34 Bemisa tithico tabo letinengekako endlini leneLibito lami bayingcolisa.
Manase abeneminyaka leli-12 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-55. Libito lenina bekunguHefsiba.
Watsatsa insika ya-Ashera ethempelini laSimakadze, wayimikisa emfudlaneni iKhidroni ngephandle kweJerusalema, wayishisela khona. Wayisila, yaba yimphuphu, wabe sewuyisakata seyilutfuli etikwemadliza ebantfukatana.
Watisusa tonkhe tithico tebetive, wesusa nalesitfombe labesibeke ethempelini laSimakadze, kanye nawo onkhe lamalati labesawakhe entsabeni yelithempeli naseJerusalema; konkhe wakulahlela ngaphandle kwelidolobha.
Ngetulu kwaloko bonkhe baholi bebaphristi nesive sonkhe sachubeka nekungetsembeki, balandzela yonkhe lemikhuba lenengekako yebetive, balingcolisa lithempeli laSimakadze labelingcwelisile eJerusalema.
Ngobe bangishiyile mine, benta lendzawo yaba yabonkulunkulu betive, bashise imihlatjelo kuyo kubonkulunkulu labangabati, bona kanye naboyisemkhulu, ngisho nemakhosi akaJuda, bagcwalise lendzawo ngengati lengenacala.
“Umphrofethi kanye nemphristi, bobabili, abakholwa kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nasethempelini ngitfola bubi babo,” kusho Simakadze.
Bonkhe bangani bakho sebakukhohliwe, abasanaki lutfo lwakho. Ngikushaye njengesitsa, ngakujezisa njengalonelulaka, ngobe licala lakho lilikhulu kakhulu, netono takho titinyenti.
Khona nyalo nje nike naphendvuka nenta lokuhle emehlweni ami, kwaba ngulowo nalowo wenu wamemetela inkhululeko kubantfu bakubo. Nidzimate nenta ngisho nesivumelwane embikwami nisendlini leneLibito lami.
Nganitfumelela tinceku tami baphrofethi emaphindzephindze letatitsi: ‘Ningayenti lentfo lesinengiso kimi.’
bese niyeta nitewuma lapha embikwami kulendlu leneLibito lami, nitsi: “Siphephile,” kambe niphephele kutsi nente tonkhe letintfo letisinengiso?
“ ‘Sive sakaJuda sente bubi emehlweni ami, kusho Simakadze. Bagcumeke tithico tabo letitinengiso endlini lebitwa ngeLibito lami, bayingcolisa.
Bakhe tindzawo letiphakeme taseThofethi eSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu kutsi bayewushisa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo emlilweni, intfo lengingazange ngibayale ngayo, futsi lengazange ingene nasengcondvweni yami.