¹ Labanye kulabadzala bakaIsrayeli beta kimi bahlala phambi kwami. ² Livi laSimakadze leta kimi, latsi, ³ ''Ndvodzana yemunftu, nalowo madvodza sekatsetse tithico tawo atifaka etinhlitiweni base babeka lubondza lwetono phambi kwebuso babo.Ngingabutwa yini ngibo? ⁴ Ngako ke memetela loku kibo phindze utsi kibo, 'Inkhosi Simakadze usho naku: Yonkhe indvodza yendlu yakaIsrayeli lefake sithico enhlitiweni , nome lobeke lubondza lwematje lwetono takhe ebusweni bakhe, nalovele aye kumphrofethi-, Simakadze, utawumuphendvula ngendlela yalelinani laletithico takhe. ⁵ Ngitawukwenta loku kuze ngitewutsatsa indlu yakaIsrayeli etinhlitiweni letitidonsele khashane nami ngaletithico tabo. ⁶ Ngako ke tsani endlini yemaIsrayeli, 'Inkhosi Simakadze usho naku: Phendvukani nishiye tithico tenu! Gugculani buso benu etindleleni tenu letimbi. ⁷ Kuwo wonkhe umuntfu endlini yemaIsrayeli nakuto tonkhe tihambi letihlala kaIsrayeli labo labangilahlile, Labo labatsetse tithico batifaka etinhlitiweni tabo baphindze bafaka ematje etono embikwemehlo abo, phindze beta kumphrofethi batongifuna-Mine Simakadze ,ngitawumuphendvula mine ngekwami. ⁸ Ngako ngitowumubuka ngentfukutselo ngimentele luphawu kanye netaga, ngoba ngitawumuhlenga ekhatsi nebanftu bami , nitawubese niyati kutsi nginguSimakadze. ⁹ Umangabe umphrofethi ayengekile wase ukhuluma umlayeto, bese mine, Simakadze, ngitawuyenga loyo mphrofethi; Nitawufinyelela ngesandla sami ngimubhubhise emkhatsini webantfu bakaIsrayeli. ¹⁰ Batawuftwala tono tabo; Tono tebaphrofethi titawufanana netono talabo labadliwa ngunembeza. ¹¹ Ngenca yaloko, indlu yaka Israyeli angeke iphindze ilahleke ekungilandzeleni phindze ngeke siphindze sitingcolise ngetono taso.Batawuba bantfu bami, phindze ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo-loku ngulokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze.'' ¹² Yase iNkhosi yaSimakadze yeta kimi yatsi, ¹³ ''Ndvodzana yemunftu, umangabe umhlaba wona kimi ngekwena sono kuze ngiphakamise sandla ngimelane nawo ngekubancisha sinkhwa, bese ngiftumela indlala, bese mgibulala banftu labakilo kanye netilwane; ¹⁴ Noma ngabe lamadvodza lamatsaftu-Noah, Daniel, kanye naJobe-bebasekhatsi nelive, bebengasindzisa timphilo tabongekwenta kwabo lokulungile-loku ngulokushowo yiNkhosi Simakadze. ¹⁵ Nangabe ngitfumela tilo letisabekako kulelive kuze ngilishiye lingenabanftu kuze lingabi namsebenti lapho kute indvondza leyondlula ekhatsi kulo ngenca yaleto tilo ¹⁶ noma ngabe lawo madvodza lamatsatfu bekangekhatsi kiso-ngisaphila, kusho Inkhosi Simakadze-angeke bakhone kusindzisa ngisho nemadvodzana nome emadvodzakati abo; timphilo tabo kuphela letiyawusindziswa, kepha lelive aliyuhlala muntfu. ¹⁷ Nome ngingaletsa inkemba ngimelane nalelive bese ngitsi, 'Nkemba, hamba ekhatsi nalelive bese ubulala bantfu netilwane kilo, ¹⁸ bese noma ngabe lamadvodza lamatsatfu bekasekhatsi nalelive-ngisaphila, kusho Inkhosi Simakadze-bebengeke bakhone kusindzisa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati awo; timphilo tawo kuphela betiyawusindziswa. ¹⁹ Noma uma bengangaftumela sivunguvungu lesibulalako kulelive ngiphindze ngehlisele lulaka ngekucitsa ingati, kuze ngibulale konkhe bantfu kanye netilwane, ²⁰ Ngisho noma Noah, Daniel, kanye naJobe bebakulelo live-kusho Inkhosi Simakadze-bebangeke basindzise ngisho emadvodzana nome emadvodzakati abo;timphilo tabo kuphela betiyawusindza ngekulunga kwawo. ²¹ Ngobe iNkhosi Simakadze isho naku:Ngitawukwenta simo sibe simbi kakhulu ngekutfumela tijeziso tami letine-indlala, inkemba, tilwane tasendle, kanye nesifo lesibhubhisako-kuze eJerusalema kufe bantfu netilwane takhona. ²² Noko, manini! Bantfu labatosala kuye, labaphephile batawuphumela ngephandle nemadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati. Bayakuta kuwe, phindze ubone tindlela tabo kanye netento tabo phindze badvudvutwe mayelana nalesijeziso lengisitfumele eJerusalema, nangako konkhe lengikuftumele kutomelana nalelive. ²³ Labaphephile batawudvudvuta wena nawubona tindlela tabo kanye netento tabo, ngako utawutati tonkhe letintfo lengitentile kubo, ngoba kute lengikwete ngaphandle kwesizatfu!-kusho Nkulunkulu Simakandze.