28 Ngako-ke nami ngitatihlazisa tikhulu telithempeli lenu, ngivele ngitfumele Jakobe ekubhujisweni, na-Israyeli kutsi edzelelwe.”
“Nine tintsaba taseGilbowa, shangatsi ningabate ematolo nemvula, nibete nemasimi laneminikelo yalokutinhlavu. Ngobe lihawu lalabanemandla lilele ehlazweni, lihawu laSawula alisamanyateliswa ngemafutsa.
Loku bakwenta ngekungatikhetseli, ngobe babesebentisa inkatho, bekunetindvuna tendzawo lengcwelengcwele, netindvuna taNkulunkulu kuto njalo titukulwane tabo-Eleyazare na-Ithamari.
Simakadze wabavusela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona leyafike yabulala onkhe emajaha abo ngenkemba, iwabulalela endzaweni lengcwele, ingashiyi lutfo loluselusha labadvuna nalabasikati nome talukati nemakhehla. Nkulunkulu wabaniketela bonkhe kuNebukhadnezari.
Sesijike saba yinhlekisa kubomakhelwane betfu, bayasihaya bahlekisa ngatsi kulabakhelene natsi.
Sewusicitsile sivumelwane senceku yakho, umchele wayo uwutsele ngelihlazo, wawudzicela phansi.
Ngako-ke sicalekiso siyawushwabudzela umhlaba, bantfu bawo kufanele baletfwale licala labo. Ngako-ke labahlala emhlabeni bayashiswa, kusale babe mbalwa kakhulu.
Inkemba yami seyinatse yenela emazulwini, bukani, yehla ngekwehlulela, yehlela kulaka-Edomu, sive lengitasibhubhisa ngisicedze.
Ngangisitfukutselele sive sami, ngalilahla lifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho, nawe awuzange ubahawukele ngemusa; ngisho nalasebagugile, wabagaca ngelijoko lelimatima.
Libito lenu niyawulishiya kulabakhetsiwe bami libe sicalekiso: iNkhosi Simakadze iyawunibulala. Kodvwa tinceku tayo iyawutinika lelinye libito.
‘Ngiyawubenta babe sinengiso nesikhubekiso kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, babe lihlazo nesiga, babe yintfo yekuhlekisa nesicalekiso, nome ngukuphi lapho ngibadzingisele khona.
Lapho eRibla, eveni laseHamathi, inkhosi yafike yababulalela khona. Ngako Juda waya ekutfunjweni, khashane nelive lakhe.
Simakadze ushwabudzele onkhe emakhaya akaJakobe, ngaphandle kwekuwahawukela. Ngelulaka lwakhe udladlabule tinqaba teNdvodzakati yakaJuda. Uwehlisele phansi emhlabatsini ngelihlazo umbuso wayo kanye netikhulu tayo.
Logcotjiwe waSimakadze, lokunguyena angimitsambo yekuphila kwetfu, wabhajwa etingibeni tabo. Besicabanga kutsi siyawukhosela ngaphansi kwematfunti akhe, siphile emkhatsini wetive ngetive.
Uyawuba lihlazo, nesihhala, nesecwayiso, nentfo leyesabisako kuletive letikutungeletile, nase ngikwehlulela ngentfukutselo, nangelulaka, nangekutsetsisa lokubuhlungu. Mine, Simakadze, sengikhulumile.
Wonkhe Israyeli uwephulile umtsetfo wakho, weduka wala kulalela livi lakho. “Ngako-ke ticalekiso letibhalwe emtsetfweni waMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, setitfululelwe etikwetfu ngenca yekona kwetfu kuwe.
Uwagcwalisile emavi akho lowawakhuluma ngatsi nangebabusi betfu, uwagcwalise ngekwehlisela inhlekelele lenkhulu etikwetfu. Kute nakunye lokwake kwenteka ngaphansi kwelizulu lokunjengaloku lokwenteke kuyo iJerusalema.
Simakadze akazange angabate kwehlisela lenhlekelele etikwetfu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu ulungile kuko konkhe lakwentako; noko tsine asikalilaleli livi lakhe.
Yakhuluma kimi, yatsi: “Lesi sicalekiso lesiphumela kuwo wonkhe umhlaba; ngobe macondzana naloko lesikushoko nganhlanye kwalencwadzi, onkhe emasela ayawucitfwa eveni, kantsi ngaloko lesikushoko ngala nganhlanye kwayo, bonkhe labafungela emanga bayawucoshwa.
Njengobe beniyintfo yesicalekiso emkhatsini wetive, awu nine bakaJuda nani ma-Israyeli, ngiyakunisindzisa kanjalo-ke, niyawuba sibusiso. Ningesabi, kodvwa cinani emadvolo.”
Adzimate asivimbela nekutsi sishumayele insindziso kubetive. Ngaloko-ke imihla nemalanga atengetela tono. Kodvwa ekugcineni lulaka lwaNkulunkulu seluze lwabehlela.