3 Yonkhe indzawo lapho ngiyakuyicoshela khona lensali yalesive lesibi iyawucolela kufa kunekuphila, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.’ ”
yena wachubeka wahamba luhambo lolwamtsatsa lilanga lonkhe, aya ekhatsi ehlane. Wefika wahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla semtsanyelo, wathandazela kutsi asale asafela khona lapho. Wathandaza watsi: “Simakadze, sekwenele, sale utsatsa kuphila kwami; kute lengincono ngakho kunabokhokho bami.”
“Mine matfupha ngiyawutibutsela lensali yemhlambi wami emaveni onkhe, lapho ngiwusakatele khona, ngiwubuyisele edlelweni lawo, lapho uyawukwandza khona, ukhule wandze ngesibalo.
kodvwa bayawutsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha titukulwane taka-Israyeli eveni lelingasenyakatfo nakuwo onkhe emave lapho abeticoshele khona,’ tiyawube setihlala eveni lato.”
Ngiyawutfolwa ngini nginibuyise ekutfunjweni kwenu,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngiyawunibutsa kuto tonkhe tive netindzawo, lapho benginicoshele khona,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngiyawunilandza nginibuyisele kuyo lendzawo lapho nganitsatsa khona naya ekudzingisweni.’
Usitfumelele nangu umlayeto lapha eBhabhulona lotsi: Kusetawuba sikhatsi lesidze. Ngako-ke yakhani tindlu nihlale nitinte; hlanyelani tivandze, nidle sivuno sato.’ ”
onkhe abuyela eveni lakaJuda, kuGedaliya eMispa, esuka kuwo onkhe emave lapho abesakateleke khona. Afike avuna lesikhulu sivuno seliwayini nesetitselo tasehlobo.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Nayibona lenhlekelele lenkhulu lengayehlisela etikweJerusalema nasetikwawo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda. Lamuhla asahleti atindzala, kute muntfu lohlala kuwo,
Ngako-ke, intfukutselo yami leyesabekako yatfululwa; yawavutsela lamadolobha akaJuda kanye netitaladi taseJerusalema, ngatenta taba tindzala letasala tikhala libhungane, njengobe kunjalo nalamuhla.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Abakhukhute insali yaka-Israyeli, bayikhwimite njengemvini; phindza wendlulise sandla sakho etikwemagala, ulingise umuntfu lovuna emagelebisi.”
“Simakadze, wena ulungile, kodvwa lamuhla nje sesitseleke ngelihlazo, bantfu bakaJuda netakhamiti taseJerusalema, nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, yebo, labasedvute nalabakhashane kuwo onkhe emave, lapho usisakatele khona ngenca yekungetsembeki kwetfu kuwe.
Ngiyawunisakatela kuletinye tive, nginicoshe ngenkemba yami. Live lenu liyawuphundleka nemadolobha enu abe tindzala.
Lalelani nankha emavi lashiwo nguSimakadze ngani, anisola nine, sive sema-Israyeli, umelana nawo wonkhe umndeni lawukhipha eGibhithe, utsi:
Ngako-ke Simakadze, ngiyakuncenga kutsi ukususe kuphila kwami kimi; ngobe kuncono kimi kutsi ngife kunekutsi ngiphile.”
Ngako Simakadze utsi: “Ngitanehlisela sehlakalo, futsi kuyawubate loyawuphepha kuso. Niyawutikhandza senisekhatsi elubishini, lapho ningaseyiwuhamba ngekutigabatisa lokungaka.
“Nangabe tonkhe letibusiso naleticalekiso lesengitichazile tinehlela, bese niyawakhumbula lamavi ami nome nisemkhatsini watiphi tive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latawube anisakatele kuto,
Nome ngabe abenisakatele etiveni letikhashane ekugcineni kwemhlaba ngaphansi kwelizulu, khona lapho Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawuphindze anibutsele ndzawonye anibuyise.
Bamemeta tintsaba nemadvwala batsi: “Welani etikwetfu, nisifihle ebusweni balowo lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, naselulakeni lweliWundlu,
Kulawo malanga bantfu bayawukufuna kufa, kodvwa bangete bakutfola; bayawufisa kutsi bafe, kodvwa kufa kuyakubabalekela.