8 Lomlindzi wamemeta watsi: “Lilanga ngelilanga, nkhosi yami, ngima etulu embhoshongweni wekulindza, busuku ngebusuku ngihlala ngisemsebentini wami.
Emadvodza akaJuda atsi kube efike endzaweni leyayengamele lelihlane, nabuka lamabutfo labeyimphi lenkhulu, akhangwa tidvumbu tilucaca phansi; kute namunye labephunyulile.
Indlu nayingakhiwa nguNkulunkulu, basebentela lite labo labayakhako. Lidolobha nalingagadvwa nguNkulunkulu, basebentela lite labo labaligadzako.
Nangilele ngiyakukhumbula; nangicwashile ebusuku ngizindla ngawe,
Kubhodla kwabo kufanana nekwemabhubesi, yebo, babhodla njengemabhubesi lamancane, atsi ahhonga abe abamba imphango yawo, ayetfwale ahambe nayo kubete longayisindzisa.
Balindzi bema-Israyeli batimphumphutse, bonkhe abati lutfo; batigolwane, abakwati ngisho nekutsi buku; balibala kutsi bunyalala, babhudze kuphela, bayakutsandza kulala.
Ngibeke balindzi etibondzeni takho, Jerusalema, bangeke bathule imini nebusuku. Nine lenibita Simakadze, ningatiniki kuphumula,
Njengelibhubesi umelusi uyawuphuma ashiye umhume wakhe, live labo liyawusala likhala libhungane ngenca yenkemba yemcindzeteli, nangenca yelulaka lolwesabekako lwaSimakadze.
Libhubesi liphumile emhumeni walo; umbhubhisi wetive sewuphumele ngephandle. Selisukile endzaweni yalo, litewuphundla lelive lenu. Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala, abete bantfu labahlala kuwo.
“Njengelibhubesi nalichamuka emahlatsini aseJordane liya eveni lelinemadlelo laluhlata, ngiyawubatuma base-Edomu, ngibacoshe eveni labo. Ngubani lokhetsiwe, lengiyawumbekela loku? Ngubani lonjengami? Kona nje ngubani longangicela insayeya? Ngumuphi umelusi longamelana nami?
Njengelibhubesi nalichamuka emahlatsini aseJordane liya eveni lelinemadlelo laluhlata, ngiyawubatuma baseBhabhulona, ngibacoshe eveni labo. Ngubani lokhetsiwe, lengiyawumbekela loku? Ngubani lonjengami? Kona nje ngubani longangicela insayeya? Ngumuphi umelusi longamelana nami?”
Zitsani, nilindze. Sitsa senu, Sathane, siyajangaza emkhatsini wenu njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako, sitfungatsa lesingahle simmite.