24 Kute lohlala eSiyoni loyakutsi: “Ngiyagula,” netono talabo labahlala khona tiyawutsetselelwa.
Kulawo malanga, nangaleso sikhatsi, kuyawuphenywa ngelicala laka-Israyeli, kodvwa aliyiwutfolakala, kuphenywe nangetono takaJuda, kodvwa kute nasinye lesiyawutfolakala, ngobe ngiyakuyitsetselela insali lengayishiya,” kusho Simakadze.
Uyakwesula tonkhe tinyembeti emehlweni abo, sekuyawubate kufa, nekulila, nekukhala, nebuhlungu, ngobe kwakucala sekwendlulile.”
Tikhubekiso takho ngitishanyele njengelifu. netono takho njengenkhungu yasekuseni. Buyela kimi, ngobe sengikuhlengile.”
Ukhona yini logulako emkhatsini wenu? Akabite babonisi belibandla, bamthandazele ngekumgcobisa ngemafutsa egameni leNkhosi.
Ngulapho-ke kukhanya kwakho kuyawugcama njengekukhanya kwekusa, nekuphiliswa kwakho kuyawuvela masinyane, kulunga kwakho-ke kuyawube sekukuhambela embili. Bukhosi baSimakadze buyawuba sivikelo sakho lesingemuva kwakho.
Simakadze utanigcina aniphephise kuto tonkhe tifo. Angeke anijezise ngetifo letesabekako lenatibona eGibhithe, kodvwa uyakubajezisa ngato labo labanitondzako.
Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Naningilalela, nigcina livi lami, mine Nkulunkulu wenu, nente loko lokulungile, nigcine nemiyalo yami, ngingeke nginijezise ngaletifo lengatehlisela etikwemaGibhithe. Mine nginguSimakadze longumphilisi wenu.”
Ageleta ehla nemgwaco welikhaya. Ngale nangale kwalomfula bekunesihlahla sekuphila. Besitsela titselo emahlandla lali-12 ngemnyaka, lokusho kutsi kanye ngenyanga. Emacembe aso abephilisa tive.
Inyanga iyawukhanya njengelilanga, nekukhanya kwelilanga kuyawuphindvwa kasikhombisa, ngangekukhanya kwemalanga lagcwele lasikhombisa, ngesikhatsi Simakadze nakabopha emanceba esive sakhe, elapha tilondza letavetwa nguye.
Simakadze wawuva lomthandazo waHezekiya, wase uyasiphilisa sive.
Simakadze uyakunishaya ngematfumba aseGibhithe, nangetimila, nangetilondza letincincako, nangelukhwekhwe lolulumako leningasoze nelapheke kuto.
Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
“Khulumani kahle kubaseJerusalema, nimemetele kubo kutsi umshikashika wabo wemsebenti sewuphelelisiwe, nekutsi licala lesono sabo selihlawulelwe, nekutsi sebatfole ngalokuphindziwe esandleni saSimakadze ngaletono tabo.”
Kodvwa wena ngiyawukubuyisela emphilweni, ngiphilise emanceba akho, nome ubitwa ngekutsi ungulolahliwe, iSiyoni lenganakwa ngumuntfu,’ kusho Simakadze.
Ngiyawutsi-ke nase ngikwentele inhlawulo yakho, yako konkhe loku lose ukwentile, bese uyakhumbula udliwe ngemahloni, ungaphindzi uwuvule umlomo wakho ngenca yalokuhlazeka kwakho lokungaka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawubavikela labo labahlala eJerusalema, kuze kutsi lababutsakatsaka kakhulu emkhatsini wabo babe njengaDavide, bese kutsi indlu yaDavide yona ifanane naNkulunkulu, ibe njengengilosi yaSimakadze lehamba embikwabo.