28 “Ngako-ke khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kute nalinye lemavi ami leliyawulibala, konkhe lengikushoko kuyawugcwaliseka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: “Jeremiya, ubonani?” Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona ligala lesihlahla se-alimondi.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ubone kahle impela, ngobe ngicaphele kona kutsi livi lami ligcwaliseke.”
Livi laSimakadze laphindza lefika kimi, latsi: “Ubonani?” Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona libhodo lelibilako, litjekile lafulatsela inyakatfo.”
Libhubesi liphumile emhumeni walo; umbhubhisi wetive sewuphumele ngephandle. Selisukile endzaweni yalo, litewuphundla lelive lenu. Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala, abete bantfu labahlala kuwo.
Labo labayawubalekela inkemba babuyele eveni lakaJuda besuke eGibhithe, bayawuba mbalwa kakhulu. Kuyawutsi-ke yonkhe insali yakaJuda leyeta kutawuhlala eGibhithe iyawukwati kutsi labani livi leliyawuma, lingagucuki, lami nome labo.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, indlu yaka-Israyeli itsi: ‘Lombono lawubonako ngeweminyaka leminyenti kusukela nyalo, futsi uphrofetha ngetintfo letiyakwenteka kadzeni.’
Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
Umtsengisi angeke aphindze abuyelwe ngaloko lakutsengisile, yingci nabasaphila bobabili, ngobe umbono macondzana naso sonkhe lesicumbi ngeke usahlehliselwa nyovana. Ngenca yetono tabo, kute namunye wabo loyawuphephisa kuphila kwakhe.
Kubhujiswa sekufikile kuwe, wena lohlala eveni. Sikhatsi sesifikile, lilanga selisondzele, kunekwesaba, hhayi kujabula etikwetintsaba.
Khumbula-ke loko lokwemukele wakuva, ukugcine, uphendvuke. Nangabe awuvuki ucaphele, ngitawuta kuwe ngikutume njengelisela, ngeke usati sikhatsi lengiyawukufikela ngaso.