22 Ngawe ngiphihlita umfati nendvodza, ngawe ngiphihlita emakhehla nalabasebancane, ngawe ngiphihlita lijaha nentfombi,
Simakadze wabavusela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona leyafike yabulala onkhe emajaha abo ngenkemba, iwabulalela endzaweni lengcwele, ingashiyi lutfo loluselusha labadvuna nalabasikati nome talukati nemakhehla. Nkulunkulu wabaniketela bonkhe kuNebukhadnezari.
Lowo loyawutfunjwa uyawugwazwa; bonkhe labayawubanjwa bayawudliwa yinkemba.
Tinswane tabo tiyawuphahlatwa tibe ticucu embikwabo babuka, tindlu tabo tiyawuphangwa, nebafati babo badlwengulwe.
Ngebutjoki babo lobugobile bayawudubula emajaha, abanamusa ngetinswane, futsi bate nesihawu ngebantfwana.
kanjalo inkhosi yase-Asiriya iyawuhola baseGibhithe nebaseSudani labatfunjwe bangcunu, bangakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni, labancane nalabadzala, bayawushwebheta ngetibunu tabo tisebaleni, kube lihlazo laseGibhithe.
“Nyalo-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Niyehliselelani lenhlekelele lenkhulu kangaka etikwenu ngekubesusa laba bakaJuda emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana kanye netinswane, kuze nisale senite insali?
Inkemba ilengela etikwemahhashi ayo nasetikwetincola takhona temphi, nasetikwato tonkhe tihambi etigabeni tato! Bayawuba njengebafati. Inkemba ilengela etikwemcebo weBhabhulona! Bayawuphangwa.
ngawe ngiphihlita umelusi nemhlambi wakhe wetimvu, ngawe ngiphihlita umlimi netinkhabi takhe, ngawe ngiphihlita babusi netiphatsimandla.”
Kodvwa mine ngigcwele lulaka lwaSimakadze, futsi ngingeke ngisalubeketelela lukimi. Simakadze wase utsi kimi: “Lutfululele kubantfwana labasetitaladini, nasemajaheni labutsene ndzawonye; bonkhe bafati nemadvodza abo bayawubhajwa kulo, kanye nalabadzala labo lasebahanjelwe ngiminyaka.
Emehlo ami aluvitsi ngenca yekukhala. Ngiyasha ngiyabhadla emphefumulweni wami, inhlitiyo yami itfululeleke phansi emhlabatsini, ngobe bantfu bakitsi babhujisiwe, bantfwana netinswane kuyacaleka etitaladini telidolobha.
“Labasha nalabadzala kulale lunja kanyekanye elutfulini lwetitaladi; emajaha ami netintfombi tami kuwe ngelusiko lwenkemba. Ubabhubhisile ngelilanga lentfukutselo yakho; ubabulale ngenkemba ungenasihawu nabo.
Bulalani nicedze emadvodza lamadzala, nemajaha, netintfombi, nebafati, nebantfwana, kodvwa ningatsintsi namunye loneluphawu. Calani endlini yami lengcwele.” Ngako bacala ngebaholi lababesembikwelithempeli.
Esitaladini inkemba iyawubenta babe ngulabangenabantfwana. Emakhaya abo kuyawubusa luvalo. Emajaha netintfombi kuyawubhubha, emakhehla netinswane kuphele.
Hamba manje uyewuhlasela ema-Amaleki, ubhubhise yonkhe intfo yawo. Ungawashiyi aphila: bulala emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana, netinswane, netinkhomo, netimvu, nemakamela kanye netimbongolo.’ ”