34 Khalani nilile, nine belusi; gicikani elutfulini, nine baholi bemhlambi. Ngobe sikhatsi sekuhlatjwa kwenu sesifikile, niyakuwa niphihlike njengeludziwo loluhle.
Kwatsi entfwasahlobo, inkhosi Nebukhadnezari watfumela kutsi akalandvwe aletfwe eBhabhulona, aletfwe kanye netimphahla letinelinani lelikhulu tasethempelini laSimakadze. Wase ubeka malume waJehoyakhini labenguSedekiya kutsi abe yinkhosi yakaJuda neyaseJerusalema.
ubaphahlate ngentfonga yensimbi, ubaphihlite njengeludziwo lwembumbi.”
Simakadze nase acedzile yonkhe imisebenti yakhe lemelene nentsaba iSiyoni neJerusalema, uyakutsi: “Ngiyakuyijezisa inkhosi yase-Asiriya ngenca yeligcabho layo langemabomu lelisenhlitiyweni yayo nangenca yekutiphakamisa kwayo lokusemehlweni ayo.
lilanga lelimiselwe yonkhe imikhumbi yekuhweba, libekelwe yonkhe imikhumbi lemikhulu letfwele imicebo nemagugu.
Lutawucetuka tincetu njengeludziwo loluphihlitwe ngelunya, kangangekutsi emkhatsini wetincetu talo ungeke sewutfole ngisho neludzengelo lwekubutsa emalahle etiko, nome nje lwekukhelela emanti emgodzini.”
Maye kuwe, wena mbhubhisi, wena losengakabhujiswa! Maye kuwe, wena lolimbuka, wena losengakatsengiswa! Nawuyekela kubhubhisa, uyakubhujiswa nawe. Nawuyekela kutsengisa bantfu, uyakutsengiswa nawe.
Inkemba yaSimakadze icwiliswa engatini, inemanoni yonkhe indzawo, igcwele ingati yemazinyane etimvu, nengati yetimbuti, nemanoni lesuka etinsweni tetihhanca. Ngobe Simakadze unemhlatjelo eBhosra nekuhlaba lokukhulu kulaka-Edomu.
Tinkhabi tesiganga tiyakuwa nabo, tinkunzana kanye netinkunzi letinkhulu. Live labo liyawucwila engatini, nelutfuli luyawuba manti emanoni.
Akuvakale kukhala emakhaya abo, ngesikhatsi nawutfumela bahlaseli kubo, ngobe bangimbele umgodzi wekungigcumukisela, bangibekele tingibe tekungigila.
Lendvodza lenguJehoyakhini iyedzeleleka yini, ilibhodo lelephukile yini, nome iyintfo lengafunwa ngumuntfu yini? Pho, yena nebantfwabakhe batawukhukhulelwani bakhishwe, bese balahlelwa eveni labangalati?
Simakadze utsi: “Naku kulabo belusi lababulala basakate timvu telidlelo lami!”
“Kodvwa kuyawutsi kungaphela leminyaka lengema-70, bese ngijezisa inkhosi yaseBhabhulona nesive sayo, nelive lemaBhabhulona, ngenca yelicala labo, bese lelive lawo ngilenta liba lihlane phakadze naphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
iDedani, neThema, neBuze, nabo bonkhe labasetindzaweni letikhashane;
Lalelani kukhala kwebelusi nekulila kwebaholi bemhlambi, ngobe Simakadze ubhidlita lidlelo labo.
Tive tonkhe tiyawumkhonta, nendvodzana yakhe kanye nemtukulu wakhe, kuze kube sikhatsi lapho live lakhe liwa khona, tive letinyenti nemakhosi lamakhulu amehlule.
“Mine cobo lwami, ngatsi: ‘Bengingajabula kanjani kuniphatsisa kwemadvodzana ami, ngininike live lelifanelekile kakhulu, lifa lelihle kakhulu kwendlula tonkhe letinye tive.’ Bengicabanga ngitsi nitangibita, nitsi kimi: ‘Babe,’ ningajiki ekulandzeleni mine.
“Mdzakiseni, ngobe wedzelele Simakadze. Mowabi akabhucute emahlanteni akhe, akabe yintfo yekuhlekisa.
Kulo lonkhe luphahla lwakaMowabi nasetinkhundleni tesive kute lokunye ngaphandle kwesililo, ngobe sengiyephulile iMowabi njengeludziwo lolungafunwa ngumuntfu,” kusho Simakadze.
Bulalani tonkhe tinkunzi talo letisetincane: Tehliseleni ekuhlatjweni. Maye kubo! Ngobe lilanga selifikile, sikhatsi sabo sekutsi bajeziswe.
Awu, sive sami, yembatsani emasaka, nitiphucaphuce emlotseni; lilani ngekudzabuka lokukhulu, kube shangatsi kwendvodzana lekukuphela kwayo, ngobe umbhubhisi uyakusitselekela ngekushesha lokukhulu.
Awu, Ndvodzakati yase-Edomu, jabula utsakase, wena lohlala eveni lase-Usi. Kodvwa nakuwe itakwendluliselwa lendzebe, uyawudzakwa uhlutjulwe ube ngcunu.
“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze kubo, itsi: Bukani la, mine matfupha ngitakwehlulela emkhatsini wetimvu letikhuluphele netimvu letondzile.
Uyawutfumba bonkulunkulu babo, netitfombe tabo tetinsimbi, netimphahla tabo letingemagugu tesiliva netegolide, atetfwale aye nato eGibhithe. Kuyawuba sikhatsi lesidze ayiyekele inkhosi yasenyakatfo atimele yedvwa.
Israyeli umitiwe, manje sewusemkhatsini wetive njengentfo lengenamsebenti.
Nigcobagcoba labamphofu nibacindzetele kutsi baninike kudla. Ngako-ke, nome nakhe tindlu letinkhulu tematje, ningeke nihlale kuto; nome nihlanyele tivini letikhulu, ningeke nilinatse liwayini lato.
Simakadze utsi: “Intfukutselo yami ivutsela belusi, futsi ngitabajezisa baholi; ngobe Simakadze longuSomandla uyawutinakekela timvu takhe, indlu yakaJuda, abente bafanane nelihhashi lelilichalachala emphini.
Lalelani kulila kwebelusi betimvu, emadlelo abo laluhlata asabhujisiwe. Lalelani kubhodla kwemabhubesi; lomenakati welihlatsi laseJordane ubhujisiwe.
La emhlabeni niphile ngekutamasa nangekutijabulisa, nakhuluphalisa tinhlitiyo tenu ngelilanga lekuhlatjwa.