13 Uyawufelani wena kanye nebantfu bakho ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako, Simakadze layale ngako nome ngusiphi sive lesingayiwuyikhonta inkhosi yaseBhabhulona?
kodvwa logeja kungitfola, utilimata yena, bonkhe labangitondzako batsandza kufa.”
Ngenca yemacala enu niyawulahlekelwa lifa lenganinika lona. Ngitanigcilata ngetitsa tenu eveni leningalati, ngobe niluchukulutile lulaka lwami, futsi lutanivutsela phakadze naphakadze.”
‘Ngiyawubenta babe sinengiso nesikhubekiso kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, babe lihlazo nesiga, babe yintfo yekuhlekisa nesicalekiso, nome ngukuphi lapho ngibadzingisele khona.
“ ‘ “Noko nome ngabe ngusiphi sive nome-ke ngumuphi umbuso longayiwukhonta Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ungagobisi inhloko yawo ejokweni lakhe, ngiyawusijezisa leso sive ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako, ngize ngisibhubhise ngesandla sakhe, kusho Simakadze.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Wonkhe lohlala kulelidolobha uyakufa ngenkemba, nome ngendlala, nome ngesifo lesibulalanako, kodvwa wonkhe lohambako aye kumaBhabhulona, uyawuphila. Uyawuphepha nekuphila kwakhe; uyawuphila.’
Jeremiya wayiphendvula watsi: “Bangeke bakunikele. Lalela Simakadze, ngekwenta loku lengikutjele kona. Khona-ke kutabe sekukuhambela kahle konkhe, imphilo yakho iphunyule ekufeni.
“Onkhe emakhosikati akho nebantfwabakho bayawuyiswa kubaseBhabhulona, nawe cobo lwakho ngeke uphunyule etandleni tabo, kodvwa uyawubanjwa yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nalelidolobha liyawubhujiswa ngemlilo.”
“Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kuyawuba kubi kangakanani-ke nangitfumela tehlulelo tami letine letiyawumelana neJerusalema: inkemba, nendlala, netilwane tesiganga kanye nesifo lesibulalanako, kutsi titewubulala bantfu bayo netilwane tayo!
“Kodvwa nangabe lolungile agucuka ekulungeni kwakhe ente sono, ente tintfo letifananako netalomubi letisinengiso, utsi kambe lonjalo angaphila? Cha, kute nakunye kwetintfo letinhle latentile lokuyawukhunjulwa. Ngenca yekungetsembeki lasanelicala lako, nangenca yetono layawube asatentile, uyawukufa.
Titsintsitseni kuto tonkhe letono tenu lebesenitentile, nitfole inhlitiyo lensha nemoya lomusha. Nitawufelani nje, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?
Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, angikujabuleli kufa kwalomubi, kodvwa ngitsandza kutsi agucuke etindleleni takhe letimbi aphile. Gucukani! Gucukani etindleleni tenu letimbi! Ningafelani, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?’