5 Uyawuba kuthula kwaso. Ngesikhatsi ema-Asiriya avimbetela live letfu afohla tinqaba tetfu, tsine, ma-Israyeli, siyawutfumela baholi betfu labanemandla kakhulu bayekulwa nawo.
Nome ungehlelwa tehlakalo letisitfupha, uyakukusindzisa kuto tonkhe; nome nguletisikhombisa kute lokuyakukulimata.
Shangatsi ngemalanga ayo kungandza kulunga, kwandze nekuthula siphelane.
Kukhona tintfo letintsatfu letiyimfihlakalo, kantsi empeleni tine lengingaticondzi kahle:
Kunetintfo letintsatfu letihamba ngekutigcabha; kodvwa leti letine tihamba ngekutigabatisa:
Tisitfupha tintfo letenyanywa nguSimakadze, empeleni letisikhombisa uphambene nato kakhulu:
Yaba timphahla takho tekutsengiswa kulabasikhombisa, yebo, kulabasiphohlongo, ngobe awati kutsi yini lengahle yehlele umhlaba.
Ema-Asiriya ngitakuwapitjita eveni lami, ngiwagcobagcobele etintsabeni tami. Lelijoko lawo belibekwe etikwesive sami litawususwa etikwaso; nalomtfwalo besetfweswe wona utakwetfulwa ususwe etikwaso.
Ngimi futsi lokhuluma ngaKhuresi atsi: ‘Ungumelusi wami, uyawukwenta konkhe loko lengikutsandzako; uyawukhuluma ngeJerusalema, atsi: “Ayakhiwe kabusha,” nangelithempeli atsi: “Akwakhiwe tisekelo talo.” ’ ”
Kusukela enshonalanga kuye lapho kuphuma ngakhona lilanga, bantfu bayawulesaba Libito laSimakadze, bahloniphe bukhosi bakhe. Ngobe uyawufika njengesikhukhula semfula lokhukhulwa kuphefumula kwaSimakadze.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Njengobe kutfolakala luju lwemagelebisi esikhehleni semagelebisi, bantfu batsi: ‘Ungasibulali, kusekhona lokuhle kuso,’ ngitakwenta kanjalo nami ngenca yetinceku tami; ngingeke ngitibhubhise tonkhe.
Ngako-ke, Nkulunkulu, yena cobo lwakhe, utawuninika sibonakaliso: Intfombi iyawukhulelwa itale indvodzana, yetsiwe libito kutsiwe ngu-Imanyuweli.
“ ‘Kulawo malanga nangaleso sikhatsi ngiyawuhlumisa Ligala Lelilungile leliyawuhluma elusendvweni lwendlu yakaDavide. Uyakwenta lokubucotfo bemtsetfo nalokulungile eveni.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseDamaseko bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Baphatse sive sakaGileyadi ngensila nakabuhlungu, basihhudlisa phansi njengetihliphi nanjengetihhudlo.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseGaza bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu.
Bayakwendlula elwandle lwetinhlupheko, lwandle loludlondlobele luyawubindziswa, nako konkhe kujula kweNayili kuyawukoma. Kutigcabha kwase-Asiriya kuyawudzilitwa, nendvuku yebukhosi yaseGibhithe iyawunyamalala.
Simakadze utsi: “Intfukutselo yami ivutsela belusi, futsi ngitabajezisa baholi; ngobe Simakadze longuSomandla uyawutinakekela timvu takhe, indlu yakaJuda, abente bafanane nelihhashi lelilichalachala emphini.
“Ngalelo langa baholi bakaJuda ngiyawubenta bafanane nelibhodo lemlilo encunjini yetigodvo, bafanane nesidlwane lesivutsa emalangabi esitfungweni. Bayawucotfula ngesekudla nangesancele tonkhe tive letibatungeletile, kodvwa iJerusalema iyawusala seloku injalo nje endzaweni yayo.
Ngiyawutisusa tincola temphi ka-Efrayimu, nemahhashi emphi ngiwesuse eJerusalema, nebutjoki bemphi buyakwephulwa. Inkhosi iyawumemetela kuthula etiveni. Kubusa kwayo kuyakwandza, kusuke elwandle kuyewugcina ngelwandle, kusuke eMfuleni kuyewugcina emikhawulweni yemhlaba.
Juda ngiyawumgoba njengobe ngigoba butjoki bami, ngibugcwalise nga-Efrayimu, kutsi abe ngumcibisholo wami. Awu Siyoni, ngiyawukuvusela emadvodzana akho emelane nemadvodzana akho, Grisi, sive sami ngisente inkemba yelichawe.
“Akube bukhosi kuNkulunkulu kulelisetulu kakhulu nekuthula emhlabeni kubantfu labatfokotelwa nguye!”
“Nginishiya nekuthula. Lokuthula lenginipha kona akufanani nesipho selive. Tinhlitiyo tenu tingabokhatsateka futsi tingesabi.
Senginitjele loku, kuze nitewuba nekuthula kimi. Eveni niyawuhlupheka nibe nelusizi. Kodvwa manini sibindzi, ngobe mine ngilincobile live.”
Ayawulwa neliWundlu; kodvwa liyakuwehlula, ngobe liyiNkhosi yemakhosi neMbusi webabusi. Liyawuwancoba likanye nalababitiwe balo, labakhetsiwe nalabetsembekile.”
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