5 Njengenyoni lendizela etikwesidleke sayo, Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuvikela iJerusalema; uyakuyivikela abuye ayisindzise, uyakwendlula kuyo, ayilamulele.”
Umhlaba wawulihlane lelingenalutfo, bumnyama babumbonye emanti nekujula kwawo; Moya waNkulunkulu abehla enyuka ahambahamba etikwemanti.
“Ngitalivikela lelidolobha ngilisindzise, ngenca yami nangenca yenceku yami Davide.”
Simakadze wamsindzisa kanjalo-ke Hezekiya, inkhosi, kanye nebantfu bakhe baseJerusalema esandleni saSenaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, nasetandleni tabo bonkhe labanye. Bantfu bakhe wabavikela yonkhe indzawo.
Simakadze uyabasita abakhulule, ubephula abasindzise kulababi, ngobe babalekela kuye, abe siphephelo sabo.
Nkulunkulu uhlala kulelo khaya, lingeke litanyatanyiswe, Nkulunkulu uyawulisita ekuseni entsatsakusa.
Tive tiyavungama, imibuso iyatamatama; uvakalisa livi lakhe, umhlaba uncibilike.
Uyawukusibekela ngetimphiko takhe, uphephele ngaphansi kwemaphiko akhe, kwetsembeka kwakhe kulihawu lekukuvikela.
niyawubaphendvula nitsi: ‘Lona ngumhlatjelo weliPhasika wekudvumisa Simakadze, ngobe watengca tindlu tema-Israyeli eGibhithe, ngesikhatsi Simakadze abulala ematubulo emaGibhithe, tsine wasiphephisa.’ ” Ema-Israyeli aguca phansi akhotsama.
‘Nakubona kambe loko lengakwenta kumaGibhithe, nekutsi nganetfwala njani ngemaphiko elusweti nganiletsa kimi.
Njengalofinyelela esidlekeni senyoni, kanjalo sandla sami safinyelela kuyo imicebo yetive; njengobe bantfu babutsa emacandza lashiyiwe, kanjalo nami ngawabutsa onkhe emave, kute nalinye lelake labhengutisa luphiko nome lavula umlomo lantjilota.’ ”
Ngalelo langa kuyawuhlatjelelwa ingoma kaJuda, letsi: “Sinelidolobha lelicinile; Nkulunkulu usentela insindziso ngetibondza talo netinqaba talo.”
Mine, longuSimakadze, ngiyaselusa, ngisinisela njalo nje, ngiselusa imini nebusuku, kuze kutsi kubete muntfu losonako.
Khulumani kulabanetinhlitiyo letesabako nitsi: “Cinani, ningesabi, Nkulunkulu wenu uyeta, uyawufika nekuphindzisela nekujezisa kwakhe, utawufika atenisindzisa.”
Ngitawukhulula wena kanye nalelidolobha esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya. Ngitalivikela lelidolobha.
Simakadze uyawube sewuyabonakala kubo, umcibisholo wakhe uyawugijima njengembane. INkhosi Simakadze iyawushaya impalampala, iyawushuca ngetivunguvungu taseningizimu,
Kodvwa ngiyakuyivikela indlu yami, ngimelane nanome nguyiphi imphi lengahle yendlule kuyo. Bacindzeteli abasayiwuphindze basibuse sive sami, ngobe nyalo sengiyaselusa ngemehlo ami.
njengelusweti lolunyakatisa sidleke salo, lundizele etikwemazini alo, lwendlale timphiko talo, kuze luwabambe ngato, luwetfwale ngetingwabha talo.