18 Abefike masinyane, batesikhihlela sililo, emehlo etfu adzimate aphophote tinyembeti; kugobhote imifula yemanti etinkhopheni tetfu.
Emehlo ami ageleta tinyembeti, ngobe bantfu abawugcini umtsetfo wakho.
Ngako-ke ngatsi: “Sukani lapha kimi, ase ngikhale kabuhlungu. Ningacali netame kungidvudvuta ngekubhujiswa kwesive sakitsi.”
Kodvwa naningalaleli, ngiyawukhala emasitseleni ngenca yeligcabho lenu. Emehlo ami ayawukhala kabuhlungu kabi agobhote tinyembeti, ngobe umhlambi waSimakadze uyawube utfunjiwe.
“Khuluma lamavi kubo utsi: “ ‘Emehlo ami akagobhote tinyembeti busuku nemini, angakhawuli; ngobe indvodzakati yami leyintfombi sibili, sive sami, igwazwe linceba lelibi, yalinyatwa kakhulu.
Kusukela ebusheni betfu bonkulunkulu labangemahlazo badle titselo tetitfukutfuku tabokhokho betfu, lekungimihlambi yabo yetimvu neyetimbuti nemihlambi yabo yetinkhomo, yebo, emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo.
Asilale phansi ngenca yelihlazo letfu, sidliwe ngemahloni. Sonile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, yebo, tsine kanye nabobabe betfu; kusukela ebusheni betfu kuze kube ngulamuhla, asikamlaleli Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
Inhlekelele ilandzela inhlekelele, live lonkhe lisele litindzala. Ngekucwabita kweliso emathende ami asabhidlitiwe, yebo, umkhukhu wami ngesikhashana nje.
Awu, sive sami, yembatsani emasaka, nitiphucaphuce emlotseni; lilani ngekudzabuka lokukhulu, kube shangatsi kwendvodzana lekukuphela kwayo, ngobe umbhubhisi uyakusitselekela ngekushesha lokukhulu.
Hhulani tinwele tenu, nine bantfu baseJerusalema, nitilahle, nilile sililo emagcumeni laphakeme, ngobe Simakadze usilahlile, wasishiya lesitukulwane lesingaphansi kwelulaka lwakhe.’ ”
Kube mane inhloko yami beyisiyalu semanti nemehlo ami abe ngumtfombo wetinyembeti, bengitawukhala busuku nemini, ngenca yekubulawa ngesihluku kwesive sami!
Ngiyawukhala ngililele tintsaba, ngikhihlite sililo ngenca yemadlelo asehlane. Alahliwe omile akasahanjwa ngumuntfu, nekubhonsa kwetinkhomo akusevakali. Tinyoni tasemoyeni setibalekile, netilwane tihambile.
Awu, nine labasikati, vanini livi laSimakadze. Vulani tindlebe tenu kuwo emavi laphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Fundzisani emadvodzakati enu kukhihla sililo, fundzisani ngulowo nalowo kulila.
Ebusuku likhala kabuhlungu, tihlatsi talo tigeleta tinyembeti. Kute namunye longalidvudvuta, kubo bonkhe labalitsandzako. Bonkhe bangani balo balihlamukile, sebagucuke baba titsa talo.
Emehlo ami aluvitsi ngenca yekukhala. Ngiyasha ngiyabhadla emphefumulweni wami, inhlitiyo yami itfululeleke phansi emhlabatsini, ngobe bantfu bakitsi babhujisiwe, bantfwana netinswane kuyacaleka etitaladini telidolobha.
Ngingatsini nje ngawe? Ngingakufananisa nani nje, wena Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema? Yini nje lengingakulinganisa nayo, kuze ngikudvudvute, wena Ntfombi yaseSiyoni? Linceba lakho lishona njengelwandle. Ngubani longakwelapha?
Tinhlitiyo tebantfu tikhala kuSimakadze. Awu, wena lubondza lweNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, tinyembeti takho atigobhote njengemfula busuku nemini, ungatiniki kuphumula, emehlo akho angaphumuli.
Imifula yetinyembeti iyageleta isuka emehlweni ami, ngobe bantfu bami babhujisiwe.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi, Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, Simakadze, itsi: “Kuyawuba khona kudzindza sililo kuto tonkhe titaladi, nekukhala kabuhlungu kuto tonkhe tinkhundla. Kutawubitwa balimi kutsi nabo balile, kubitwe nalabati tililo kutsi bakhale.
Asasondzela eJerusalema wayibuka wayililela.