¹ Livi la Simakadze lefika kimi, litsi, ² ''Hamba uyoshumayela lapho bantfu base Jerusalema batakuva khona. Utsi, 'Simakadze usho loku: ngikhumbulile emucondveni nginimelele ebusheni benu, litsandvo lwenu uma nitsatsana, uma ningilandzela ehlane, endzaweni lengaka linywa. ³ Israyeli wehlukaniselwa Simakadze, titselo tekucala tekuvuna kwakhe! Bonkhe labadla sitselo sekucala batfolakala nelicala; inhlekelele yehlela kubo-lona ngumulayeto wa Simakadze.'' ⁴ Vani livi la Simakadze, yindlu ya Jakobe, nonkhe nine tive ta Israyeli. ⁵ Simakadze usho naku, ''Yini boyise wenu labakutfola kuliphutsa kimi, ute bagcine babalekele kungilandzela? Kutsi balandzela tithico letingena musebenti nabo babese baba bete umusebenti? ⁶ Abashongo, Úphi Simakadze, lowasikhipha eveni lase Ghibhithe? Uphi Simakadze, lowasimikisa ehlane endzaweni yase Arabah kanye nemigodzi, endzaweni yesomiso kanye nebumnyama lobukhul, indzawo lapho kute londlula khona phindze kute lophilako?' ⁷ Kepha ngakuletsa endzaweni yase Carmel, kutodla titselo nalokunye lokuhle! Kepha nanifika, nona umuhlaba wami, nenta lifa lami lanyanyeka ngekona. ⁸ Umuphristi akashongo kutsi, Úphi Simakadze?' futsi netati temutsetfo betinga ngenelani nami! Belusi bona kimi. Baprofethi baprofethela i Baal baphindze balandzela tintfo letingeke tibasite. ⁹ Ngakoke ngitawuchubeka ngikusole-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze-ngitawuphindze ngisole emadvodzana emadvodzana akho. ¹⁰ Welani niye esihlengeni sase Kittim niyobuka. Nitfumele balayeti baye e Kedar bayotfola futsi babone kuke kwaba khona yini intfo leka njena. ¹¹ Sive sake saba shintja bonkulunkunkulu, naloku beba ngasibo bonkulunkulu? kepha bantfu bami bagucule inkhatimuo yabo kulokungeke kubasite. ¹² Hliphika, mazulu, ngenca yaloku! Tfuka uphindze ushaceke-lona numubiko wa Simakadze. ¹³ Ngoba bantfu bami sebente bubi lobibili kimi. Balahle siyalo semanti ekuphila, futsi sebagube bakhipha imigodzi yemanti yabo, imigodzi lephukile lengakhoni kubamba emanti. ¹⁴ Ngabe Israyeli sigcila? Ngabe watalelwa endlini yemuphatsi? ¹⁵ Manje sogucuke sigcila? Emabhubesi lamancane abhodlele yena. Enta imisindvo lomukhulu base babhubhisa indzawo yakhe. Emadolobha akhe abhubha ngaphandle kwebahlali. ¹⁶ Hindze, bantfu base Memphis kanye ne Tahpanhes batawusheva tikobho tenu. ¹⁷ Anikwentanga nine yini loku uma nilahla Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, asanihola endleleni? ¹⁸ Ngakoke nyalo, leni nitsatse indlela leya Eghibhithe naphindze nanats emati ase Shihor? Leni nitsatse indlela leya e Assyria bese ninatsa emanti emufula wase Euphrates? ¹⁹ Bukhohlakala benu buyaniphika, nekungatsembeki kwenu kuyanijezisa. Ngakoke kucabangeni niphindze nikucondze kutsi kukukhohlakala futsi kumunyu uma ulahla Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, niphindze ningangesabi-lona ngumubiko weNkhosi Simakadze wetingelosi. ²⁰ Ngoba ngaphula lijokwe lakho lobonalo emalangeni landlula; Nganikhipha ebugcileni. Kepha natsi, 'Angeke ngikhonte!' Kepha nigobela ibheke phasi kuyo yonke intsaba nangaphasi kwalo lonkhe licembe, wena siphingi. ²¹ Ngakuhlanyela njenge liwayini lelikhetselo, liphelele lisuka enhlavini lemusulwa. Kanjanike senitiguculile nakhohlakala, magala langena musebenti? ²² Noma ningatigeza emufuleni noma nitiwashe ngensipho lenemandla, tento tenu letikhohlakele tikungcola kimi-lona ngumubiko weNkhosi Simakadze. ²³ Ungasho njani kutsi, Ángikoni! Angikalandzeli ema Baals'? Buka kutsi nenteni etigangeni! Kucabangeni kutsi nenteni--nifanana nemakamela lasikati agijima lena nalena, ²⁴ lidonki lasehlane lelitayele lihlane, ekushiseni kwayo iva lomoya! Ngubani longavimba inkhanuko yakhe? Kute ngisho munye lomudvuna lotikhatsalisako nakalicosha; ngesikhatsi tsite titamutfola. ²⁵ Kufanele uvikele tinyawo takho tingabi ebaleni kanye nemuphimbo wakho kutsi ungomi! Kepha senishite, 'kute litsemba! Cha, ngiya titsandza tivakashi futsi ngiyatilandzela! ²⁶ Njengellihlazo lelisela uma libanjwa, ngakoke indlu yaka Israyeli itawuba nemahloni- boba, emakhosi abo, emazinyane, kanye neba pristi neba profethi babo. ²⁷ Labake ngulalabatsi esihlahleni, 'Unguyise wami,'bese batsi etjeni, 'Wangitala.' Ngoba umugogodla wabo uyangibuka kepha hhayi buso babo. Noma kunjalo, batsi ngetikhatsi tetinkinga, Vuka bese uyasi sindzisa! ²⁸ Kepha baphi labo nkulunkulu lena tentela bona? Abavuke uma bafisa kunisindzisa esikhatsini seinkinga senu, ngoba tithico tenu tilingana nemadolobha enu ngenombolo, Judah! ²⁹ Manje leni ningisole ngekwenta lokubi? Nokhe nonile kimi-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze. ³⁰ Sengiba jezisile bantfu benu ngenhlitiyo lebuhlungu. Bebanga mukeli kucondziswa. Inkemba yenu ibhubhise baprofethi njenge libhubesi lelibhubhisako! ³¹ Nine baku lesitukulwane sanyalo. Nakani livi lami, livi la Simakadze! Ngike ngaba lihlane yini ku Israyeli? Noma indzawo ebumnyama lobunengi? Bantfu bami bangasho lani kutsi, 'Sivumele siyingayinge, angeke siseta kuwe'? ³² Litjitji lingabukhohlwa yini bucwebe balo, makoti liduku kakhe? Kepha bantfu bami bangikhohliwe emalanga incumbi! ³³ Indela yenu niyayilungisa uma niyofuna litsandvo. Senifundzise tindlela tenu kulabasikati laba khohlakele. ³⁴ Ingati lebeyi yimphilo yalaba musulwa, bantfu laba hluphekile itfolakele etimphahleni takho. Labantfu laba abatfolangwa benta kugcekeza. ³⁶ Kepha nitsi, 'Ngimusulwa; ngekuciniseka lilaka lakhe selisukile kimi.' Kepha buka! Ngitawuletsa kuhlulela kuwe ngoba wena utsi, 'Angikoni.' ³⁵ Ulitsatselani kancane lelishintjo etindleleni tenu? Nitawuphoceka Eghibhithe njengobe neneka nase Assyria. ³⁷ Utawuphindze uphume kulabo labakudvumatile, wetfwele tandla enhloko, ngoba Simakadze ubahlile labo bewubetsemnile, ngako ngeke usitwe ngibo.''