujane. Baphristi balo bahlazisa indzawo lengcwele, bephule umtsetfo waNkulunkulu.