Simakadze utawujezisa iGibhithe
1Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: 2“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi:
“ ‘Lilani nitsi: “Maye ngalelo langa!”
3Ngobe lilanga selisedvute,
lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele,
lilanga lemafu,
sikhatsi sekubhubha kwetive.
4Inkemba iyawubefikela baseGibhithe,
nebuhlungu benhlitiyo buyawubehlela baseKushe.
Ngesikhatsi lasebagwaziwe bawa eGibhithe,
umcebo wayo uyawutfunjwa,
netisekelo tayo tiyawucheketwa ekhatsi.
5“ ‘Tonkhe tihlabani letaticashiwe: taseKushe netasePhuthi, netaseLidiya, netakuyo yonkhe i-Arabiya, netaseLibhiya kanye nebantfu belive lesivumelwane sami nabo bayakuwa ngenkemba kanye nebaseGibhithe.
6“ ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“ ‘Labo labalekelelana nebaseGibhithe, bayakuwa,
nemandla ayo letigabatisa ngawo ayawukwehluleka.
Bayakuwela ekhatsi kuyo ngenkemba,
kusukela eMigdoli kuye e-Aswani,
kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
7Ngulapho-ke bayawuba lihlane
emkhatsini wemave langemahlane.
Emadolobha abo ayawubasemkhatsini
wemadolobha lasabhidlitiwe.
8Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona
kutsi mine nginguSimakadze,
nangilumeka umlilo eGibhithe
nabo bonkhe labasitana nayo bayawupitjitwa.
9“ ‘Ngalelo langa kuyawuphuma titfunywa kimi, tiphume ngemikhumbi tiyekwesabisa baseKushe, kuze baphelelwe kutamasa kwabo. Bayakwehlelwa kwesaba lokukhulu, mhlazana baseGibhithe behlelwa sehlakalo, ngobe ngempela siyawufika.
10“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi:
“ ‘Ngiyawuticedza leticumbi taseGibhithe,
ngitibulale ngesandla saNebukhadnezari,
inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
11Yena nemphi yakhe,
bantfu labanelunya lolukhulu etiveni tonkhe,
bayawuletfwa batewubhubhisa live.
Bayawukhokha tinkemba tabo batibhekise eGibhithe,
bagcwalise live ngetidvumbu talabagwaziwe.
12Ngiyakomisa imifudlana yaseNayili,
ngitsengise live kubantfu lababi;
ngetandla tebachamuki live ngiyawulibhubhisa
nako konkhe lokukulo.
Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile.
13“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi:
“ ‘Ngiyawutibhubhisa tithico,
ngiticedze tonkhe titfombe eMemfisi.
Akusayikuba nambusi eGibhithe,
futsi ngiyawusakata kwesaba kulo lonkhe live.
14IPhathrosi ngiyakuyenta ibe lihlane,
iSoyani ngiyilumeke ngemlilo,
iThebesi ngiyehlisele sijeziso.
15Ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwePhelusiyumi,
lekunguyona nqaba yaseGibhithe,
futsi ngincamule ticumbi tebantfu baseThebesi.
16Ngiyawulumeka umlilo eGibhithe;
iPhelusiyumi iyawujilajileka ngenca yebuhlungu.
IThebesi iyawuhlaselwa ifohlwe;
iMemfisi iyawukhukhulwa.
17Emajaha aseHeliyopholisi newaseBubastisi
ayakuwa ngenkemba,
nemadolobha cobo lwawo ayawutfunjwa.
18Lilanga liyawuba bumnyama eThaphanesi,
mhlazana ngigamula lijoko laseGibhithe;
lapho-ke emandla ayo letigabatisa ngawo ayawuphela.
Iyawusibekelwa ngemafu,
netabelo tayo tiyawutfunjwa.
19Ngako ngiyakwehlisela sijeziso eGibhithe,
futsi bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
Kwephulwa kwemandla enkhosi yaseGibhithe
20Ngemnyaka weli-11, enyangeni yekucala, ngelilanga lesikhombisa, livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: 21“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngiwephulile umkhono waFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Bewungakaboshelwa kutsi uphiliswe, futsi ungakasinyiswa nangetindvuku kuze ucine ngalokwenele kutsi ubambe inkemba. 22Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene naFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Ngiyakuyephula yomibili imikhono yakhe, wona lona losengakephuki kanye nalona losewephukile, ngidzilite inkemba esandleni sakhe. 23BaseGibhithe ngiyawubasakatela etiveni ngetive, ngibasakatele emaveni ngemave. 24Ngiyakuyicinisa imikhono yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngifake inkemba yami esandleni sayo, kodvwa yona imikhono yaFaro ngiyakuyigamula. Uyawububula embikwenkhosi yaseBhabhulona njengemuntfu phaca logwaziwe. 25Ngiyakuyicinisa imikhono yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kodvwa imikhono yaFaro iyawulenga ijikite. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, mzukwana ngibambisa inkhosi yaseBhabhulona inkemba yami ngesandla sayo, iyijikitisele bona baseGibhithe. 26BaseGibhithe ngiyakubahlakatela, etiveni ngetive, ngibasakatele emaveni ngemave. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
