Simakadze ubabeka baka-Israyeli licala

4¹Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine ma-Israyeli,

ngobe Simakadze usenelicala latanibeka lona,

nine lenihlala kulelive, utsi:

“Kute kwetsembeka, kute lutsandvo,

kute kuphakamisa Nkulunkulu eveni.

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nekucala emanga, nekugwazana,

nekweba kanye nebuphingi;

bephula tonkhe tikhonkhwane teminyele letibekiwe;

kucitsa ingati kulandzela kucitfwa kwengati.

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nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo bayahusheka;

tilwane tesiganga netinyoni tasemoyeni

kanye netinhlanti taselwandle kuyafa.”

Simakadze ubabeka licala baphristi

⁴“Kodvwa akubete umuntfu lobeka licala,

akubete muntfu lobeka lomunye licala,

ngobe mine ngibeka umphristi licala.Nome “ngobe banjengalaba lababeka umphristi licala” lomusho wekugcina awukhanyi ngesiHebheru

⁵Nikhubateka emini nasebusuku,

nebaphrofethi bakhubateka kanye nani, nine baphristi.

Ngako ngitambhubhisa unyoko,

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“Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine,

nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami;

njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu,

nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.

⁷Ngekwandza kwebaphristi

kanjalo kwandza nekona kwabo kimi,

ngitakwenanisa“ngitakwenanisa” letinye tincwadzi tekucala titsi “benanisa” ngebukhosi babo“babo” tincwadzi tekucala titsi “bami” batselwe lihlazo.

⁸Batondla ngetono tebantfu bami,Kusho kutsi batondla ngemihlatjelo yesono

bajatjuliswe bubi babo.

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Bantfu bayawufanana nebaphristi.

Ngiyawubajezisa bobabili ngetindlela tabo,

ngibakhokhele ngaloko lokubi labakwentile.”

Simakadze uyakusola kukhonta tithico tebetive

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kodvwa bangeke besutse;

bayawungenela bugwadla,

kodvwa bangandzi,

ngobe bamshiyile Simakadze,

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nasewayinini lelisha nalelidzala,

lokususa kucondza

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Indlela bayibuta etithicweni tetigodvo,

baphendvulwe yindvuku yelugodvo.

Umoya webugwadla uyabedukisa;

abaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wabo.

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bashise iminikelo emagcumeni, ngaphansi kwema-okhi,

nangaphansi kwemabhabhabhulomu nematherebinte,

lapho kunemtfunti lomnandzi khona.

Ngako-ke emadvodzakati enu agucukela ebugwadleni,

nabomalukatane benu baphinga.

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nase angenela bugwadla,

nabomalukatane benu ngingeke ngibajezise nase baphinga,

ngobe ngiwo lamadvodza,

ngisho labaphristi cobo lwabo,

labesukelana naletingwababane,

bente umhlatjelo netingwababane tasethempelini.

Sive lesingenakucondza siyawubhubha!

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nome sewuphinga kangaka nje,

ningamenti Juda abe nelicala naye.

“Ningayi eGilgali;

ningayi eBhethi Aveni.“Bhethi Aveni” kusho kutsi “indlu yebubi” (libito lekuphukuta iBetheli lokusho kutsi “indlu yaNkulunkulu”)

Ningafungi futsi nitsi:

‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze!’

¹⁶Ema-Israyeli anenkhani, anjengesitfokati lesinenkhani.

Pho, Simakadze angabelusa kanjani

njengemazinyane etimvu lasedlelweni?

¹⁷Efrayimu utihlanganise netithico;

myekeleni khona lapho!

¹⁸Nome ngabe tinatfo tabo setiphelile,

bayachubeka nebugwadla babo;

baholi babo batitsandza kakhulu tindlela tabo telihlazo.

¹⁹Siwunguwungwana siyawubakhukhula

sibalahle khashane,

nemihlatjelo yabo iyawubatsela ngelihlazo.”