25 Kodvwa naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yebo, emabutfo ayakwemukwa labatfunjiwe, nalabanelunya bemukwe imphango. Kodvwa ngiyakulwa nalabo labalwa nawe, ngibasindzise bantfwabakho.
Ngitababusisa labakubusisako, ngibacalekise labakucalekisako. Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngawe.”
Cabana nalabo labacabana nami, ulwe nalabo labalwa nami, Simakadze.
Ngalelo langa umtfwalo wema-Asiriya uyawususwa emahlombe enu, nelijoko lawo lisuswe entsanyeni yenu; lijoko litakwephulwa njengobe senikhuluphele kangaka nje.
Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Simakadze utawubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kuJakobe, utawuphindza futsi akhetse ema-Israyeli, awabuyisele eveni lawo. Betive batawutihlanganisa nawo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.
Tive tiyakuwatsatsa tiwamikise endzaweni yawo. Lababendlu yaka-Israyeli bayawutsatsa betive, babasebentise njengetigcili tabo letidvuna naletisikati eveni laSimakadze. Batfumbi babo bayawubenta batfunjwa babo, babuse etikwebacindzeteli babo.
Kuyawuba tibonakaliso letikhumbuta ngaSimakadze longuSomandla eveni laseGibhithe. Nase bakhala kuSimakadze ngenca yebacindzeteli babo, uyawubatfumelela umsindzisi nemvikeli, yena loyawufike abephule.
Bewusiphephelo salabamphofu, siphephelo salabeswele elusizini lwabo, siphephelo sekuvikela etivunguvungwini, nemtfunti ekushiseni kwelilanga. Ngobe kuphefumula kwalabanelunya kufanana nesivunguvungu lesitimukula elubondzeni;
Ngalelo langa bayakutsi: “Ngempela, lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu, besetsembela kuye, naye wasisindzisa. Lona nguSimakadze lebesetsembele kuye; asijabule sitfokote ngensindziso yakhe.”
Ngobe Simakadze ngumehluleli wetfu; Simakadze nguyena sishayamtsetfo setfu, Simakadze yinkhosi yetfu, nguye lotasisindzisa.
Khulumani kulabanetinhlitiyo letesabako nitsi: “Cinani, ningesabi, Nkulunkulu wenu uyeta, uyawufika nekuphindzisela nekujezisa kwakhe, utawufika atenisindzisa.”
“Khulumani kahle kubaseJerusalema, nimemetele kubo kutsi umshikashika wabo wemsebenti sewuphelelisiwe, nekutsi licala lesono sabo selihlawulelwe, nekutsi sebatfole ngalokuphindziwe esandleni saSimakadze ngaletono tabo.”
Kubhodla kwabo kufanana nekwemabhubesi, yebo, babhodla njengemabhubesi lamancane, atsi ahhonga abe abamba imphango yawo, ayetfwale ahambe nayo kubete longayisindzisa.
Labo labatiboshwa batawukhululwa masinyane; bangeke bafele kulomgodzi welijele labo, futsi bangeke bakweswele kudla.
Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, lovikela sive sakhe, utsi: “Uyabona, sengiyisusile esandleni sakho indzebe beyikwenta udzayitele; kuleyo ndzebe, ludziwo lwentfukutselo yami, ungeke uphindze unatse kuyo futsi.
“Bonkhe bantfu bakho bayawufundziswa nguSimakadze, inhlalakahle nekuthula kwebantfwana bakho kuyawuba kukhulu.
“Ngiyawukusindzisa etandleni talababi, ngikuhlenge ekubanjweni ngulabanelulaka.”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Naseyiphelile iminyaka lengema-70 yeBhabhulona, ngitawufika kini ngitewugcwalisa setsembiso sami semusa kutsi nginibuyise kulendzawo.
Ngobe Simakadze uyawubahlenga bakaJakobe, abakhulule esandleni salabo labanemandla kunabo.
Nome ngabe akahlengwa nangayinye yaletindlela, kodvwa kufanele yena nemndeni wakhe akhululwe ngeMnyaka Wekubuyiselwa,
Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: “Mine ngiphambene nawe, Nineve. Tincola takho temphi ngitatishisa tibe yintfutfu, inkemba itawudla emazinyane akho elibhubesi, anginakushiyela nyamatane emhlabeni. Emavi etitfunywa takho angeke aphindze evakale.”
Lesi-ke sishayo Simakadze layawushaya ngaso tonkhe tive letalwa neJerusalema: Umtimba wabo uyawubola baseme ngetinyawo tabo, emehlo abo ayawubola etingojeni tawo, netilwimi tabo tiyawubola emilonyeni yabo.
Simakadze uyawuphuma ayekulwa naleto tive, njengobe avama kulwa ngelilanga lemphi.
Kodvwa nine, ngenca yengati yesivumelwane sami nani, ngiyawutikhulula tiboshwa takini emgodzini lote emanti.
“Kute umuntfu longagcekeza indlu yesichwaga aphange timphahla taso, ngaphandle kwekutsi acale ngekubamba sona asibophe; emvakwaloko-ke angangena aphange timphahla endlini yaso.
Kodvwa lomfati wakhe sibili ukhululekile, umele iJerusalema yasezulwini lengumake wetfu.
Umuntfu lowonako waSathane, ngobe Sathane wona kusukela ekucaleni. Kodvwa iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu yetela kona loko, kucitsa imisebenti yaSathane.
Jabulani, nitfokote, nine mazulu. Jabulani nani labangcwele, nani baphostoli, nani baphrofethi; ngobe Nkulunkulu sewuyehlulele iBhabhulona, waniphindziselela kuyo!