4 Ngitawuphindze ngikwakhe kabusha, futsi utakwakheka wena Ntfombi lengu-Israyeli. Uyawuphindze utsatse emafahlawane akho, uphumele ngephandle, uyewugidza nalabajabulako.
Nali-ke livi lelikhulunywe nguSimakadze lelimelene naye, litsi: “ ‘Indvodzakati yaseSiyoni iyakwedzelela, ikubukela phansi. Indvodzakati yaseJerusalema igencetisa inhloko yayo, nawubaleka.
Abadvumise ngekugidza nangesigubhu nangehabhu.
Ugucule kulila kwami kwaba ngumgidvo, ungikhumule ingubo yenzilo, wangembatsisa ngekungibopha ngenjabulo.
Yentela iSiyoni lokuhle ngekwemusa wakho, utakhe kabusha tindvonga taseJerusalema.
Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyawuyisindzisa iSiyoni, akhe kabusha emadolobha akaJuda, bayawuhlala kuleyo ndzawo ibe yabo.
Simakadze utawubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kuJakobe, utawuphindza futsi akhetse ema-Israyeli, awabuyisele eveni lawo. Betive batawutihlanganisa nawo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.
Kuyawutsi njalo indvuku yaSimakadze nayehlela e-Asiriya, ngisho loluswati lwakhe lwekujezisa, kuyawuhambisana nekushaywa kwemafahlawane nemahabhu, asalwa nabo emphini ngengalo yakhe lematima.
nali-ke livi lelikhulunywe nguSimakadze lelimelene naye, litsi: “INdvodzakati yaseSiyoni iyakwedzelela, ikubukela phansi. INdvodzakati yaseJerusalema igencetisa inhloko yayo nawubaleka.
Buka la, lamuhla ngikubeka etikwetive nasetikwemibuso kutsi usiphule ubuye uhhihlite; ubhidlite ubuye uketule, nekutsi wakhe ubuye uhlanyele.”
“Khuluma lamavi kubo utsi: “ ‘Emehlo ami akagobhote tinyembeti busuku nemini, angakhawuli; ngobe indvodzakati yami leyintfombi sibili, sive sami, igwazwe linceba lelibi, yalinyatwa kakhulu.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Butani kuletinye tive nitsi: ‘Ngubani lowake weva ngentfo lenje?’ Intfo leyesabeka kakhulu yentiwe yiNtfombi lengu-Israyeli.
Emehlo ami ayawubelusa kube lusito kubo, ngiyawuphindze ngibabuyise kulelive. Ngiyawubakha ngingababhidliti; yebo, ngiyawubahlanyela ngingabazuphuni.
Tintfombi tiyawugidza tijabule, kanjalo futsi nemajaha nalabadzala. Ngiyawugucula kulila kwabo kube kujabula, ngibanike indvudvuto nekujabula esikhundleni selusizi.
“Beka timphawu temgwaco; umise tinsika letitikhombandlela. Wunake umgwaco lomkhulu, yebo, umgwaco lohamba ngawo. Ncandzeka, Ntfombi lengu-Israyeli, buyela emadolobheni akho.
Simakadze utsi: “Emalanga ayeta lapho khona ngiyakwakhelwa kabusha lelidolobha kusukela eMbhoshongweni waHananeli kuye eSangweni Lelikona.
Ngiyawubuyisa bakaJuda nema-Israyeli ekutfunjweni, ngibuye ngibakhe kabusha babe njengaloku babenjalo kucala.
“Khuphukela kaGileyadi uyewutfola ibhalisamu, awu, wena ntfombi, Ndvodzakati yaseGibhithe. Kodvwa wandzisa imitsi yakho yekwelapha, wayandzisa mahhala. Yeka, solo awelapheki.
“Simakadze uwalahlile onkhe emabutfo lengisemkhatsini wawo, sewuhlomise imphi letewumelana nami kutsi itewuhlifita onkhe emajaha akami. Simakadze uyihlifitile iNtfombi yakaJuda njengemagelebisi etjeni lekuhlutela liwayini.
Ngingatsini nje ngawe? Ngingakufananisa nani nje, wena Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema? Yini nje lengingakulinganisa nayo, kuze ngikudvudvute, wena Ntfombi yaseSiyoni? Linceba lakho lishona njengelwandle. Ngubani longakwelapha?
“Iwile iNtfombi yaka-Israyeli, ingeke iphindze ivuke futsi, ayinakwa ngumuntfu eveni layo, kantsi futsi kute longayivusa ime.”
“Ngalelo langa ngiyakulivusa kabusha lithende laDavide leliwile. Ngiyakutakha kabusha tindzawo talo letephukile, ngiwakhe kabusha emadzibikelo alo, ngiphindze ngilakhe libe nguloku lelake laba nguko,
Nifune litfole lelihle lelikhuluphele nilihlabe sitewudla sijabule.
“ ‘Emvakwaloko ngiyawuncandzeka, ngiyawuvusa indlu yaDavide lewile; ngiyawuvusa tindvonga tayo ngibuye ngitakhe futsi,
Jeftha nase achamuka ekhaya lakhe lelaliseMispa, ngubani lobekangaphuma kucala amhlangabete ngaphandle kwentfombi yakakhe, leyaphuma igiya, itjakadvula, ishaya makhoyane wayo. Kwakukuphela kwayo vo! Ngaphandle kwayo abengenandvodzana nandvodzakati.