8 Israyeli umitiwe, manje sewusemkhatsini wetive njengentfo lengenamsebenti.
Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumba baka-Israyeli yabayisa e-Asiriya, labanye yafike yababeka eHala, labanye eGozani ngasemfuleni iHabori, nalabanye emadolobheni emaMede.
Lutawucetuka tincetu njengeludziwo loluphihlitwe ngelunya, kangangekutsi emkhatsini wetincetu talo ungeke sewutfole ngisho neludzengelo lwekubutsa emalahle etiko, nome nje lwekukhelela emanti emgodzini.”
Lendvodza lenguJehoyakhini iyedzeleleka yini, ilibhodo lelephukile yini, nome iyintfo lengafunwa ngumuntfu yini? Pho, yena nebantfwabakhe batawukhukhulelwani bakhishwe, bese balahlelwa eveni labangalati?
Khalani nilile, nine belusi; gicikani elutfulini, nine baholi bemhlambi. Ngobe sikhatsi sekuhlatjwa kwenu sesifikile, niyakuwa niphihlike njengeludziwo loluhle.
Kulo lonkhe luphahla lwakaMowabi nasetinkhundleni tesive kute lokunye ngaphandle kwesililo, ngobe sengiyephulile iMowabi njengeludziwo lolungafunwa ngumuntfu,” kusho Simakadze.
“Israyeli unjengemhlambi wetimvu letisakatekile ticoshwe ngemabhubesi. Lekucala lelamudla kwaba yinkhosi yase-Asiriya; lekugcina lelabhoba ematsambo akhe, kwaba nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.”
“Usidlile Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wasicedza, wasenta saba ludziwo lolungenalutfo. Njenganyokangwenya usigwinyile, wagcwalisa sisu sakhe ngebumnandzi betfu, wabuya wasihlanta.
Tonkhe titsa takho tikukhamisela imilomo lemikhulu. Tiyancifa tigugudze imihlatsi titsi: “Lidolobha sesilimitile. Leli lilanga lebesivele sililindzele, besihlalele kubona lona.”
Simakadze ushwabudzele onkhe emakhaya akaJakobe, ngaphandle kwekuwahawukela. Ngelulaka lwakhe udladlabule tinqaba teNdvodzakati yakaJuda. Uwehlisele phansi emhlabatsini ngelihlazo umbuso wayo kanye netikhulu tayo.
Simakadze unjengesitsa; umgwinyile Israyeli. Ugwinye tonkhe tigodlo takhe, wabhubhisa tinqaba takhe. Wandzise kulila nekukhala kabuhlungu kuyo iNdvodzakati yakaJuda.
Maye, emadvodzana labalulekile aseSiyoni, noko nawo ake alingana negolide lecengekile, njengaloku nyalo asatsatfwa njengetindziwo telibumba nje, umsebenti wetandla tencondzi yetekubumba ngelibumba!
Lifa letfu selijikisiwe lanikwa bafokati, nemakhaya etfu anikwa bachamuki.
Ngako-ke phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngenca yekutsi banona kangaka banicosha yonkhe indzawo, naze naba lifa lato tonkhe letinye tive, nentfo yekuhlekisa neyekucashatwa bantfu,
Ngiyawunisakatela kuletinye tive, nginicoshe ngenkemba yami. Live lenu liyawuphundleka nemadolobha enu abe tindzala.
Loku akusiko yini Nkulunkulu labefuna kukwenta? Nome abefuna kubonakalisa lulaka lwakhe nekwatisa emandla akhe, noko watimela ngekubeketela lokukhulu titja telulaka lwakhe letatimiselwe kubhujiswa.
“Simakadze uyakunenta nehlulwe titsa tenu. Niyakuta kuto nitetihlasela ngendlela yinye, kodvwa niyawubaleka seninhlanhlatsela niphume ngetindlela letisikhombisa; niyawuba yintfo yekwesatjiswa emkhatsini wayo yonkhe imibuso emhlabeni.
“Simakadze uyakunisakatela emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive, kusuka ngala kwemhlaba kuye ngale kwawo. Lapho-ke niyawukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu labentiwe ngelugodvo, nangelitje, leningazange senibati nine ngisho nabokhokho benu imbala.