17 Ngobe liWundlu laNkulunkulu lelisenkhabeni yesihlalo sebukhosi, liyawubelusa, libaholele emitfonjeni yemanti ekuphila. Nkulunkulu uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti tabo emehlweni abo.”
Labatitfobako bayawudla besutse, labafuna Simakadze bayawumdvumisa, bahalaliselwe kutsiwe: “Shangatsi ningaphila phakadze naphakadze!”
Ungigcebela litafula embikwami netitsa tami tibuka. Ugcobisa inhloko yami ngemafutsa, indzebe yami iyaphuphuma.
Sindzisa sive sakho, ubusise labo labalifa lakho. Beluse ubetfwale, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.
Ngekujabula niyawukha emanti emitfonjeni yensindziso.
Kulentsaba Simakadze longuSomandla utakwentela bantfu bonkhe lidzili lalokukhuluphele, lelimnandzi, yebo, lidzili leliwayini lelidzala lakadzeni, inyama lenhle kakhulu, netinhlobo letimnandzi teliwayini.
amite kufa phakadze naphakadze. Somandla longuSimakadze uyawukwesula tinyembeti kubo bonkhe buso; uyawususa lihlazo lesive sakhe emhlabeni wonkhe. Simakadze sewukhulumile.
Awu, bantfu baseSiyoni, nine lenihlala eJerusalema, anisayikubuye nilile. Maye, uyawuba nemusa kini, nanikhala kuye nicela lusito! Uyakwenelela kuva nje, bese uyaniphendvula.
Ngalelo langa lekuhlaba lokukhulu, ngesikhatsi nakuwa imibhoshongo, imifudlana yemanti iyawugobhota kuto tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme, nakuwo onkhe emagcuma lamadze.
labahlengiwe baSimakadze bayawubuya. Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela, nangekujabula kwaphakadze lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo. Bayawuhamba ngekutfokota nangekujabula, lusizi nekububula kuyawubaleka.
Welusa umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi: Ugona emazinyane akhe ngemikhono yakhe, awasondzete edvutane nenhlitiyo yakhe; utihola kahle leto letinemazinyane.
Utawutsi kulabatfunjiwe: ‘Phumani!’ nakulabo labasebumnyameni: ‘Khululekani!’ “Bayawudlela eceleni kwemigwaco, batfole emadlelo kuto tonkhe tintsatjana letigagadzekile.
Labahlawulelwe baSimakadze bayawubuya. Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela nangekujabula kwaphakadze lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo. Kutfokota nekujabula kuyawuba kubo, lusizi nekububula kubabalekele.
Lilanga lakho alisayiwuphindza lishone, nenyanga yakho ayisayiwuphindza ifiphale. Simakadze uyawuba kukhanya kwaphakadze kuwe, emalanga akho ekudzabuka ayawuphela.
Ngiyawutfokota ngeJerusalema, ngijabule ngebantfu bami, umsindvo wekulila newekukhala awuyiwuphindza uvakale kuyo.
“Sive sami sente tono letimbili: Singishiyile mine, mtfombo wemanti ekuphila, satimbela ticojana taso emadvwaleni, ticojana letinetimbobo letingeke tiwemise emanti.”
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
Ngiyawubeka etikwato umelusi abe munye, inceku yami Davide, yena uyawutinakekela; uyakuba ngumelusi wato, atinakekele.
Nakefika lowo mbusi, uyawubelusa ngemandla aSimakadze, yebo, uyawubaphatsa ngebukhosi baSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe. Sive sakhe siyawuphila ngekuphepha, ngobe bantfu bemhlaba bayawumatisa badvumise bukhulu bakhe.
Simakadze, bani ngumelusi wesive sakho losikhetsile. Nome bantfu bakho bahlala babodvwa ehlane, kodvwa batungeletwe live lelivundzile. Abasukume batondle emadlelweni laneluhlata lolunyenti, eBhashani nakaGileyadi, njengobe babenta kadzenidzeni.
“ ‘Nawe, Bhetlehema, live lakaJuda, awumncane kangako kunebabusi bakaJuda; ngobe kuwe kuyawuphuma umbusi loyakwelusa sive sami sema-Israyeli.’ ”
Babusisiwe labakhalako, ngobe bayawudvudvutwa.
“Mine ngingumelusi lolungile. Umelusi lolungile udzela kuphila kwakhe ngenca yetimvu.
Mine ngingumelusi lolungile, ngiyatati timvu tami, nato futsi tiyangati.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kube mane bewusati sipho saNkulunkulu nekutsi ngubani lona lotsi: ‘Nginatsise,’ ngabe ucele kuye, yena abetakunika emanti laphilako.”
Lomfati watsi: “Nkhosi, awunalutfo lwekukha, kantsi nalomtfombo uyashona; pho, utawatsatsaphi lawo manti laphilako?
Kepha lowo loyawunatsa emanti lengiyawumnika wona, angeke aphindze ome naphakadze; ngobe emanti lengiyawumnika wona, ekhatsi kuye ayawuba ngumtfombo wemanti laphuphumako, kube kuphila lokuphakadze.”
Ticapheleni nine kanye nemhlambi wonkhe lobekwe etandleni tenu nguMoya Longcwele, neluse libandla laNkulunkulu latitsengela lona ngengati yeNdvodzana yakhe.
Yelusani umhlambi waNkulunkulu leniwuphetse, hhayi ngekucindzetelwa, kodvwa ngenhlitiyo levumako njengobe Nkulunkulu atsandza kutsi nente, hhayi ngekunaka inkhokhelo nje, kodvwa ngenshisekelo yekukhonta.
Laba bangemadvodza langazange asatingcolise ngalabasikati, bamsulwa. Ngibo laba labalandzela liWundlu nome kukuphi lapho liya khona. Kubo bonkhe bantfu ngibo labahlengiwe, balulibo lwaNkulunkulu nelweliWundlu.
Angizange ngilibone lithempeli kulelo khaya, ngobe iNkhosi Nkulunkulu, Somandla, neliWundlu bekungulona lithempeli lalo.
Lelo khaya alilidzingi lilanga nenyanga, kutsi kulikhanyisele, ngobe inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu iyalikhanyisela, nesibane salo liWundlu.
Uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti emehlweni abo, sekuyawubate kufa, nekulila, nekukhala, nebuhlungu, ngobe kwakucala sekwendlulile.”
Wase utsi kimi: “Sekwentekile. Mine ngingu-Alfa na-Omega, sicalo nesiphetfo. Lowo lowomile ngiyawumnika lilungelo lekunatsa mahhala emtfonjeni wemanti ekuphila.
Lengilosi yase ingikhombisa umfula wemanti ekuphila, wawukhanya njengengilazi lekhanya kubonakale ngale. Emanti awo abegeleta aphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi saNkulunkulu neseliWundlu.
“Ufanele wena, Nkulunkulu, loyiNkhosi yetfu, kutsi wemukele bukhosi, neludvumo, nemandla, ngobe konkhe kwadalwa nguwe. Konkhe kwenteka ngentsandvo yakho, kwadalwa ngayo.”
Ngabona liWundlu sengatsi lihlatjiwe. Lalime ngasesihlalweni sebukhosi lesasitungeletwe tidalwa letine nemalunga. LeliWundlu lalinetimphondvo letisikhombisa nemehlo lasikhombisa, lekuyimimoya yaNkulunkulu lesikhombisa leyayitfunyelwe emhlabeni wonkhe.