¹ Livi laSimakadze leta kimi , latsi, ² ''Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha utsi, ''Inkhosi Simakadze isho naku: Khalani kabuhlungu, ''Buhlungu lobukhulu buyeta namuhla.'' ³ Lilanga selisodzele.Lilanga lisondzela laSimakadze.Kutawuba lilanga lekwesaba, sikhatsi sebubi eveni. ⁴ Bese inkemba itawufika eGibhithe, bese kuyawuba nelusizi eCush nangabe bantfu lababulelwe bawela eGibhithe-nasebatsatsa bunjinga bakhe, nalapho sekubhidlitwa sisekelo sabo. ⁵ Cush nePut, Lydia neyo yonkhe iArabia, ne Libya, kanye nebanftu labente sivumelwano-bayawuwiswa ngenkemba. ⁶ Simakadze usho naku: Ngako labo labalandzela iGibhitse batawudzilika, kanye neligcabho lemandla akhe litowehla. Kusukela eMigdol kuya eSyene emasotja atawudzilitwa iyinkemba-loku ngulokushiwo nguSimakadze. ⁷ Bayawumangala ekhatsi nalelive lelilahliwe, nemadolobha akhoana ayawubhidlitwa. ⁸ Batawubese bayati kutsi nginguSimakadze,nangibasa umliilo eGibhithe, nasebabhubhiswa basiti bakhe. ⁹ Ngalelo langa titfunywa titawuhamba ngaphambi kwami emikhunjini kuyowengama iCush, phindze kutawuba nelusizi emkhatsini wabo ngalelo langa lebumnyama beGibhithe.Ngoba bukani! Lona lliyeta. ¹⁰ Inkhosi simakadze isho naku: Ngitawucedza labantfu labanyenti baseGibhithe ngesandla saNebuchadnezzar, Inkhosi yaseBhabhilona. ¹¹ Yena nelibutfo lakhe lanalo, nesive lesesabekako, batawuleftwa kubhubhisa lelive; Batawukhipha tikhali tabo babhekane neGibhithe begcwalise indzawo ngalabo lababulewe. ¹² Ngitawukwenta imifula ibe ngumhlaba lowomile, phindze ngitsengise lelive etandleni talabakhohlakele. Ngitawukwenta lelive ngekunyenti balo lihlukaniswe sandla setihambi-Mine,Simakadze, sengikhulumile. ¹³ Inkhosi Simakadze isho loku: Ngitawubhubhisa tithico, phindze ngitawucedza tithico letinganamsebenti temaMemphis. Ngeke kuphindze kube neNkhosana eveni laseGibhithe, phindze ngitawuletsa kwesaba eveni lemaGibhithe. ¹⁴ Bese ngitawukwenta Pathros ahanjelwe bantfu phindze kucale umlilo edolobheni laseZoan, phindze ngijezise iThebes. ¹⁵ Ngoba ngitawehlisela lulaka lwami etikwePelusium, incaba yeseGibhithe, phindze ngubulale bantfu labanyeni baseThebes. ¹⁶ Bese nitawubasa umlilo eGibhithe; IPelusium itawuba sebuhlungwini lobukhulu,Thebes utawephuka, kenye na Memphis atawubhekana netitsa malanga onkhe. ¹⁷ Emajaha ase Heliopolis naBubastis atawubulawa yinkemba, kanye nemadolobha abo atawuftunjwa. ¹⁸ ETahpanhes, lelilanga liyawubamba kukhanya mhluzana ngibulala lijoko laseGibhithe, Kuyawuba nelifu lelimbonyile, phindze emadvodzakati atawungena ekutfunjweni. ¹⁹ Ngitawujezisa iGibhithe, ngako batawukwati kutsi nginguSimakadze.''' ²⁰ Bese kuyawuvela ngemnyaka welishumi nakunye, enyangeni yekucala, elangeni lesikhombisa laleyonyanga, lapho livi laSimakadze leta kimi, latsi, ²¹ ''Dvodzana yemunntfu, sengephule umkhono waPharaoh, iNkhosi yemaGibhithe. Buka! asikabhandishwa, kutsi siphole ngelibhandishi, kuze sibe nemandla lawenele ekutsi sibambe inkemba. ²² Ngako ke Inkhosi Simakadze isho naku, 'Buka, ngimelene naPharaoh, Inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Ngoba ngitowephula sandla sakhe, labanemandla kanye nalabo labaphukile, phindze ngitawukwenta lenkema iwele esandleni sakhe. ²³ Bese ngitfumba iGibhitse ekhatsi nemave bese ngiyisakata kulamave. ²⁴ Ngitawucinisa imikhono yeNkhosi yaseBhabhila bese ngibeka inkemba esandleni sayo kuze ngephule sandla saPharaoh. Utawukhala embikwe Nkhosi yaseBhabhilona akhalise kwendvodza lefako. ²⁵ Ngoba ngiyawucinisa imikhono yenkhosi yaseBhabhilona, ngelesikhhatsi kuwa imikhono yaPharaoh. Bese batawukwati kutsi mine ngingu Simakadze, nasengibeka inkemba yami esandleni seNkhosi yaseBhabhilona; ngoba uyawuhlasela live laseGibhitse ngayo. ²⁶ Ngako ngitawufumba iGibhiithe ekhatsi netive bese ngibasakata kulelive. Batobese bayati kutsi nginguSimakandze.'''