¹ Kulololanga,” kusho Simakadze, “ngiyoba nguNkulunkulu wemindeni yonke yakwa-Israyeli, nabo bayoba ngubantfu bami.” ² Simakadze utsi: “Labasindzile ekreleni bathole umusa ehlane. Ngizoya ukuze ngiphe kwa-Israyeli kuphumula.” ³ Simakadze wabonakala kimi endzala watsi: “Ngikutsandze kwa-Israyeli ngetinhlitiyo tonkhe. Ngakho ngikudonse ngobukhona bami. ⁴ Ngizokwakha kabusha, wena ndvodzakati yakwa-Israyeli, utawubuye wakhiwe. Utawuphindze utfole timbilimbili ubuye uhambe udlala emadansi. ⁵ Utawutjala kabusha emavini emaSamariya; balimi batawutjala badle sitelo. ⁶ Ngobe kuza lilanga lapho balindi bemaEfrayimi bemyala batsi: ‘Sukumani, ake siye eZayoni kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wethu.’” ⁷ Simakadze utsi: “Memelelani ngenjabulo ngenca yaJakobe! Dvumisani ngenca yendvodzana lenkhulu yemave! Vumani batsi: ‘Simakadze usindzise bantfu bakhe, lasele kwa-Israyeli.’ ⁸ Bona, ngizobaleta bevela enyakatho, ngizobabutana bevela emkhatsini wemave labekude. Kuyoba nabo labaphumputsi naleminyango, labasikhatsi belindzele kubeletha kanye nalabasikhatsi bebeletha. Babuyele lapha babaningi. ⁹ Bayeza belile, ngitawuholela ngesikhatsi bebanga. Ngitawubaholela emifuleni yemanti ngendlela lelungile. Ngeke bakhubheke ngobe ngitawuba nguBabe kwa-Israyeli, kanti Efrayimi utawuba ngowami indvodzana yekucala.” ¹⁰ “Lalelani Simakadze, lina mave. Sabisani emaceleni asogwini. Bitsani batsi: ‘Lowo ahlakaze kwa-Israyeli uyabutana, uyamgcina njengeligosa lelilondvolota imvu yalo.’ ¹¹ Ngobe Simakadze uhlengile Jakobe, umsindzise esandleni salo lomkhulu kunaye. ¹² Bayeza bajabule emagangeni aseZayoni. Babe nemusa loluvela kuSimakadze, ngenca yemmbila, newayini, nema-olive, netilwane. Baphile njengensimu lechelisiwe, angeke baphindze babe nendlala.” ¹³ “Bantfwana labancane bayojabula ngemadansi, kanye nalabadvuna labadala. Ngitawuguqula kukhala kubo kube ngumshado. Ngitawubajabulisa ngiphindze ngibanike injabulo yekucindzetelwa kwabo. ¹⁴ Ngitawugcwalisa labapristi ngalokunyenti. Bantfu bami batawuhlutha ngemusa wami,” kusho Simakadze. ¹⁵ Simakadze utsi: “Lapha eRama kukhala, nekukhala lokubuhlungu. NguRakhele ilelela bantfwana bayo, ingavumi kutsi kuyisetselwe ngobe asekho. ¹⁶ Kodvwa Simakadze utsi: ‘Yekela kukhala netinyembezi, ngobe kukhona umvuzo wemsebenti wakho,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Bantfwana bakho bayabuya bevela ezweni lesetilwaneni. ¹⁷ Kunethemba lelikusasa lakho,’ kusho Simakadze, ‘bantfwana bakho bayobuya.’” ¹⁸ “Ngimzwile Efrayim ekhala: ‘Ungilaye, ngilaywe njengenkhunju lengakakhoni. Ngibuyisele ngiphindze ngibuyele, ngobe nguwe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami. ¹⁹ Ngemuva kwekutsi ngiphendvuke, ngajeziswa; ngemuva kwekutsi ngifundziswe, ngashaya isandla sami ngetinhlitiyo. Ngaba nemahloni nekudzinyazwa, ngobe ngibe ngekuhlazeka kwebusha bami.’ ²⁰ Efrayim yindvodzana yami lengiyitsandzako yini? Yingane yami lenjabulisayo yini? Njalo uma ngikhuluma ngaye, ngimkhumbula ngetinhlitiyo. Ngako inhlitiyo yami imfuna. Ngitawuba nemfesane ngaye,” kusho Simakadze. ²¹ “Bekela timaki tendlela. Bhekisa emakhono akho endleleni lebekwe. Buyela, wena ndvodzakati yakwa-Israyeli, buyela emadolobha akho. ²² Ungabambisisa kangakanani, wena ndvodzakati lengathembekile? Ngobe Simakadze udale tintfo letintjha emhlabeni: umfati uzungeze indvodza lenamandla.” ²³ Simakadze wemabutfo, Nkulunkulu wa-Israyeli, utsi: “Lapho ngibuyisa lababoshiwe, bayotsi kulo lakaJuda nemadolobha awo: ‘Simakadze akubusise, wena ndzawo lelungile lapho ahlala khona, wena intaba lengcwele.’ ²⁴ KwaJuda nemadolobha awo wonkhe bayohlala ndzawonye, kanye nalabalima kanye nalabafuyi. ²⁵ Ngobe ngitawunatsa labalambile, ngigcwalise labaphelile emandla.” ²⁶ Ngemuva kwaloko ngavuka, ngabona kutsi ubuthongo bami bupholise. ²⁷ “Bona, kuza emalanga,” kusho Simakadze, “lapho ngitawutjala tindlu takwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda ngembewu yemuntfu kanye nembewu yesilwane. ²⁸ Endzala, ngangibagadze ukuze ngibakhumule ngibachitakise. Kodvwa kulemihla lete, ngitawubagadza ukuze ngibakhe ngibatale,” kusho Simakadze. ²⁹ Kulololanga angeke kuphindze kutswe: ‘Bobabe badle amagilebhsi, kodvwa bantfwana bakhubheka.’ ³⁰ Ngobe umuntfu ngamunye utawufa ngesono sakhe; lowo lodla amagilebhsi wena emazinyo akhe atawukhuba.” ³¹ “Bona, kuza emalanga,” kusho Simakadze, “lapho ngitawumisa sitsembiso lesisha kwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda. ³² Ngeke sibe njengesivumelwano lengasenza nebobabe ngesikhatsi ngibaholela eGibhithe, ngobe basiphula, nakuba ngangumnumzane wabo,” kusho Simakadze. “Lesi sitsembiso lengitawumisa naso kwa-Israyeli emalangen ³³ Lesi yisivumelwano lesingitawumisa nemndeni waKwa-Israyeli emalangen' embili," kusho Simakadze. "Ngitatfola umtsetso wami phakati kwabo, ngitawubhala enhlitiyweni yabo, ngobe ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, nabo bayoba ngubantfu bami. ³⁴ Ngeke kuphindze kube naloyo lokufundzisa makhelwane wakhe noma mfowabo atsi, 'Mati Simakadze!' ngobe bonke bayotimati, kusukela kulomncane kuya kulomkhulu, kusho Simakadze. "Ngobe ngitawatfolela bubi babo, futhi angeke ngisakhumbuli tono tabo." ³⁵ Simakadze utsi: "Yena lonika lilanga khanyako emini, nemitsetso yenyanga netinkanyezi khanyako ebusuku. Uyena losusa lolwandle lube nemagagasi lahlabako NguSimakadze wemabutfo libito lakhe. ³⁶ "Kodvwa uma leto tintfo letihlala njalo ziphela emehlweni ami," kusho Simakadze, "kuphela lapho inkhosi ya-Israyeli iphela phambi kwami." ³⁷ Simakadze utsi: "Kuphela uma tilo letiphezulu tingalinganiswa, nemhlaba ngehla ungahlolisiswa, kuphela lapho ngilahla sonkhe sive sa-Israyeli ngenca yaloko lokwente," kusho Simakadze. ³⁸ "Bona, kuza emalanga," kusho Simakadze, "lapho lidolobha litakhiwa kabusha ngenca yami, kusukela eTower of Hananel kuya eCorner Gate. ³⁹ Umugca wokulinganisa utawudlulela phambili, uye eGareb Hill naseGoah. ⁴⁰ Lonke liganga lematfole kanye nemlotha, kanye nemasimu lafanele kuya eKidron Valley, kuze kufike eHorse Gate ngasempumalanga, tawuba tingcwele kuSimakadze. Lidolobha angeke liphindze lichitakiseke, noma liphihlizwe kuze kube phakadze."