8 kodvwa bayawutsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha titukulwane taka-Israyeli eveni lelingasenyakatfo nakuwo onkhe emave lapho abeticoshele khona,’ tiyawube setihlala eveni lato.”
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyakwelula sandla sakhe kwesibili atibutsele imisalela yesive sakhe leyawube isasele e-Asiriya, naseGibhithe Lengentansi, neGibhithe Lengenhla, naseKushe, nase-Elamu, naseBhabhulona, naseHamathi, nasemaveni langaselwandle.
Simakadze utawubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kuJakobe, utawuphindza futsi akhetse ema-Israyeli, awabuyisele eveni lawo. Betive batawutihlanganisa nawo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.
Simakadze utsi: “Noko, ayeta emalanga, lapho bantfu bangaseyikutsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe,’
kodvwa bayakutsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eveni lasenyakatfo, nakuwo onkhe emave lapho abebacoshele khona.’ Ngobe ngiyakubabuyisela kulelo live lengalinika boyisemkhulu.”
“Mine matfupha ngiyawutibutsela lensali yemhlambi wami emaveni onkhe, lapho ngiwusakatele khona, ngiwubuyisele edlelweni lawo, lapho uyawukwandza khona, ukhule wandze ngesibalo.
Ngiyawutfolwa ngini nginibuyise ekutfunjweni kwenu,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngiyawunibutsa kuto tonkhe tive netindzawo, lapho benginicoshele khona,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngiyawunilandza nginibuyisele kuyo lendzawo lapho nganitsatsa khona naya ekudzingisweni.’
“ ‘Ngako-ke ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, ungapheli emandla, wena Israyeli,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngempela ngiyawukusindzisa eveni lelikhashane, netitukulwane takho eveni lekutfunjwa kwato. Jakobe usetawubuye abe nekuthula kanye nekuvikeleka, kute namunye loyawubuye amesabise.
Simakadze utsi: ‘Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawulandza khona sive sami saka-Israyeli nesakaJuda ekutfunjweni ngibabuyisele eveni lengalipha boyisemkhulu kutsi libe ngelabo,’ kusho Simakadze.”
Buka la, ngiyawubabuyisa besuka eveni lasenyakatfo, ngibagcogce emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba. Emkhatsini wabo kuyawuba netimphumphutse kanye netinchute, bafati labakhulelwe kanye nalasebaphetfwe ngumhelo; kuyawubuya sicumbi lesikhulu.
Ngempela ngiyakubabutsa kuwo onkhe emave, lapho ngangibasakatela khona ngekutfukutsela kwami lokukhulu nangelulaka lwami lolwesabekako. Ngiyawubabuyisela kuyo lendzawo, ngibente bahlale kuyo bavikelekile.
Yonkhe indzawo lapho ngiyakuyicoshela khona lensali yalesive lesibi iyawucolela kufa kunekuphila, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.’ ”
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangibutsa sive saka-Israyeli etiveni, lapho besihlakatelwe khona, ngiyawutibonakalisa ngingcwele emkhatsini waso embikwetive. Siyawube sesihlala eveni lelingelaso, lengaliniketa inceku yami Jakobe.
Ngiyawutikhipha emkhatsini wetive, ngitibutse emaveni, bese ngitibuyisela eveni lato. Ngiyakutelusela etintsabeni taka-Israyeli, ngasemifuleni, nasetindzaweni tonkhe letakhiwe eveni.
“ ‘Ngobe ngiyawunikhipha emkhatsini wetive, ngiyawunibutsa kuwo onkhe emave, nginibuyisele eveni lelingelenu.
Bayawutsi: “Lelive belilihlane lelingenalutfo selihlume laba njengensimi yase-Edeni; emadolobha labesasele atindzala, sekukhala libhungane kuwo, asabhujisiwe, nyalo asabiyelwe futsi asahlalwa bantfu.”
Bayawuhlala eveni lengalipha inceku yami Jakobe, live lapho kwakuhlala khona boyihlomkhulu. Bona kanye nebantfwababo, kanye nebantfwana bebantfwababo, bayawuhlala lapho phakadze naphakadze; naDavide, inceku yami, uyawuba yinkhosi yabo phakadze naphakadze.
Lapho-ke bayawube sebayati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo, ngobe nome ngabayisa ekutfunjweni emkhatsini wetive, ngiyawuphindze ngibabutsisele eveni lelingelabo, ngingashiyi namunye ngemuva.
“Bukani la, ngitabavusa kuleto tindzawo lenibatsengise kuto, ngitawubuyisela etikwetinhloko tenu loko lenikwentile.
Sentele timangaliso, Simakadze, njengobe wenta emalangeni ekusikhipha kwakho eGibhithe.
Ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyawunibutsa; ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyawunibuyisela ekhaya. Ngiyawuninika kuhlonipheka neludvumo emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba, nase nginibuyisela tinhlanhla tenu embikwemehlo enu nibuka,” kusho Simakadze.