9 “Awu, Israyeli, ngiyawukubhubhisa ngobe umelene nami, uphambene nemsiti wakho.
Wanikela ngemihlatjelo etithicweni tebantfu baseDamaseko lebase bamehlulile; ngobe abecabange watsi: “Njengobe tithico temakhosi aseSiriya tiwasitile emaSiriya, nami ngitakwenta umhlatjelo kuto, khona titakungisita.” Kodvwa ngito kanye letamwisa, taphindze tawisa onkhe ema-Israyeli.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu lomsiti wakhe kunguNkulunkulu waJakobe, lolitsemba lakhe likuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wakhe.
Umphefumulo wetfu wetsembele kuSimakadze, yena ungumsiti wetfu nelihawu letfu.
Nkulunkulu siphephelo setfu nemandla etfu, utfolakala alusito ekuhluphekeni.
Lophingako weswela ingcondvo, nangabe aphinga nemfati, utibulala yena.
kodvwa logeja kungitfola, utilimata yena, bonkhe labangitondzako batsandza kufa.”
Maye kulababi! Inhlekelele isetikwabo! Kuyawuphindziselwa kubo njengekwenta kwetandla tabo.
Kukhetsa kwabo buso ekwehluleleni kubufakazi lobumelene nabo; bashengetisa ngesono sabo njengeSodoma, abasifihli nakancane. Maye kubo! Batiletsele inhlekelele etikwabo.
Ngabe anikatiletseli nine yini loku, ngalokutsi nishiye Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesikhatsi asanihola kahle endleleni?
Bubi benu butanijezisa, nekuhlubuka kwenu kutanitsetsisa. Cabangani-ke nibukisise kahle kutsi kubi kangakanani nekutsi kunibabela kangakanani, nanishiya Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningangesabi mine,” kusho Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Kutiphatsa kwakho netento takho, nguko lokwehlisele loku etikwakho. Lesi sijeziso sakho. Maye, kubuhlungu bo! Maye, kuyayihlaba inhlitiyo bo!”
Konkhe loku kuvinjwe kona kwenu, tono tenu tinemuke lokuhle.
“Kodvwa mine nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakho, lowakukhipha eGibhithe. Animati lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami; kute uMsindzisi ngaphandle kwami.
Awu, ma-Israyeli, buyani, nibuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Tono tenu ngito letiniwisile.
Abakhali kimi ngalokusuka etinhlitiyweni tabo, kodvwa balila emibhedzeni yabo. Babutsana ndzawonye babutsanele emabele neliwayini lelisha, kodvwa bangifulatsele mine.
Ngabacecesha, ngabacinisa, kodvwa bangakhela luzungu lwebubi.
“Kodvwa nine niyalihlambalata ngekukhuluma ngelitafula laSimakadze nitsi: ‘Lingcolile,’ nangekudla kwalo, nitsi: ‘Kuyenyanyeka!’
Niphindze nitsi: ‘Maye, ngumtfwalo!’ bese nikumfumfutsa ngaphandle kwenhlonipho,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Naniletsa tifuyo letitsetfwe ngebudlova nome letichutako, nome letigulako nitinikele tibe ngumhlatjelo, kufanele ngitemukele yini kuleto tandla tenu?” kusho Simakadze.
Nitsi: “Ncusani kuNkulunkulu kutsi atewuba nemusa kitsi.” “Ngaleminikelo lenjena lephuma etandleni tenu utanemukela yini?” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Kute lonjengaNkulunkulu, Jeshuruni, logibela emazulu kuze atewusita wena, agibele nemafu ngebukhosi bakhe.
Ubusisiwe wena, Israyeli! Ngubani lofanana nawe, sive lesisindziswe nguSimakadze? Nguye losihlangu sakho nemsiti wakho, nenkemba yakho yeludvumo. Titsa takho tiyawutiletsa kuwe, wena uyakutigcobagcoba tindzawo tato letiphakeme.”