22 “Ncandzekani sive lesingaketsembeki, ngiyawunelapha kulokuhlubuka kwenu.” “Yebo, siyakuta kuwe, ngobe wena unguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
Ngitsatse ngihambe nawe, asisheshise! Inkhosi ayingingenise esigodlweni sayo. Siyajabula sikutsakasele; sitaludvumisa lutsandvo lwakho, siludvumise kwendlula liwayini. Kufanele kutsi bakutsandze.
Lalelani, nine mazulu! Lalela nawe, mhlaba! Ngobe Simakadze sewukhulume, watsi: “Bantfwabami ngibondlile ngabakhulisa, kodvwa sebangihlamukile.
Kulwa kwakhe nebaseJerusalema kugcina ngekutsi abadvungulule baye ekutfunjweni, abakhiphe ngesikhahlo sakhe njengekuhhusha kwemoya wasemphumalanga.
Buyelani kuNkulunkulu, nine ma-Israyeli, nine lesenimhlubuke kangaka.
Bengitfukutseliswe ngulesono sakhe sekuba bukhali, ngase ngiyamjezisa, ngabufihla buso bami ngenca yekutfukutsela, noko wachubeka nekuhlubuka kwenhlitiyo yakhe, ahamba ngendlela yakhe.
Hamba, umemetele lombiko ngasenyakatfo utsi: “ ‘Buya Israyeli longaketsembeki,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngingeke ngisaphindza ngikuswacele, ngobe nginemusa,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngingeke ngisakutfukutselela siphelane.
Kodvwa wena ngiyawukubuyisela emphilweni, ngiphilise emanceba akho, nome ubitwa ngekutsi ungulolahliwe, iSiyoni lenganakwa ngumuntfu,’ kusho Simakadze.
“Impela ngikuvile kububula kwa-Efrayimu, kutsi: “ ‘Wangicondzisa njengelitfole lelisichomoketi, futsi vele sengifundzisekile. Ngibuyisele, ngitawubuyela, ngobe wena unguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wami.
“ ‘Noko, lelidolobha ngiyawuliletsela kuphila nekuphiliswa. Labantfu bami ngiyawubaphilisa, ngibente bativele banekuthula nekuphepha lokuphuphumako.
“Awu, Israyeli, nawungamane uphendvuke nje, ubuye kimi,” kusho Simakadze. “Nawungesusa letithico takho letitinengiso, lapha embikwami, ungabe usanhlanhlatseka,
“Ngako-ke, awu, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, ngiyawukwehlulela, ngulowo nalowo ngekwetindlela takhe, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Phendvukani! Gucukani kuto tonkhe tiphambuko tenu; khona-ke sono senu ngeke sibe kufa kwenu.
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?’
“Kodvwa mine nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakho, lowakukhipha eGibhithe. Animati lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami; kute uMsindzisi ngaphandle kwami.
Awu, ma-Israyeli, buyani, nibuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Tono tenu ngito letiniwisile.
“Ngiyawukuphilisa kunhlanhlatsela kwabo, ngibatsandze ngekukhululeka, ngobe intfukutselo yami seyisukile kubo.
Ngiyawufanana nematolo ku-Israyeli; uyawuchakaza njengembali. Njengemsedari waseLebanoni uyawutishonisa phansi timphandze takhe;
Awu, Efrayimu, ngisenandzabani netithico? Ngiyawukuphendvula, ngikunakekele. Ngifanana nesihlahla lesiluhlata sesipheshula; kutsela kahle kwakho kuphuma kimi.”
Emvakwaloko ema-Israyeli ayawuphendvuka afune Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wawo, naDavide, inkhosi yawo. Bayawubuyela batitfobe kuSimakadze nakuto tibusiso taSimakadze ngemalanga ekugcina.
Simakadze uyakhuluma utsi: “Namanje phendvukani, nibuye kimi ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe, ngekuzila, nangekukhala kanye nangekulila.”
Lencenye yesitsatfu ngiyakuyimikisa emlilweni, ngibacenge njengesiliva, ngibahlolisise njengegolide. Bayakulibita Libito lami, bese mine ngiyabaphendvula; ngiyawutsi: ‘Bona babantfu bami;’ nabo batsi: ‘Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”