13 Lokunye lenikwentako naku: Nilitsela ngetinyembeti lilati laSimakadze. Niyalila nikhale ngobe angasayinaki iminikelo yenu, nome angasayemukeli ngekujabula etandleni tenu.
Nome bangazila, ngingeke ngikulalele kukhala kwabo; nome banganikela ngeminikelo yekushiswa nangeminikelo yalokutinhlavu, ngingeke ngibemukele. Esikhundleni saloko ngitababhubhisa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako.”
Nginandzabani mine nemphepho yaseSheba, nome-ke nemakha ekhalamusi lanongotelako laphuma eveni lelikhashane? Iminikelo yenu yekushiswa ayikemukeleki kimi, nemihlatjelo yenu ayingijabulisi.”
Ngaphindze ngabuka ngabona konkhe kucindzetelana lokwentiwako lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga: Ngabona tinyembeti talabacindzetelwe, bate ngisho nemdvudvuti; emandla abengakubacindzeteli babo, kodvwa labo labacindzetelwe bate ngisho nemdvudvuti.
Imihlatjelo lenikelwa ngulababi isinengiso kuSimakadze; kodvwa imithandazo yebantfu labetsembekile iyamjabulisa.
Kute nakunye lokusabelo lesingcwele lengikudlile ngesikhatsi ngisalila, futsi kute nakunye kwako lengikususile ngesikhatsi ngisengcolile; yebo, kute nakunye kwako lengikunikele kulabafile. Ngimlalele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami. Ngikwente konkhe longiyale ngako kutsi ngikwente.
Nicaphele kutsi ningawufukameli lomcabango lomubi lotsi: ‘Umnyaka wesikhombisa lekungumnyaka wekwesulwa kwetikwelede sewusondzele,’ nize nikhombise inhlitiyo lembi kumnakenu lonesidzingo ngekungamniki lutfo. Ngobe angahle akhale ngani kuSimakadze, bese-ke nine nitfolakala ninelicala lesono.
Imihlatjelo lenikelwa bantfu lababi isinengiso, ikakhulu nayinikelwe ngetinjongo letimbi.
“Wena-ke Jeremiya, ungabathandazeli labantfu, ungabaceleli, futsi ungabancuseli, ngobe ngingeke ngilalele nase bangibita ngesikhatsi selusizi lwabo.
Kwabe sekuvuka sikhalo lesikhulu emadvodzeni nakubomkawo, bakhala kubomnakabo labangemaJuda.
“Awu, shangatsi lomunye wenu angavala iminyango yelithempeli, kuze ningetikuyokhela imililo lengenamsebenti elatini lami! Angijabuli ngani, futsi ngingeke ngiwemukele umnikelo lophuma etandleni tenu,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.