2 Kwatsi ngelilanga lemfica enyangeni yesine ngemnyaka welishumi nanye waSedekiya, batifohla tibondza telidolobha bangena.
labuye lefika futsi ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwaze kwaba yinyanga yesihlanu emnyakeni weli-11 wekubusa kwaSedekiya, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngesikhatsi sekutfunjwa kwebantfu baseJerusalema.
Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya liphuma kuSimakadze emnyakeni welishumi wekubusa kwaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, lekwakungumnyaka weli-18 wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari.
Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawukhipha umlayeto ngibabuyise kulelidolobha. Bayakulwa nalo, balitfumbe bese bayalishisa. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kusale kukhala libhungane kuwo.”
BaseBhabhulona-ke batabe sebayabuya batewuhlasela lelidolobha, balitfumbe, bese balilumeka ngemlilo lishe liphele.’
“Dzabula tivini taso utone, kodvwa ungatibhubhisi tiphele titsi nya. Waphundle emagala ato, ngobe labantfu abasibo baSimakadze.
Ngemnyaka weli-12 wekutfunjwa kwetfu, enyangeni yelishumi, ngelilanga lesihlanu, indvodza leyayibaleke eJerusalema yeta kimi, yefika yatsi: “Lidolobha seliwile!”
ubobe sewutsatsa lipani lensimbi ulibeke libe njengelubondza lwensimbi emkhatsini wakho nalelidolobha, bese uyagucuka uyalibuka. Liyawube selivimbetelekile, futsi uyawulivimbetela. Loku kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli.
Ngesikhatsi nakuphelela emalanga ekuvinjetelwa, shisa incenye yesitsatfu yaletinwele ngemlilo ekhatsi edolobheni. Tsatsa lenye incenye yesitsatfu uyisakate ngenkemba yonkhe indzawo edolobheni. Lencenye lenye yesitsatfu uyisakatele emoyeni. Ngobe ngitabacosha ngenkemba.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngalelo langa kuyawuvela kukhala eSangweni Lenhlanti, kuvele kulila eNcenyeni Lensha yelidolobha, nekuphihlika lokukhulu lokuphuma emagcumeni.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Lokuzila kudla kwenyanga yesine, neyesihlanu, neyesikhombisa, neyelishumi sekuyawuba ngemalanga enjabulo, nekutsakasa, nemadzili ekutijabulisa akaJuda. Ngako-ke litsandzeni liciniso nekuthula.’ ”