7 Kuyakuba lilanga leliyincophamlandvo, leliyawubate imini nebusuku, lilanga lelatiwa nguSimakadze. Kuyawutsi nakutakuhlwa, kuvele kukhanya.
Simakadze uyawati emalanga alabacotfo, nelifa labo liyawuhlala lilabo phakadze naphakadze.
Kungeke kulimate futsi kungeke kubulale nome ngangukuphi entsabeni yami lengcwele, ngobe umhlaba uyawugcwala kwati Simakadze, njengobe nemanti agcwalisa lwandle.
Inyanga iyawufiphala, lilanga lidliwe ngemahloni; ngobe Simakadze longuSomandla uyawubusa eNtsabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema, yebo, abuse ngeludvumo embikwebaholi bayo.
Inyanga iyawukhanya njengelilanga, nekukhanya kwelilanga kuyawuphindvwa kasikhombisa, ngangekukhanya kwemalanga lagcwele lasikhombisa, ngesikhatsi Simakadze nakabopha emanceba esive sakhe, elapha tilondza letavetwa nguye.
Shanoni loko lokutako, nikwetfule; abelulekane kanyekanye. Ngubani lowase wakhuluma ngaloku kungakenteki kadzeni, wakukhuluma kusesekhashane endvulo? Kwakungesimi yini, Simakadze? Futsi kute lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, Nkulunkulu lolungile nalonguMsindzisi; kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami.
nawutinikela ekondleni labalambile, wenetise tidzingo talabacindzetelwe, ngulapho-ke kukhanya kwakho kuyawuphuma ebumnyameni kukukhanyisele, nebusuku bakho buyawufanana nasemini kala bha.
Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko.
Maye, liyesabeka lelo langa, kute leliyawuse libe njengalo. Kuyawuba sikhatsi senhlupheko kaJakobe, kodvwa uyawusindziswa kuso.
Kodvwa wena Danyela, wavalele uze uwashicilele lamavi alencwadzi legocotwako, kuze kube nguleso sikhatsi sekugcina. Labanyenti bayawukwehla benyuka bafuna kwati kutsi kwentekani.”
Emvakwaloko ema-Israyeli ayawuphendvuka afune Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wawo, naDavide, inkhosi yawo. Bayawubuyela batitfobe kuSimakadze nakuto tibusiso taSimakadze ngemalanga ekugcina.
INkhosi Simakadze itsi: “Ngalelo langa ngiyakwenta lilanga lishone emini, ngente umhlaba ube mnyama emini kala bha.
“Noko kute lowatiko kutsi lelo langa nemzuzu kuyawufika nini, ngisho netingilosi ezulwini neNdvodzana ayati, lowatiko nguBabe kuphela.
“Kepha noko kute lowatiko kutsi lelo langa nalelo awa kuyawufika nini. Netingelosi tasezulwini atati, neNdvodzana ayati; nguYise kuphela lokwatiko loko.
Yena waphendvula watsi kubo: “Tikhatsi nematfuba kuhlelwa ngemandla aBabe, akusiko kwenu kwati kutsi kuyakwenteka nini.
kwateke kusukela emandvulweni.’ ”
Wenta tonkhe tive ngamuntfu munye kutsi tihlale ebusweni bonkhe bemhlaba, wemisa tikhatsi tekuphakama netekwehla kwato kanye nemikhawulo lapho kufanele tigcine khona.
ngobe umisile lilanga lapho ayakwehlulela khona umhlaba wonkhe ngeliciniso lelimsulwa ngemuntfu munye lamkhetsile; ngaye sewuvete siciniseko kubantfu bonkhe ngekutsi amvuse kulabafile.”
Ngobe nine ngekwenu nati kahle kamhlophe kutsi lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika, njengelisela lifika ebusuku.
Ingilosi yesikhombisa yashaya licilongo layo, kwase kuba nemisindvo lemikhulu kakhulu ezulwini itsi: “Umbuso walomhlaba sengumbuso weNkhosi yetfu, naKhristu wakhe; iyawubusa kuze kube phakadze naphakadze!”
Ngase ngibona lenye ingilosi indiza emkhatsini esibhakabhakeni, iphetse liVangeli lelingunaphakadze lekushunyayelwa kulabo labahlala emhlabeni, etiveni tonkhe, nasemindenini yonkhe, nasetilimini tonkhe, nakubantfu bonkhe.
Lelo khaya alilidzingi lilanga nenyanga, kutsi kulikhanyisele, ngobe inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu iyalikhanyisela, nesibane salo liWundlu.
Emasango alo ayawuhlala avuliwe sonkhe sikhatsi, ngobe sekuyawubate busuku.
Ngeva livi liphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi limemeta kakhulu litsi: “Nalo likhaya laNkulunkulu likubantfu. Nkulunkulu utawuhlala emkhatsini wabo, bona babe bantfu bakhe. Nkulunkulu cobo lwakhe uyawuhlala nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
Kuyawubate busuku, tingeke tikudzinge nekukhanya kwesibane nome kwelilanga, ngobe iNkhosi Nkulunkulu iyakutikhanyisela, tiyawubusa phakadze naphakadze.