3 Etitaladini bembetse emasaka, bakhala etikwetindlu, bakhale nasetinkhundleni, etihlatsini tabo kugeleta tinyembeti.
Davide wakhuluma kuJowabe nakubo bonkhe bantfu lababelapho, watsi: “Klebhulani timphahla tenu nembatse emasaka, nihambe nendlule embikwa-Abneri.” Davide, inkhosi, naye cobo lwakhe wahamba emvakweluhlaka lwemngcwabo wa-Abneri.
Inkhosi yatsi nayiva lamavi alomfati, yaklebhula timphahla tayo, njengobe yayihambahamba lapha etulu elubondzeni, bantfu batsi bayayibuka, bakhandza kutsi ivunule emasaka ngaphansi kwetimphahla tayo.
IDiboni seyenyukele ethempelini, endzaweni lephakeme yekukhontela, kuyawukhala. Sive sakaMowabi sikhalela iNebo neMedeba. Tonkhe tinhloko tihhuliwe, tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe.
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neSigodzi Sembono lelitsi: Kwentiwa yini kutsi bonkhe bantfu bakho bakhwele baye etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu?
Ngako-ke ngatsi: “Sukani lapha kimi, ase ngikhale kabuhlungu. Ningacali netame kungidvudvuta ngekubhujiswa kwesive sakitsi.”
Esikhundleni sekunuka kwemakha, kutawunuka luboti; esikhundleni semijijimba kube tintsambo, esikhundleni setinwele letentiwe kahle kutawuba nemphandla; esikhundleni setembatfo letinhle kutawuba ngemasaka; esikhundleni sebuhle kutawuba nesishadza.
Emakhaya laseJerusalema nalawo emakhosi akaJuda, ayawungcola njengalendzawo, iThofethi, yebo, tonkhe tindlu lapho batfuncisele khona imphepho eluphahleni, batfuncisela emabutfo etinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu!’ ”
Tonkhe tinhloko tawo titimphandla, nato tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe, tonkhe tandla tijutjiwe, nato tonkhe tinkhalo tembeswe emasaka.
Babusi beNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni bahlala phansi bathule, batsele lutfuli etinhloko tabo, bembatse emasaka. Emantfombatana aseJerusalema atfobile, abhekisa tinhloko tawo phansi.
Bayawukwembatsa emasaka, bagcokiswe lusizi. Buso babo bonkhe buyakwembatsa emahloni, netinhloko tabo bonkhe tiyawuhhulwa.
Emadzili enu enkholo ngiyakuwagucula abe sililo, nako konkhe kuhlabela kwenu kube kukhala. Ngiyawunenta nonkhe nembatse emasaka, nihhule tinhloko tenu. Leso sikhatsi ngiyawusenta sifanane nesekulilela indvodzana letelwe yodvwa kabo. Lelo langa liyawugcina kabuhlungu kakhulu.”
Watsi: “Maye kuwe, Khorazini! Maye nakuwe, Bhethsayida! Ngobe kube lemisebenti yemandla lebeyenteke kini beyenteke eThire naseSidoni, ngabe kadze batitsela ngemlotsa bembatsa emasaka bakhombisa kuphendvuka.
“Nawakha indlu lensha, ubocaphela kutsi wakhe lutsango lolutawutungeleta luphahla lwakho, khona indlu yakho ungetiyehlisela licala lengati ngekutsi kube khona longahle awe kuyo.
Nine-ke tinjinga, lalelani emavi ami. Khalani, nilile ngenca yetinhlupheko letitawunehlela.
Labo lababesengakafi bona bashaywa ngematfumba, kukhala nesililo sebantfu senyukela etulu ezulwini.