44 “Wonkhe lobalekela sesabiso uyawuhholokoshela emgodzini. Wonkhe lokhuphukako emgodzini uyawubhajwa elugibeni; ngobe ngiyawehlisela etikwaMowabi umnyaka wakhe wesijeziso,” kusho Simakadze.
Wonkhe lobalekela inkemba yaHazayeli uyakubulawa nguJehu, nalowo loyawubalekela inkemba yaJehu uyawubulawa ngu-Elisha.
Lawa lamanye avele abalekela edolobheni lase-Afeki, lapho atsi nakefika khona, lubondza lwalelo dolobha lwadzilikela etikwalababeti-27 000 bawo. Bheni Hadadi wabalekela edolobheni, wafike wabhaca ekamelweni lelalingekhatsi endlini.
Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
Kwesabisa, nemgodzi kanye nelugibe kulindzele nine, yebo, nine bantfu bemhlaba.
Lowo lobalekela umsindvo wekwesabisa, uyakuhholokoshela emgodzini; lowo loyawukhuphuka kulomgodzi, uyawubanjwa lugibe. Tivalo temanti emazulwini tivuliwe, tisekelo temhlaba tiyanyikatiswa.
Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa, kuyawutsi nakufika kwehlulelwa kwato, tibhubhe.
Kute ngisho lencane insali leyawusala kubo, ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwemadvodza ase-Anathothi ngemnyaka wekujeziswa kwawo.”
“Kodvwa nyalo sengitawutfumela badwebi babe banyenti, futsi batababamba baka-Israyeli. Emvakwaloko ngitawutfumela batingeli babe banyenti, batawubatingela yonkhe indzawo, ngisho nasetintsabeni, nasemagcumeni, nasemifantfwini yemadvwala,” kusho Simakadze.
“Ngako-ke indlela yabo itawushelela, bayawutfunjelwa ebumnyameni, lapho bayawuwela khona. Ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwabo ngemnyaka labayawujeziswa ngawo,” kusho Simakadze.
Emabutfo ayo lacashiwe anjengematfole londleke kahle eGibhithe. Nawo futsi atawuncandzeka abaleke kanyekanye, angeke ayimele lemphi, ngobe lilanga lawo lesehlakalo sawo seliwehlele, sikhatsi sawo sekutsi ajeziswe.
Jikani nibaleke, bhacani emigedzeni leshonako, nine lenihlala eDedani, ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele ka-Esawu, ngesikhatsi nangimjezisa.
Ngakubekela lugibe, wena Bhabhulona, wavele wabhajwa ungakati ngalo, watfolakala, wabanjwa, ngobe wemelana naSimakadze.
Bulalani tonkhe tinkunzi talo letisetincane: Tehliseleni ekuhlatjweni. Maye kubo! Ngobe lilanga selifikile, sikhatsi sabo sekutsi bajeziswe.
Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa. Tiyawuphela mhlazana kufika kwehlulelwa kwato.
Kantsi banawo yini emahloni ngalamanyala abo labawentako? Cha, bate nalamancane nje emahloni; abakwati ngisho nekukhophota. Ngako bayakuwela kulabawile, bayakwehliselwa phansi, nabajeziswako, kusho Simakadze.
Sehlelwe kwesaba neluvalo, nemigodzi, kubhujiswa, nekucitfwa.”
Emalanga esijeziso ayeta, yebo emalanga emphindziselo asasondzele, Israyeli kufanele akwati loko. Njengobe tono tenu titinyenti kangaka nebutsa benu bubukhulu kangaka, umphrofethi sewutsatfwa njengesilima, umuntfu wesembulo atsatfwe njengeluhlanya.
Kuyawuba shangatsi ngumuntfu lobalekele libhubesi, wase utitsela etikwelibhele; kube shangatsi ngumuntfu longene endlini yakhe wabeka tandla takhe elubondzeni, kusuke inyoka imlume.
Ngisho labancono babo nalabetsembeke kakhulu kunabo bonkhe abanamsebenti, bafana nelukhula. Selifikile lilanga lapho Nkulunkulu ayakujezisa bantfu, njengobe vele abebacwayisile ngebalindzi bakhe lababaphrofethi. Kwamanje sebadzidzekile.