¹ Uma ubuyela, Israyeli-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze kutsi kutawuba kimi kutsi ubuyele. Uma ususa tithico embikwami bese anisasuki kimi phindze, ² kufanele nitsembeke, nilunge uma nifuna, 'Njengobe Simakadze aphila'. Laphoke tive tita tibusisa kuye, phindze kuye batawu khatimula.'' ³ Ngoba Simakadze utsi kumunye nangamunye umuntfu eJuda nase Jerusalema: Lima wakho umuhlaba, bese anihlaneli emukhatsini kwemanyeva. ⁴ Tisokeleni ku Simakadze, bese nisusa lijwabu enhlitiyweni yenu, madvodza aka Jusa netihlali taka Jerusalema, uma kungesiko njalo lilaka lami litawuphuka njenge mulilo lishise kube bete lotawucima, ngenca yekukhohlakala kwetento tenu. ⁵ Bikani kaJuda bese nivumela kutsi kuviwe eJerusalema. Tsani, 'Shayani impalampala kulendzawo. Shumayelani, ''Nihlanganyele ndzawonye. Asambeni siye emadolobha latungeletelwe.'' ⁶ Niphakamise umujeka weliphawu niwubhekise ngase Zayoni, bese nibalekela lapho ningaphepha khona! Ningahlali, ngoba ngiletsa inhlekelele ichamuka enyakatfo nekuwa lokukhulu. ⁷ Libhubesi liyaphuma lapho lihlala khona futsi umuntfu lotawubhubhisa tive uyaphuma. Ushiya indzawo yakhe kutoletsa bubiendzaweni yenu, kuya emadolobheni enuabhubhiseke, kube bete lapho kungahlala khona bantfu. ⁸ Ngenca yaloku tigocote esakeni, ukhale bese uyalila. Ngoba emandla elilaka laSimakadze alika suki kitsi. ⁹ Laphoke kutawenteka ngalelo langa-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze-kutsi tinhlitiyotemakhosi nemasekela akhe batawushona. Baphristi batawutfuka, beseke baprofethi bashaceke.'' ¹⁰ Ngakoke ngatsi, ''Nkhosi Simakadze. Ngekuciniseka ucedzile kuyenga bantfu kanye ne Jerusalema ngekutsi, 'Kutakuba nekuthula kwakho.' Kepha inkemba iyahlasela ngenca yetimphilo tabo.'' ¹¹ Ngaleso sikhatsi kutawushiwo nakungebantfu nendzawo yase Jerusalema, ''Umoya ¹² loshisako losuka ehlane utawenta indlela yawo endvodzakatini yebantfu bami. Angeke wele nomauma geze. Umoya lonemandla kunaloku utawuchamuka ngemuyalo wami, beseke ngindlulisela sigwebo kubo. ¹³ Bona, uhlasela njenge mafu, futsi tinkalishi takhe tifana nelitulu. Emahhashi akhe asheshisa kwengca likhozi Bubi kitsi ngoba sitokuva buhlungu! ¹⁴ Gezani tinhlitiyo tenu ebutsakatsakeni, Jerusalema, kute kutsi nito sindziswa. Kutawuba sikhatsi lesinganani kutsi imicabango yakho lejulile ikonisa. ¹⁵ Ngoba livi liletsa tindzaba tisuka ku Dan, kanye nale nhlekelele letako ivakala ichamuka entsabeni yase Ephraim. ¹⁶ Yentani tive ticabange ngaloku: Bona, memetela ku Jerusalema kutsi bayeta betungeeti belidolobha bachamuka endzaweni lekhashane kuto memeta emphini balwa nemadolobha aJuda. ¹⁷ Batawufanana neba capheli bensimi lelinyiwe bamutungeletele, ngoba ube nebudlova kimi-lona ngumubiko wa Simakadze- ¹⁸ futsi ngalendlela lenitiphatsa ngayo kanye netento tenutete leti tintfo kuwe. Lesi kutawuba sijeziso sakho. Kutakuba kubi kakhulu! Kutawuhlasela inhlitiyo yakho. ¹⁹ Inhlitiyo yami! Inhlitiyo yami! Ngiva buhlungu enhlitiweni yami. Inhlitiyo yami ishaya sivunguvungu ngekhatsi kimi. ²⁰ Angisakhoni nekubindza ngoba ngiva umusindvo weliphondvo,sicwayiso semphi; ngoba yonkhe lendzawo itowoneka. Ngekuphatima kweliso emathende abhubhisiwe, makhethini ahlephuke ekhatsi. ²¹ Kutawuba sikhatsi lesinganani ngaphambi kwekutsi ngibone lizinga? ²² Ngitawuva tini umusindvo weliphondvo? Ngoba bulima bebantfu bami-abangati mine. Bantfu labatilima futsi bete kucondza.Banelithalente ekwenteni lokubi, kepha abakwati kwenta lokuhle. ²³ Ngayibona lendzawo. Bukani! Bekute lokwakhiwe futsi kute lokukhona. ²⁴ Ngoba bekute kukhanya kwemazulu. Ngabuka tintsaba. Buka, betiwa, futsi tonkhe tintsaba beti tamatama. ²⁵ Ngabuka. Embikwami, bekute muntfu, phindze tonkhe tinyoni telizulu betindizile. Ngabuka. ²⁶ Embikwami, tihlahla tetitselo besetilihlane kanye nawo emadolobha bekadonselwe phasi embikwa Simakadze, embikwe lilaka lekukwata kwakhe.'' ²⁷ Simakadze utsi:

"Lonke live litawuba lingumonakalo,

Kodvwa ngeke ngilichitakise ngaphasi.

Ngenca yaloko, live litawukhala,

netilwandle tangenhla titawumnyama.

²⁸ Ngobe ngishitshe ngatsi ngitakutsi,

angeke ngiyeke, angeke ngiphenduke—

ngitawukwenta lokushiwo nami."

²⁹ "Lidolobha ngalinye litabalekela

umsindo wemahhashi nebancobi bemitsetfo.

Bajahile emahlatsini,

bacalele ematfweni laqinile.

Lidolobha ngalinye litashiywa,

ngobe ngeke kube nalabo labahlala kulo."

³⁰ "Wena longcitsile, utawenteni? Nobe uqgoke ngemvunulo yelibomvu, nobe ugcoke ligolide nemigcoco, nobe ufake luhlata lwetiso emehlweni— uyazihomba, kodvwa kungento. Lamadvodza lawakukhandza manje seyakulahla. Bafuna kuphila kwakho!" ³¹ "Ngilizwa lomsindo wemvumo, njengelicala lomntfwana wekucala. NguMntfwakazi waseZiyoni, uphefumulela kanzima. Usakaza emakhono atsi: ‘Maye mina! Ngidiniwe ngenxa yalababulali!’"