19 Butsani timphahla tenu tekudzingiswa, nine lenihlala eGibhithe, ngobe iMemfisi iyawusala yodvwa isale ingemabolela langasahlali muntfu.
Tiphatsimandla taseSowani setitibhungayeti, baholi baseMemfisi sebakhohlisiwe; imisumphe yebantfu bakhona seyedukise lonkhe live laseGibhithe.
kanjalo inkhosi yase-Asiriya iyawuhola baseGibhithe nebaseSudani labatfunjwe bangcunu, bangakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni, labancane nalabadzala, bayawushwebheta ngetibunu tabo tisebaleni, kube lihlazo laseGibhithe.
Uphrofethelani egameni laSimakadze kutsi lelithempeli litawufanana neShilo, nalelidolobha litawusala selikhala libhungane, kungasahlali muntfu kulo?” Bonkhe bantfu babunganyela Jeremiya bamkaka ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze.
Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawukhipha umlayeto ngibabuyise kulelidolobha. Bayakulwa nalo, balitfumbe bese bayalishisa. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kusale kukhala libhungane kuwo.”
Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya macondzana nawo onkhe emaJuda labehlala eGibhithe Lengentansi, eMigdoli, naseThaphanesi, naseMemfisi, naseGibhithe Lengenhla, litsi:
“Memetelani loku eGibhithe, nikwatise futsi naseMigdoli; kumemeteleni futsi naseMemfisi kanye naseThaphanesi, nitsi: ‘Manini ngetigaba tenu nilungele, ngobe inkemba iyawudla labo labanitungeletile.’
“Yehlani ekubabatekeni kwenu nihlale emhlabatsini logagadzekile, awu, nine takhamiti taseDiboni, ngobe lowo lobhubhisa Mowabi utanisukela nani, atewubhidlita emadolobha enu labiyelwe.
Kute lunyawo lwemuntfu nome lwesilwane loluyawunyatsela kulo. Kute loyawuhlala kulo kuze kuphele iminyaka lengema-40.
Live laseGibhithe ngiyawulenta libe lihlane kunawo onkhe emave lagagadzekile, nemadolobha alo ayawusala angenabantfu iminyaka lengema-40 emkhatsini wemadolobha labhidlitiwe. Ngiyawubahlakata baseGibhithe ngibayise etiveni, ngibasakatele emaveni ngemave.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ngiyawutibhubhisa tithico, ngiticedze tonkhe titfombe eMemfisi. Akusayikuba nambusi eGibhithe, futsi ngiyawusakata kwesaba kulo lonkhe live.
Ngisho nome bangaphunyula ekubhujisweni, iGibhithe iyawubabutsela ndzawonye, iMemfisi ibangcwabe. Emagugu abo esiliva ayawumbonywa ngumena wetinchachabutane, nemanyeva ayawumbonya emathende abo.
Nako kini lenihlala ngaselwandle, nine sive semaKherethi. Livi laSimakadze limelene nani, awu Khenani, live lemaFilisti. “Ngiyawunibhubhisa nonkhe, kute namunye loyawusala.”