17 Bantfwabakho bancandzeka ngekushesha, nalabo labakwenta lite nalabalwa nawe bayawukubalekela.
Kwatsi baholi bemindeni yakaJuda neyakaBhenjamini, nebaphristi, nemaLevi, nabo bonkhe Nkulunkulu latsintsa tinhlitiyo tabo kutsi bahambe bayewulakha lithempeli laSimakadze, batilungiselela kwenyukela eJerusalema.
Ngakhuluma kubo ngatsi: “Kambe niyayibona yini lenhlupheko lesikuyo ngekutsi iJerusalema ibhidlitwe nemasango ayo ashiswe ngemlilo? Wotani sitekwakha kabusha lubondza lweJerusalema kuze singabi nelihlazo.”
Batfumbi betfu batsi asibahlabelele, nebagcilati betfu basiphukuta ngekutsi asihlabele tingoma tekujabula, batsi: “Ase nisihlabelele lenye yetingoma tenu taseSiyoni.”
Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
“Kuliciniso kona, Simakadze, kutsi emakhosi ase-Asiriya atibhubhisile tonkhe letive kanye nemave ato.
“Naloku wawuhhihlitelwe phansi, wasala ebaleni, live lakho lasala lingasenamsebenti; nyalo-ke sewutawuba mncane kakhulu kubantfu bakho, nalabo labake bakudla bayawuba khashane kakhulu.
kutsi ningakhohlwa Simakadze, uMenti wenu, loweneka emazulu, wabeka tisekelo temhlaba, kutsi seningahlala ngekutfutfumela onkhe emalanga ngenca yelulaka lwemcindzeteli, lotilungiselela kunibhubhisa? Ngobe lukuphi nje lulaka lwemcindzeteli?
“Phakamisa emehlo akho, ucalate ubone: Bahlangane bonkhe bete kuwe, emadvodzana akho aphuma khashane, emadvodzakati akho wona etfwelwe ngemkhono.
Njengelijaha nalishada nentfombi, kanjalo-ke nemadvodzana akho ayawushada nawe; njengemyeni nakajabula ngamakoti wakhe, kanjalo-ke naNkulunkulu wakho uyawujabula ngawe.
“ ‘Bantfu baka-Israyeli abaseyikuba nabo bomakhelwane labanetinhlitiyo letedzelelako, labangemanyeva lanesitfozi nalacijile. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.
ngibuye ngandzise sibalo sebantfu kini, yebo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli. Emadolobha ayawuphindze ahlalwe bantfu, netindzawo letibhidlitiwe takhiwe kabusha.