Livi laSimakadze ngeGibhithe
1Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, macondzana netive:
2Macondzana neGibhithe: Lona ngumlayeto macondzana nemphi yaFaro Nekho, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, leyehlulwa eKhakhemishi ngasemfuleni iYufrathe, yehlulwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, utsi:
3“Lungisani emahawu enu,
yebo, lamancane nalamakhulu,
niphume nishuce niye emphini!
4Bophelani emahhashi enu,
nigibele, nine bagibeli bemahhashi!
Manini ngetigaba tenu teticheme,
nifake netimphantitje tenu etinhloko!
Lolani tikhali tenu,
nigcoke nemajazi ensimbi enu emphi!
5Kodvwa ngabe ngibonani?
Bayesaba, bayakhwesha,
emabutfo abo ayehlulwa.
Bagijima bashiya inyosi, bayabaleka,
abasabuki ngisho nasemuva,
futsi sekunekwesabeka neluvalo yonkhe indzawo,”
kusho Simakadze.
6“Labanematubane bangeke bakhone kubaleka,
nalabanemandla bangeke baphunyule.
Bayakhubatela bawe, enyakatfo,
ngasemfuleni iYufrathe.
7“Ngubani lona lokhuphuka njengemfula iNayili,
anjengemifula lenemanti lagubhutelako?
8IGibhithe ikhuphuka njengeNayili,
injengemifula lenemanti lagubhutelako.
Itsi: ‘Ngitawuvumbuka ngigcibedzele umhlaba;
ngitawubhubhisa emadolobha
kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwo.’
9Awu, subatsani, mahhashi!
Nani bagibeli betincola, tigijimiseni,
kube shangatsi senitinhlanya!
Hlaselani, nani tingwazi:
Nine madvodza aseKushe newasePhuthi,
lenibambe emahawu,
nani madvodza aseLidiya lajijimeta ngebutjoki.
10Kodvwa lelo langa ngilo lilanga laSimakadze,
Simakadze longuSomandla,
lilanga lemphindziselo,
lekutiphindzisela etitseni takhe.
Inkemba itawudla idzimate yesutse,
idzimate ikucedze ngekudla ingati koma kwayo.
Ngobe Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla,
utawunikela ngemhlatjelo
eveni lasenyakatfo, ngasemfuleni iYufrathe.
11“Khuphukela kaGileyadi uyewutfola ibhalisamu,
awu, wena ntfombi, Ndvodzakati yaseGibhithe.
Kodvwa wandzisa imitsi yakho yekwelapha,
wayandzisa mahhala.
Yeka, solo awelapheki.
12Tive tiyawuva ngelihlazo lakho,
kukhala kwakho kuyawugcwalisa wonkhe umhlaba.
Ingwazi lenye iyawugilwa ngulenye,
tikhubatele tiwe tonkhe kanyekanye.”
Kuta kwaNebukhadnezari
13Lona ngumlayeto Simakadze lawutjela Jeremiya, umphrofethi, ngekuta kwaNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kutawuhlasela iGibhithe, watsi:
14“Memetelani loku eGibhithe,
nikwatise futsi naseMigdoli;
kumemeteleni futsi naseMemfisi
kanye naseThaphanesi, nitsi:
‘Manini ngetigaba tenu nilungele,
ngobe inkemba iyawudla labo labanitungeletile.’
15Emabutfo ayawulaliselwani lunja?
Bangeke beme, ngobe Simakadze
uyawubadvudvula abalahle phansi.
16Bayawukhubatela njalo nje;
bawe lomunye etikwalomunye.
Bayawutsi: ‘Vukani, sibuyele emuva
kubantfu bakitsi nasemaveni etfu,
sibaleke kulenkemba yemcindzeteli.’
17Lapho bayawubabata batsi:
‘Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe,
ungumsindvo nje lomkhulu,
ulilahlile litfuba lakhe.’
18“Ngifunga kuphila kwami,” kusho iNkhosi,
lelibito layo kunguSimakadze longuSomandla,
“kuyawufika lowo lonemandla njengeThabori
emkhatsini wetintsaba,
nanjengeKhameli ngaselwandle.
19Butsani timphahla tenu tekudzingiswa,
nine lenihlala eGibhithe,
ngobe iMemfisi iyawusala yodvwa
isale ingemabolela langasahlali muntfu.
20“IGibhithe ilitfokati lelihle kakhulu,
kodvwa siyeta sibawu lesitayihlasela,
sita sichamuka enyakatfo.
21Emabutfo ayo lacashiwe
anjengematfole londleke kahle eGibhithe.
Nawo futsi atawuncandzeka
abaleke kanyekanye,
angeke ayimele lemphi,
ngobe lilanga lawo lesehlakalo sawo seliwehlele,
sikhatsi sawo sekutsi ajeziswe.
22IGibhithe iyawuntjweza ihashate njengenyoka lebalekako
ngesikhatsi sitsa sisondzela ngemandla;
bayawubhekana nayo ngemazembe,
njengebantfu bajuba tihlahla.
23Bayawucobela phansi lihlatsi layo,
naloku lihlangene kangaka nje.
Banyenti bendlula libulo lesikhonyane,
abanawubalwa ngumuntfu,” kusho Simakadze.
24“INdvodzakati yaseGibhithe iyawuhlazeka,
inikelwe kubantfu basenyakatfo.”
25Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Sengitamjezisa Amoni, sithico saseThebesi, naFaro, neGibhithe kanye netithico tayo, nemakhosi ayo, nabo bonkhe labo labetsembele kuFaro. 26Ngitabanikela kulabo labafuna timphilo tabo, nakuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kanye netindvuna tayo. Noko emvakwaloko, iGibhithe iyawuphindza ibe nebantfu njengasetikhatsini takadzeni,” kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze utawusisindzisa sive sakhe
27“Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami;
ungajabhi, wena Israyeli.
Ngempela, ngitakusindzisa
usendzaweni lekhashane,
netitukulwane takho
eveni lato lekutfunjwa.
Jakobe uyawuphindze abe nekuthula nekuvikeleka,
futsi kute namunye loyawumetfusa.
28Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami,
ngobe nginawe,” kusho Simakadze.
“Noko, nome ngitibhubhisa ngiticedza tonkhe tive,
lapho ngikucoshele khona,
wena angiyiwukubhubhisa ngikucedze.
Ngiyawukujezisa nje kuphela,
nako loko ngikwente ngalokufanele umtsetfo,
ngobe ngingeke ngikuyekele nje ngingakushayi.”
