9 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngalokufananako ngitalibhidlita ligcabho lakaJuda kanye neligcabho lelikhulu laseJerusalema.
Kutigcabha kwendvulela kufa, nemoya wekutiphakamisa wendvulela kuwa.
Sivile ngekutiphakamisa kwebakaMowabi, nangekuchosha kwabo lokukhulu nekutigcabha kwabo, nangekutigabatisa kwabo, nekucolosha kwabo; noko kutishaya sifuba kwabo kulite.
NguSimakadze longuSomandla lokuhlelile kutsi entele phansi ligcabho labo bonkhe bukhatikhati, nekutsi atfobise bonkhe labadvumile emhlabeni.
Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi, latsi:
IJerusalema nemadolobha akaJuda, emakhosi netindvuna tawo, kubenta kutsi babe yincitsakalo, nentfo yekwesabisa neyekuhlekisa, nesicalekiso, njengobe banjalo nalamuhla;
Sivile ngekutigabatisa kwaMowabi, kutigcabha kwakhe lokukhulu, nangelicholo lakhe, ligcabho lakhe, nekutiphakamisa kanye nekutikhukhumeta kwenhlitiyo yakhe.
Babetiphakamisa, benta tintfo letinengekako emehlweni ami. Ngako-ke ngabalahla, njengobe ubonile nje.
Wawungeke sewumbite nangelibito dzadzewenu Sodoma ngetikhatsi tekutiphakamisa kwakho,
Ligcabho lenu lelinenkhani ngiyawulifohlota; sibhakabhaka senu ngiyawusenta sibe njengensimbi, sibete imvula; umhlaba ngiyakuwomisa ube lukhuni njengelitfusi.
Simakadze utawubuyisela ludvumo lwakaJakobe njengeludvumo lwaka-Israyeli, nome nje babhubhisi sebabacekele phansi babhubhisa netihlahla tabo temagelebisi.
Ngalelo langa ungeke udliwe ngemahloni ngako konkhe lokubi lokwentile kimi, ngobe kulelidolobha ngiyawubesusa labo labajabula ngeligcabho labo. Ungeke uphindze utigcabhe etikwaleligcuma lami lelingcwele.
Jesu watsi: “Nginitjela kutsi lendvodza lengumtselisi yabuyela ekhaya seyemukelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi ilungile kunalona lomunye, ngobe phela wonkhe umuntfu lotiphakamisako, uyawutfotjiswa, wonkhe lotitfobako, uyawuphakanyiswa.”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wephana ngemusa lomkhulu, ngako umBhalo utsi: “Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako, kepha labatfobekile ubapha umusa.”
Nani-ke, labasha, batfobeleni babonisi. Nonkhe yembatsani kutfobeka, nitfobelane, ngobe: “Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako, kodvwa labatfobekile ubapha umusa.”