22 “Bantfu bami batilima, abangati. Babantfwana labangenangcondvo, abanako nekucondza. Babochwephesha ekwenteni lokubi, abakwati kwenta lokuhle.”
Lengubo wayigcina lomfati, kwaze kwefika indvodza yakhe.
Amnoni abenemngani wakhe lekwakunguJonadabi, umsa waShama, umnakaboDavide. Jonadabi bekuyindvodza leyayinebucili kakhulu.
Inkhulumo yakhe ikuganga nemacebo; ubuyekele bucotfo bakhe nekwenta lokulungile.
Utsi alele abe akha emachinga ekuganga, sewuhamba ngendlela lembi, akakwenyanyi lokubi aphambane nako.
Pho, bate yini lwati labantfu labenta lokubi? Badla bantfu bami kube shangatsi badla sinkhwa, bangathandazi nakuNkulunkulu.
“Abati lutfo, abacondzi lutfo, badvukuta ebumnyameni; tonkhe tisekelo temhlaba tiyatanyatanyiswa.
Bantfu lababi abacondzi kahle lokulungile kutsi kuyini; kodvwa labo labakhonta Simakadze bakucondzisisa kahle konkhe.
Inkhabi iyamati umniyo, nembongolo sibaya semniyo, kodvwa Israyeli akati lutfo, sive sami asicondzi.”
Kuyawutsi emagala akhona nasomile, ephulwe, kufike bafati bawatfote, bayekuwabasa. Ngobe lesi sive lesingeva emadlebeni, ngako, uMenti waso akasenamunyu ngaso, uMdali waso akasenasihawu ngaso.
Tonkhe atinangcondvo tetfwele bulima, tifundziswa tithico letingenamsebenti tetigodvo.
UmTopiya angasigucula yini sikhumba sakhe nome ingwe emabala ayo? Nani ningeke nikwente lokuhle, ngobe senetayele kwenta lokubi.
Baphristi abazange babute, batsi: ‘Uphi Simakadze?’ Labo labafundzisa ngemtsetfo abazange bangati, nebaholi bangivukela. Baphrofethi baphrofetha ngaBhali, balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti.”
Sekuyawuze kube ngunini solomane ngibuka lesiboniso semphi, ngilalele umsindvo welicilongo?
Lalelani naku, nine bantfu labatilima nalabangenangcondvo, labatsi banemehlo kodvwa babe bangaboni, labatsi banetindlebe kodvwa babe bangeva:
Ngacabanga ngatsi: “Laba ngulabamphofu bodvwa, batilima, ngobe abayati indlela yaSimakadze, imiyalo lefunwa nguNkulunkulu wabo, kubo.
Kube mane benginendzawo yekuphumulela tihambi ehlane, lapho bengingashiya khona sive sami, ngisuke kuso, ngobe bonkhe batiphingi, sicumbi sebantfu labangaketsembeki.
“Balola tilwimi tabo njengebutjoki, bentele kudubula emanga. Abaphumeleli ngalo liciniso eveni. Besuka esonweni baye esonweni, abanginaki nekunginaka,” kusho Simakadze.
Umngani uyenga bangani, kute namunye lokhuluma liciniso. Bafundzise tilwimi tabo kukhuluma emanga; bayatiphuphisa bona ngekwenta sono.
“ ‘Maye, ulihatsa bo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, nase wenta tonkhe letintfo, uyaye ulingise ingwadla lengatibambi ledle lubangalala!
Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine ma-Israyeli, ngobe Simakadze usenelicala latanibeka lona, nine lenihlala kulelive, utsi: “Kute kwetsembeka, kute lutsandvo, kute kuphakamisa Nkulunkulu eveni.
bantfu bami bayabhujiswa ngenca yekweswela lwati. “Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine, nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami; njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu, nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.
“Tento tabo atibavumeli kutsi babuyele kuNkulunkulu wabo. Umoya webugwadla usetinhlitiyweni tabo, abamhloniphi Simakadze.
Simakadze utsi: “Abati kutsi bangakwenta njani lokulungile, labo lababutsise budlova nemphango etigodlweni tabo.”
Maye kulabo labacabanga imicabango lemibi, labo labatsi balele babe bangakalali bacabanga emasu ekwenta bubi! Kutsi kungasa bakwente loko bebakuhlosile, ngobe banemandla ekukwenta loko.
Bonkhe batingcweti ekwenteni lokubi. Tiphatsimandla nebehluleli bacela kudizelwa. Umuntfu lomkhulu uvele atjele labantfu loko lakufunako, bese babopha lisu.
“Inkhosi yayidvumisa lendvuna lengaketsembeki ngekwenta lentfo lenebucili kangaka, ngobe bantfu balomhlaba bahlakaniphile esitukulwaneni sabo kunebantfu bekukhanya.”
Bayawukwenta konkhe loku, ngobe bangamati Babe, nami bangangati.
Batsi bahlakaniphile, besuka baba tilima;
Njengobe abafunanga kumati Nkulunkulu, ngako wababukelela, tingcondvo tabo taba butsakatsaka, netimilo tabo tonakala.
Ngiyajabula ngani ngobe kulalela kwenu kuyatiwa kubo bonkhe. Ngifisa kutsi nihlakaniphe kulokulungile, nibe msulwa kulokungakalungi.
kute ngisho namunye locondzisisako, kute lofuna Nkulunkulu.
Bazalwane, ningaboba bantfwana ekucabangeni, kodvwa ebubini niboba tinswane, ekucabangeni nibe ngulabakhule impela.
“Basive lesite ingcondvo, kute kubo kwehlukanisa lokubi nalokuhle.
Kungabe lena nguyona ndlela yini lenibonga ngayo kuSimakadze, nine sive lesilibele nalesingakahlakaniphi? Akusiyena yini longuyihlo, uMdali wenu, lowo lowanenta wanibumba?