1 Livi lesembulo: Livi laSimakadze limelene nelive lakaHadraki; nayo iDamaseko iyawuba yindzawo yekuhlala kwalelivi, ngobe emehlo aSimakadze asetikwabo bonkhe bantfu nakuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli,
Kwatsi ebusuku wahlelembisa libutfo lakhe ngeticheme talo. Wawahlasela wawehlula, wawacosha waze wawabeka eHoba, enyakatfo neDamaseko.
Awu, Nkulunkulu wetfu, ungeke ubehlulele yini? Ngobe tsine site emandla ekubhekana nalemphi lenkhulu kangaka letewusihlasela. Asati kutsi kufanele senteni, kodvwa emehlo etfu abuke kuwe.”
Emehlo endalo yonkhe abheke kuwe, uyipha kudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele.
Emehlo ami ahlala abheke kuSimakadze, ngobe nguye lokhipha tinyawo tami elugibeni.
Leli livi lesembulo ngeBhabhulona, lelefika ku-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngembono:
Simakadze uyakwembula umkhono wakhe longcwele embikwato tonkhe tive, nayo yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba iyawuyibona insindziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu.
Awu Simakadze, mandla ami nesiphephelo sami, nqaba yami ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka, tive tiyakuta kuwe tisuka emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba, titsi: “Bobabe betfu babengenalutfo ngaphandle kwabonkulunkulu labalite, tithico letingenamsebenti letingazange setibentele lutfo loluhle.
imigomo yakho mikhulu, yebo, nemisebenti yakho inemandla. Emehlo akho avulekile kuto tonkhe tindlela tebantfu; ngulowo nalowo umnika umvuzo wakhe ngangekutiphatsa kwakhe nangalokufanele imisebenti yakhe.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseThire bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu, bangete basigcina sivumelwane sebuhlobo lesasentiwe.
Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Njengemelusi asindzisa emlonyeni welibhubesi imilente lemibili yekugcina nome sicu sendlebe yelizinyane, ayakuhlwitfwa kanjalo nema-Israyeli lambalwa, lawo lasahlala eSamariya, emaphetselweni emibhedze yawo, lasahlala acuphele etihlalweni tawo tekuphumula.”
Leli livi lesembulo macondzana neNineve, yincwadzi yembono waNahume wase-Elkhoshi.
“Ngubani lowedzelela lilanga letintfo letincane? Emadvodza ayawujabula nakabona intsambo yekucondzisa isesandleni saZerubhabheli. “Lamehlo lasikhombisa ngewaSimakadze, azulazula emhlabeni wonkhe, jikelele.”
Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: ‘Ngiyawutfumela lesicalekiso, siyewungena endlini yelisela nasendlini yalowo lofungela emanga ngeLibito lami. Siyawuhlala lapha endlini yakhe siyibhubhise kanye netigodvo nematje ayo.’ ”
Sembulo: Livi laSimakadze lelefika kuma-Israyeli ngemphrofethi Malakhi.