10 Balindzi bema-Israyeli batimphumphutse, bonkhe abati lutfo; batigolwane, abakwati ngisho nekutsi buku; balibala kutsi bunyalala, babhudze kuphela, bayakutsandza kulala.
Kodvwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wema-23 wekubusa kwenkhosi Jowashi solomane baphristi bangakalakhi kabusha lithempeli.
Simakadze wehlisele etikwenu butfongo lobukhulu: Uwavalile emehlo enu, baphrofethi, utimbonyile tinhloko tenu, baboniswa.
Yetfukani nimangale, banini timphumphutse nibe ngulabangenamehlo, dzakwani, kodvwa hhayi ngenca yeliwayini, yendzani, kodvwa ningayendziswa tjwala.
Lalela! Balindzi bakho bayamemeta; bonkhe bamemeta ngekujabula. Bayawutibonela ngewabo emehlo Simakadze nakabuyela eSiyoni.
Nkulunkulu utsi: “Kumemetele ngelivi lelikhulu, ungatibambi. Phakamisa livi lakho njengelicilongo. Tjela bantfu bami kuhlubuka kwabo, indlu yakaJakobe tono tayo.
Nyalo baphrofethi nebaphristi sebadvukuta etitaladini njengemadvodza latimphumphutse. Tingubo tabo setishone ingati, tadzimate tangcola lokwekutsi sekute namunye lofisa nekutitsintsa ngesandla tembatfo tabo.
kanye nebaphrofethi baka-Israyeli labaphrofetha kuyo iJerusalema, babona nemibono yekuthula kwayo, kube kona kungekho kuthula, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.” ’ ”
Kodvwa nangabe lomlindzi abona inkemba ita, angayishayi impalampala kwecwayisa bantfu, bese kuta inkemba idle munye wabo, lowo muntfu uyawususwa ngenca yesono sakhe, kodvwa ingati yalowo muntfu ngiyawuyibita kulowo mlindzi.’
bantfu bami bayabhujiswa ngenca yekweswela lwati. “Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine, nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami; njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu, nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.
Awu, mbusi wase-Asiriya, belusi bakho bayetela, kantsi netakhamiti takho letihloniphekile setilele kokuphela. Bantfu bakho basakateke bagcwala tintsaba, kute nalongahle abagcogce babuye ekhaya.
Bayekeleni, ngobe ngibo baholi labatimphumphutse; kepha nangabe imphumphutse ihola lenye imphumphutse, totimbili tiyawuwela emgodzini.”
Caphelani tinja, nicaphele tisebenti tebubi, nicaphele bekusika umtimba.