31 Bayawuhhula tinhloko tabo ngenca yakho, bembatse emasaka. Bayawukukhalela tinyembeti ngemiphefumulo ledzabukile nangekulila lokumunyu.
IDiboni seyenyukele ethempelini, endzaweni lephakeme yekukhontela, kuyawukhala. Sive sakaMowabi sikhalela iNebo neMedeba. Tonkhe tinhloko tihhuliwe, tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe.
Ngako ngiyakhala, njengobe kukhala iJaseri, ngikhalela imivini yaseSibima. Awu! Heshboni, nawe Eleyale, nginenye etinyembetini! Kumemeta kwenjabulo ngetitselo tenu lesetivutsiwe kuthulisiwe, kwabindziswa nenjabulo ngetivuno tenu.
INkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla yanibita ngalelo langa kutsi nitewukhala nilile, kutsi nitewuhhula tinwele tenu, nembatse emasaka.
Ngako-ke ngatsi: “Sukani lapha kimi, ase ngikhale kabuhlungu. Ningacali netame kungidvudvuta ngekubhujiswa kwesive sakitsi.”
Esikhundleni sekunuka kwemakha, kutawunuka luboti; esikhundleni semijijimba kube tintsambo, esikhundleni setinwele letentiwe kahle kutawuba nemphandla; esikhundleni setembatfo letinhle kutawuba ngemasaka; esikhundleni sebuhle kutawuba nesishadza.
“Labaphakeme nalabaphansi bayawufela kulelive. Bangeke bangcwatjwe, futsi abayiwukhalelwa, futsi kute labayawubazilela nalabayawuhhula ngenca yabo.
IGaza iyawuhhula inhloko yayo ilile, i-Ashkeloni yona iyawuvalwa umlomo, ibhubhe. Awu, nsali yasetsafeni, niyawutikhipha umkhuphulwane kuze kube ngunini?
Tonkhe tinhloko tawo titimphandla, nato tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe, tonkhe tandla tijutjiwe, nato tonkhe tinkhalo tembeswe emasaka.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, washucisa emabutfo akhe kamatima wahlasela iThire; tonkhe tinhloko tasingwa taba tincacadvu, nawo onkhe emahlombe abo aba nesikofu. Noko yena kanye nemabutfo akhe abazange babuyelwe lutfo ngalomkhankhaso labawenta ngekuhlasela iThire.
Bayawukwembatsa emasaka, bagcokiswe lusizi. Buso babo bonkhe buyakwembatsa emahloni, netinhloko tabo bonkhe tiyawuhhulwa.
Yembatsani emasaka, nine baphristi, nilile. Khalani, nine lenikhonta elatini. Wotani nitekwembatsa emasaka busuku bonkhe, nine lenikhonta embikwaNkulunkulu wami, ngobe umnikelo walokutinhlavu kanye nemnikelo wetinatfo sebakugodlile, akuseti endlini yaNkulunkulu wenu.
“ ‘Baphristi abafanele bahhule tinwele, nome basinge tilevu, nome basike imitimba yabo bakhombise kutsi bazilile.
Emadzili enu enkholo ngiyakuwagucula abe sililo, nako konkhe kuhlabela kwenu kube kukhala. Ngiyawunenta nonkhe nembatse emasaka, nihhule tinhloko tenu. Leso sikhatsi ngiyawusenta sifanane nesekulilela indvodzana letelwe yodvwa kabo. Lelo langa liyawugcina kabuhlungu kakhulu.”
Letindzaba tatsi natifika enkhosini yaseNineve, yasukuma esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi, yakhumula ingubo yayo yebukhosi, yatembonya ngendvwangu yemasaka, yahlala phansi emlotseni.
Takhamiti takaJuda, hhulani tinwele tenu, nililele bantfwabenu lenibatsandzako. Singani tinhloko tenu tibe tincacadvu njengemphandla, ngobe bantfwabenu batawutfunjwa.
Mikha wase utsi: “Ngenca yaloko ngitawukhala ngilile kuze ngikhombise kudzabuka kwami, ngitawuhamba ngcunu ngingafaki ngisho neticatfulo, ngishaye umkhulungwane njengenja, ngikhale njengesahhukulu, ngikekele njengenshi.
“Nine nibantfwana baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Ningatisiki nome nihhule lingembili letinhloko tenu ngenca yalabafile,