2 Kodvwa ngubani nje longamelana nelilanga lekufika kwakhe? Ngubani longema ekubonakaleni kwakhe? Ngobe uyawufanana nemlilo wemcengi nome nensipho yemgezi.
Wabuka entansi ngaseSodoma neGomora, ematsafeni angakhona. Wabona intfutfu yalelo live yenyuka njengemusi wenkhehlewane yemlilo.
“Ukhona umgodzi wekutapa isiliva, yebo, ikhona nendzawo lapho kucengisiswa khona igolide.
Kube wena, Simakadze, bewusibalela tono tetfu, ngubani labengaphunyula, angalahlwa?
Angimemetele umyalo lowashiwo nguSimakadze kimi, nakatsi: “Wena uyindvodzana yami, lamuhla ngikutele.
Kodvwa uyesabeka, ngubani nje longema embikwakho, nase utfukutsele uvutsa lulaka?
Susa kungcola kuyo isiliva, khona lomkhandzi atewukhandza intfo lenhle ngayo;
Simakadze utsi: “Wotani manje sitewubonisana. Nome tono tenu tibovu njengengati, titawuba mhlophe njengangcocwane, nome tibovu tju, titawuba mhlophe njengeboya bemvu.
Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
Simakadze uyawukugeza kungcola kwalabasikati baseSiyoni; uyawuhlanta emacabhacabha engati aseJerusalema ngemoya wekwehlulela nangemoya wemlilo.
Nome utigezisa ngasota usebentisa nensipho lenyenti, noko lelo chashata lelilicala lakho solomane limile embikwami,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Siyawukuma yini leso sibindzi sakho? Tona tandla takho tiyawucina yini ngelilanga lengiyawubhekana nawe ngalo? Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi ngitakwenta loko.
Labanye balabahlakaniphile bayawukhubatela, kuze bahlanjululwe ngekucengwa, bangcweliswe, bentiwe bangabi nasici kuze kube sikhatsi sesiphetfo, ngobe sona siyawufika ngesikhatsi lesimisiwe.”
Simakadze uyabhavumula embikwalemphi yakhe. Emabutfo akhe manyenti ngalokungabaleki; banemandla labo labalalela umyalo wakhe. Lilanga laSimakadze likhulu, liyesabeka. Ngubani nje longemelana nalo?
Ngubani nje longamelana nentfukutselo yakhe? Ngubani longabhekana nelulaka lwakhe lolwesabeka kangaka? Nakacitsa intfukutselo yakhe lenjengemlilo, emadvwala agayeka phansi abe tincetu embikwakhe.
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
“Impela lilanga liyeta; liyawushisa njengemlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako. Bonkhe labatigcabhako bangangihloniphi nalabenta lokubi bayawuba tinhlanga, lelo langa lelitako liyawubalumekela ngemlilo,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Kute imphandze nome ligala leliyawusala kubo.
Tatsi tisehambile tiyewutsenga, wefika umyeni; leti letatilungele tangena kanye naye edzilini lemshado, umnyango wavalwa.
Tingubo takhe tacwebetela taba mhlophe nke, kwakungekho muntfu emhlabeni jikelele labengatenta tibe mhlophe njengato.
Simeyoni wababusisa, wase utsi kuMariya, unina: “Lalela, lomntfwana ukhetfwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abe kuwa nekuvuka kwalabanyenti esiveni sema-Israyeli, uyawuba luphawu loluphikiswa ngulabanyenti,
Lindzani nithandaze onkhe emalanga, khona nitawuba nemandla ekuphunyula kuletintfo letitakwenteka nitekwati kuma embikweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.”
Esandleni sakhe unesitja sekwela emabele lasabhuliwe, awatsele esilulwini, bese kutsi emakhoba awashise ngemlilo longeke ucishe.”
Lizembe selibekwe emphandzeni yetihlahla. Sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letimnandzi, sitakugecwa siwe, bese silahlwa emlilweni.”
Maye, ubusisiwe lowo longangabati ngami!”
“Kodvwa nine anikamati, mine ngiyamati. Kube bengitsite angimati, bengitawube ngicala emanga njengani. Kepha mine ngiyamati. Livi lakhe ngiyaligcina.
Caphelani ningamali lowo lokhulumako: Nangabe bangaphunyulanga labo labamala lowo abebacaphelisa alapha emhlabeni, natsi-ke singeke siphunyule, nasala kutsatsa tecwayiso talowo lokhuluma asezulwini.
Uphiwe kutsi embatsiswe ingubo yelineni lecolisakele, nalekhanyako, nalemsulwa.” Lelineni lecolisakele itento nemisebenti lelungile yalabangcwele.
Bantfwabakhe ngiyawubashaya bafe. Onkhe emabandla ayawukwati kutsi nginguye lophenyisisa ingcondvo nenhlitiyo. Ngulowo nalowo emkhatsini wenu ngiyawumnika njengekwemisebenti yakhe.
ngobe lilanga lelikhulu lelulaka labo selifikile. Ngubani longaba nemandla ekuma?”
Ngatsi kulo: “Nkhosi, nguwe lobatiko.” Lase litsi kimi: “Laba-ke ngibo labaphume ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu. Bageze tingubo tabo taba mhlophe ngengati yeliWundlu.
bantfu baseBhethi Shemeshi babuta batsi: “Ngubani longema ebukhoneni baSimakadze, loNkulunkulu longcwele? Lelibhokisi lesivumelwane litawuya kabani nalikhuphuka lapha?”