5 “Memetelani kaJuda nibatjele nebaseJerusalema, nitsi: “ ‘Shayani licilongo kulo lonkhe live!’ Memetani kakhulu nitsi: ‘Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe.’
Njalo nje nasifika nome nini, siyakwendlula nani sinitfumbe kusa ngekusa, busuku nemini.” Kuvakala kwalomlayeto kuyawuletsa kwesaba nekutfutfumela kuphela nje.
“Lalela timiso talesivumelwane utikhulume esiveni sakaJuda nakulabo labahlala eJerusalema.
Kodvwa kwatsi Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, navimbetela lelive, satsi: ‘Wotani, kufanele sihambe siye eJerusalema sitewubalekela emabutfo emaBhabhulona newema-Aramu.’ Nguko nje silapha eJerusalema.”
“Memetelani loku endlini yaJakobe, nikumemetele nakaJuda nitsi:
“Balekani niyewubhaca, sive sakaBhenjamini! Sukani eJerusalema nibaleke! Shayani impalampala eThekhowa! Phakamisani siboniso semlilo eBhethi Hakheremu! Ngobe kulunguta inhlekelele, ichamuka ngasenyakatfo, yebo, imbhubhiso lenkhulu.
“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.
Ngubani umuntfu lohlakaniphile kangangekutsi angakucondza loku? Ngubani lofundziswe nguSimakadze kutsi angakuchaza loku? Lelive lentiwe leni laba tindzala njengelihlane lokutsi kubete muntfu lowendlula ekhatsi kulo?
Nome bakhalisa licilongo, batilungiselele ngako konkhe, kute namunye loyakuya emphini, ngobe lulaka lwami lusetikwalesicumbi sonkhe.”
“Beka licilongo etindzebeni takho temlomo! Lusweti lusetikwendlu yaSimakadze, ngobe sive sisephulile sivumelwane sami, sawuhlubuka nemtsetfo wami.
Vutselani licilongo eSiyoni, nilikhalise entsabeni yami lengcwele. Bonkhe labahlala eveni abatfutfumele, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze liyeta, yebo, selisondzele.
Nakukhala impalampala edolobheni, abatfutfumeli yini bantfu? Inhlekelele iyalehlela yini lidolobha, ingakatfunyelwa nguSimakadze?
Nakubhodla libhubesi, ngubani longahlala angesabi? INkhosi Simakadze seyikhulumile, ngubani longahlala angaphrofethi?
“Yakha emacilongo lamabili esiliva legcotjiwe; lamacilongo ayawusetjentiswa ekubiteni sive nasekudzilitweni kwemathende nase kutfutfwa.
Nakushaywa lamacilongo lamabili, sive sonkhe siyawubutsana kuwe ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana.
Ngako Joshuwa nema-Israyeli ababulala abacedza, kwacishe kwangete kwasala muntfu, kodvwa labo labambalwa labasala babalekela emadolobheni abo latinqaba.