5 Ngiluhlata, kodvwa ngiyatsandzeka, awu, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, ngiluhlata njengemathende aseKhedari; yebo, njengetindvwangu temathende aSolomoni.
Maye kimi, lengingumchamuki lapha kaMesheki, ngihlala emathendeni akaKhedari.
Simakadze uyasijabulela sive sakhe, labatitfobako ubapha umchele wekuncoba.
Emadvodzakati emakhosi asemkhatsini wetintfombi takho telikhetselo; nangesandleni sakho sangesekudla kume indlovukazi levunule tembatfo tegolide yase-Ofiri.
Shangatsi lutsandvo lweNkhosi lenguNkulunkulu wetfu, lungabasetikwetfu. Shangatsi ungawubusisa umsebenti wetandla tetfu; yebo, phumelelisa umsebenti wetandla tetfu.
Tuba lami lelisemifantfwini yemadvwala, etindzaweni tekubhaca emaceleni etintsaba, ngikhombise buso bakho, ungivise neliphimbo lakho; ngobe liphimbo lakho liyanongotela, nebuso bakho buyatsandzeka.
Ngiyaniyala, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, ngetimphala nangetinyamatane letinsikati tesiganga, ngitsi: Ningaluvusi lutsandvo, futsi ningalunyakatisi, luze lutivukele lona.
Tinsika taso watakha ngesiliva, kwatsi liphansi laso walenta ngegolide. Sihlalo sona sentiwa ngalokubukhwebeletane; lonkhe lingekhatsi laso lakhiwa ngebunono, lakhiwa ngetintfombi taseJerusalema.
Tindzebe temlomo wakho tinjengetincotfo letiboshiwe letibovu, umlomo wakho uyatsandzeka. Tinhlafuno takho ngaphansi kweveyili yakho tinjengetincetu temahananandza.
Umlomo wakhe ukunongotela cobo lwako; yena empeleni muhle ngalokuphelele. Lowo-ke ngulongitsandzako wami, ungumngani wami, nine madvodzakati aseJerusalema.
Ngiyaniyala, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, nanimtfola longitsandzako, nitamtjela kutsini? Nibomtjela kutsi ngiyafa lutsandvo.
Umuhle, sitsandvwa sami, unjengeThisa, umuhle njengeJerusalema, uhlonipheke njengemabutfo laphetse imijekwa yawo.
Ngiyaniyala, madvodzakati aseJerusalema, ngitsi: Ningaluvusi lutsandvo, futsi ningalunyakatisi, luze lutivukele lona.
Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi, utsi: “Njengesisebenti lesenta sivumelwane semnyaka munye nemcashi waso, balisisa kahle emalanga, ngobe ekugcineni kwawo lonkhe ludvumo lwakaKhedari lutawuphela.
Inceku yakhe yakhula embikwakhe njengelihlumela lelitsambile, nanjengemphandze emhlabatsini lowomile. Yayite buhle nome bukhosi kuze isikhange kutsi sisondzele kuyo, kute lebeyibonakala inako lokwakungenta kutsi siyilangatelele, siye kuyo.
Yonkhe imihlambi yaseKhedari iyawubutsanela kuwe, tihhanca takaNebayothi tiyawukukhonta, tibe ngiminikelo leyemukeleka elatini lami, ngiyawulihlobisa lithempeli leludvumo lwami.
Ngiyajabula kakhulu ngaSimakadze; umphefumulo wami uyajabula ngaNkulunkulu wami. Ngobe ungembatsise ngetingubo tensindziso, wangihlobisa ngemjiva wekulunga, njengemyeni ahlobisa inhloko yakhe njengemphristi, nanjengamakoti lotihlobise ngebuhlalu bakhe.
Ludvumo lwakho lwandza etiveni ngenca yebuhle bakho, ngobe phela lobucwebecwebe lengakupha bona benta kutsi buhle bakho buphelele, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
“ ‘Base-Arabiya nabo bonkhe labakhulu baseKhedari bekunguwona makhasimende akho lamakhulu, bona-ke babetsengiselana nawe ngemazinyane etimvu, nangetihhanca tetimvu kanye netimbuti.
Ngako-ke umfundzi kufanele eneliswe kutsi ufanana nemfundzisi wakhe, nenceku kufanele yeneliswe kutsi ifanana nenkhosi yayo. Nangabe inhloko yemuti kwatsiwa nguBhelzebule, emalunga alowo muti ayawubitwa ngemagama lamabi kakhulu!”
“Inkhosi yatsi iyangena itewubona timenywa, yabona kukhona lomunye labengakayembatsi ingubo yemshado,
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Ubulala baphrofethi, ugcobe ngematje titfunywa taNkulunkulu letitfunyelwe kuwe! Sekukangaki ngifuna kufukamela bonkhe bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele ngaphansi kwemaphiko aso, kodvwa awuzange ungivumele!
Kepha uyise wabita tisebenti watsi: ‘Phangisani niletse ingubo lenhle niyembatsise, niyifake nendandatho emnweni wayo, neticatfulo etinyaweni.
kodvwa yembatsani iNkhosi Jesu Khristu ninganakekeli kutsi lesimo senu semtimba lesonakele ningasenelisa kanjani ngetinkhanuko taso.
Khristu abengenasono. Noko Nkulunkulu wamenta kutsi abe sono ngenca yetfu, kuze kutsi ngaye semukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi silungile.
Kodvwa lomfati wakhe sibili ukhululekile, umele iJerusalema yasezulwini lengumake wetfu.
kuze atelingcwelisa alihlambulule ngesigezo semanti, ngelivi,
Ase nibuke lutsandvo lolungaka Babe lasinike lona kutsi sibitwe ngekutsi sibantfwana baNkulunkulu; futsi vele singabo. Ngako-ke live alisati tsine, ngobe alimatanga yena.