2 “Phakamisani siboniso semphi, nisiphakamisele esicongweni sentsaba. Memetani kakhulu, nibakhwebe, khona batewuncandzeka babuye, bangene emasangweni alabaphakeme.
Ubanike luphawu labakwesabako, wabenta bacocana ngaphansi kwalo, kuze bavikeleke emicibisholweni yetitsa. Cabanga.
Lamuhla nje ema-Asiriya ayawumisa eNobi; ayawujikitisa tibhakela tawo entsabeni yeNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, egcumeni laseJerusalema.
Uyakuphakamisela tive siboniso, abutse batfunjwa baka-Israyeli; uyawuhlanganisa bantfu bakaJuda labasakatekele emagumbini omane emhlaba.
Simakadze uyakomisa sihlenge selwandle lwaseGibhithe; uyakwelula sandla sakhe lesinemandla etikweYufrathe, ayihamule ngemoya loshisako. Lomfula uyakuwehlukanisa ekhatsi, ube ngimifula lesikhombisa, khona bantfu batekwewela bafake tincabule.
“Nonkhe nine tive temhlaba, nine lenihlala kulomhlaba, nakuphakanyiswa siboniso semphi entsabeni, nibobuka, nakukhala licilongo, nilalelisise.
Ngalelo langa baseGibhithe bayawuba njengebafati. Bayawutfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba ingalo yaSimakadze longuSomandla leyawube iphakanyiselwe kumelana nabo.
Inqaba yawo iyawudzilika ngenca yekwesaba, netindvuna tawo tiyawutfutfumela kakhulu ekubonakaleni kwesiboniso semphi,” usho Simakadze, lomlilo wakhe useSiyoni, nembutfuma yakhe yemlilo iseJerusalema.
Tive letikhashane uyakutiphakamisela siboniso, ashaye impembe atibite khona emaphetselweni emhlaba. Ngekushesha lokukhulu tiyakuta.
“Memetelani nikhulume emkhatsini webetive, phakamisani siboniso semphi, nimemetele, ningafihli lutfo, kodvwa tsanini: ‘IBhabhulona itawutfunjwa, Bheli utawuhlazeka, Maduki yena agcwale kwesaba. Titfombe tayo tiyawuhlazeka netithico tayo tigcwale kwesaba.’
“Bukela, kuchamuka imphi enyakatfo; sive lesikhulu nemakhosi lamanyenti achukulutiwe emikhawulweni yemhlaba.
Phakamisani siboniso semphi, ngasetibondzeni taseBhabhulona! Cinisani bogadzi, nimise kahle balindzi, kulalela titsa endleleni! Simakadze utayiphumelelisa injongo yakhe, utakukwenta loko labekukhuluma kubantfu baseBhabhulona.
“Ngimelene nawe, wena ntsaba lebhubhisako, wena lobhubhisa umhlaba wonkhe,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngiyakwelula sandla sami silwe nawe, ngikugicite ngikwehlise eticongweni, ngikwente ube yintsaba leshisiwe.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Lubondza lolulicinsi lwaseBhabhulona luyakwendlaleka phansi, nemasango ayo laphakeme alunyekwe ngemlilo, bantfu batikhatsate ngelite, umshikashika wetive ungemafutsa nje ekubasela emalangabi.”