5 Nasebahlangene bayawuba njengemadvodza lanemandla lamakhulu, abhocota ludzaka etitaladini nakuliwa imphi. Bayawukulwa bancobe, ngobe Simakadze unabo, bayawuncoba bagibeli bemahhashi.
Ngabagaya baba njengelutfuli, baba njengelutfuli lwemhlaba. Ngabagcobagcoba ngagidza etikwabo njengeludzaka lwendlela.
“Umhlaba watfutfumela, watamatama, tisekelo temazulu tatfutfumela, tatamatama, ngobe Somandla abesatfukutsele.
Jehu wabamemeta watsi: “Khiphani Jezebeli, nimjike phansi!” Ngako bambamba bamkhipha ngelifasitelo, emasaphatelo engati yakhe abhoca lubondza kanye nemahhashi ngesikhatsi asamgcobagcoba ngetinselo tawo.
Ngabagaya baba njengelutfuli lolupheshulwa ngumoya, ngabasaphata njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Labanye bantfu bachoshe ngetincola temphi, labanye bachoshe ngemahhashi, kodvwa tsine sigabe ngelibito laSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.
Kute inkhosi lencoba sitsa ngobe inemabutfo lamanyenti, nesichwaga asincobi ngebunyenti bemandla aso.
Labaphambene natsi sitawubehlula sibagicite ngawe, labasivukelako sitabapitjita ngelibito lakho.
Hhawu, chawe lemachawe, bophela inkemba yakho elukhalweni lwakho, uhlome ngenkhatimulo yakho nangebukhosi bakho.
Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Emandla aSimakadze ayakuyengama lentsaba, kodvwa Mowabi utawunyatselwa phansi ngetinyawo, njengetibi natigcotjwagcotjwa emcubeni.
Maye kulabo labaya eGibhithe bayewucela khona lusito, labetsembela emahhashini, betsembele nasebunyentini betincola tabo temphi, nasemandleni lamakhulu ebagibeli babo bemahhashi, kodvwa bangabuki kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli, nome-ke bafune lusito kuSimakadze.
Nome sewutiphenyisisa titsa takho, ungeke utitfole. Labo labaphekehla imphi nawe bayawuba lite lelite.
“Ngivuse longasenyakatfo, futsi uyeta lomunye lophuma ngasemphumalanga lobita Libito lami. Unyatsela etikwebabusi kube shangatsi baludzaka nje, kube shangatsi yena ungumbumbi nakanyatsela libumba.
Hlabani inyandzaleyo, nine tive, nitfutfumele! Lalelani, nine nonkhe mave lakhashane. Tilungiseleleni kulwa imphi, nesabe! Tilungiseleleni kulwa imphi, nehlulwe!
Uyawuchamuka endzaweni yakho lesenyakatfo lekhashane, wena netive letinyenti letikanye nawe, bonkhe bagibele emahhashi, inyakanyaka yemabutfo, imphi lenemandla kakhulu.
Loyingcweti ekudubuleni ngebutjoki angeke akhone kucina, lisotja lelihamba phansi ngetinyawo lingeke libaleke, kanjalo nemgibeli welihhashi angeke akhone kusindzisa imphilo yakhe.
Insali yema-Israyeli iyakubasemkhatsini wetive letinyenti, ifanane nelibhubesi lelitingela ehlatsini noma edlelweni: Lisuka lingene emkhatsini wetimvu, litisukele litidzabudzabule ticucwana, litsemba lato lekusindza lingabikho.
Titsa tetfu tiyawutsi tingakubona loko tidliwe ngemahloni; tona leto titsa letake taba liphela endlebeni ngekusibuta titsi: “Uphi loSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu?” Siyawutibona setehluliwe tapitjitwa phansi, sincane seludzaka lwendlela.
Ngitawuketula tihlalo tebukhosi ngibhidlite emandla emibuso yebetive. Ngitawuketula tincola temphi kanye nebashayeli bato, emahhashi kanye nebagibeli bawo bayawuwela phansi, ngulowo ngenkemba yemnakabo.
Ngalelo langa onkhe emahhashi ngiyakuwashaya ngeluvalo, bagibeli bawo bona ngibashaye ngekuhlanya,” kusho Simakadze. “Liso lami liyawubasetikwendlu yakaJuda liyeluse, kodvwa onkhe emahhashi ebetive ngiyakuwaphumphutsekisa.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawubavikela labo labahlala eJerusalema, kuze kutsi lababutsakatsaka kakhulu emkhatsini wabo babe njengaDavide, bese kutsi indlu yaDavide yona ifanane naNkulunkulu, ibe njengengilosi yaSimakadze lehamba embikwabo.
Ngalelo langa bantfu bayawushaywa nguSimakadze ngekutfutfumela lokukhulu. Ngulowo nalowo uyawubamba sandla salomunye bahlaselane bodvwana.
Simakadze uyawuphuma ayekulwa naleto tive, njengobe avama kulwa ngelilanga lemphi.
Juda ngiyawumgoba njengobe ngigoba butjoki bami, ngibugcwalise nga-Efrayimu, kutsi abe ngumcibisholo wami. Awu Siyoni, ngiyawukuvusela emadvodzana akho emelane nemadvodzana akho, Grisi, sive sami ngisente inkemba yelichawe.
nibafundzise kugcina konkhe lenginiyale ngako. Nibokwati kutsi mine nginani onkhe emalanga, kuze kube ngusekupheleni kwetikhatsi.”
Umlingi wase uyefika kuye utsi: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tjela nankha ematje agucuke abe tinkhwa!”
Wabuta watsi: “Tintfo tini?” Baphendvula batsi: “Loko lokwenteke ngaJesu waseNazaretha, labeyindvodza lengumphrofethi lonemandla ngetento nangemavi, embikwaNkulunkulu nebantfu bonkhe,
Kwefika liJuda e-Efesu, libito lalo kungu-Apolosi, kungelekudzabuka e-Alekzandriya. Belikwati kukhuluma futsi liyati kakhulu imiBhalo.
Mosi wafundziswa yonkhe inhlakanipho yemaGibhithe, waba lijaha leliyindvodza leyayinemandla ekukhulumeni nasetentweni.
Tikhali lesilwa ngato akusito telive, kodvwa tikhali taNkulunkulu letinemandla ekubhidlita tinqaba, ticitse tinkhulumo letingenamsebenti.
“Naniya emphini niyawulwa netitsa tenu bese nibona emahhashi ato, netincola tato, nemphi yato iyinkhulu kakhulu kunalena yenu, ningatesabi, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe uyawuba nani.
Kodvwa iNkhosi yema nami yangicinisa kuze inshumayelo yami ipheleliselwe ngami, nebetive beve. Ngako-ke ngakhululwa emlonyeni welibhubesi.
Ngikulwile kulwa lokuhle, sengiyicedzile indzima yami, ngibambelele ekukholweni.
Akuzange sekube nelilanga lelinjengalelo langa, lapho Simakadze alalela umuntfu khona. Ngempela Simakadze abesilwela sive sakhe saka-Israyeli!
Onkhe lawo makhosi kanye nemave awo Joshuwa wawancoba ngemkhankhaso munye, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli abewalwela ema-Israyeli.
Ngase ngibona ingilosi ime elangeni, yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu ibita tonkhe tinyoni letindiza emoyeni yatsi: “Butsanani nonkhe nite edzilini lelikhulu laNkulunkulu.
Lenye yetinceku yaphendvula yatsi: “Ngibone indvodzana yaJese waseBhetlehema lenelikhono ekudlaleni ihabhu. Uyindvodza lenesibindzi, futsi uyingwazi. Ukhuluma kahle futsi, ulikhwa, naSimakadze unaye.”