Kwehlulelwa kwetive
1“Kulawo malanga nakuleso sikhatsi
nasengibuyisela tibusiso
kulakaJuda naseJerusalema,
2ngiyawubutsa tonkhe tive
ngitehlisele eSigodzini sakaJehoshafati.
Lapho-ke ngulapho ngiyawutehlulela khona
ngenca yelifa lami,
sive sami saka-Israyeli,
ngobe tasakata sive sami,
tasifaka kuto tonkhe tive,
talidzabudzabula live lami.
3Sive sami tehlukaniselana ngaso ngenkatho,
tatsengisa ngebafana,
kuze titewukhokhela tingwadla;
tatsengisa ngemantfombatana,
kuze kutsi titewutsenga liwayini tinatse.
4“Pho, yini leniphambane ngayo nami, nine Thire neSidoni kanye nani nonkhe nine tifundza taseFilistiya? Kungabe nikhokha sibhongobhongo ngalengikwentile yini? Nangabe nikhokha sibhongobhongo, ngekushesha nangekuphatima kweliso, ngitawubuyisela etikwetinhloko tenu loko lenikwentile. 5Ngobe nitsetse isiliva yami negolide yami nakwetfwala konkhe lokungemagugu nemcebo wami lomkhulu nayawukufaka emathempelini enu. 6Natsengisa bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema kumaGriki, nentela kutsi batewuba khashane nemikhawulo yelive labo.
7“Bukani la, ngitabavusa kuleto tindzawo lenibatsengise kuto, ngitawubuyisela etikwetinhloko tenu loko lenikwentile. 8Ngiyawutsengisa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu esiveni sakaJuda, bese sibatsengisa esiveni sakaSheba, sive lesikhashane kakhulu.” Simakadze sewukhulumile.
9“Memetelani naku etiveni:
“ ‘Tilungiseleleni imphi!
Vusani emabutfo!
Emasotja akasondzele atewuhlasela.
10Fulani emakhuba enu abe tinkemba,
netikelo tekutsena tihlahla
nitente tibe tikhali.
Ngisho nalobutsakatsaka akatsi: “Nginemandla!”
11Sheshisani nite, nonkhe nine tive,
tindzawo tonkhe,
nihlanganele lapho.’ ”
Awu, Simakadze,
yehlisa emabutfo akho!
12“Tive ativuswe
tehlele eSigodzini sakaJehoshafati,
ngobe lapho ngulapho ngitawuhlala khona
ngitekwehlulela tonkhe tive letikuleyo ndzawo.
13Faka lisikela usike,
ngobe sekufanele kuvunwe.
Wota, ugcobagcobe emagelebisi,
ngobe litje lekuhlutela seligcwele,
nemiphandza seyigcwele iyaphuphuma,
bunjalo-ke nebubi babo!”
14Ticumbi ngeticumbi esigodzini sekwehlulela!
Ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele
esigodzini sekwehlulela!
15Lilanga nenyanga kutaba mnyama,
netinkhanyeti tingabe tisakhanya.
Tibusiso tesive saNkulunkulu
16Simakadze utawubhodla aseSiyoni,
abhavumule eJerusalema,
umhlaba nesibhakabhaka kutfutfumele.
Kodvwa Simakadze utawuba
siphephelo esiveni sakhe,
abe yinqaba yesive saka-Israyeli.
17“Niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi:
Mine, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu,
ngihlala eSiyoni,
intsaba yami lengcwele.
IJerusalema iyawuba ngcwele,
kute betive labayawuphindze bayihlasele.
18“Ngalelo langa
tintsaba tiyawuntfontsa liwayini lelisha,
kutsi emagcuma agelete lubisi,
tihosha takaJuda tigijime emanti.
Umtfombo uyawugeleta
uphume endlini yaSimakadze
unisele Sigodzi Semigamba.
19Kodvwa iGibhithe iyawuphundleka ibe lihlane,
i-Edomu ibe lihlane lelingenalutfo,
ngenca yebudlova lobentiwe esiveni sakaJuda,
eveni labacitsa kulo ingati lengenacala.
20Live lakaJuda liyawuhlala
lakhelwe bantfu phakadze naphakadze,
kanjalo neJerusalema iyawuhlala
inebantfu titukulwane ngetitukulwane.
21Licala labo lengati,
lengisengakalitsetseleli ngiyawulitsetselela.”
Simakadze uhlala eSiyoni!
