1Kube mane inhloko yami beyisiyalu semanti
nemehlo ami abe ngumtfombo wetinyembeti,
bengitawukhala busuku nemini,
ngenca yekubulawa ngesihluku kwesive sami!
2Kube mane benginendzawo yekuphumulela tihambi ehlane,
lapho bengingashiya khona sive sami, ngisuke kuso,
ngobe bonkhe batiphingi,
sicumbi sebantfu labangaketsembeki.
3“Balola tilwimi tabo njengebutjoki,
bentele kudubula emanga.
Abaphumeleli ngalo liciniso eveni.
Besuka esonweni baye esonweni,
abanginaki nekunginaka,” kusho Simakadze.
4“Caphelani bangani benu; ningabetsembi banakenu.
Ngobe bonkhe bomnakenu banemanga,
nabo bonkhe bangani bayayengana.
5Umngani uyenga bangani,
kute namunye lokhuluma liciniso.
Bafundzise tilwimi tabo kukhuluma emanga;
bayatiphuphisa bona ngekwenta sono.
6Wena uhlala emkhatsini wemanga odvwa,
ngalamanga abo bayala kungemukela,”
kusho Simakadze.
7Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi:
“Buka la, ngitabavivinya ngibacolisise,
ngobe yini lenye lengingayenta
macondzana nesono sebantfu bami?
8Lulwimi lwabo lungumcibisholo lobulalanako,
lukhuluma emanga odvwana.
Ngulowo nalowo uncempheta ngalo
kumakhelwane wakhe,
kantsi ngenhlitiyo umbekela lugibe.
9Ngingete ngabajezisa yini ngaloku?” kusho Simakadze.
“Ngingete ngatiphindziselela yini mine
esiveni lesifanana nalesi?”
10Ngiyawukhala ngililele tintsaba,
ngikhihlite sililo ngenca yemadlelo asehlane.
Alahliwe omile akasahanjwa ngumuntfu,
nekubhonsa kwetinkhomo akusevakali.
Tinyoni tasemoyeni setibalekile,
netilwane tihambile.
11“IJerusalema ngitayenta indvundvuma yematje,
ngiyente umgedze wetimphungutja.
Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala,
kuze kubete muntfu lohlala kuwo.”
12Ngubani umuntfu lohlakaniphile kangangekutsi angakucondza loku? Ngubani lofundziswe nguSimakadze kutsi angakuchaza loku? Lelive lentiwe leni laba tindzala njengelihlane lokutsi kubete muntfu lowendlula ekhatsi kulo?
13Simakadze watsi: “Kungenca yekutsi bawufulatsele umtsetfo wami lengababekela wona; abakangilaleli, kantsi futsi abakawulandzeli umtsetfo wami. 14Esikhundleni saloko, balandzele inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo, balandzela boBhali, njengemfundziso yaboyise.” 15Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Buka la, labantfu ngitabadlisa kudla lokubabako, ngibanatsise emanti lanashevu. 16Ngiyawubasakatela emkhatsini wetive labangazange sebatati, bona kanye naboyise, ngiyawubacosha ngenkemba ngize ngibacedze.”
Bantfu baseJerusalema bakhalela lusito
17Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi:
“Caphelani-ke manje!
Bitani bafati besililo kutsi bete;
ngibiteleni labo labahlakaniphile babo.
18Abefike masinyane, batesikhihlela sililo,
emehlo etfu adzimate aphophote tinyembeti;
kugobhote imifula yemanti etinkhopheni tetfu.
19Umsindvo wesililo sewuvakele uvela eSiyoni, utsi:
‘Maye, likhulu bo lihlazo letfu!
Sekufanele silishiye lelive letfu,
ngobe tindlu tetfu setiyimfuhlululu.’ ”
20Awu, nine labasikati,
vanini livi laSimakadze.
Vulani tindlebe tenu kuwo emavi
laphuma emlonyeni wakhe.
Fundzisani emadvodzakati enu kukhihla sililo,
fundzisani ngulowo nalowo kulila.
21Kufa sekufohle emafasitelo etfu kwangena ngekhatsi,
kwadzimate kwangena nasetinqabeni tetfu,
kwancamula bantfwana lapha etindleleni,
nemajaha ancamuka etinkhundleni.
22Tsani: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“ ‘Tidvumbu temadvodza tiyawulala lunja
ematsafeni njengetibi,
kube shangatsi ngemabele lajutjiwe,
asala ngemvakwalovunako,
yebo, emabele lasala
ate lowabutsako emvakwalovunako.’ ”
23Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“Lohlakaniphile akangatigabatisi
ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe,
kanjalo nemuntfu lonemandla
akangatigabatisi ngemandla akhe,
kanjalo futsi nemuntfu lonjingile
angatigabatisi ngebunjinga bakhe.
24Kodvwa lowo lotigabatisako akatigabatise ngaloku:
Kwekutsi uyangicondza,
futsi uyangati mine,
kutsi nginguSimakadze lophatsana ngemusa,
ehlulele ngekwemtsetfocotfo,
abuse nangekulunga emhlabeni,
ngobe ngiyajabula-ke kuloko,” kusho Simakadze.
25Simakadze umemetela utsi: “Lalela ngikutjele! Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawujezisa bonkhe labasoke enyameni kuphela, 26baseGibhithe, nebakaJuda, nebaka-Edomu, nebaka-Amoni, nebakaMowabi, nabo bonkhe labahlala ehlane etindzaweni letikhashane. Ngobe tonkhe leto tive empeleni atikasoki, ngisho nayo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli ayikasoki enhlitiyweni.”
