16 lilanga lelicilongo nelekuhlaba inyandzaleyo yekumelana nemadolobha latinqaba neyekumelana nemibhoshongo yemakona.
Ngalelo langa kuyawukhala licilongo lelikhulu. Labo lababelahlekile bedukela e-Asiriya, nalabo lababetfunjelwe eGibhithe bayakuta batewukhonta Simakadze entsabeni lengcwele, eJerusalema.
Inqaba iyawusala yodvwa, lidolobha lemsindvo lisale likhala libhungane, indlu leyinqaba kanye nembhoshongo kuyawuba lihlane lelingenalutfo phakadze naphakadze, kube kujabula kwetimbongolo nelidlelo lemihlambi,
Njengemphumphutse, siphutsata indlela ngetandla sigudla lubondza, siphutsate indlela njengebantfu labate emehlo. Emini siyakhubatela kube shangatsi sekuhlwile, emkhatsini walabanemandla sinjengalabafile.
“Balekani niyewubhaca, sive sakaBhenjamini! Sukani eJerusalema nibaleke! Shayani impalampala eThekhowa! Phakamisani siboniso semlilo eBhethi Hakheremu! Ngobe kulunguta inhlekelele, ichamuka ngasenyakatfo, yebo, imbhubhiso lenkhulu.
Kuthimula kwemahhashi etitsa kuyevakala kuvela kulakaDani, kukhala kwetinjomane tabo kutfutfumelisa lonkhe live. Tifikele kutawushwabudzela live nako konkhe lokukulo, lidolobha kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo.”
Kubhujiswa sekufikile kuwe, wena lohlala eveni. Sikhatsi sesifikile, lilanga selisondzele, kunekwesaba, hhayi kujabula etikwetintsaba.
“Khalisani impalampala eGibeya, nishaye licilongo eRama. Hlabani inyandzaleyo eBhethi Aveni, nitsi: Awu, Bhenjamini, basemvakwakho.
“Beka licilongo etindzebeni takho temlomo! Lusweti lusetikwendlu yaSimakadze, ngobe sive sisephulile sivumelwane sami, sawuhlubuka nemtsetfo wami.
Vutselani licilongo eSiyoni, nilikhalise entsabeni yami lengcwele. Bonkhe labahlala eveni abatfutfumele, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze liyeta, yebo, selisondzele.
Nakukhala impalampala edolobheni, abatfutfumeli yini bantfu? Inhlekelele iyalehlela yini lidolobha, ingakatfunyelwa nguSimakadze?
Nakema, kunyikanyika umhlaba, nakabuka, kutfutfumela tive. Tintsaba takudzala tiyahhihlika, nemagcuma akadzenidzeni ayagocana. Tindlela takhe taphakadze naphakadze.
Tiyawuvimbetela onkhe emadolobha lasaseveni lenu, kuze kuwe naletibondza letindze lenetsembele kuto. Tiyawuvimbetela onkhe emadolobha laseveni lenu Simakadze Nkulunkulu lanipha lona.
Atsi kube emacilongo akhale kakhulu, sive sonkhe samemeta kakhulu. Satsi kube sive sonkhe sive kukhala kwelicilongo, samemeta, lubondza lwelidolobha lwahhihlikela phansi; ngako nguleyo naleyo ndvodza yangena yacondza ekhatsi, balidla lidolobha.