1 Sahlala ngasemifuneli yaseBhabhulona, sakhala khona nasikhumbula iSiyoni.
Ngakhona lapho emseleni i-Ahava ngamemetela kutsi akuzilwe, khona sitewutitfoba embikwaNkulunkulu wetfu sicela kutsi asiphephise endleleni yetfu, nebantfwabetfu kanye nato tonkhe timphahla tetfu.
Ngelilanga leli-12 ngenyanga yekucala, satfutsa emseleni i-Ahava sacondza eJerusalema. Sandla saNkulunkulu wetfu sasisetikwetfu; wasivikela etitseni nasetigebengwini endleleni yetfu yonkhe.
kodvwa ngakhuluma enkhosini ngatsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi! Buso bami bungahlala kanjani bungakhatsateki, nangabe lidolobha, lapho kwalala khona bobabemkhulu, libhidlitiwe nemasango akhona asashiswe ngemlilo?”
Nangikhumbula emuva, inhlitiyo yami iyabibitseka ngekhatsi kwami. Ngangihamba nesicuku lesikhulu ngisihola embili ngiya endlini yaNkulunkulu sihlabela ngekujabula lokukhulu.
“Tfokotani kanye neJerusalema, niyitsakasele, nonkhe nine leniyitsandzako, jabulani nayo kakhulu, nonkhe nine leniyililelako.
“Tsatsa lelibhande lolitsengile lolivunule elukhalweni lwakho uhambe nyalo uye eYufrathe, ufike ulifihle khona elufantfwini lwemadvwala.”
Angizange sengihlale emkhambatsini webatsandzi bemadzili, angizange sengitijabulise kanye nabo. Ngahlala ngedvwana, ngobe sandla sakho sasisetikwami, wawungigcwalise ngentfukutselo enhlityweni.
Wena lohlala ngasemantini lamanyenti futsi lonjingile ngemcebo, siphetfo sakho sesifikile, sikhatsi sakho sekutsi uncanyulwe.”
Lalelani kukhala kwesive sami, sikhala eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, sitsi: “Simakadze akekho yini eSiyoni? Kungabe iNkhosi yayo ayikho yini lapho?” “Bangitfukutseliseleni ngaletitfombe tabo, ngaletithico tabo tebetive letingenamsebenti?”
“Nguloko lokungenta ngilile, nemehlo ami aphophota tinyembeti. Kute namunye losedvutane longidvudvutako, kute namunye longabuyisa umoya wami. Bantfwabami bahlutjuliwe, ngobe sitsa singehlulile.”
Tinhlitiyo tebantfu tikhala kuSimakadze. Awu, wena lubondza lweNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, tinyembeti takho atigobhote njengemfula busuku nemini, ungatiniki kuphumula, emehlo akho angaphumuli.
Imifula yetinyembeti iyageleta isuka emehlweni ami, ngobe bantfu bami babhujisiwe.
Loku lengikubonako kuletsa lusizi emphefumulweni wami, ngenca yabo bonkhe besifazane basedolobheni lami.
Ngemnyaka wema-30, enyangeni yesine, ngelilanga lesihlanu, ngangisesemkhatsini walababetfunjiwe, ngasemfuleni iKhebari, kwavuleka emazulu, ngabona imibono yaNkulunkulu.
kwefika livi laSimakadze kumphristi Hezekeli, umsa waBuzi, ngasemfuleni iKhebari eveni lemaBhabhulona. Ngulapho-ke lapho sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwakhe khona.
Ngefika kulabatfunjiwe lababehlala eTheli Abibi ngasemfuleni iKhebari. Ngefika lapho bebahlala khona, ngahlala emkhatsini wabo emalanga lasikhombisa, ngimangele.
Ngako ngagucukela kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu ngamncenga ngemthandazo nangekuncusa ngizila kudla, ngembatse emasaka, ngatitsela ngemlotsa.
Asasondzela eJerusalema wayibuka wayililela.
Bofakazi bami lababili labembetse emasaka ngiyawubanika emandla ekuphrofetha emalanga layi-1 260.”