3 Tagucuka taba tingwababane eGibhithe. Tagwadla kusukela kwasebusheni bato. Kulelo live emabele ato abebhujungwa, netingono tebuntfombi bato tatiphiciketwa khona.
Njengobe bugwadla ba-Israyeli abusho lutfo kuye, walingcolisa live, waphinga netithico letingematje naletitigodvo.
“ ‘Kodvwa wena wesuke wase wetsembela kulobuhle bakho, lelidvumela lakho lakwenta waba yingwababane. Watfululela konkhe kukhanuka kwakho kunome ngubani labendlula ngendlela, buhle bakho baba bake.
Kuto tonkhe letento takho letinengekako, nakulobugwababane bakho, awuzange sewuwakhumbule emalanga ebusha bakho, ngesikhatsi usengcunu, ungakembatsi lutfo, usakhahlekhahlela esitibeni sengati yakho.’ ”
Ngabuye ngatsi kubo: “Ngulowo nalowo wenu akalahle letitfombe letenyanyekako lese nibeke emehlo enu kuto, ningatingcolisi ngaletitfombe taseGibhithe. NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
“ ‘Kodvwa bangivukela, bangete bangilalela; abazange batilahle letitfombe tabo letenyanyekako lebese babeke emehlo abo kuto, futsi abazange batilahle tithico taseGibhithe. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngicedzele kutfukutsela kwami etikwabo eGibhithe.
Noko yena wachubeka wadlanga ngalobugwababane bakhe, njengobe abekhumbula emalanga ebusha bakhe ngesikhatsi asagwadla eGibhithe.
Ngako wafisa kuba neluntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yebusha bakho, ngesikhatsi useseGibhithe lapho tingono temabele akho tatiphiciketwa khona netimphumamlotsa takho tatibhujungwa khona.”
Uyakuyinatsa uyicedze, iphele, uyibhidlite ibe ticucu, uklebhule emabele akho. “Sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Libito lalendzala bekungu-Ohola, dzadzewabo kungu-Oholibha. Babe ngebami, base batala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. Ohola yiSamariya, kantsi Oholibha yiJerusalema.
Ngabe sengikhuluma ngalona labesagugiswe kuphinga, ngatsi: ‘Nyalo-ke sale bamsebentisa njengengwababane, ngobe nguloko kuphela langiko.’
Akazange akuyekele kugwadla labekucale eGibhithe, lekwatsi ngesikhatsi sebusha bakhe emadvodza alala naye, amphiciketa khona tingono tebutjitji bakhe, atfululela inkhanuko yawo kuye.
Watsi kube Simakadze acale kukhuluma naHoseya, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Hamba utsatse umfati loyingwadla lonebantfwana labatelwe ngebugwadla, ngobe live linelicala lebugwadla lobesabekako, selisukile kuSimakadze.”
Ngulapho-ke ngitambuyisela khona tivini takhe, ngente Sigodzi sase-Akhori sibe ngumnyango welitsemba. Ngulapho-ke lapho ayawuhlabela khona njengasemalangeni akhe ebusha, nanjengalelo langa laphuma ngalo eGibhithe.
Kufanele bangasakuphindzi kunikela imihlatjelo yabo kuletithico letisatimbuti, labaphinga nato. Loku kutawuba ngumtsetfo wetitukulwane ngetitukulwane.’
“Nani ngekwenu niyati kutsi sasiphila kanjani siseseGibhithe nekutsi sadzabula njani kumave ngemave endleleni nasita lapha.
“Ngako yesabani Simakadze nimkhonte ngekwetsembeka konkhe. Balahleni bonkulunkulu bebakhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, naseGibhithe, nikhonte Simakadze.
Tidvumbu tabo tiyawulala esitaladini selidolobha lelikhulu lelibitwa ngekufanekisa kutsi yiSodoma neGibhithe, lapho iNkhosi yabo yabetselwa khona.