1 Lalelani, nine baholi baka-Israyeli! Bekufanele ngabe ninakekela kutsi esiveni sakini konkhe kwentiwe ngendlela lefanele;
Ngako ngabatsetsisa baholi bakaJuda, ngatsi: “Yini lamanyala leniwentako, ekona liSabatha?
Pho, bate yini lwati bonkhe labantfu labenta lokubi? Badla emandla ebantfu bami shangatsi badla sinkhwa, bangathandazi kuSomandla.
Lalelani livi laSimakadze, nine babusi baseSodoma; lalelani imfundziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu, nine bantfu baseGomora!
bentele kwemuka labamphofu emalungelo abo, badlelele bantfu bami labacindzetelekile emalungelo abo emtsetfocotfo, batsatse imphango kubafelokati, badlelele labangenaboyise.
“ ‘Ase ubuke kutsi leso naleso sikhulu saka-Israyeli lesikuwe siwasebentisa kanjani emandla aso ekucitseni ingati.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha umelane nebelusi baka-Israyeli; phrofetha ukhulume kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nako kubelusi baka-Israyeli labatinakekela bona kuphela! Belusi akukafaneli yini kutsi banakekele umhlambi?
Nidla lihongo, nitembatsise ngetimphahla tensontfo, nitihlabele tifuyo telikhetselo, kodvwa aniwunakekeli umhlambi.
Wangiphendvula watsi: “Sono sendlu yaka-Israyeli neyakaJuda sikhulu ngalokwengcile; live seligobhota ingati, nelidolobha seligcwele kungabi namtsetfo. Batsi: ‘Simakadze ulikhohliwe lelive; Simakadze akaboni.’
“Lalelani lapha, nine baphristi! Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli! Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi! Lesehlulelo simelene nani: Nibe lugibe eMispa, naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.
Lalelani nali livi, nine bafati basentsabeni yaseSamariya, leniphila kahle, nitamase njengetinkhomati taseBhashani, nine lenicindzetela labamphofu, nifihlite labeswele, niphocelele emadvodza enu kutsi aninike tjwala!
Maye kini, nine labanetsetekile eSiyoni, nakini nine labativela bavikelekile entsabeni yaseSamariya! Maye nakini, nine madvodza lagcamile esiveni lesikhulu nalesisekucala etiveni tonkhe, nine labeta kini baka-Israyeli!
Nkulunkulu uyawubavulela indlela yabo, abuye abahole abakhiphe ekutfunjweni kwabo. Bayawufohla, baphume emasangweni elidolobha bahambe bakhululekile. INkhosi yabo, Simakadze cobo lwakhe, uyawubahambela embili abakhiphe.
Loku ngikusho khona nitewubona lihlazo lenu. Senisho kutsi sekute namunye lapho emkhatsini wenu longaba nekuhlakanipha lokwenele kutsi ehlulele bazalwane bakhe?
“Khetsani behluleli kanye netindvuna tetinkhundla taleso naleso sive kuwo onkhe emadolobha enu Simakadze Nkulunkulu lanipha wona. Ngibo labayakwehlulela ngekungakhetsi.