¹ Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi, ² ''Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bekune besifazane lababili, emadvodzakati enina munye. ³ Batiphatsisa kwetingwadla eGibhithe esikhatsini sebusha babo. Batiphatsisa kwetingwadla khona. Emabele abo abotjotwa beseke tingono tabo tabanjwa khona. ⁴ Emabito abo bekungu Oholah-lodzadze lomdzala-na Oholibah-dzadze wabo lomncana. Babese baba bami batala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. Emabito abo achaza loku: Oholah uchaza kutsi Samariya beseke Oholibah uchaza kutsi Jerusalema. ⁵ Kephake Oholah watiphatsisa kwengwadla ngisho sekawami; abehawukela batsandzi bakhe, ngoba ema Assyrians abebusa, ⁶ umbusi lobeka gcoka lokulihlata sasibhakabhaka, kanye nebasekeli bakhe labeba cinile futsi babahle, bonkhe beba gibela emahhashi. ⁷ Ngakoke watinikela njenge ngwadla kibo, kuwo onkhe emadvodza ase Assyria, waphindze watingcolisa ngawo wonkhe umuntfu lobeka muhawukela-futsi nato tonkhe tithico tabo. ⁸ Ngoba akakushiyanga kugwadla kwakhe eGhibhithe, lapho bebalele naye asese yintfombatane lencane, lapho batsatsa buntfombi bakhe babese batsela inkhanuko yabo kuye. ⁹ Ngakoke ngamunikelela esandleni semutsandzi wakhe, esandleni sema Assyrians labeka wahalela. ¹⁰ Babona bungcunu bakhe, batsatsa emadvodzana akhe kanye nemadvodzakati akhe, bamubulala ngenkemba, futsi wabese uba ngulo khohlakele kulabanye labasikati, ngakoke bacala bamuhlulela. ¹¹ Dzadzewabo Oholobah wakubona loku, kepha wakhanuka ngaloku ngetulu waphindze watiphatsisa kwengwadla leyecele kulebeyingu dzadzewabo. ¹² Wahawukela ema Assyrians, baholi kanye nebaholi labeba busa labeba gcoka kahle, labeba madvodza labeka gibela emahhashi. Bonkhe bebanemandla, futsi bamadvodza lamahle. ¹³ Ngabona kutsi bekatingcolisile. Bekufanana kubo bobabili bodzadze. ¹⁴ Wase ukhulisa bugwadla bakhe kakhulu. Wabona emadvodza bawabhale ebondzeni, titfunti tema Chalidini tifakwe umubala lobovu, ¹⁵ tigcoke emabhande emakhalo ato, kanye nemaduku etinhloko tabo. Bonkhe bebabonakala njenge basebenti basetimphini tetinkalishi, bafananiswa nemadvodzana ase Bhabhiloni, indzawo yakhona ise Chaldea. ¹⁶ Emehlo akhe nakacedza kubabona, wabahawukela, ngakoke watfumela balayeti kibo eChaldea. ¹⁷ Laphoke ema Bhabhiloni efika emubhedzeni wakhe wenkhanuko, baphindze bamungcolisa ngekulala naye, ngakoke wagucula buso bakhe wabuka eceleni ngenca yeluhlazo. ¹⁸ Uma asakhombisa letento takhe tebugwadla aphindze akhombisa bungcunu bakhe, ngagucuka ngabuka lena, nakuye njengobe ngagucuka ngabuka lena nakudzadzewabi ngenca yelihlazo. ¹⁹ Wabese ukhulisa bugwadla bakhe asakhumbula emalanga asebusheni bakhe, lapho abeyingwadla endzaweni yase Gibhithe ²⁰ Ngako ke wakhanuka batsandzi bakhe, labo titfo tabo tangasense betifanana naleto tetimbongolo, beseke tintfo tabo tangasense tifanana nete mahhashi. ²¹ Kungalendlela lenenta imikhuba lelihlazo ebusheni benu, uma emaGibhithe abambabamba tingono takho baphinde bapotjota emabele akho lamancane. ²² Kungako-ke, Oholibah, Inkhosi Simakadze isho naku, 'Buka! Ngitawugucula batsandzi bakho bacabane nawe. Labo lowaba gucukela. Ngitawubaletsa kuwe tinhlangotsi tonkhe. ²³ Emabhabhiloni kanye nawo onkhe ema Chalidini, Pekod, Shoa, kanye nema Koa, kanye nawo onkhe ema Assyrin labeka nabo, lanemandla, lamahle emadvodza, baholi kanye nebayaleli, bonkhe labaphatsi kanye nemadvodza lahloniphekile, bonkhe bagibela emahhashi. ²⁴ Batawumelana nawe ngetikhali, kanye netinkalishi netincola, kanye nesicuku lesikhulu sebantfu. Batawubeka emahawu lamakhulu, emahawu lamancane, kanye nabo makalabha bakutungeletele yonkhe indzawo. Ngitawuba niketa litfuba lekukujezisa, futsi batakujezisa ngetento tabo. ²⁵ Ngoba ngitawubeka lilaka lami lesikwele etukwabo, batabese babhekana nawe ngekukwata lokukhulu. Batawuni juba timphumulo, tindlebe tenu, beseke laba phephako batawu ncunywa ngenkemba. Batawutsatsa emadvodzana akho kanye nemadvodzakati akho, labaphephile batawudliwa ngumlilo. ²⁶ Batawu nikhumula timphahla bese batsatsa bucwebe benu. ²⁷ Ngako ke ngitawususa lokutiphatsa kwenu loku luhlazo kuwe kanye netento takho tebugwadla eveni lase Gibhithe. Angeke uphakamisele emehlo akho kibo ngenkhanuko,futsi angeke nisacabanga nge Ghibhithe.' ²⁸ Ngoba Inkhosi Simakadze isho loku, 'Buka! ngitaku nikelela esandleni saloyo lomunyanyako, emuva esandleni saloyo lenimubalekele. ²⁹ Batawubhekana nani ngenzondo; batawutsatsa lonkhe lutfo lwenu baphindze banishiye ningcunu, nebungcunu benu butawuvetwa njengobe ningena ekulalaneni nebugwadla. ³⁰ Leti tintfo titawentiwa kuwe ngoba utiphatsisa kwengwadla, kuhawukela tive kungako ungaka hlobi ngenca yaletithico tabo. ³¹ Sewuhambe endleleni yadzadze wakho, kungako ngitawufaka indzebe yakhe yekujezisa esandleni sakho.'' ³² Inkhosi Simakadze isho loku, 'Utawunatsa endzebeni yadzadze wenu leshonako lenkhulu. Utawuba yinhlekisa lenkhulu phindze nesifundvo sekunyongwa-lendzebe itfwele linani lelikhulu. ³³ Nitawugcwaliswa kudzakwa nelusizi, indzebe yekushaceka nekuhlukumeteka; indzebe yekushaceka nekutfuka; indzebe yadzadzewakho Samariya. ³⁴ Utawukunatsa uphindze uyimunye kute kube bete lokusalako ngekhatsi; utawubese uya yihliphitha uphindze uniphite emabele akho abe macetu. Ngoba mine sengiku shito loku-lona ngumubiko waSimakadze.' ³⁵ Ngako, Inkhosi Simakadze washo luku, 'Ngoba sewungikhohliwe songilahlele emvakwakho, ngako nawe utawutfwala imiphumela yalelihlazo lenitiphatsa ngalo kanye nalendlela lenitiphatsa ngayo makukhulunywa telicansi.'' ³⁶ Simakadze watsi kimi, ''Ndvodzana yemuntfu, utabahlulela yini bo Oholah naOholibah? Ngako tfula kibo tento tabo letilihlazo, ³⁷ ngoba bente kuphinga, ngoba kunengati etandleni tabo. Baphingile ngalabo nkulunkulwana babo, futsi babangele emadvodzana abo kutsi andlule emulilweni, njenge kudla kwabo nkulunkulwana babo. ³⁸ Laphoke bachubeka benta loku kimi: Benta siphephelo sami sangcola, futsi ngalelo langa baphikisa Lisabatha lami. ³⁹ Ngoba ngesikhatsi bahlindza bantfwababo bentela bonkulunkulwana babo, laphoke beta esiphephelweni sami ngalelo langa kuto singcolisa! Loku ngulaba kwente emukhatsisini kwendlu yami. ⁴⁰ Natfumelela emadvodza lachamuka khashane, labo balayeti bebatfunyiwe-nyalo buka. Ngekuciniseka beta, labo lenaba geza, nabagcobisa emehlo, naphindze natigcokisa bucwebe. ⁴¹ Lapho nahlala emubhedzeni lomuhle kanye nelitafula leladekwa embikwawo lapho bekubekwe imphepho kanye nemafutsa ami. ⁴² Ngakoke umusindvo wesicuku lebesimutungeletele; kufaka ekhatsi lonkhe luhlobo lwemadvodza, kufaka ekhatsi ema Sabheyeni langeniswa akhishwa ehlane, baphindze bagaca imigaco etandleni tabo kanye nemihele lemihle etinhloko tabo. ⁴³ Laphoke ngabese ngitsi kulobeka cedvwe kuphinga, 'Nyalo batamuphatsisa kwengwadla, nakanabo. ⁴⁴ Bangena bate kuye, njengemadvodza aya kuyohlola ingwadla. Ngalena ndlela bangena baya ku Oholah kanye na Oholibah, badati labangcolile. ⁴⁵ Kepha emadvodza lalungile atawehlisela kuhlulela kanye bese ayaba jezisa njenge baphingi, batawubese baya bahlulela ngesigwebo salabo labacitse ingati, ngoba babaphingi futsi ingati isetandleni tabo. ⁴⁶ Ngakoke Inkhosi Simakadze isho loku: Ngitawuphakamisa sicuku sebantfu balwisane nabo ngiphindze ngibaniketele kutsi bahlukumeteke baphindze baba bambe inkunzi. ⁴⁷ Laphoke lesicuku sitawuba gcoba ngematje siphindze sibajube ngetinkemba tabo. Batawubulala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo baphindze bashise tindlu tabo ⁴⁸ Ngoba ngitawususa kutiphatsa ngelihlazo kulendzawo ngiphindze ngicondzise bonkhe besifazane kute bangatiphatsisi kwetingwadla. ⁴⁹ Ngako bakatu bekela tindlela takho letilihlazo. Utawutfwala lelihlazo letono takho, ngalena ndlela utawati kutsi ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.''