15 Manje, ukhalelani ngalelinceba lakho, ngalobuhlungu bakho lobungenakwelapheka? Ngenca yelicala lakho lelikhulu netono takho letinyenti, ngikwentile loku kuwe.
“Loko lokusehlele kungumphumela wetento tetfu letimbi, nelicala letfu lelikhulu, noko, Nkulunkulu wetfu, awukasijezisi njengalokufanele tono tetfu, sewuze wasinika nensali lefana nalena.
Kodvwa kube uthulile, ngubani labengamsola? Nakangafihla buso bakhe, ngubani longambona? Noko ubusa etikwemuntfu netive ngalokufananako,
Naloku ngilunge kangaka, ngitsatfwa njengalonemanga, naloku ngingenacala umcibisholo wakhe uhlaba linceba lelingelapheki.’
Labanye baba tilima ngenca yekona nebubi babo behlelwa kuhlupheka.
Kusukela elutwaneni lwelunyawo lwenu kuze kuyewufika enhloko yenu, kute nakunye lokukahle, kugcwele emanceba, nemihuzuko, netilondza letikhamisile, lekungazange kugezwe nome kuboshwe kubuye kugcotjiswe ngemafutsa.
Wasimba wesusa onkhe ematje kuso, wahlanyela kuso imivini yelikhetselo. Wakha umbhoshongo wekulindza ekhatsi kuso, wacopha nesikhamo seliwayini edvwaleni. Abetsembe kutsi sitawutsela emagelebisi lamahle, kodvwa satsela emagelebisi esiganga lamunyu.
Ninabonkulunkulu labanyenti labangangalamadolobha enu, nine maJuda; nalamalati leniwamisele kutfuncisa imphepho kuwo, niyitfuncisele sithico lesilihlazo lesinguBhali, manyenti angangetitaladi taseJerusalema.’
Kwentiwa yini kutsi iminjunju yami ingapheli, nelinceba lami libe libibitseka, futsi lingelapheki? Vele, kimi utawuba njengemfula lolite yini nanjengemtfombo lote emanti?
Bubi benu butanijezisa, nekuhlubuka kwenu kutanitsetsisa. Cabangani-ke nibukisise kahle kutsi kubi kangakanani nekutsi kunibabela kangakanani, nanishiya Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningangesabi mine,” kusho Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Linceba lakho alelapheki, yebo, silondza sakho sesingale kwekuphola.
Bonkhe bangani bakho sebakukhohliwe, abasanaki lutfo lwakho. Ngikushaye njengesitsa, ngakujezisa njengalonelulaka, ngobe licala lakho lilikhulu kakhulu, netono takho titinyenti.
“ ‘Kodvwa bonkhe labakushwabudzelako bayawushwabudzelwa nabo. Tonkhe titsa takho tiyawuyiswa ekutfunjweni. Labo labakuphangako nabo bayawuphangwa. Bonkhe labenta wena imphango, nami ngiyawubenta baphangwe.
Kodvwa wena ngiyawukubuyisela emphilweni, ngiphilise emanceba akho, nome ubitwa ngekutsi ungulolahliwe, iSiyoni lenganakwa ngumuntfu,’ kusho Simakadze.
“Khuphukela kaGileyadi uyewutfola ibhalisamu, awu, wena ntfombi, Ndvodzakati yaseGibhithe. Kodvwa wandzisa imitsi yakho yekwelapha, wayandzisa mahhala. Yeka, solo awelapheki.
“Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo; baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
Titsa tayo setigucuke taba baphatsi bayo; titsa tayo tikhibikile. Simakadze sewehlisele kuyo kudzabuka ngenca yetono tayo letinyenti. Bantfwabayo bayiswa ekutfunjweni, sebatigcili kuto titsa tayo.
Ngingatsini nje ngawe? Ngingakufananisa nani nje, wena Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema? Yini nje lengingakulinganisa nayo, kuze ngikudvudvute, wena Ntfombi yaseSiyoni? Linceba lakho lishona njengelwandle. Ngubani longakwelapha?
Umuntfu nje lophilako ukhononelani, nakajeziswa ngenca yetono takhe?
Kodvwa kwenteka ngenca yetono tebaphrofethi bayo, nangetiphambuko tebaphristi bayo, labacitsa ingati yalabamsulwa ekhatsi kuyo.
Emanceba ekushaywa nguSimakadze, ashaya iSamariya, angeke elapheke; yebo, naJuda utakwehlelwa ngulawo manceba. Kubhujiswa sekusemasangweni eJerusalema, lapho kuhlala khona bantfu bami.”
Sonile kuSimakadze, ngako nyalo kufanele kutfukutsela kwakhe sikubeketelele kwesikhashana. Kodvwa ekugcineni uyawusivikela, acondzise loko lokubi lokwentiwe kitsi. Uyawusiletsa asifake ekukhanyeni; yebo, siyawuphila, simbone asisindzisa.
Kute lokungelapha lesilondza sakho, lelinceba lakho linengati yekufa. Bonkhe labo labeva letindzaba takho bagidza batibetsele. Utsi ukhona nje lowase waphunyula wasindza kulolunya lwakho lolungenamkhawulo?