Umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kwaSimakadze, emave kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kuwo kwakhe,
Jeremiya 47:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka kutsi aqubuka kanjani emanti ngasenyakatfo, atakuba sikhukhula lesikhulu. Atawukhukhula lelive kanye nako konkhe lokukulo, emadolobha kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwo. Bantfu bayawukhala bumayemaye, bonkhe labahlala kulelive bayawulila, |
Umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kwaSimakadze, emave kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kuwo kwakhe,
“Awu, sango, lila! Awu, dolobha, hhewula! Ttutfumela, wena Filistiya! Ngobe emabutfo emphi lenemandla ayeta, aphuma ngasenyakatfo; ate ngisho nome linye lisotja leliligwala.
Kulila kwabo kuhaza ngesheya kwemnyele wakaMowabi. Kukhala kwabo kuvakala e-Eglayimu, kulila kwabo kuvakale eBheri Elimu.
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neSigodzi Sembono lelitsi: Kwentiwa yini kutsi bonkhe bantfu bakho bakhwele baye etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu?
Ngitakwenta kwehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo kube ngumugca wekulinganisa, nekulunga kube ngumugca wekucondzisa, sangcotfo siyawuhlwitsa lesiphephelo senu lesingemanga, nesikhukhula semanti siyakwemukisa lendzawo yenu yekubhaca.
Kusukela enshonalanga kuye lapho kuphuma ngakhona lilanga, bantfu bayawulesaba Libito laSimakadze, bahloniphe bukhosi bakhe. Ngobe uyawufika njengesikhukhula semfula lokhukhulwa kuphefumula kwaSimakadze.
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Kusukela ngasenyakatfo kutawutfululwa inhlekelele, itseleke kubo bonkhe labahlala kulelive.
Tive tiyawuva ngelihlazo lakho, kukhala kwakho kuyawugcwalisa wonkhe umhlaba. Ingwazi lenye iyawugilwa ngulenye, tikhubatele tiwe tonkhe kanyekanye.”
Lona ngumlayeto Simakadze lawutjela Jeremiya, umphrofethi, ngekuta kwaNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kutawuhlasela iGibhithe, watsi:
“IGibhithe ilitfokati lelihle kakhulu, kodvwa siyeta sibawu lesitayihlasela, sita sichamuka enyakatfo.
“Maye kufabaka kwayo! Maye, bayalila bo! Hhawu, kushwebheta kwaMowabi sekuyindlisamahloni kuyo; Mowabi sewugucuke waba yintfo yekuhlekisa, waba yintfo nje yekwesabisa kubo bonkhe labakhelene naye.”
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka, kuta imphi, lechamuka eveni langasenyakatfo, sive lesikhulu sichukulutiwe, sisukela emikhawulweni yemhlaba.
Kuthimula kwemahhashi etitsa kuyevakala kuvela kulakaDani, kukhala kwetinjomane tabo kutfutfumelisa lonkhe live. Tifikele kutawushwabudzela live nako konkhe lokukulo, lidolobha kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo.”
Sikhukhula semphi lenkhulu siyawukhukhuleka sisuswe embikwakhe; kokubili, imphi kanye nesikhulu sesivumelwane, kuyawubhujiswa.
Ngesikhukhula lesinemandla baseNineve labaphambene naye uyawubacedza, abacoshe baye ebumnyameni.
Kepha nangabe lomunye atsi kini: “Loku kuhlatjelwe tithico,” ningakudli, ngenca yakhe, nangenca yanembeza.
Nine-ke tinjinga, lalelani emavi ami. Khalani, nilile ngenca yetinhlupheko letitawunehlela.
Lenye ingilosi kuleti letisikhombisa letatinetitja letisikhombisa yeta kimi, yefike yatsi: “Kota, ngitekukhombisa kwehlulelwa kwalengwadla leyatiwa kakhulu, lehleti emantini lamanyenti.
Lengilosi yase itsi kimi: “Lamanti lowabonile, lapho kuhleti khona lengwadla, abantfu, nemindeni, netive, netilimi ngetilimi.