8 Ngiyawulibhidlita lelidolobha, ngilente libe yintfo yekuhlekisa; bonkhe labendlulako bayawumangala kakhulu, bahleke lusulu ngenca yemanceba alo.
Live labo liyawusala likhala libhungane, libe yintfo yekuba yinhlekisa; bonkhe labendlulako bayawumangala banikine tinhloko.
Ngitifunga mine, kutsi iBhosra iyawubhidlitwa ibe yintfo yekwesabisa, intfo yelihlazo, neyekucalekisa, nawo onkhe emadolobha ayo ayawuba ngemadzibikelo aphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
Noko nome kwanyalo lelithempeli lisenesitfunti lesimatima kangaka, bonkhe labendlula ngakulo bayawumangala bahhalatise, batsi: ‘Simakadze uyenteleni lentfo lenjena kulelive nakulelithempeli?’
Leli lidolobha lelinganaki lutfo, lelaliphila liphephile. Latikhulumela lona, latsi: “Ngimi ngimi, kute futsi lelinye ngaphandle kwami.” Maye, imbhubhiso lese lingiyo, seliyindzawo yekubutsanela tilwane tesiganga! Bonkhe labendlula ngakulo bayalishalatelela, balihheletele ngetandla tabo.
Ngenca yentfukutselo yaSimakadze angeke asahlalwa bantfu, kodvwa sewuyawusala ayedvwa. Bonkhe labendlula eBhabhulona bayakwetfuka bafe, bahleke lusulu, ngenca yawo onkhe emanceba ayo.
IJerusalema nemadolobha akaJuda, emakhosi netindvuna tawo, kubenta kutsi babe yincitsakalo, nentfo yekwesabisa neyekuhlekisa, nesicalekiso, njengobe banjalo nalamuhla;
Live lenu ngiyawuliphundla, kuze kutsi netitsa tenu letingena kulo timangale ngalo.
Niyawuba yintfo leshacisa lugogo, nentfo yekwedzelelwa neyekuphukutwa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive leniyawube nisakatelwe kuto nguSimakadze.
“Bantfwabenu labayawunilandzela etitukulwaneni letitako nebetive labayawube bavela emaveni lakhashane, bayawutibona letigemegeme letehlela kulelive; netifo Simakadze latehlisela kulo.
Bahwebi emkhatsini wetive bayekhuta bababate ngenca yakho; sewufike ekwephetseni lokwetfusanako, futsi ungeke uphindze ube khona.’ ”
Loko kuyakwenteka, ngobe nilandzele imikhuba lemibi yenkhosi Omri nendvodzana yakhe Ahabi. Nichubeke nalandzela imitsetfo yabo, ngaloko-ke ngiyawunibhubhisa; bonkhe bantfu bayawunibukela phansi. Bantfu yonkhe indzawo bayawunedzelela ngendzelelo.”