19 Awu mhlaba, vani! Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele kulesive, sitselo semacebo abo, ngobe abakawalaleli emavi ami, bawala nemtsetfo wami.
Imicabango lemibi isinengiso kuSimakadze; kodvwa emavi lalungile ayamjabulisa Simakadze.
Nangabe umuntfu angafuni kugcina umtsetfo, ngisho nemithandazo yakhe iyenyanyeka kuNkulunkulu.
Lalelani, nine mazulu! Lalela nawe, mhlaba! Ngobe Simakadze sewukhulume, watsi: “Bantfwabami ngibondlile ngabakhulisa, kodvwa sebangihlamukile.
Ngako-ke, njengobe lulwimi lwemlilo lukhotsa tibi, nanjengobe tjani lobomile bushona phansi, nabushiswa ngemalangabi, kanjalo timphandze tabo tiyawubola, netimbali tabo tiphephuke njengelutfuli; ngobe bawalile umtsetfo waSimakadze longuSomandla, bedzelela livi laLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Tinyawo tabo tigijimela esonweni, bayashesha kucitsa ingati lengenacala. Imicabango yabo ngemacebo. Imbhubhiso nekucitsa kutimphawu tetindlela tabo.
“Mine-ke, ngenca yetento tabo nangemicabango yabo, sekusondzele kutsi ngite ngibutsele ndzawonye tonkhe tive netilwimi, khona tiyakuta tibone bukhosi bami.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyakwehlisela etikwabo inhlekelele labangeke bakhone kuyibalekela. Nome bangakhala bacele lusito kimi, ngingeke ngibalalele.
Simakadze utsi: “Ungilahlile mine. Ulibele kuchubeka nekuhlubuka. Ngako ngitawubeka tandla tami etikwakho, ngikubhubhise, ngingeke ngisaba nesihe kuwe.
“Mine Simakadze ngiphenya inhlitiyo, ngihlolisise nengcondvo, kuze ngimvuze umuntfu njengekwekutiphatsa kwakhe nanjengekwemisebenti yakhe.”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Lalelani! Ngitatehlisela kulelidolobha nakuto tonkhe tabelo talo, tonkhe tehlakalo lengitimemetelele ngabo, kumelana nabo, ngobe babe nenkhani, bangete bawalalela emavi ami.’ ”
utsi: ‘Vanini nali livi laSimakadze, nine makhosi akaJuda, nani bantfu baseJerusalema. Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, utsi: Lalelani! Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele kulendzawo letakwenta kutsi tonkhe tindlebe letiyakuva ngayo tilume.
Ngitanijezisa njengobe nifanelwe tento tenu. Emahlatsi enu ngitawokhela ngemlilo lotawucotfula konkhe lokusedvute nani, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
Awu live, live, live, vani livi laSimakadze!
Simakadze utsi: ‘Ngobe abakawalaleli emavi ami, emavi lengangibatfumelela wona njalonjalo ngetinceku tami baphrofethi; nani nine batfunjwa, nani anikangilaleli,’ kusho Simakadze.
Maye kitsi, ngobe sibhujisiwe. Maye Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho, khona utewusindziswa. Uyawuyifukamela kuze kube ngunini lemicabango yakho lemibi?
“Khulumani loku etiveni, nikumemetele eJerusalema, nitsi: ‘Imphi letewuvimbetela iphuma eveni lelikhashane, isuse umsindvo wekuhlaba inyandzaleyo, kutsi kuhlaselwe emadolobha akaJuda.
Tisokeni nine kuSimakadze, sokani tinhlitiyo tenu, nitinikele kuye ngalokuphelele, nine madvodza akaJuda nesive saseJerusalema. Ngaphandle kwaloko lulaka lwami lutawucitseka luvutse njengemlilo ngenca yebubi lenibentile, luvutse, kubete nalongalucisha.”
Ngiyakwenta i-Elamu kutsi iphele emandla embikwetitsa tayo, emehlweni alabo labatfungatsa timphilo tayo. Ngiyakwehlisela sigemegeme etikwabo, yebo, ngisho nekutfukutsela kwami lokwesabekako,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngiyawubacosha ngenkemba, ngidzimate ngibabhubhise ngibacedze.
Ngubani nje lengingakhuluma kuye ngimecwayise? Ngubani lotangilalela? Tindlebe tabo tivalekile, kuze bangetikuva. Livi laSimakadze lisikhubekiso kubo, abajabuli ngalo.
Ngako lalelani, nine tive. Caphelisisani, nani bofakazi, kutsi kuyakwenteka njani kubo.
Bahlubukeleni kepha labantfu? IJerusalema yentiwa yini lokuhlubuka njalo nje? Banamatsela ekuyengweni, bala kubuya.
Labahlakaniphile bayawuhlazeka; bayawujabhiswa, babhajwe elugibeni. Njengobe balilahlile livi laSimakadze nje, banakuphi-ke kuhlakanipha?
Wonkhe Israyeli uwephulile umtsetfo wakho, weduka wala kulalela livi lakho. “Ngako-ke ticalekiso letibhalwe emtsetfweni waMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, setitfululelwe etikwetfu ngenca yekona kwetfu kuwe.
Kodvwa senihlanyele bubi, navuna bubi, nadla sitselo senkhohlakalo. “Ngobe nisuke netsembela kuwenu emandla nasemabutfweni enu lamanyenti,
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.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu bakaJuda bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Bawulahlile umtsetfo waSimakadze, bangete batigcina timiso takhe, bedukiswe tithico, lekutithico letatikhontwa boyisemkhulu.
Lalelani naku, nine tive nonkhe: nilalele nani mhlaba wonkhe! INkhosi Simakadze iyakunilahla ngelicala. Lalelani! Ukhuluma asethempelini lakhe.
Nine tintsaba, nani tisekelo taphakadze temhlaba lalelani licala lelibekwa nguSimakadze! Simakadze ubeka sive sakhe licala. Utsi sive sakhe, lesingu-Israyeli, sinelicala.”
Longalako, angawemukeli emavi ami, unemehluleli; livi lengilikhulumile liyawuba ngumehluleli wakhe ngemhla wekuphela.
Ngako, phendvuka kulelichinga lakho lelibi, uthandaze eNkhosini kutsi ikutsetselele ngekucabanga intfo lembi kangaka.
“Lamuhla ngibita lizulu nemhlaba kutsi kube ngufakazi kini kutsi ngibeke embikwenu kufa nekuphila, tibusiso neticalekiso. Ngako khetsani kuphila, kuze niphile nine kanye nebantfwabenu,
“Lalelani, mazulu, ngitawukhuluma. Vani, wena mhlaba, emavi emlomo wami.
Ngibita lizulu nemhlaba kutsi kungifakazele lamuhla kutsi naningangilaleli, niyawunyamalala masinyane emhlabeni. Ningeke nikhonse kulelo live lelingesheya kwemfula iJordane lenewelela kuyawulidla. Niyawubhujiswa niphele.
Ngobe kuhlubuka kufanana nesono sekubhula, nekutigcabha kufanana nekukhonta tithico. Njengobe walile kutsatsa umyalo waSimakadze, naye sewukwalile kutsi uchubeke ube yinkhosi.”
Kodvwa Samuweli wamphendvula watsi: “Ngingeke ngincandzeke nawe. Ulilahlile livi laSimakadze, naSimakadze sewukucitsile ekutseni ube yinkhosi etikwesive sema-Israyeli!”