Simakadze ubita sive sakhe
1Ngenyanga yesiphohlongo emnyakeni wesibili wekubusa kwaDariyusi, livi laSimakadze lefika kumphrofethi Zakhariya, umsa waBherekhiya, umsa wa-Ido, latsi:
2“Simakadze wabatfukutselela kakhulu bokhokho benu. 3Ngako-ke tjela bantfu, utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Buyelani kimi,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla, ‘nami ngitawubuyela kini,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. 4Ningafanani nabokhokho benu, lekwatsi baphrofethi bakucala nabakhuluma kubo, batsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Phendvukani etindleleni tenu letimbi nakulokubi lenikwentako.’ Kodvwa abazange bangilalele, futsi abanginakanga nekunginaka, kusho Simakadze. 5Baphi labokhokho benu nyalo? Labaphrofethi benu bona baphila kuze kube nguphakadze yini? 6Kodvwa lamavi ami netimiso tami, lengabayala ngako ngemlomo webaphrofethi, tinceku tami, akuzange kufike yini etindlebeni taboyihlomkhulu? Base bayaphendvuka batsi: ‘Simakadze longuSomandla wente kitsi loko lobekusifanele ngekwetindlela tetfu nangalesikwentako, njengobe abesatimisele kukwenta.’ ”
Umbono wemphrofethi ngemahhashi
7Ngelilanga lema-24 enyangeni yeli-11, lenguShebathi, emnyakeni wesibili wekubusa kwaDariyusi, livi laSimakadze lefika kumphrofethi Zakhariya, umsa waBherekhiya, umsa wa-Ido.
8Kwatsi ebusuku ngaba nembono, kwatsi embikwami ngabona indvodza leyayigibele lihhashi lelibovu! Yayime emkhatsini wetihlahla temibomvana, emfudlaneni. Emvakwayo bekunemahhashi labovu, nalabubendze, nalamhlophe.
9Ngabuta ngatsi: “Nkhosi yami, bayini laba?” Bekunengilosi lebeyikhuluma nami, yaphendvula, yatsi: “Ngitakubonisa kutsi bayini.”
10Kwase kutsi lendvodza leyayime emkhatsini wetihlahla temibomvana yachaza, yatsi: “Bangulabo lababetfunywa nguSimakadze kutsi baye emhlabeni wonkhe.”
11Babika engilosini yaSimakadze leyayime emkhatsini wemibomvana, batsi: “Sesihambe emhlabeni wonkhe, sakhandza kutsi umhlaba wonkhe uphumulile, futsi unekuthula.”
12Ingilosi yaSimakadze yatsi: “Simakadze Somandla, kuyawuze kube ngunini solomane sihawu sakho usigodlele iJerusalema nemadolobha akaJuda, lowawuwatfukutselele kuleminyaka lengema-70?” 13Ngako Simakadze wakhuluma emavi lamnandzi ekudvudvuta kulengilosi leyayikhuluma nami.
14Lengilosi leyayikhuluma kimi, yatsi: “Memetela lelivi, utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Nginenshisekelo lenkhulu ngeJerusalema neSiyoni. 15Bengingakatfukutseli kangaka, kodvwa tive letitibona kutsi tiphephile setengete kulenhlekelele, tangitfukutselisa kakhulu.’
16“Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyawubuyela ngesihawu eJerusalema, ngulapho kuyawukwakhiwa khona kabusha indlu yami. Intsambo yekukala iyakwelulelwa etikweJerusalema, yakhiwe kabusha,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
17“Chubeka umemetele utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla, utsi: ‘Emadolobha ami ayawuphindze aphuphume ngemnotfo, Simakadze aphindze ayidvudvute iSiyoni, akhetse iJerusalema.’ ”
Umbono wetimphondvo
18Ngase ngiphakamisa emehlo ami ngabuka, ngabona embikwami kunetimphondvo letine. 19Ngabe sengibuta lengilosi leyayikhuluma nami, ngatsi: “Kuyini loku?”
Yangiphendvula, yatsi: “Leti timphondvo letasakata Juda, na-Israyeli kanye neJerusalema.”
20Simakadze wabe sewungibonisa tincondzi letine kutekubata. 21Ngabuta ngatsi: “Batekwentani laba lapha?”
Yangiphendvula, yatsi: “Leti timphondvo letasakata Juda kuze kubete namunye lophakamisa inhloko yakhe, kodvwa letincondzi titele kutekwetfusa babusi betive nekutijika phansi letimphondvo tetive letatiphakamise timphondvo tato temelana nelive lakaJuda kutewusakata bantfu bakaJuda.”
