9 Tenyuka tahlakateka nemhlaba wonkhe, tafike tatungeleta inkambu yebantfu baNkulunkulu nemuti lotsandzekako. Kwehla umlilo uphuma ezulwini, watidla tonkhe.
Simakadze wanisa imvula yesibabule nemlilo, iphuma ezulwini, kwana etikweSodoma neGomora.
Inceku yemuntfu waNkulunkulu Elisha yatsi iyavuka ekuseni, iphumela ngephandle, yakhangwa ngulenkhulu imphi yemahhashi netincola leyase itungelete lonkhe lidolobha. Yaphutfuma ku-Elisha kuyawuhlaba umkhosi, yatsi: “Awu! nkhosi yami! Sitakwenta njani?”
Ubucondza kahle yini bubanti bemhlaba? Ase ungitjele, nangabe uyakwati konkhe loku.
kwalumekeka umlilo ebutfweni labo, lilangabi lashisa lacedza bonkhe lababi.
Emasango aseSiyoni uwatsandza kakhulu kunayo yonkhe imiti yakaJakobe.
Embikwakhe kuvutsa umlilo udle titsa ngala nangala.
IThofethi seyalungiswa kadzeni, yentiwa yalungela inkhosi. Umgodzi wayo wemlilo sewagujwa waba banti wabuye washona, kwatfotwa netinkhuni letinyenti temlilo; kuphefumula kwaSimakadze lokugeleta njengemfula wesibabule lesivutsako kuyakuyilumeka ivutse.
Ngako ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphuma yabhubhisa emadvodza lati-185 000, labesenkambu yema-Asiriya. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhangwa lucaca lwetidvumbu!
Uyawushuca usukele sive sami, ema-Israyeli, njengelifu lelisibekela live. Kulamalanga letako wena, Gogi, ngitakuyisa eveni lami, kuze tive titewungati mine nase ngitibonakalisa bungcwele bami ngawe tibukile.
Ngiyawukhipha sigwebo sesifo lesibulalanako nesekucitseka kwengati; ngiyakwehlisela sihhuhhula semvula lenesangcotfo nesibabule lesivutsako etikwakhe nasetikwemabutfo akhe, nasetikwetive letinyenti letikanye naye.
Wena kanye nawo onkhe emabutfo akho netive letinyenti letinawe niyawukhuphuka, nishulungane njengesihhuhhula semoya, niyawuba njengelifu lelimbonya live.
Ngiyawutfumela umlilo kuMagogi, nakulabo labahlala bavikelekile emaveni lagudla lwandle, bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Nkulunkulu uyawubavulela indlela yabo, abuye abahole abakhiphe ekutfunjweni kwabo. Bayawufohla, baphume emasangweni elidolobha bahambe bakhululekile. INkhosi yabo, Simakadze cobo lwakhe, uyawubahambela embili abakhiphe.
Ngobe bukani-ke, ngivusa baseBhabhulona, leso sive lesingenamusa, nalesiphulukundlelako, lesidzabula wonkhe umhlaba sitewuphanga tindzawo tekuhlala letingasito taso.
Sive sacala sasola Simakadze ngenca yetinhlupheko taso; watsi kube asive, lulaka lwakhe lwabavutsela. Watfumela umlilo lowavutsa emkhatsini wabo, waze washisa nalababesemaphetselweni enkambu.
Umlilo lowaphuma kuSimakadze wadla onkhe lamadvodza labengema-250 labekashisa imphepho.
Mhlazana Loti esuka eSodoma, umlilo nesibabule kwana kuphuma ezulwini, kwababulala bonkhe.
Ngobe ayeta emalanga lapho titsa takho tiyawukuhlasela, tikuvimbetele tikuvalele ndzawo tonkhe.
“Nanibona iJerusalema itungeletwe timphi, nibovele nati kutsi seyitawubhidlitwa.
BoJakobe naJohane, bafundzi bakhe, nabakubona loku, batsi: “Nkhosi, uyafuna yini sibite umlilo wehle ezulwini ubacedze bonkhe?”
Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wehla enyuka emkhatsini wenu enkambu, entela kunivikela nekwetfula titsa tenu etandleni tenu. Inkambu yenu kufanele ibe ngcwele, khona angetiwukhandza lutfo lolubi emkhatsini wenu, aze ancandzeke anifulatsele.”
INkhosi iyawuvela emalangabini emlilo, ijezise labo labangamati Nkulunkulu, nalabo labangalilaleli liVangeli leNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
Ngako-ke asiphumele kuye ngephandle kwenkambu setfwalisane naye lihlazo lakhe;
Nakukhona lotama kubalimata, kutawuphuma umlilo emlonyeni wabo utishise uticedze tonkhe leto titsa tabo; nangabe-ke kukhona lotama kubalimata, nakanjani uyawubulawa.
Senta tibonakaliso letinkhulu, ngisho nekwehlisa umlilo ezulwini wehlele emhlabeni embikwebantfu bonkhe babuka.