10 Ngitimisele kwenta lokubi kulelidolobha, hhayi lokuhle, kusho Simakadze. Liyawuniketelwa etandleni tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ilibhubhise ngemlilo.’ ”
Bokhela lithempeli laNkulunkulu ngemlilo, babhidlita nalolubondza lwaseJerusalema base bashisa tigodlo tonkhe kanye netimphahla letatinelinani lelikhulu lapho.
Buso baSimakadze buphambene nalabenta lokubi, kuze abashabalalise, bangabe basakhunjulwa emhlabeni.
Kodvwa naningangilaleli mine, kutsi nigcine liSabatha lami lingcwele ngekutsi ningetfwali nalomncane umtfwalo ngesikhatsi nisangena emasangweni aseJerusalema ngeliSabatha, ngako ngiyawube sengilumeka umlilo longacimeki emasangweni aseJerusalema, loyawudla netinqaba tayo.’ ”
lendlu-ke ngitabe sengiyenta ifanane neShilo, nalelidolobha seliyawuba yintfo yekucalekisa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba.’ ”
nabalwa nemaBhabhulona, utsi: ‘Tiyawugcwala tidvumbu temadvodza lengitawabulala ngentfukutselo nangelulaka lwami. Ngiyawulifihlela buso bami elidolobha ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi balo.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Hamba uye kuSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Lelidolobha sengitalinikela enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, futsi italibhubhisa ngemlilo.
Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawukhipha umlayeto ngibabuyise kulelidolobha. Bayakulwa nalo, balitfumbe bese bayalishisa. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kusale kukhala libhungane kuwo.”
Ngako Jeremiya wakhuluma kuSedekiya, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Nawuphakamisa tandla kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, utitfobe, imphilo yakho iyawuphepha, nalelidolobha lingeke lishiswe; wena nemndeni wakho niyawuphila.
Kodvwa nawungeke ukhotsame kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, lelidolobha litawunikelwa etandleni temaBhabhulona, futsi bayakulishisa, nawe cobo lwakho ungeke uphunyule esandleni sabo.’ ”
“Onkhe emakhosikati akho nebantfwabakho bayawuyiswa kubaseBhabhulona, nawe cobo lwakho ngeke uphunyule etandleni tabo, kodvwa uyawubanjwa yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nalelidolobha liyawubhujiswa ngemlilo.”
Naku futsi lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngempela, lelidolobha liyawunikwa emabutfo enkhosi yaseBhabhulona layakulitfumba.’ ”
“Hamba utjele Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Sengitawugcwalisa emavi ami lamelana nalelidolobha ngitakuwagcwalisa ngesigameko, hhayi ngalokuhle. Ngaleso sikhatsi ayawugcwaliseka embikwemehlo akho.
BaseBhabhulona basilumeka ngemlilo sigodlo senkhosi kanye netindlu tebantfu; babhidlita netibondza taseJerusalema.
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngitimisele kwehlisela inhlekelele etikwenu nekubhubhisa Juda wonkhe.
Ngobe sengibabekele lokubi, hhayi lokuhle; emaJuda laseGibhithe ayawubhubha ngenkemba nangendlala, aze abhujiswe onkhe.
Walumeka umlilo ethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni senkhosi, nakuto tonkhe tindlu taseJerusalema; tonkhe letatibalulekile watishisa.
Ngiyawubhekisa buso bami ngakubo ngimelane nabo. Nome baphumile emlilweni, noko lomlilo usetawubacedza. Ngesikhatsi ngibhekisa buso bami ngakubo ngimelana nabo, niyawukwati-ke kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Ubobe sewubeka lelibhodo lelingenalutfo etikwemalahle, lize lishise nelitfusi lalo limanyatele, kuze kutsi nekungcola kwalo kuncibilike, netincwencwe talo tize tishe tiphele.
“ ‘Wonkhe umIsrayeli nome wetive lohlala nani lodla ingati, ngiyawumelana naye ngimncume esiveni sakubo.
Buso bami buyawumelana nani, bese nehlulwa titsa tenu, tona leto letinitondzako tiyawunibusa, nani nibaleke, ngisho nome seningasacoshwa ngumuntfu.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaJuda lotawushisa ucotfule tigodlo taseJerusalema.”
Nome bangatfunjwa titsa tabo, nakhona lapho ngiyawuyala inkemba kutsi ibabulale. Emehlo ami ngiyakuwanamatselisa kubo, kube kubi kubo, kungabi kuhle.”
Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”