1Livi laSimakadze lelefika kuZefaniya, umsa waKushi, umsa waGedaliya, umsa wa-Amariya, umsa waHezekiya, ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJosaya, umsa wa-Amoni, inkhosi yakaJuda, latsi:
Secwayiso sekwehlulelwa lokutako
2“Ngiyawutsanyela ngisuse konkhe,
ngikususe ebusweni bemhlaba,” kusho Simakadze.
3“Ngiyawutsanyela bonkhe bantfu netilwane;
ngiyawutsanyela tinyoni tasemoyeni
kanye netinhlanti taselwandle.
Lababi ngiyakubacedza kanye nato tonkhe tikhubekiso,
nase ngisusa bonkhe bantfu ebusweni bemhlaba,”
kusho Simakadze.
Secwayiso lesimelene nebakaJuda
4“Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane naJuda,
ngimelane nabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema.
Yonkhe imisalela yaBhali ngiyakuyisusa kulendzawo:
Emabito emahedeni nebaphristi labakhonta tithico,
5nalabo labakhotsama etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu
bakhonte tinkhanyeti telizulu,
nalabo labakhotsama bafunge batsi batakwetsembeka kuSimakadze
baphindze bafunge nangaMoloki
6nalabo lase bancandzekile
bakuyekela kulandzela Simakadze
bangete bamfuna Simakadze bangabuti nekubuta kuye.
7“Thula embikweNkhosi Simakadze,
ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele.
Simakadze sewulungise umhlatjelo;
ubehlukanisile labo labamemile.
8Ngelilanga lemhlatjelo waSimakadze
ngiyawujezisa tikhulu, netiphatsimandla,
nabo bonkhe labo labembetse tingubo tebetive.
9Ngalelo langa ngiyawubajezisa bonkhe labo
labagwema kunyatsela emnyango, besaba tithico,
labagcwalisa lithempeli labonkulunkulu babo
ngebudlova nangenkhohliso.”
10Simakadze utsi:
“Ngalelo langa kuyawuvela kukhala eSangweni Lenhlanti,
kuvele kulila eNcenyeni Lensha yelidolobha,
nekuphihlika lokukhulu lokuphuma emagcumeni.
11Hhewulani,
nine lenihlala esigodzini semakethe,
bonkhe batsengisi benu batawucitfwa baphele,
bonkhe labatsenga batsengise ngesiliva bayawubhujiswa.
12“Ngaleso sikhatsi
ngiyakuyiphenya ngetibane iJerusalema,
ngijezise labo labatesutsisako,
labafanana neliwayini lelisele emashiceni alo,
bacabange batsi: ‘Simakadze angeke ente lutfo,
loluhle nome lolubi.’
13Ingcebo yabo iyawuphangwa,
netindlu tabo tibhidlitwe.
Bayawukwakha tindlu,
kodvwa bangahlali kuto;
bayawuhlanyela tivini,
kodvwa bangalinatsi liwayini lato.”
Lilanga lelikhulu laSimakadze
14“Lilanga lelikhulu laSimakadze selisondzele,
yebo, lisedvute, futsi lita ngekushesha.
Lalelani!
Kukhala kwangalelo langa laSimakadze
kuyawuba munyu,
sekuhhewula libutfo lapho.
15Lelo langa kuyawuba lilanga lelulaka,
lilanga lelusizi nebuhlungu,
lilanga lenhlupheko nembhubhiso,
lilanga lebumnyama nelitfunti,
lilanga lemafu nebumnyama lobukhulu,
16lilanga lelicilongo nelekuhlaba inyandzaleyo
yekumelana nemadolobha latinqaba
neyekumelana nemibhoshongo yemakona.
17“Ngiyakwehlisela lusizi ebantfwini
bahambe njengetimphumphutse,
ngobe bonile kuSimakadze.
Ingati yabo iyawutfululwa njengelutfuli,
nematfumbu abo atfululwe njengebulongo.”
18Isiliva yabo negolide yabo kungeke kubasindzise
ngelilanga lelulaka lwaSimakadze.
Emlilweni wesikhwele sakhe
umhlaba wonkhe uyawushiswa,
ngobe uyakwenta siphetfo lesisheshisako
sabo bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni.
