11 Ngobe ngiyawati emasu lenginawo ngani, yebo, emasu ekuniphumelelisa, hhayi ekunilimata, emasu ekuninika litsemba nelikusasa.
“Kodvwa nasancumile yena yedvwa, ngubani longamelana naye? Wenta loko lakutsandzako.
Emasu aSimakadze ayawuhlala emile kuze kube phakadze; nemicabango yakhe iyawuhlala imile kuto tonkhe titukulwane.
Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, timangaliso losentele tona tinyenti, tingeke tibalwe, wasikhumbula tikhatsi letinyenti. Kute nome munye nje lofana nawe! Kube bengingatilandzisa tonkhe betingeke tibaleke tonkhe.
Ngempela insindziso yakhe isedvute kulabo labamesabako, kuze live letfu libe neludvumo lwakhe,
Angikatfukutseli. Kube mane bekunetinchachabutane nemanyeva langisukelako! Bengitawushuca ngiyekuwahlasela emphini; bengitawahloseka onkhe ngemlilo.
Simakadze utsi: “Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawukuvusela khona Davide Ligala lelilungile, iNkhosi leyawubusa ngekuhlakanipha, yente lokucotfo nalokulungile eveni.
Ngalawo malanga ayo Juda uyawusindziswa, na-Israyeli uyawuhlala aphephile. Leli libito lakhe layawubitwa ngalo, kutsiwe: Simakadze Kulunga Kwetfu.”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Njengalamakhiwa lamahle, labatfunjiwe bakaJuda ngibabuka kanjalo nabo, labo lengabesusa kulendzawo ngabatfumela eveni lemaBhabhulona.
“ ‘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.
‘Esikhundleni saloko sebayawukhonta Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo, naDavide, inkhosi yabo, lengiyawubavusela yena.
“ ‘Noko, lelidolobha ngiyawuliletsela kuphila nekuphiliswa. Labantfu bami ngiyawubaphilisa, ngibente bativele banekuthula nekuphepha lokuphuphumako.
Kuhle kuyilindzela ngekuthula nangekubeketela insindziso yaSimakadze.
“Ngako-ke tsani: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nome ngibatfumele khashane emkhatsini wetive, ngabasakatela emaveni, noko kwesikhashana bengiyindzawo yabo lengcwele kulawo mave lapho bebakhona khona.’
Emvakwaloko ema-Israyeli ayawuphendvuka afune Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wawo, naDavide, inkhosi yawo. Bayawubuyela batitfobe kuSimakadze nakuto tibusiso taSimakadze ngemalanga ekugcina.
Kodvwa letive atati kutsi yini lesengcondvweni yaSimakadze. Atiwacondzi emasu akhe, futsi atiboni nekutsi tibutselwe ndzawonye, khona titewujeziswa kahle, tibhujiswe njengekubhulwa kwemabele labutselwe ndzawonye, abutsaniselwa kubhulwa.
Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”