14 Lengilosi leyayikhuluma kimi, yatsi: “Memetela lelivi, utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Nginenshisekelo lenkhulu ngeJerusalema neSiyoni.
Ngobe eJerusalema kuyawuvela insali. ESiyoni kuyawuvela libutfo lalabasindze ekufeni. Kushisekela kwaSimakadze longuSomandla kuyawukuphelelisa loko.
Hezekiya abebute watsi: “Sitawuba yini sibonakaliso sekutsi ngitawukhuphukela ethempelini laSimakadze?”
“Badvudvuteni, dvudvutani bantfu bami,” kusho Nkulunkulu wenu.
“Khulumani kahle kubaseJerusalema, nimemetele kubo kutsi umshikashika wabo wemsebenti sewuphelelisiwe, nekutsi licala lesono sabo selihlawulelwe, nekutsi sebatfole ngalokuphindziwe esandleni saSimakadze ngaletono tabo.”
Livi litsi: “Memeta.” Mine ngitsi: “Ngimemete kutsini?” “Bonkhe bantfu banjengetjani, nako konkhe kudvuma kwabo kunjengembali yesiganga.
Simakadze utawushuca njengendvodza lenemandla, njengelisotja uyawuchukuluta inshisekelo yakhe; uyawumemeta ahlabe inyandzaleyo, titsa takhe atehlule.
Wembatsa kulunga njengesivikelo sakhe sesifuba, nesigcoko sensindziso enhloko yakhe. Wembatsa tingubo tekukhipha sibhongobhongo, watishumphetela ngenshisekelo njengesembatfo.
Buka phansi usezulwini lakho, ubone, usesihlalweni sakho sebukhosi lesingcwele. Kuphi kushisekela kwakho nemandla akho? Kunakekela kwakho nesihawu sakho kugodliwe kitsi.
Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngentfukutselo yami levutsako ngikhulume ngemelana nato tonkhe tive letisele, kanye nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu, ngobe batsatsa live lami balenta labo ngekujabula, nangenhlitiyo lembi, bentela kuphanga emadlelo alo.’
“Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.
Simakadze utawuba nenshisekelo ngelive lakhe, asihawukele sive sakhe.
Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele nalophindziselako. Simakadze uyabuyisela, futsi ugcwele intfukutselo. Simakadze uyatiphindziselela etitseni takhe, ehlisele njalo lulaka lwakhe kulabo labemelene naye.
Ngako Simakadze wakhuluma emavi lamnandzi ekudvudvuta kulengilosi leyayikhuluma nami.
“Chubeka umemetele utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla, utsi: ‘Emadolobha ami ayawuphindze aphuphume ngemnotfo, Simakadze aphindze ayidvudvute iSiyoni, akhetse iJerusalema.’ ”
Ngabuta ngatsi: “Nkhosi yami, bayini laba?” Bekunengilosi lebeyikhuluma nami, yaphendvula, yatsi: “Ngitakubonisa kutsi bayini.”
Lengilosi leyayikhulume nami yabuya, yangivusa, njengemuntfu nakavuswa ebutfongweni.