30 Wababeketelela iminyaka leminyenti. Wabekhuta ngaMoya wakho ngekusebentisa baphrofethi bakho. Kodvwa noko abazange bakunake loko, ngako wabanikela esandleni setive letatibomakhelwane babo.
Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumba baka-Israyeli yabayisa e-Asiriya, labanye yafike yababeka eHala, labanye eGozani ngasemfuleni iHabori, nalabanye emadolobheni emaMede.
Simakadze wakhuluma ngetinceku takhe, baphrofethi, watsi:
Kwala nome Nkulunkulu asatfumela baphrofethi kulesive sakhe basiyala kutsi sibuyele kuye, nome babebacwayisa ngetindlela letehlukene, kodvwa abazange babalalele.
“Kodvwa nyalo, Nkulunkulu wetfu, singatsini nje emvakwaloku? Ngobe phela sesiyephulile imiyalo yakho,
Wabanika Moya wakho lolungile kutsi abafundzise. Awuzange uyigodle imana yakho emilonyeni yabo, wabanatsisa emanti, nase bomile.
“Kodvwa abazange bakulalele, esikhundleni saloko bakuhlubuka, umtsetfo wakho bawufulatsela. Babulala baphrofethi bakho labebabayala kutsi babuyele kuwe; benta tinhlamba letesabeka kabi kakhulu.
“Wabeluleka kutsi ababuyele emtsetfweni wakho, kodvwa bona bakudvwalela, bangete bayihlonipha imiyalo yakho. Bona ngekuphambana netimiso takho lekufanele umuntfu aphile ngato nangabe atihlonipha. Bakufulatsela ngenkhani, baba netinhlitiyo letilukhuni, bala kulalela wena.
Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu lonesihawu, nebubele, nekubeketela, uphuphuma umusa nekwetsembeka.
Iminyaka lengemashumi lamane nganengwa nguleso sive, ngadzimate ngatsi: ‘Basive, lesinhlitiyo yaso yedukile, abaticaphelanga tindlela tami.’
Uyahhema utsi: Savu lasavu, savu lasavu, khavu lakhavu, khavu lakhavu, ziyere shamu, ziyere shamu.”
Ngubani lowanikela Jakobe kutsi abe yimphango, wanikela Israyeli kubaphangi? Kwakungesiye yini Simakadze lesone kuye? Ngobe abazange bahambe ngetindlela takhe, abazange bawulalele umtsetfo wakhe.
Ngenca yeLibito lami ngiyalwephutisa lulaka lwami, ngenca yeludvumo lwami ngiyalubamba, ngingalwehliseli kini, kuze ngingetikunicedza.
Noko, bamhlubuka, badzabukisa Moya wakhe Longcwele. Ngako-ke wagucuka waba sitsa sabo, yena cobo lwakhe walwa nabo.
Lite nome Simakadze asanitfumelele tonkhe tinceku takhe baphrofethi emaphindzephindze, anikalaleli, futsi aninakanga nekunaka.
Watsi Simakadze nasehlulekile kubeketelela tento tenu tebubi naletintfo letisinengiso lenanitentile, live lenu laba yintfo yekucalekisa nendzawo lelihlane lelite bantfu, njengobe linjalo lamuhla.
Nganitfumelela tinceku tami baphrofethi emaphindzephindze letatitsi: ‘Ningayenti lentfo lesinengiso kimi.’
Kodvwa anizange ningilalele nome ninginake; anizange nigucuke nibushiye bubi nibo, nome nikuyekele kutfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu.
Kusukela ngesikhatsi lekwaphuma ngaso boyihlomkhulu eveni laseGibhithe, kuze kube ngunyalo, benginitfumelela tinceku tami baphrofethi lilanga ngelilanga njalo nje.
Simakadze wente loko labesakumisile; ulifezile livi lakhe lalimemetela kadzeni. Sewubhidlitile, wangete waba nesihawu, wente sitsa sakucoloshela, uluphakamisile luphondvo lwetitsa takho.
Asikatilaleli tinceku takho baphrofethi, lababekhuluma egameni lakho, kuwo emakhosi etfu, nakubabusi betfu, nakubobabemkhulu, nakubo bonkhe bantfu belive.
Benta tinhlitiyo tabo taba lukhuni njengelitje, bangete bawulalela umtsetfo, bangawalaleli nemavi lakhulunywa nguSimakadze longuSomandla, lawatfumela ngaMoya wakhe ngebaphrofethi bakadzeni. Ngako-ke Simakadze longuSomandla watfukutsela kakhulu.
“Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: ‘Ngatsi nangibabita bangete balalela ngekusabela, ngako-ke nabo nabamemeta, angizange ngibalalele.
Lababili balabaholi labangema-70, bo-Eldadi neMedadi, bona babesele enkambu, bangakayi ethendeni lekuhlangana. Nabo behlelwa nguMoya baphrofetha.
Wababeketelela ehlane iminyaka lengema-40.
Ngako base bahamba baphikisana bodvwana, lapho Pawula asabeke inkhulumo letsi: “Maye, washo kahle Moya Longcwele nakakhuluma ngemphrofethi Isaya kubokhokho benu,
“Maye, ninenkhani! Maye, anikholwa etinhlitiyweni tenu! Maye, nitihhulu ekuveni livi laNkulunkulu! Nifute bokhokho benu, nani niphikisana naMoya Longcwele.
Kumbe uyayedzelela yini ingcebo yemusa wakhe, nekubeketela kwakhe, nekumela bulukhuni kwakhe? Awati yini kutsi umusa waNkulunkulu nguwo lokuholela ekuphendvukeni?
Moya waKhristu abesavele asebenta kubo abakhombisa tinhlupheko lebetitakwehlela Khristu; waphindze wabakhombisa nebukhosi lobebutawulandzela leto tinhlupheko. Babehlolisisa kutsi kuyakwenteka nini loko, nekutsi kuyakwenteka kanjani.
Kute siphrofetho lesake seta ngentsandvo yemuntfu; kodvwa bantfu bakhuluma lokukwaNkulunkulu, bachutjwa nguMoya Longcwele.
INkhosi ayibini kugcina setsembiso sayo, njengobe labanye bacabanga kutsi iyabina; kepha iyanibeketelela, ngobe ingatsandzi kutsi kubhubhe ngisho namunye umuntfu, kodvwa itsandza kutsi bonkhe bantfu baphendvuke etonweni tabo.