6 “Tive ngiticedzile, tinqaba tato tibhidlitiwe. Titaladi tato ngitishiye tikhala libhungane, kute namunye lowendlula ngato. Emadolobha ato abhujisiwe; kute namunye lotawusala kulo, kute namunye.
“Loku-ke kuluhlelo lwami lolucondzene nemhlaba wonkhe jikelele, loku-ke kusandla sami leselulelwe etikwetive tonkhe, ngitehlulele.”
Ngako ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphuma yabhubhisa emadvodza lati-185 000, labesenkambu yema-Asiriya. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhangwa lucaca lwetidvumbu!
Ngase ngitsi: “Awu! Simakadze, kutawuze kube ngunini?” Wangiphendvula watsi: “Kuyawuze kubhujiswe emadolobha, kubete bantfu labahlala kuwo; tindlu tize tibe tindzala, nemasimi abhujiswe aze onakale,
Ngubani umuntfu lohlakaniphile kangangekutsi angakucondza loku? Ngubani lofundziswe nguSimakadze kutsi angakuchaza loku? Lelive lentiwe leni laba tindzala njengelihlane lokutsi kubete muntfu lowendlula ekhatsi kulo?
Emadolobha enu ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, netindzawo tenu tekukhontela ngitente tibe lihlane, kantsi neliphunga lelinuka lusi lelimnandzi leminikelo yenu yekushiswa ngingeke ngilemukele.
Nako kini lenihlala ngaselwandle, nine sive semaKherethi. Livi laSimakadze limelene nani, awu Khenani, live lemaFilisti. “Ngiyawunibhubhisa nonkhe, kute namunye loyawusala.”
Ngabasakata ngesiwunguwungwana, ngabasa kuto tonkhe tive, lapho bafike baba tihambi khona. Live lasala likhala libhungane emvakwabo, kangangekutsi kute muntfu labengaphuma angene kulo. Balenta kanjalo-ke lelive lelalijabulile kutsi libe ngusehlane kahlongasibi.’ ”
Bukani-ke lelidolobha lenu selisele lodvwana, lite bantfu.
Konkhe loko kwenteka kubo kuze kube sibonelo kitsi. Ngako kwabhalwa phansi njengesecwayiso kitsi tsine lesesifikelwe sikhatsi sekugcina.
Konkhe loko kusibonelo kitsi, kuze kutsi singakufisi lokubi, njengaloko bona bebakufisa.
Khumbulani kutsi ngitabele kanjani letive tenu ngalo lonkhe lelive lelisele, laletive lengitincobile, emkhatsini weJordane neLwandle Lolukhulu ngasenshonalanga.