18 Noko Simakadze ulangatelela kangaka kutsi abe nemusa kini. Uyaphakama kutsi anihawukele, ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngemtsetfocotfo. Babusisiwe bonkhe labalindzela yena.
Kangakanani-ke kutsi angalalela, nawutsi awumboni yena, kutsi nome licala lakho lisembikwakhe, wena kufanele ulindzele yena,
Khotsamani etinyaweni tendvodzana, ingadzimate initfukutselele, nifele endleleni, ngobe lulaka lwayo luvutsa masinyane. Babusisiwe bonkhe lababalekela kuyo.
Tsemba kuSimakadze, cina ungadzangali, ube nesibindzi. Yebo, tsemba kuSimakadze.
Ase ninambitse nibone kutsi Simakadze muhle unemusa! Ubusisiwe lowo lokhosela kuye!
Yebo, Simakadze wemabandla! Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowetsembele kuwe!
Simakadze, nguwe losimise kulunga kwenkhosi letsandza kubusa ngekungakhetsi muntfu; nguwe lowehlisela lokuhle kuJakobe, waletsa kulunga nebucotfo.
Simakadze wendlula embikwakhe wamemeta watsi: “Simakadze, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu lonesihawu nemusa; uyephuta kutfukutsela andze ngemusa nangekwetsembeka,
Umuntfu lonakekela umyalo naloko lakufundziswako uyaphumelela; nemuntfu lowetsemba Simakadze ubusisiwe.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi: ‘Ngitawuhlala nje ngithule, ngibuke nje ngisendzaweni yami yekuhlala, nakuphakama sivuvu ekushiseni kwelilanga, yebo, sivuvu sematolo lakhuntsisa sivuno.’
Emehlo ebantfu labatikhukhumetako ayawutfotjiswa, kutsi kutigcabha kwebantfu kwehliswe; Simakadze yena yedvwa uyawuphakanyiswa ngalelo langa.
Kutiphakamisa kwebantfu kuyakwehliselwa phansi, nekutigcabha kwebantfu kutfotjiswe; Simakadze yena yedvwa uyawuphakanyiswa ngalelo langa,
Ngalelo langa bayakutsi: “Ngempela, lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu, besetsembela kuye, naye wasisindzisa. Lona nguSimakadze lebesetsembele kuye; asijabule sitfokote ngensindziso yakhe.”
Ngitakwenta kwehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo kube ngumugca wekulinganisa, nekulunga kube ngumugca wekucondzisa, sangcotfo siyawuhlwitsa lesiphephelo senu lesingemanga, nesikhukhula semanti siyakwemukisa lendzawo yenu yekubhaca.
Awu Simakadze, bani nemusa kitsi; tsine silangatelela wena. Bani ngemandla etfu njalo nje ekuseni, nensindziso yetfu ngesikhatsi selusizi.
Simakadze uphakeme, ngobe uhlala endzaweni lephakeme, utawugcwalisa iSiyoni ngekwehlulela ngemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga.
kodvwa labo labetsembele kuSimakadze batfola emandla lamasha. Bayawukhuphuka ngemaphiko njengetinsweti, bayawugijima bangadzinwa, bayawuhamba bangaphelelwa ngemandla.
Simakadze utsi: “Sesikhatsi lesidze ngibindzile, bengibindzile, ngitibambile. Kodvwa nyalo, njengemfati nakabeleka, ngiyakhala, ngiyacucumuka.
Labatimphumphutse ngitabahola ngetindlela labangazange batati, ngibahole ngetindlela letingakavami. Bumnyama ngitabenta bube kukhanya embikwabo, ngente tindzawo letimagebhugebhu tibe ngematsafa. Leti tintfo lengitawutenta; ngingeke ngitiyekele.
Ngenca yeLibito lami ngiyalwephutisa lulaka lwami, ngenca yeludvumo lwami ngiyalubamba, ngingalwehliseli kini, kuze ngingetikunicedza.
Kodvwa Simakadze longuSomandla utawuphakanyiswa ngekwehlulela kwakhe lokumsulwa. Nkulunkulu longcwele utabubonakalisa bungcwele bakhe ngekulunga kwakhe.
“Ngobe imicabango yami ayisiyo imicabango yenu, netindlela tenu akusito tindlela tami,” kusho Simakadze.
Ngingeke ngihlale ngisola njalonjalo, futsi ngingeke ngihlale ngitfukutsele, ngobe phela umoya wemuntfu ungaze ucaleke embikwami, umphefumulo wemuntfu lengamdala.
“Ngobe mine, Simakadze, ngiyakutsandza kwehlulela ngebucotfo. Ngiyakutondza kudlelela nekona, bantfu bami ngiyawubakhokhela njengekwetsembeka kwami, ngente sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze nabo.
Kusukela kadzenidzeni kute lowase weva, kute nendlebe leyase yeva, kute liso lelase labona lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, lomelela labo labalindzele yena.
Ngitawulindzela Simakadze lofihla buso bakhe kuyo indlu yakaJakobe. Ngiyawubeka litsemba lami kuye.
“Kodvwa ubusisiwe umuntfu lowetsembela kuSimakadze, lotsemba lakhe linguSimakadze.
Emvakwemalanga lalishumi livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya.
Ubusisiwe lowo loyawulindza aze efike ekugcineni kwalamalanga layi-1 335.
Noko ngiyakuyihawukela indlu yakaJuda; ngiyakubasindzisa, kodvwa hhayi ngebutjoki, nangenkemba, nangemphi, nangemahhashi, nangebagibeli bemahhashi, kodvwa ngiyakubasindzisa mine, Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo.”
“Ngako-ke manje ngitamhhungula, ngimholele ehlane, ngikhulume naye kamnandzi.
Ngiyawube sengibuyela endzaweni yami, baze balivume licala labo. Bayawufuna buso bami; baseselusizini lwabo bayawungifunisisa.”
Senimkhatsatile Simakadze ngemavi enu. Niyabuta nitsi: “Simkhatsate ngani?” Nimkhatsate ngekukhuluma nitsi: “Bonkhe labenta lokubi bahle emehlweni aSimakadze, futsi uyajabula ngabo,” nome: “Uphi loNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lowehlulela ngebucotfo?”
Ngako-ke yesuka yahamba yaya kuyise. “Yayisekudzeni kabi nelikhaya ngesikhatsi uyise ayibona. Inhlitiyo yeyise yagcwala sihawu, wayihawukela wagijima wayihlangabeta. Wayigaca ngemkhono wakhe, wayanga.
Ngaleso sikhatsi bekukhona indvodza leyayilungile yesaba Nkulunkulu, ihlala eJerusalema, libito layo kunguSimeyoni. Abelindzele indvudvuto ngensindziso yesive sema-Israyeli, Moya Longcwele abesetikwakhe.
Nkulunkulu wamenyusela ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla njengeMholi neMsindzisi, kuze anike bantfu baka-Israyeli litfuba lekuphendvuka, kutsetselelwe tono tabo.
Umtsetfo wefikela kwandzisa siphambuko, kodvwa ngekwandza kwesono nemusa waNkulunkulu wandza kakhulu.
Loku akusiko yini Nkulunkulu labefuna kukwenta? Nome abefuna kubonakalisa lulaka lwakhe nekwatisa emandla akhe, noko watimela ngekubeketela lokukhulu titja telulaka lwakhe letatimiselwe kubhujiswa.
Ngako-ke akudvunyiswe umusa wakhe webukhosi, lasipha wona ngeNdvodzana yakhe letsandzekako.
Nkulunkulu lasipha wona, waze waphuphuma. Ngekuhlakanipha nekucondza kwakhe
“Yena uLidvwala, imisebenti yakhe iphelele; yebo, netindlela takhe tonkhe tilungile. Nkulunkulu lowetsembekile longakwenti lokubi, ucotfo akakhetsi muntfu.
Khumbulani phela kutsi ngulabo labaciniselako lesitsi babusisiwe. Nake neva ngekukhutsatela kwaJobe, niyati-ke nekutsi iNkhosi yaletsa siphetfo sini kuye; ngobe iNkhosi inebubele nesihawu lesikhulu.
Kubeketela kweNkhosi nibokutsatsa ngekutsi kunentela ematfuba ekusindziswa, njengobe nemzalwane wetfu lotsandzekako longuPawula anibhalele ngekuhlakanipha laphiwe kona.
INkhosi ayibini kugcina setsembiso sayo, njengobe labanye bacabanga kutsi iyabina; kepha iyanibeketelela, ngobe ingatsandzi kutsi kubhubhe ngisho namunye umuntfu, kodvwa itsandza kutsi bonkhe bantfu baphendvuke etonweni tabo.
Ningasakhulumi kakhulu ngekutiphakamisa; kubete kutiphakamisa lokuphuma emilonyeni yenu. Ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu welwati, ngaye tento tonkhe tiyaphenyisiswa.