4 Bonkhe bantfu bayawuhlala ngekuthula ngulowo nalowo esivinini sakhe nasemikhiweni yakhe, kubete lobesabisako. Loku kwetsenjiswe nguSimakadze, longuSomandla.
Ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwaSolomoni, Juda na-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuye eBherisheba, babehleti ngekuthula, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza itibhekele umvini wayo kanye nemkhiwa wayo.
Ngako, ngitimisele kwakha lithempeli, ngakhele Libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami, njengobe Simakadze atjela babe Davide, nakatsi: ‘Indvodzana yakho lengitayibeka esihlalweni sebukhosi esikhundleni sakho ngiyo letakwakhela Libito lami lithempeli.’
Uyawucambalala phansi kubete lokwesabisako; labanyenti bayawucela lusito kuwe.
Tintsaba tiyawuletsa kuthula kubantfu, kanjalo nemagcuma kuchuma kwekulunga.
Ungesabi kutunywa yinhlekelele yengoti nekuhlaselwa bantfu lababi;
kodvwa nanicinisa tinhloko nihlubuka, nitawudliwa yinkemba.” Umlomo waSimakadze sewukukhulumile loko.
Emadolobha ase-Siriya atawushiywa abe ngemadlelo emihlambi yetimvu netimbuti, lapho iyawulala khona sekute nalotayesabisa.
Simakadze longuSomandla uyakhuluma utsi: “Ngalelo langa lesipikili besiyawushayelwa sishone sisime, siyawuphuma siwe, bese kutsi lomtfwalo bewuphanyekwe kuso udzilikele phansi emhlabatsini.” Simakadze ukhulumile.
Simakadze, beta kuwe ekudzabukeni kwabo, ngesikhatsi ubajezisa babehluleka ngisho nekuhebeta umkhuleko.
Sitselo sekulunga siyawuba kuthula nenhlalakahle, umphumela wekulunga uyawuba kuphumula nekulondvoloteka phakadze naphakadze.
“Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze iyakwembulwa, nalo lonkhe luntfu luyakuyibona; ngobe umlomo waSimakadze sewukhulumile.”
Uyawusinyiswa ekulungeni: Kubuswa ngelunya kuyawuba khashane nawe; kute loyawukwesaba. Luvalo luyawususwa lulahlwe khashane, lungasondzeli kuwe.
ngulapho uyawutfola khona-ke kujabula kwakho kuSimakadze, ngiyawukwenta ukhuphukele eticongweni telive, ube nenala udle nelifa leyihlomkhulu Jakobe.” Umlomo waSimakadze sewukhulumile.
Ngiyawubeka etikwawo belusi labayakuwunakekela, ungeke uphindze wesabe nome wetfuswe lutfo, futsi kute nayinye leyawulahleka,” kusho Simakadze.
“ ‘Ngako-ke ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, ungapheli emandla, wena Israyeli,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngempela ngiyawukusindzisa eveni lelikhashane, netitukulwane takho eveni lekutfunjwa kwato. Jakobe usetawubuye abe nekuthula kanye nekuvikeleka, kute namunye loyawubuye amesabise.
“ ‘Ngiyakwenta sivumelwane sekuthula nato kutsi tilwane tesiganga ngitisuse eveni, khona timvu tami titewuhlala ehlane tilale emahlatsini tiphephile.
Bangeke baphiindze baphangwe tive, netilwane tesiganga futsi tingeke tiphindze tibashwabudzele. Bayawuhlala baphephile, kute futsi loyawubesabisa.
Uyakutsi: “Ngitawungenela live lelitabelo talo tingakabiyelwa, ngiyawuhlasela sive lesinekuthula, sive lesingakacapheli lutfo, bonkhe bahlala ebaleni bangakavikeleki, abanamasango namicabo.
Bayakulikhohlwa lihlazo labo nako konkhe kungetsembeki kwabo labakwenta kimi, ngesikhatsi basahleti eveni labo bavikelekile, kute namunye labengabesabisa.
“ ‘Lelive ngiyawulipha kuthula, nicambalale ngekukhululeka ningesatjiswa lutfo. Tonkhe tilwane letiyingoti kini ngiyawutisusa kulelo live, kungabikho timphi eveni lenu.
Ngako Simakadze lesive sakhe uyawusiyekelela etitseni taso, kuze kufike sikhatsi sekutalwa kwendvodzana. Kuyawutsi bonkhe bakubo, labayawube basakatekile batfumbeka, bahlanganiselwe ndzawonye babe sive sinye.
“Imisalela yaka-Israyeli ingeke ikwente lokubi; ingeke iwakhulume emanga, nenkhohlakalo ingeke itfolakale emilonyeni yayo. Lemisalela iyakudla, icambalale phansi, kute futsi umuntfu loyakuyesabisa.”
“ ‘Ngalelo langa ngulowo nalowo wenu uyawumema makhelwane wakhe kutsi atewuhlala ngekuthula ngaphansi kwemvini nemkhiwa wakhe,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.”