31 Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yase ibutsela ndzawonye baphrofethi lababengaba ngema-400, emadvodza odvwa, yababuta yatsi: “Ngingaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?” Baphendvula batsi: “Hamba, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
Sigangi siyalalelisisa nakukhulunywa ngekuganga, nemuntfu lonelulwimi lolubi uvula tindlebe atsatse onkhe emavi ekulimata labanye bantfu.
Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
Ngalelo langa bantfu labahlala kulolugu bayawutsi: ‘Ase nibuke kutsi sekwentekeni kulabantfu lebesetsembele kubo, labo lesabalekela kubo sayawucela lusito nekukhululwa enkhosini yase-Asiriya! Pho-ke, sesitawuphunyula kanjani?’ ”
Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
Uyihlomkhulu wekucala wenta sono; nalabo lababengumlomo wakho bangivukela.
Watsi wena: ‘Ngiyawuchubeka ngibe yindlovukazi kokuphela,’ kodvwa awuzange uticaphele letintfo nome sewubone loko lokungahle kwenteke.
Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solomane live lihleti ligagadzekile, netjani bawo onkhe emasimi bubunile? Njengobe labo labahlala kulo bakhohlakele, tilwane netinyoni sekubhubhe kwaphela. Ngetulu kwaloko bantfu batsi: “Angeke akubone loko lokwenteka kitsi.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga ngelibito lami. Angikabatfumi, futsi angikabatjeli, kantsi futsi angikakhulumi kubo. Baphrofetha kini imibono lengemanga, babhule, bakhonte tithico, bashumayele nenkhohliso yetingcondvo tabo.
Baphristi, nebaphrofethi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bamuva Jeremiya, nakakhuluma lamavi basekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.
Kungcola kwayo kunamatsele etidvwabeni tayo; ayizange ilinakekele likusasa layo. Kuwa kwayo kwakumangalisa, kwabate labengayidvudvuta. “Awu Simakadze, buka kushaywa kwami, ngobe sitsa siyangehlula.”
Imibono yebaphrofethi bakho yayingemanga, futsi ingenamsebenti. Baphrofethi bakho abazange batibeke ebaleni tono takho, kuze uvikeleke kuloko kugcilateka. Letembulo labakunika tona tatitemanga netekwedukisa.
Kodvwa kwenteka ngenca yetono tebaphrofethi bayo, nangetiphambuko tebaphristi bayo, labacitsa ingati yalabamsulwa ekhatsi kuyo.
Emadvodza asibekela lugibe kuto tonkhe tinyatselo tetfu, ngaloko asikhonanga kuhamba etitaladini tetfu, kuphela kwetfu kwakusedvute, nemalanga etfu abesabaliwe, ngobe kuphela kwetfu kwase kufikile.
“ ‘Njengobe bedukisa bantfu bami, batsi: “Kuthula”, kube kute naloko kuthula, nangenca yekutsi nakwakhiwa lubondza lolulula, bona baluhuca ngemcakaco,
Imibono yabo iyinkhohliso, nekubhula kwabo kungemanga. Bakhuluma batsi: “Kusho Simakadze,” abe Simakadze angazange asabatfume; kunjalo nje, babheke kutsi lamavi abo agcwaliseke.
Siyawukuma yini leso sibindzi sakho? Tona tandla takho tiyawucina yini ngelilanga lengiyawubhekana nawe ngalo? Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi ngitakwenta loko.
Kuyawuba nje: Bantfu bayawufanana nebaphristi. Ngiyawubajezisa bobabili ngetindlela tabo, ngibakhokhele ngaloko lokubi labakwentile.”
Ngibone intfo leyesabekako endlini yaka-Israyeli: Efrayimu utinikele ebugwadleni na-Israyeli sewaba ngulongcolile.
Niyakwente njani ngelilanga lemadzili enu lamisiwe, ngemalanga emadzili aSimakadze?
Lesive sifuna luhlobo lwebaphrofethi labaphrofetha emanga nenkhohliso, batsi: ‘Ngiphrofetha kutsi liwayini netjwala kuyawuba ngimifula yenu yekunatsa.’
Lesive saphrofetha kimi, satsi: “Ungasiphrofethi, ungasishumayeli ngaloko. Nkulunkulu angeke asihlazise.
Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
Baphrofethi balo bayatigcabha; bangemadvodza labotulujane. Baphristi balo bahlazisa indzawo lengcwele, bephule umtsetfo waNkulunkulu.
Watsi: ‘Ngiyawubufihla buso bami kubo, ngibone kutsi siphetfo sabo kutawuba yini. Ngobe basitukulwane lesigwegwile, bantfwana labangaketsembeki.
Kube mane bebangahlakanipha, bakucondze loku, bakhanyelwe kutsi siphetfo sabo sitakuba yini!