48 ngako-ke ekulambeni nasekomeni, ekudzikiteni nasebuphuyeni benu niyawukhonta titsa tenu Simakadze latitfumele kini. Uyakunetfwesa lijoko lensimbi etintsanyeni tenu, aze anibhubhise.
“Nangabe sive sakho, ema-Israyeli, sehlulwe sitsa saso, ngobe sonile kuwe, bese sigucukela kuwe, sivume Libito lakho, sithandaze sincuse kuwe sikulelithempeli,
Noko, batawuba ngaphansi kwakhe, khona batewufundza umehluko emkhatsini wekukhonta mine nekukhonta emakhosi alamanye emave.”
Ngangisitfukutselele sive sami, ngalilahla lifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho, nawe awuzange ubahawukele ngemusa; ngisho nalasebagugile, wabagaca ngelijoko lelimatima.
Ngenca yemacala enu niyawulahlekelwa lifa lenganinika lona. Ngitanigcilata ngetitsa tenu eveni leningalati, ngobe niluchukulutile lulaka lwami, futsi lutanivutsela phakadze naphakadze.”
Watsi Simakadze nasehlulekile kubeketelela tento tenu tebubi naletintfo letisinengiso lenanitentile, live lenu laba yintfo yekucalekisa nendzawo lelihlane lelite bantfu, njengobe linjalo lamuhla.
Ngobe sengibabekele lokubi, hhayi lokuhle; emaJuda laseGibhithe ayawubhubha ngenkemba nangendlala, aze abhujiswe onkhe.
Bantfu nabakubuta, Jeremiya, batsi: ‘Simakadze ukwenteleni konkhe loku kitsi?’ uyawubatjela utsi: ‘Njengobe ningishiyile mine nakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu betive eveni lenu, ngako manje seniyawukhonta betive eveni lekungesilo lenu.’ ”
“Tono tami taboshwa ngesandla sakhe taba lijoko. Watephotsela yena watihlanganisa, setikhuphukele entsanyeni yami, naSimakadze uwesusile emandla ami. Unginiketele kulabo lengingeke ngikhone kumelana nabo.
Emvakwekushaywa nekukhandleka kamatima, Juda sewuyiswe ekutfunjweni. Sewuhlala emkhatsini wetive, akayitfoli indzawo yekuphumula. Bonkhe labacoshana naye sebamkhandzile, bamkhandza asekhatsi elusizini.
Ngenca yekoma, lulwimi lwalabamunyako lunamatsela elwangeni; bantfwana bacela kudla, kodvwa kubete lobapha kona.
“Khuluma kulendlu lehlubukako, utsi: ‘Anati yini kutsi tisho kutsini letintfo?’ Shano kubo utsi: ‘Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yaya eJerusalema yatsatsa inkhosi yakhona nalabahloniphekile bakhona, yeta nabo eBhabhulona.
Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kwefika lusweti lolukhulu eLebanoni, lusweti lolunetimphiko letinemandla netinsiba letindze, tinsiba letiphelele futsi timibalabala. Lwefika lwatsatsa sihloko semsedari,
“ ‘Kodvwa kwakukhona lolunye lusweti lolukhulu lolwalunetimphiko letinemandla netinsiba letindze. Lomvini wabhekisa timphandze tawo ngakulo kusuka kulendzawo lapho wawuhlanyelwe khona, wase wenabisa emagala awo, aya kulo kuyawufuna emanti.
Batakuphatsa ngenzondo, bakwemuke konkhe loko lokusebentele. Batakushiya ungcunu ungenalutfo, nelihlazo lebugwababane bakho libekeke ebaleni. Luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yakho nebugwababane bakho
Ngako Simakadze utsi: “Ngitanehlisela sehlakalo, futsi kuyawubate loyawuphepha kuso. Niyawutikhandza senisekhatsi elubishini, lapho ningaseyiwuhamba ngekutigabatisa lokungaka.
Bekani lijoko lami etikwenu, nifundze kimi, ngobe mine ngimnene, ngitfobekile ngenhlitiyo, khona niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu;
Ngiyawubahlasela ngendlala lephundlako, namashaya acotfule wetifo letibulalanako, kanye netijeziso letibulalako. Ngiyawubahlasela ngetidladla tetilwane tesiganga, nangesihlungu setindlondlo letintjuma elutfulini.