10 Babusi beNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni bahlala phansi bathule, batsele lutfuli etinhloko tabo, bembatse emasaka. Emantfombatana aseJerusalema atfobile, abhekisa tinhloko tawo phansi.
Thamari watitsela ngemlotsa enhloko waklebhula lengubo yakhe labeyembetse. Wetfwala imikhono enhloko, ahamba akhala kakhulu.
Etitaladini bembetse emasaka, bakhala etikwetindlu, bakhale nasetinkhundleni, etihlatsini tabo kugeleta tinyembeti.
Esikhundleni sekunuka kwemakha, kutawunuka luboti; esikhundleni semijijimba kube tintsambo, esikhundleni setinwele letentiwe kahle kutawuba nemphandla; esikhundleni setembatfo letinhle kutawuba ngemasaka; esikhundleni sebuhle kutawuba nesishadza.
Emasango aseSiyoni ayawukhala alile, lidolobha selisiganga, yebo, bantfu balo batawuhlala phantsi emhlabatsini.
Bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, labeyindvuna yesigodlo, naShebna, labengumabhalane, kanye naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, labengulobhalisako, bahamba bayawubikela Hezekiya sebadzabule tingubo tabo, bafike bamtjela konkhe lokwakushiwo yindvuna lenkhulu yemphi yase-Asiriya.
Simakadze utsi: “Yehla, uhlale elutfulini, wena Ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona. Hlala emhlabatsini, ungasahlali esihlalweni sebukhosi, Ndvodzakati yebaseBhabhulona. Awusayikubitwa ngekutsi ungulobutsakatsaka nalotsambile.
“Hlala uthule, ungene ebumnyameni, Ndvodzakati yemaBhabhulona, awusayikuphindza ubitwe ngekutsi Ndlovukazi yemibuso.
“Sihlaleleni kantsi lapha? Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe, siyewufela khona! Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu sewusimisele kutsi sibhubhe, wasinika emanti lanashevu kutsi siwanatse, ngobe sonile kuye.
Maye! laze lasala likhala libhungane lidolobha, yebo, lidolobha lelake lanyakatela bantfu! Awu! laze lafanana nemfelokati, lidolobha lelake ladvuma emkhatsini wetive! IJerusalema leyake yaba yindlovukazi emkhatsini wemave, nyalo seyigucuke yaba sigcili.
Imigwaco leya eSiyoni iyalila, ngobe sekwabate namunye lota emikhosini yayo lemisiwe. Onkhe emasango ayo asasala anesitunge, baphristi bayo bayabubula, emantfombatana ayo ayadzabuka, isebuhlungwini lobumatima kakhulu.
Akahlale yedvwa athule, ngobe nguSimakadze lona lometfwese lona.
Simakadze cobo lwakhe ubasakatile, akasabelusi. Baphristi abasahlonishwa, nalabadzala abasaphatfwa ngemusa.
Labo labake badla kahle batamasa, nyalo sebangimizulane netindzindzi etitaladini. Labo lababekhuliswa ngaletibukhwebeletane, nyalo sebalala emataleni etincunjini temlotsa.
Tikhulu tilengiswe ngetandla tato; labadzala bangete bahlonishwa.
Baholi besukile emasangweni elidolobha, emajaha asewuyekele umculo wawo.
“ ‘Bayawuphakamisa emavi abo bakhale kabuhlungu ngenca yakho. Bayawutsela lutfuli etinhloko tabo batigicite emlotseni.
Bayawuhhula tinhloko tabo ngenca yakho, bembatse emasaka. Bayawukukhalela tinyembeti ngemiphefumulo ledzabukile nangekulila lokumunyu.
Bayawukwembatsa emasaka, bagcokiswe lusizi. Buso babo bonkhe buyakwembatsa emahloni, netinhloko tabo bonkhe tiyawuhhulwa.
Lilani njengentfombi leyembetse emasaka, iwavunulele umyeni wayo webusha.
Ngako-ke umuntfu locaphelako uyabindza etikhatsini letinje, ngobe tikhatsi timbi.
“Ngalelo langa tintfombi letinhle nemajaha lanemandla bayawucaleka ngenca yekoma.
INkhosi Simakadze itsi: “Ngalelo langa, tingoma letihlatjelwa ethempelini tiyawujika tibe tekudzindza sililo. Kuyawuba nebunikilili betidvumbu letijikijelwe yonkhe indzawo. Kuyawuthula kutsi gudvu!”
Letindzaba tatsi natifika enkhosini yaseNineve, yasukuma esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi, yakhumula ingubo yayo yebukhosi, yatembonya ngendvwangu yemasaka, yahlala phansi emlotseni.
Joshuwa wadzabula tembatfo takhe, wawa ngebuso phansi embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, kwaze kwaba kusihlwa. Nebaholi baka-Israyeli benta njalo, batitsela ngelutfuli enhloko.
Batitsela ngetintfuli etinhloko, balila, bakhala, bamemeta batsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, yehheni, lelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka lelicebise bonkhe labanemikhumbi elwandle! Ngesikhashana nje lilahlekelwe ngiko konkhe.’ ”