12 Niyawube seniyangibita-ke nite nitewuthandaza kimi, mine ngiyawuniva.
Watsi nakathandaza kuye, Simakadze watsintseka ngalokuncusa kwakhe, wakulalela kutincengela kwakhe, wase umbuyisela emuva eJerusalema nasembusweni wakhe. Kusukela lapho-ke Manase wati kutsi Simakadze nguNkulunkulu.
nase bagucukela kuwe ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wabo baseveni letitsa tabo letabatfumba, bathandaze kuwe babheke eveni lowalipha boyisemkhulu, edolobheni lolikhetsile nakulelithempeli lesengilakhele Libito lakho,
Uyawuthandaza kuye, naye akuve, bese ugcwalisa tetsembiso takho.
Yebo, Simakadze! Uyativa tifiso talabacotfo, ucinise nenhlitiyo yabo. Indlebe yakho iyabalalela,
Wesutsisa kufisa kwabo bonkhe labamesabako, uyabeva nabakhalako, abasindzise.
Khala kimi ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka, ngiyawukukhulula, bese uyangidvumisa.”
Simakadze, beta kuwe ekudzabukeni kwabo, ngesikhatsi ubajezisa babehluleka ngisho nekuhebeta umkhuleko.
Awu, bantfu baseSiyoni, nine lenihlala eJerusalema, anisayikubuye nilile. Maye, uyawuba nemusa kini, nanikhala kuye nicela lusito! Uyakwenelela kuva nje, bese uyaniphendvula.
Bayawutsi bangakangibiti, ngisabele, bayawutsi basakhuluma, ngive.
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
‘Ngibite, ngitakuphendvula ngikutjele tintfo letinkhulu naletingaphenyeki, wena longatati.’
Simakadze utsi: “Kulawo malanga, nangaleso sikhatsi, bantfu baka-Israyeli nebantfu bakaJuda bayawuhamba kanyekanye, bonkhe bayawukhala tinyembeti sebahamba bafunana naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.
“Nine leniphunyulile enkembeni, hambani ningabe nisalibala! Khumbulani Simakadze, niseveni lelikhashane, nicabange ngeJerusalema.”
“Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangaloku ngiyawulalela kukhala kwendlu yaka-Israyeli, ngibentele naku: Ngiyawukwenta sive sabo sandze sibe ngangetimvu,
Ngubani lohlakaniphile? Uyawutibona letintfo. Ngubani lokwati kubona tintfo letifihlakele? Utaticondza kahle letintfo. Tindlela taSimakadze tilungile, labalungile bahamba ngato, kodvwa labahlubukako bayakhubeka kuto.
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”