9 Bantfu bashiswa kakhulu, badzimate bacalekisa libito laNkulunkulu lonemandla etikwaletinhlupho; kodvwa abazange baphendvuke badvumise nebukhosi bakhe.
Watsi aselibele kulayetela ngaloko, sabe sitseleka sigijimi. Inkhosi yatsi: “NguSimakadze lona losehlisele lenhlupheko lengaka. Ngingabe ngisamlindzelelani kutsi asisite?”
Ahazi akazange etsembeke ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwakhe.
Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
Bayawukwehla benyuka eveni bajabhile futsi balambile, ngesikhatsi sebahwaywe yindlala, bayawuvutsa ngelulaka, babuke etulu, bacalekise inkhosi yabo kanye naNkulunkulu wabo.
Emvakwemalanga lamanyenti Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Hamba-ke manje uye eYufrathe, ufike utsatse lelibhande lengakutjela kutsi uyekulifihla khona.”
Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
“ ‘Manje kungcola kwakho luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yakho. Ngobe ngetama kukugeza, kodvwa wangete wavuma kugezwa kulokungcola kwakho, ungeke uphindze uhlanteke, luze lubotje lulaka lwami kuwe.
Cha! Nginitjela kutsi, nangabe nani ningatishiyi tono tenu, niyawubhubha njengabo.
Cha! Nginitjela kutsi, nangabe nani ningashiyi tono tenu, niyawubhubha njengabo.”
Ngesaba kutsi nangiphindze ngita lapho futsi, shangatsi Nkulunkulu wami angangitfobisa embikwenu, kutsi ngililele labo labonile labangakaphendvuki ekungcoleni, nasebugwadleni, nasebuphingini, nasenkhanukweni labayentile.
Joshuwa wakhuluma ku-Akhani, watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, nika Simakadze ludvumo, ukhulume liciniso kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, uvume kuye. Ngitjele kutsi wenteni, ungafihli lutfo kimi.”
Ngaso leso sikhatsi kwaba khona kutamatama lokukhulu kwemhlaba, incenye yelishumi yelidolobha yabhidlika. Kwafa bantfu lababeti-7 000 kuloko kutamatama, laba labanye batfutfumela badvumisa Nkulunkulu welizulu.
Yakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi: “Yesabani Nkulunkulu, nimnike ludvumo, ngobe sikhatsi sekwehlulela kwakhe sesifikile; mkhonteni yena lowo lowenta lizulu nemhlaba, nelwandle, nemitfombo yemanti!”
Kwehla lesikhulu sangcotfo, lesingematje lamakhulu, sisindvo sawo lilinye litje bekungaba ngemakhilogremu langema-50. Lesangcotfo sehlela kubantfu labacalekisa Nkulunkulu ngenca yeluswati lababeshaywa ngalo, ngobe lwalwesabeka kakhulu.
Ngimnikile litfuba lekuphendvuka, kodvwa wala kuphendvuka ebugwadleni bakhe.
Kepha bantfu lababesele bangete bafa kuletinhlupho, abazange baphendvuke emisebentini yetandla tabo. Kodvwa bachubeka bakhonta emadimoni netithico tegolide, netesiliva, netelitfusi, netelitje, netemitsi: tintfo letingaboni, naletingeva, naletingahambi.