12 Lowo lokhashane kakhulu uyawubulawa sifo lesibulalanako, lowo losedvutane abulawe ngenkemba, kutsi lowo lophunyulile wasala, abulawe yindlala. Ngiyakulufeza kanjalo-ke lulaka lwami etikwabo.
“Khulumani kahle kubaseJerusalema, nimemetele kubo kutsi umshikashika wabo wemsebenti sewuphelelisiwe, nekutsi licala lesono sabo selihlawulelwe, nekutsi sebatfole ngalokuphindziwe esandleni saSimakadze ngaletono tabo.”
Ngiyawubatfumelela inkemba, nendlala kanye nesifo lesibulalanako lokuyawubehlela baze babhujiswe kulelive lengalinika bona naboyisemkhulu.’ ”
Ngako nyalo, yatini nekwati kutsi: Nitakufa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako kuyo leyo ndzawo lapho nifuna kuyawuhlala khona.”
Simakadze ulufeze ngalokuphelele lulaka lwakhe, uyitfululile intfukutselo yakhe levutsako. ESiyoni uphembe umlilo lowadla tisekelo tayo.
Awu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni, kujeziswa kwakho kutawuphela; Simakadze angeke aselule sikhatsi sekudzingiswa kwakho. Kodvwa, awu, wena Ndvodzakati yase-Edomu, uyawujeziswa ngenca yesono sakho, abubeke ebaleni bubi bakho.
“Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, labo labasemadzilikelweni bayawubulawa ngenkemba, labo labasemaphandleni ngiyawubanikela etilwaneni tesiganga kutsi tibashwabudzele, kutsi labo labasetinqabeni nasemigedzeni babulawe sifo lesibulalanako.
Incenye yesitsatfu yebantfu bakho, Jerusalema, itakufa ngesifo lesibulalanako, nome ibhujiswe yindlala ngekhatsi kwakho; incenye yesitsatfu itakufa ngenkemba ngaphandle kwetibondza takho; kutsi lenye incenye yesitsatfu isakateleke emimoyeni, ngiyicoshe ngenkemba leyeluliwe.
“Intfukutselo yami-ke iyakube seyiyaphela, nelulaka lwami kubo lubohle, ngikhipheleke sibhongo. Ngiyawutsi nase ngilukhiphele kubo lulaka lwami, bayawukwati kutsi mine Simakadze sengikhulumile ngenshisekelo yami.
“Sikhatsi sesifikile, lilanga selikhona. Lowo lotsengako akangajabuli, nalowo lotsengisako angadzabuki, ngobe lulaka lusetikwaso sonkhe lesicumbi.
“Ngephandle yinkemba, ngekhatsi sifo lesibulalanako nendlala; labo labasemaphandleni bayakufa ngenkemba, nalabo labasedolobheni bayawudliwa yindlala nesifo lesibulalanako.
“Simakadze, wena ulungile, kodvwa lamuhla nje sesitseleke ngelihlazo, bantfu bakaJuda netakhamiti taseJerusalema, nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, yebo, labasedvute nalabakhashane kuwo onkhe emave, lapho usisakatele khona ngenca yekungetsembeki kwetfu kuwe.