1 “Kodvwa lalela, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, Israyeli, wena lengikukhetsile.
“Ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami nawe nentalo yakho, emvakwakho, etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane, kube sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wakho naNkulunkulu wetitukulwane takho emvakwakho.
nine situkulwane sa-Abrahama, inceku yakhe, nine madvodzana aJakobe, labakhetsiwe bakhe.
laba lifa la-Israyeli, inceku yakhe, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.
Simakadze utawubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kuJakobe, utawuphindza futsi akhetse ema-Israyeli, awabuyisele eveni lawo. Betive batawutihlanganisa nawo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.
“Kodvwa wena, Israyeli, nceku yami, Jakobe, wena lengikukhetsile, wena situkulwane sa-Abrahama umngani wami,
ngakutsatsa emaphetselweni emhlaba, ngakubita emagunjini awo lakhashane. Ngakubita ngatsi: ‘Wena uyinceku yami,’ ngikukhetsile, ngangete ngakwala.
Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lotawulalela loku akunakisise kulesikhatsi lesitako?
Kodvwa nyalo, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowakudala, wena Jakobe, lowo lowakubumba, wena Israyeli, utsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe ngikuhlengile, Ngikubite ngelibito lakho, wena uwami.
“Khumbula letintfo, wena Jakobe, ngobe uyinceku yami, wena Israyeli. Ngikwentile, wena uyinceku yami, ngingeke ngikukhohlwe, wena Israyeli.
Ngenca yaJakobe, inceku yami, Israyeli lokhetsiwe wami, ngikubita ngelibito lakho ngikunika libito leludvumo, noko wena awungemukeli.
“Lalela kimi, wena Jakobe, wena Israyeli lengakubita: Nginguye. Ngiwekucala, futsi ngiwekugcina.
Bekani indlebe, nite kimi; vanini, kuze imiphefumulo yenu itewuphila. Ngitakwenta sivumelwane saphakadze nani, nginiphe tibusiso lengatetsembisa Davide.
“ ‘Ngako-ke ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, ungapheli emandla, wena Israyeli,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngempela ngiyawukusindzisa eveni lelikhashane, netitukulwane takho eveni lekutfunjwa kwato. Jakobe usetawubuye abe nekuthula kanye nekuvikeleka, kute namunye loyawubuye amesabise.
Libhubesi liphumile emhumeni walo; umbhubhisi wetive sewuphumele ngephandle. Selisukile endzaweni yalo, litewuphundla lelive lenu. Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala, abete bantfu labahlala kuwo.
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Ubulala baphrofethi, ugcobe ngematje titfunywa taNkulunkulu letitfunyelwe kuwe! Sekukangaki ngifuna kufukamela bonkhe bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele ngaphansi kwemaphiko aso, kodvwa awuzange ungivumele!