2 “Juda uyalila, emadolobha akhe ayajanqula akhalela live, yebo, kukhala kuqubuka eJerusalema.
Babangela kutsi lokukhala kwalabamphofu kufike etindlebeni takhe, wadzimate wakuva kukhala kwalabeswele.
Shangatsi tinkhomo tetfu tingawatsela emankhonyane, kubete letiphuntako naletilatelwako, shangatsi kungabate kukhala nekuhlupheka eveni letfu.
Nkulunkulu wakuva kububula kwawo, wase uyasikhumbula sivumelwane sakhe lasenta ku-Abrahama, naku-Isaka, nakuJakobe.
Inhlitiyo yami ikhalela Mowabi, bantfu bakhe babaleka kuye bacondza eSowari, labanye bacondza e-Eglathi Shelishiya. Benyuka bahamba bakhala baya eLuhithi, bahamba ngemgwaco baya eHoronayimu, bakhaliswa kubhujiswa kwabo.
Etitaladini bakhalela liwayini; konkhe kujabula sekugucuke kwaba lusizi, konkhe kutsakasa sekudzingisiwe emhlabeni.
Umhlaba uyoma ubune, live lonkhe liyahhohhobala libune, labaphakeme bemhlaba nabo bayahhohhobala.
Liwayini lelisha liyoma, nemvini uyabuna; bonkhe labatijabulisako bayabubula.
Emasango aseSiyoni ayawukhala alile, lidolobha selisiganga, yebo, bantfu balo batawuhlala phantsi emhlabatsini.
Live liyalila ligedvuke, iLebanoni ihlazekile, iyabuna; iSharoni ifanana nelihlane i-Arabha, iBhashani neKhameli kuhhohlota emacembe ayo.
Phela, sivini saSimakadze longuSomandla yindlu yaka-Israyeli, kantsi sive sakaJuda sona sititfombo tekujabula kwakhe. Abebheke umtsetfocotfo, kodvwa wakhandza kucitfwa kwengati, wabheka kulunga, kodvwa weva kukhala kwelusizi.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyakwehlisela etikwabo inhlekelele labangeke bakhone kuyibalekela. Nome bangakhala bacele lusito kimi, ngingeke ngibalalele.
Itakwentiwa ibe sigagadvu lesilahliwe, yebo, lesihangukile nalesisikhotsa embikwami. Yebo, lonkhe live litawuba sikhotsa, ngobe kute lonakile.
Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solomane live lihleti ligagadzekile, netjani bawo onkhe emasimi bubunile? Njengobe labo labahlala kulo bakhohlakele, tilwane netinyoni sekubhubhe kwaphela. Ngetulu kwaloko bantfu batsi: “Angeke akubone loko lokwenteka kitsi.”
Akuvakale kukhala emakhaya abo, ngesikhatsi nawutfumela bahlaseli kubo, ngobe bangimbele umgodzi wekungigcumukisela, bangibekele tingibe tekungigila.
Ngako-ke umhlaba utawulila, nemazulu ngetulu agucuke abe mnyama, ngobe sengikhulumile, futsi ngingeke ngibuye ngigucuke, sengincumile, futsi ngingeke ngijike.”
Tive tiyawuva ngelihlazo lakho, kukhala kwakho kuyawugcwalisa wonkhe umhlaba. Ingwazi lenye iyawugilwa ngulenye, tikhubatele tiwe tonkhe kanyekanye.”
Njengobe bantfu bami bayabhujiswa, nami ngiyabhujiswa; ngiyalila, nekwesaba kuyangintfonya.
Simakadze watimisela kudzilitela phansi lubondza lolutungelete iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni. Welula intsambo yekukala, wangete wasincandza sandla sakhe ekubhubhiseni. Wenta tibondza tekuvikela, netindvonga kwakhala, konkhe kwaguga kanyekanye.
Emasango ayo ashone emhlabatsini; imicabo yayo wayifohlota wayibhubhisa. Inkhosi yayo netikhulu tayo tahlakatwa tayiswa etiveni, umtsetfo sekwabate, Nebaphrofethi bayo abasayitfoli imibono levela kuSimakadze.
Sikhumba setfu sishisa njengelitiko, siyavevetela ngenca yekulamba.
Ngenca yaloku live liyalila, nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo bayahusheka; tilwane tesiganga netinyoni tasemoyeni kanye netinhlanti taselwandle kuyafa.”
Emasimi asonakele, nemhlaba sewomile, ngobe nesivuno sibhujisiwe, neliwayini lelisha sekwabate, nemafutsa akasatfolakali.
Jabhani, nine balimi, lilani, nine lenilima tivini. Dzabukelani kolo kanye nebhali, ngobe sivuno sensimi sibhujisiwe.
Memetelani kuzila lokungcwele, nimemetele umhlangano longcwele, butsani baholi kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kulelive, nibabitele endlini yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nikhale kuSimakadze.
Kubonakala kwaso kutfutfumelisa tive, kwente bonkhe buso buphaphatseke.
Ngehlisela somiso emasimini, nasetintsabeni, nasetikwalokutinhlavu, nakulo liwayini lelisha, nakuwo emafutsa, nakuko konkhe lokuvetwa ngumhlaba, etikwebantfu nemihlambi, nasetikwemisebenti yonkhe yetandla tenu.”
“Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: ‘Ngatsi nangibabita bangete balalela ngekusabela, ngako-ke nabo nabamemeta, angizange ngibalalele.
Labo lababesengakafi bona bashaywa ngematfumba, kukhala nesililo sebantfu senyukela etulu ezulwini.
“Kusasa ngaso lesikhatsi ngitakutfumelela indvodza lephuma eveni lakaBhenjamini. Uboyigcoba ibe ngumholi etikwesive sami sema-Israyeli. Utawukhulula bantfu bami esandleni semaFilisti. Labantfu bami sengibabukile, nekukhala kwabo sekufikile kimi.”