17 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Caphelani-ke manje! Bitani bafati besililo kutsi bete; ngibiteleni labo labahlakaniphile babo.
Jeremiya wacamba tingoma tesililo saJosaya, kuze kube ngulamuhla bonkhe bahlabeli besilisa nebesifazane basamkhumbula Josaya ngaletingoma tesililo sakhe. Letingoma tase tiba tingoma temihambo yema-Israyeli, tabhalwa encwadzini yetililo.
Shangatsi labo labacalekisa emalanga bangacalekisa lelo langa, tingcweti letingavusa Leviyathani.
ngesikhatsi bantfu besaba konkhe lokuphakeme, kanye netingoti tasetitaladini, ngesikhatsi tihlahla te-alimondi setichakaza, nentsetse itotoba endleleni yayo, nenkhabunkhabu iphela. Umuntfu uya ekhaya lakhe laphakadze, labalilako bazulazula etitaladini.
Hhulani tinwele tenu, nine bantfu baseJerusalema, nitilahle, nilile sililo emagcumeni laphakeme, ngobe Simakadze usilahlile, wasishiya lesitukulwane lesingaphansi kwelulaka lwakhe.’ ”
Simakadze unjengesitsa; umgwinyile Israyeli. Ugwinye tonkhe tigodlo takhe, wabhubhisa tinqaba takhe. Wandzise kulila nekukhala kabuhlungu kuyo iNdvodzakati yakaJuda.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dzindza sililo macondzana neThire.
“Lesi sililo labayakuyihlabelela sona. Emadvodzakati etive ayakusihlabela; ngobe ayawulilela iGibhithe neticumbi tayo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
Lalelani nali livi, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli. Lesililo ngisenta ngenca yenu:
Mhlazana kufika leso sikhatsi, tive tiyawubekiselana ngalendzaba yenu yesehlakalo, tiyawuhlabela ingoma ngelusizi lwesehlakalo lesiyawube sinehlele, titsi: ‘Sibhujisiwe sacedvwa, Simakadze ulitsetse live letfu, walinika labo labasitfumbile.’ ”
Kwatsi Jesu asefikile endlini yalomphatsi, abona bashayi bemintjingozi nesicuku lesijokotelako,
Batsi nabefika endlini yalomphatsi welisinagoge, beva sililo kutse mpu, bantfu bakhala.