6 Kuyawuba khona lilanga lapho balindzi bayawumemeta emagcumeni aka-Efrayimu, batsi: ‘Wotani, sikhuphukele eSiyoni kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
Abiya wemisa eNtsabeni iSemarayimu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, wamemeta watsi: “Jerobowamu nani nonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, lalelani kimi!
Kwatsi baholi bemindeni yakaJuda neyakaBhenjamini, nebaphristi, nemaLevi, nabo bonkhe Nkulunkulu latsintsa tinhlitiyo tabo kutsi bahambe bayewulakha lithempeli laSimakadze, batilungiselela kwenyukela eJerusalema.
Babusisiwe labo bantfu emandla abo lakuwe, labalangatela etinhlitiyweni tabo kutsi bayewukhonta eSiyoni.
Ngalelo langa kuyawukhala licilongo lelikhulu. Labo lababelahlekile bedukela e-Asiriya, nalabo lababetfunjelwe eGibhithe bayakuta batewukhonta Simakadze entsabeni lengcwele, eJerusalema.
Wena loletsa tindzaba letimnandzi eSiyoni, khuphukela entsabeni lephakeme. Wena loletse tindzaba letimnandzi eJerusalema, phakamisa livi lakho, umemete, liphakamise, ungesabi. Tsanini kuwo emadolobha akaJuda: “Nangu Nkulunkulu wenu!”
Ngibeke balindzi etibondzeni takho, Jerusalema, bangeke bathule imini nebusuku. Nine lenibita Simakadze, ningatiniki kuphumula,
“Buyani, nine bantfu labangaketsembeki,” kusho Simakadze, “ngobe mine ngiyindvodza yenu. Ngiyawukhetsa munye wenu kuwo onkhe emadolobha enu, ngikhetse babili kuto tonkhe tinsendvo tenu, bese nginimikisa eSiyoni.
Bayawufika bamemete ngenjabulo eticongweni tentsaba yaseSiyoni; bayawutfokota ngekwephana kwaSimakadze: lokusatinhlavu, neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa, nemazinyane emihlambi yetimvu netimbuti, nemankhonyane emihlambi yetinkhomo. Bayawufanana nengadze leniselwa kahle, bangeke baphindze babe lusizi.
Kodvwa Israyeli ngitambuyisela emuva edlelweni lakhe, uyawuklaba eKhameli naseBhashani. Kukhanuka kudla kwakhe kuyakweneliseka etintsabeni taka-Efrayimu nakaGileyadi.
Ngabeka balindzi etikwenu, ngatsi: ‘Lalelani kukhala kwempalampala,’ kodvwa nine natsi: ‘Ngeke sikulalele.’
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengikubeke kutsi ube ngumlindzi wendlu yaka-Israyeli; ngako-ke vani livi lengilikhulumako, ubanike secwayiso lesiphuma kimi.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kubantfu bakini, utsi: ‘Nase ngiletsa inkemba ngimelana nelive lelitsite nebantfu balo, bese bakhetsa indvodza ibe yinye emkhatsini wabo bayente ibe ngumlindzi wabo,
Bantfu bakaJuda nebantfu baka-Israyeli bayawuphindze bahlanganiswe, bese babeka umholi wabo abe munye, bahlume eveni labo, ngobe liyawuba likhulu lelo langa lakaJezreyeli.
Umphrofethi utfunyelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abe ngumlindzi wa-Efrayimu, noko tingibe timele umphrofethi kuto tonkhe tindlela takhe, nebutsa busendlini yaNkulunkulu wakhe.