5 Luhlangotsi lolulandzelako lwavuswa ngemadvodza aseThekhowa. Noko emadvodza akhona lahloniphekile akazange awusekele umsebenti labenikwe wona baholi bawo kutsi awente.
Ngako Jowabe wabe sewutfumela umuntfu eThekhowa, kutsi alandze umfati lohlakaniphile khona. Jowabe wakhuluma kulomfati watsi: “Tentise kube shangatsi uzilile. Yembatsa inzilo, ungacali utisebentise tinongo temtimba. Ubotentisa kube shangatsi lomuntfu lofile sewumzilele sikhatsi lesidze.
iBhetlehema, ne-Etamu, neThekhowa,
Eceleni kwaletisebenti telithempeli emadvodza aseThekhowa avusa lolunye luhlangotsi, kusuka kulombhoshongo lomkhulu logabancile kuya elubondzeni lolwalusedvute ne-Ofeli.
Meremothi, umsa wa-Uriya, umsa waHakhosi, yena wavusa luhlangotsi lolwaluseceleni kwawo. Eceleni kwakhe lubondza lwavuswa nguMeshulamu, umsa waBherekhiya, umsa waMeshezabeli. Eceleni kwakhe lubondza lwavuswa nguSadoki, umsa waBhana.
Joyada, umsa waPhaseya, banaMeshulamu, umsa waBesodeya, bona babevusetela liSango Lelidzala, bashayela emakabha alo, base bemisa tivalo talo kanye nemavelevele alo nemishudvo endzaweni yayo.
NaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngamniketa umlayeto lofanana nawona lona, ngatsi: “Khotsamisani tinhloko tenu ngaphansi kwelijoko lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, khontani yona kanye nebantfu bayo, nitewuphila.
Naku lokwashiwo nguSimakadze kimi, watsi: “Yenta emajoko ngetitilobho nemicabo, lelinye lawo ulibeke entsanyeni yakho,
“ ‘ “Noko nome ngabe ngusiphi sive nome-ke ngumuphi umbuso longayiwukhonta Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ungagobisi inhloko yawo ejokweni lakhe, ngiyawusijezisa leso sive ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako, ngize ngisibhubhise ngesandla sakhe, kusho Simakadze.
“Balekani niyewubhaca, sive sakaBhenjamini! Sukani eJerusalema nibaleke! Shayani impalampala eThekhowa! Phakamisani siboniso semlilo eBhethi Hakheremu! Ngobe kulunguta inhlekelele, ichamuka ngasenyakatfo, yebo, imbhubhiso lenkhulu.
Lawa ngemavi a-Amose, lomunye webantfu lababefuye timvu eThekhowa, ngaloko lakuboniswa lokumacondzana nema-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili umhlaba ungakatamatami, ngesikhatsi Uziya ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, ayinkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Bekani lijoko lami etikwenu, nifundze kimi, ngobe mine ngimnene, ngitfobekile ngenhlitiyo, khona niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu;
Pho, nifunelani kulinga Nkulunkulu ngekubeka lijoko emahlombe emakholwa lokungazange bokhokho nome tsine sibe nemandla ekuletfwala?
Bazalwane bami, khumbulani kubitwa kwenu, kutsi ababanyenti labahlakaniphile ngekwasemhlabeni, ababanyenti nalabanemandla, ababanyenti nalabahloniphekile ngekutalwa kwabo.
“Ingilosi yaSimakadze yatsi: ‘Calekisa Merozi. Calekisa bantfu bayo kabuhlungu, ngobe abazange bete kutawusita Simakadze, yebo, kutawusita Simakadze, nakalwa nalabanemandla.’