¹ Simakadze washo loku kimi, ''Hamba ufike utsenge bobhulukwana ubese uwugcoka ekhalo lakho, kepha ungawufaki emantini kucala.'' ² Ngakoke ngatsenga bhulukwana njengobe Simakadze angitfumela, ngabese ngiwugcoka ekhalo lami. ³ Laphoke livi laSimakadze labuya kimi kwesibili, latsi, ⁴ ''Tsasa lobhulukwana wakho lowutsengile losekhalweni lakho, uvuke nyalo uhambe uye e Perathi. Ufike uwufihle khona emuseleni welidvwala.'' ⁵ Ngakoke ngahamba ngefika ngawufuhla ePerathi, njengobe Simakadze abeyalele. ⁶ Ngemuva kwekuhamba kwemalanga, Simakadze atsi kimi, '' Vuka buse uyahamba ubuyela ePerathi. Tsatsa lapho lobhulukwana lengakutjela kutsi uwufihle.'' ⁷ Ngakoke ngabuyela ePerathi ngafike ngagumba lobhulukwana lebengiwufihlile, ngisawubuka, besewumoshakele futsi ungeke sosebente. ⁸ Laphoke livi la Simakadze, litsi, '' ⁹ Simakadze usho loku: ngaendlela lefananano ngitawu bhubisa bulihlata lobukhulu baka Juda nase Jerusalema. ¹⁰ Labantfu labakhohlakele labanga funi kuva livi lami, labahamba ekucineni kwetinhlitiyo tabo, labalandzela bonkulunkulu labanye kuba dvumisa bese baya ba gucela-batawufanana nalo bhulukwana bataba bahle ngelite. ¹¹ Njengobe na Bhulukwana ahlala etingcwulwini, sengente tonkhe tindlu taka Israyeli kanye nato tonkhe tindlu taka Juda tibambelele kimi-lona ngumubuko wa Simakadze- ebantfwini bami, kungiletsela ludvumo, kudvumisa, kanye nekuhlonipheka. Kepha abangilalelanga mine. ¹² Ngakoke kufanele ukhulumeleli livi kibo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waka Israyeli, usho loku: Lonkhe lijeke litawugcwaliswa ngeliwayini.' Batawutsi kuwe, 'Ngabe asati yini kutsi lonhe lijeke litawugcwaliswa liwayini? ¹³ Ngakoke tsani kubo: Bona ngisatawu gcwalisa ngekudzakwa wonkhe umuhlali walendzawo lena, lamakhosi lahleti ebukhosini baDavide, baphristi, baprofethi, kanye nawo wonkhe umuhlali wase Jerusalema. ¹⁴ Laphoke ngitawushayisisa indvodza kulenye, boyise kanye nebantfwana kanyekanye-lona ngumubiko waSimakadze-anginawuba vela nome ngibe nelihawu kibo, futsi angeke ngibacolele ekubhujisweni.'' ¹⁵ Lalela bese uya nakisisa. Ningabi lihlata, ngoba Simakadze sewukhulumile. ¹⁶ Unikete lidvumo ku Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho angaka letsi bumnyama, futsi angakenti tinywawo takho tiwe etintsabeni uma kuba munyama. ngoba utsembe kukhanya, kephautawugucula lendzawo kube bumnyama lobuntima, kube lifu lelimunyama. ¹⁷ Ngoba uma ungalaleli, ngitawukhala ngedvwana ngenca yekunganaki kwakho. Emehlo ami atawukhala aphindze agelete tinyembeti, ngoba umuhlambi wa Simakadze utfunjwe titsa. ¹⁸ Tsani enkhosini nase ndlovukazini, ''yelani etihlalweni tenu, ngoba imichele yenu lemihle iwile etinhloko tenu.' ¹⁹ Emadolobha e Negevu atawuvalwa, kube bete lotawavula. Wonkhe Juda utawutfunjwa, uphelele wonkhe ekutfunjweni. ²⁰ Phakamisa emehlo akho ubese ubuka labo labachamuka eningizimu. Uphi lomuhlambi lawunikere wena, lomuhlambi lobomuhle kuwe? ²¹ Utawutsini uma Simakadze abeka ngetulu kwakho labo loba jimise kutsi babe bangani bakho laba mucoka? Ngbe loku akusiko yini kucala kwebuhlungu beku beletsa lku takubamba njenge wesifazane atala umuntfwana? ²² Laphoke ungasho enhlitiyweni yakho, ''Leni letintfo leti tenteka kimi? Kutawuba ngaleticuku tetento takho kutsi siketi sakho siphakamiswe bese niya hlukumeteka. ²³ Ngabe bantfu base Cushi bangakhona yini kushintja libala labo, noma ingwe ingawa shintjwa emabala ayo? ²⁴ Uma kunjalo, naloku batiwa butsakatsaka bakho, ungenta lokuhle. Ngakoke ngitaba sakata njenge chaffu lebubhako emoyeni wase hlandzeni. ²⁵ Loku ngile ngini niketele kona, incenye yale ngikubekele wena-lona ngumubiko waSimakadze-ngoba seningi khohliwe mine nabese nitsembela enkhohlakalweni. ²⁶ Ngakoke phindze mine lucobo lwami ngitaku khumulasiketi sakho, bese titfo takho tangasense tiyabonakala. ²⁷ Ngikubonile kukhohlakala kwakho kanye nenkhanuko yakho, kukhohlakala kwekugwadla bakho etintsabeni nase masimini, phindze ngatibona leti tintfo letinyanyekisako! Lihlazo kini, Jerusalema! Kutawuba sikhatsi lesinganani kute uhlobe futsi?''