¹ Uma indvodza itfola sehlukaniso nemufati wayo abese uyahamba lomufati abese uba ngumufati walenye indvodza, utawubuyela yini kuye futsi? Sewuphilis kwe ngwadlwa lone titsandzani letinengi; phindze ungabuyela kimi?--Lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze. ² Phakamisela emehlo akho entsabeni lengema sivuno ubese uyabuka! Ngabe ikhona yini indzawo lapho ungakate walalana nemuntfu khona. Ngase mugacweni ukewahlala umele titsandzani takho, njenge muArabhu ehlane. Ningcolise umuhlaba ngebugwadla benu nekukhohlakala. ³ Kungakoke imikhemetelo ibanjiwe kanye nelitulu lase ntfwasa hlobolisengaka fiki; kepha nine libunti lengwadla; niyaphikisa kuhlazeka. ⁴ Anika ngibiti yini mine nyalo: 'Babe wami! Mungani wami lengisondzelene naye kakhulu kusukela ebusheni bami! ⁵ Ngabe utawhuhlala akwatile? Utawuhlalisa lilaka lakhe kute kube sekugcineni?' Buka! Nguloku lokushito, kepha wenta konkhe kukhohlakala longakhona kukwenta!'' ⁶ Laphoke Simakadze wase sewutsi kimi emalangeni aJosiah inkhosi, ''Uyabona kutsi Israyeli longena lukholo wenteni? Unyukele yonkhe intsaba lesetulu phindze nangaphasi kwaso sonkhe sihlahla lesinemacembe, futsi lapho utiphatsise kwengwadla. ⁷ Ngatsi, 'Ngemuva kwato tonkhe leti tintfo, utawubuya kimi,' kepha akabuyanga. Laphoke Juda sisi wakhe longena lukholo watibona leti tintfo. ⁸ Ngakoke ngabona kutsi, ngalena ndlela Israyeli lote likholowase uyaphinga ngabese ngiyamuhambisa futsi abesa mikise emapheha esihlukaniso kuye, sisi wakhe lote lukholo Juda abengasabi; naye waphuma watiphatsisa kwengwadla. ⁹ Bugwadla bakhe bekulite kuwe; wona umuhlaba, waphindze waphinga nematje netihlahla. ¹⁰ Laphoke negmuva kwaloku, sisi wakhe longena kholoJuda wabuya kimi, kepha hhayi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe, kepha ngemanga-lona ngumubiko waSimakadze.'' ¹¹ Laphoke Simakadze watsi kimi, Israyeli longena lukholo bekalunge kwengca Juda longena kholo! ¹² Hamba uyoshumayela lamavi enkhangala.Utsi, 'Buyela Israyeli longena kholo-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze-angeke ngihlale ngikwatele. Ngoba ngitsembekile-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze-angeke ngihlale ngikwatile inguna phakadze. ¹³ Vumani tono tenu, ngoba nonile embikwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu; nihlephulelene tindlela tenu nebantfu leningabati ngaphasi kwaso sonkhe sihlahla lesinemacembe! Ngoba anika lilaleli livi lami!-Lona ngumubiko waSimakadze. ¹⁴ Buyelani, bantfu labangena kholo!-Lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze-Ngimi umueni wakho! Ngitakutsatsa, kwekucala edolobheni kwesibili emundeninni wakho, futsi ngitakuletsa eZion! ¹⁵ Ngitakuniketa belusi benhlitiyo yami, futsi batakwelusa ngwelwati naloku naloku bonakalako. ¹⁶ Laphoke kutakwenteka kuwe kutsi utawukhula uphindze utsele titselo endzaweni ngalawo malanga-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze-aneke basatsi, ''SIfuba lesiconsekile lesiphatsa sivumelwano sa Simakadze!'' Lena ndzaba angeke isavuka etihlitiyweni tabo noma ikhumbuleke;angeke igejeke, futsi lenye angeke yakhiwe.' ¹⁷ Ngaleso sikhatsi batawushumayela nge Jerusalema, 'Lesi sihlalo sa Simakadze,' beseke tonkhe letinye tive tihlangana eJerusalema ngelibito la Simakadze. Angeke basahamba enkhanini ebutsakatsaka betinhlitiyo tabo. ¹⁸ Ngalawo malanga, indlu ya Juda itawuhamba nendlu ya Israyeli. Batawuhlangana ndzawonye endzaweni lengenhla kwemuhlaba lengawuniketa bokhokhomkhulu benu njenge lifa. ¹⁹ Beseke mine, ngatsi, 'Ngiyafisa kukuphatsisa njengendvodzana yami bese ngiku niketa umuhlaba lotfokotisako, lifa lelihle kakhulu kunaloku letinye tive!' Bengitawutsi, 'Utangibita ''babe wami''.' Bengitawutsi angeke ngigucuke ekukulandzeleni. ²⁰ Kepha njenge mufati losalahle litsemba endvodzeni yakhe, ungilahlile, yindlu yaka Israyeli-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze'' ²¹ Livi liyevakala ebaleni, kukhala nekuncenga kwebantfu baka Israeli! Ngoba batishintjile tindlela tabo; sebamukhohliwe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo. ²² Buyelani bantfu labagena kholo! Ngitanisindzisa kutsi ningaphindzi nifune kona!Bukake! Sitakuta kuwe, ngoba ungu Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu! ²³ Ngekuciniseka emanga achamuka entsabeni, umusindvo losanganisako lochamuka entsabeni; ngekuciniseka Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu nguye insindiso ya Israyeli. ²⁴ Kepha tithico letilihlazo setitsetse loku bokhokhomkhul betfubeba kusebentela- imihlambi yabonelibulo, emadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati abo. ²⁵ Asilaleni phasi ngenca yelihlazo. Shengatsi emahlazo etfu angasimbonya, ngoba sonile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu! Tsine licobo letfu kanye nemadloti etfu, kusukela esikhatsini sebusha betftu kute kube ngulelilanga lanamuhla asika laleli livi laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu!