16 Ngako letiphatsimandla nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhuluma kubaphristi nakubaphrofethi, batsi: “Lomuntfu akukafaneli kutsi agwetjwe intsambo! Ukhulume kitsi egameni laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
Nawuthula manje kulesikhatsi, lusito nenkhululeko yemaJuda iyawuchamuka kulenye indzawo, wena nemndeni weyihlo utawubhujiswa. Empeleni, ngubani nje lowatiko kutsi mhlawumbe wena wentelwa sona lesikhatsi kutsi ube yinkhosikati lenkhulu?”
Ngubani longangisita kulababi? Ngubani longangiphendvula kulabaphambene nami?
Nangabe umuntfu ajabulisa Simakadze ngesimilo sakhe, Simakadze ubese wenta titsa takhe tihlalisane kahle naye.
Baphristi nebaphrofethi base bakhuluma kuletiphatsimandla nakubo bonkhe bantfu, batsi: “Lomuntfu kufanele agwetjwe intsambo, ngobe uphrofethe lokumelana nalelidolobha. Nani nitivele ngetenu tindlebe!”
Ngako tonkhe tindvuna nebantfu labangena kulesivumelwane bavumelana kutsi batatikhulula tigcili tabo letidvuna naletisikati, bangabe basabagcilata. Bavumelana, base bayatikhulula letigcili.
Letiphatsimandla tase titjela Bharuki, tatsi: “Wena naJeremiya, hambani niyewubhaca. Akubete namunye umuntfu lowatiko kutsi nikuphi.”
Kwala nome bo-Elnathani, naDelaya, naGemariya sebayincenga inkhosi kutsi ingayishisi lencwadzi legocotwako, ayizange seyifune nekuva kutsi batsini.
Tamtfukutselela Jeremiya, tatsi akashaywe; tase tiyambopha tamfaka endlini kaJonathani, labengumabhalane, ngobe yayentiwe lijele.
Indvuna yemphi nemasotja labenawo labelindze Jesu, nabakubona lokutamatama kwemhlaba, nako konkhe lokwenteka, befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu baze batsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu abeyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
Noko, setfu silungile, ngobe sitfola loko lokusifanele ngalesikwentile; kodvwa yena kute lakonile.”
Indvuna yelibutfo nayibona loko kwenteka, yabonga Nkulunkulu, yatsi: “Impela abelungile lomuntfu!”
Ngakhandza kutsi kute nome kunye lakwentile lokungaze kumente afanelwe kubulawa nome afakwe advonse ejele; kuphela nje uboshelwe imibuzo nemitsetfo yabo.
Lomsindvo wekuphikisana waya ngekwandza, letinye tati temtsetfo telicembu lebaFarisi tasukuma tabeka inkhulumo lecosheme tatsi: “Asiliboni licala kulomuntfu. Kutawutsiwani-ke, nangabe umoya nome ingilosi yakhuluma ngempela kuye?”
Kodvwa mine ngekwami kute lokubi lengitfole kutsi ikwentile lokungayenta ize ijeziswe ngentsambo. Kodvwa njengobe yona icele kutsi ilendlulisele ku-Agustusi, nami-ke sengincume kuyitfumela kuye.