13 Ngiyakuyetsiya ngelinetha lami, futsi iyawubanjwa kulolo lugibe lwami; ngiyakuyiyisa eBhabhulona, eveni lemaKhaledi, kodvwa ngeke ilibone, ngulapho iyawufela khona.
Bambophele lifindvo endleleni yakhe leyenile, lugibe lusemkhondvweni wakhe.
yatini-ke kutsi nguNkulunkulu longonile, wangigigela ngelugibe lwakhe.
Lababi uyawubehlisela imvula yemalahle lavutsako nesibabule, abajezise ngemoya lohhusha kabuhlungu.
Wasiholela kutsi sibanjwe elugibeni, wasetfwesa umtfwalo lomatima.
“ ‘Kodvwa njengalamakhiwa lamabi langadleki ngiyakwenta njalo kuSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, netindvuna takhe, nensali yaseJerusalema, nome basele lapha kulelive nome bahlala eGibhithe,’ kusho Simakadze.
Iyawutsatsa Sedekiya imyise eBhabhulona, lapho ayawuhlala khona ngize ngimcondzise, kusho Simakadze. Nanilwa nemaBhabhulona ngeke niphumelele.’ ”
Ngeke uphunyule esandleni sakhe nase akubambile, kodvwa nakanjani utawutfunjwa unikelwe esandleni sakhe. Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona utayibona ngemehlo akho, futsi itawukhuluma nawe buso nebuso. Wena utakuya eBhabhulona.
Inkhosi Sedekiya wase uyatfumela kutsi akalandvwe aletfwe kuye esigodlweni, lapho wafike wambuta ngasense, watsi: “Likhona yini livi lelivela kuSimakadze?” Jeremiya waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, likhona, litsi: Wena utawuniketelwa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona.”
Wase ukupuluta emehlo aSedekiya, wambopha ngetinketane telitfusi kuze amyise eBhabhulona.
Ngakubekela lugibe, wena Bhabhulona, wavele wabhajwa ungakati ngalo, watfolakala, wabanjwa, ngobe wemelana naSimakadze.
“Watfumela umlilo asetulu, wawehlisela phansi ematsanjeni ami. Webekela tinyawo tami linetha, wangincandzekisa. Wangenta ngaba ngulolahliwe, ngacaleka lilanga lonkhe.
Sehlelwe kwesaba neluvalo, nemigodzi, kubhujiswa, nekucitfwa.”
kwefika livi laSimakadze kumphristi Hezekeli, umsa waBuzi, ngasemfuleni iKhebari eveni lemaBhabhulona. Ngulapho-ke lapho sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwakhe khona.
Tetjatse ehlombe lakho babukile uhambe nato nakucala kuhwalala, buso bakho ubumbonyile, khona ungetulibona live, ngobe sengikwente sibonakaliso kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli.”
“ ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, uyawufela eBhabhulona, eveni laleyo nkhosi leyambeka esihlalweni sebukhosi, lowo lowedzelela sifungo sayo wephula nesivumelwane sayo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Ngiyawumendlalela linetha lami, uyawuvele abhajwe elugibeni lwami. Ngiyakumyisa eBhabhulona, ngikhiphe sigwebo kuye khona lapho, ngobe angazange etsembeke kimi.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ngesicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu ngiyawuphonsa linetha lami etikwakho, bayawukuhudvulela ngaphandle ngelinetha lami.
Batawutsi nababaleka, ngijikijele linetha lami etikwabo. Ngiyawubadvonsela phansi njengetinyoni tasemoyeni. Nangibeva bancwabelana ndzawonye, ngiyawubabamba.
ngobe liyawufika njengasochaka kubantfu bonkhe emhlabeni wonkhe.