¹ Ngekusho kwaSimakadze nge-Ammon: "Ingabe i-Israyeli ayinabantfwana? Akekho lotawuba ngumlandzeli e-Israyeli? Kungani uMoloki ehlala eGadi, bantfu bakhe bahlala emadolobha awo? ² Ngako bheka, kuza emalanga—kusho Simakadze—lapho ngitawubangela umsindvo wempi eRaba phakatsi kwabantfu base-Ammon, itawuba yindunduma lenhlekelele nemidziwo yayo itawushiswa. Ngobe i-Israyeli itawuthatha lona lolwatfumba," kusho Simakadze. ³ "Khala ngekuhladzela, Heshboni, ngobe i-Ayi icekelwe phansi! Memelani, nina bodzadze baseRaba! Zibhincani ngetilaphu. Lilani nibaleke ngekungahambi, ngobe uMoloki uyaya ekutfunjeni, kanye netinceku takhe netikhulu. ⁴ Kungani uyazidvundvuta ngesigodzi sakho, wena ndvodzakati lengathembekile? Wena lotetembela ecingweni lakho utsi, 'Ngubani lotangihlasela?' ⁵ Bona, ngitawuletha kwakho lesabisa—kusho Simakadze wemabutfo—lesabisa litawuvela kulabo labakukuphethe. Umuntfu ngamunye utawusakazeka. Ngeke kube nalowo lotabutana labalekako. ⁶ Kodvwa ngemuva kwaloku ngitawubuyisa labatfumbiwe base-Ammon—kusho Simakadze." ⁷ Ngekusho kwaSimakadze wemabutfo nge-Edoni: "Ingabe asekho kuhlakanipha eTeman? Ingabe seliphelile inhloso kulabanolwazi? Kuhlakanipha kwabo sekonakalile? ⁸ Balekani! Buyelani! Hlalani emagedzeni, nina lihlala eDedani. Ngobe ngiletha inhlekelele ka-Esawu kuye ngesikhatsi ngimjezisa. ⁹ Uma kufika abavuni bakugilebhsi, abangashiyi yini lokuletfwa? Uma kungena emasela ebusuku, abangakwenta yini kuphela lokufunako? ¹⁰ Kodvwa mine ngimcuce u-Esawu. Ngiveze tindzawo takhe tekucasha. Ngeke akwati kuzifihla. Bantfwana bakhe, emakhelwane akhe kanye nemakhelwane akhe bacekelwe phansi, yena sewaphelile. ¹¹ Shiyani izingane engenabobabe. Ngitawunakekela kuphila kwabo, nemfelokati benu bangatetembela kimi." ¹² Ngobe Simakadze utsi: "Bona, labangakafaneli kutsi baphuze ngekucala bayophuza. Ingabe ucabanga kutsi ngeke ujeziswe? Ngeke uphunyuke, ngobe utawuphuza. ¹³ Ngobe ngifunge ngami—kusho Simakadze—kutsi iBhozra itawuba yintfo lesabisa, lehlazekile, lecekwe phansi nehlatshwa. Wonkhe emadolobha ayo atawuba yimincintiswano kuze kube phakadze. ¹⁴ Ngilalele tindzaba kuSimakadze, kantsi umyalezo utfunyelwe emaveni, 'Buthanani nimhlasela. Lungiselela impi.' ¹⁵ 'Ngobe bona, ngikwentile ube mncane kunawo wonkhe emave, udzinyazwe ngabantu. ¹⁶ Ngekwesaba kwakho, inhlitiyo yakho yekuzidvundvuta ikudukisile, nina lihlala etindzaweni letinemaweni, nina lehlala etintabeni letiphakeme ukuze nentente yenu ibe phezulu njengelukosi. Ngitawunikwehla lapho—kusho Simakadze. ¹⁷ I-Edoni itawuba yintfo lesabisa kubo bonke labadlula kuyo. Wonkhe lomuntfu utawumangala ahlekise ngenca yayo yonkhe imihlanganiso yakhe. ¹⁸ Njengobe kwacekelwa phansi iSodoma neGomora nemakhelwane awo, kusho Simakadze, angeke kuhlale muntfu lapho; ngeke kube nalowo lotahlala khona. ¹⁹ Bona, utawukhuphuka njengembudzi evela eJodani eya emadlelo aluhlaza. Ngobe ngitawwenza i-Edoni ibaleke ngokushesha, ngitawubeka lowolokhetsiwe kutsi ayiphatse. Ngobe ngubani lofana nami, ngubani lotangibiza? Ngubani lomalusi lotangimelana nami?' ²⁰ Ngako lalelani tinhloso Simakadze latimisele nge-Edoni, letimisele ngenhlanti yaseTeman. Bayotfumbiswa ngisho nemhlambi lomncane. Emadlelo abo atawuba tindzawo leticekelwe phansi. ²¹ Lapho bewela phansi umhlaba uyanyikinyeka. Umsindvo wekukhala uzwakala eLwandle Lwebhilabi. ²² Bona, kutawufika njengelukosi, liphume ngephansi lisakate emaphiko alo phezu kweBhozra. Kulololanga inhlitiyo yemasotja ase-Edoni itawuba njengenhlitiyo yemfati lesikhatsi sokubeletha." ²³ NgeDamaseko: "IHamati ne-Arphadi zidzinyazwe, ngobe zizwile tindzaba letimbi. Ziyancibilika! Kunekungakhululeki olwandle. Alukwati kutula. ²⁴ IDamaseko iphelelwe ngamandla. Ibalekela emuva; lesabisa liyibamba. Kukhona kuhlupheka nekuhlunya, njengobe kuhlupheka umfati lesikhatsi sokubeletha. ²⁵ Kungani idolobha lelimdumako lingakashiywa, idolobha lelijabulisa kakhulu? ²⁶ Ngako emadvodza alo atawowela phansi etindzaweni talo, wonkhe umlweli utawubhujiswa kulololanga—kusho Simakadze wemabutfo." ²⁷ "Ngobe ngitawubasa umlilo odongeni lweDamaseko, utawudla tinkhundla taBeni-Hadadi." ²⁸ NgeKedari nemibuso yaseHazori, Simakadze utsho lokhu kuNebhukadnetsari (uNebhukadnetsari inkhosi yaseBhabhiloni wayezohlasela lelizwe): "Vuka uye uhlasele iKedari bese ucecesha labo basempumalanga. ²⁹ Tindlu tabo tetendvwe netimvu tabo tizothatfwa, kanye netikhawulo tetendvwe nayo yonkhe impahla yabo; tingamela tabo tizodvonselwa kubo, bese kukhona labatawubamemelela bathi: "Kunesabakakhulu kuyo yonkhe indzawo!" ³⁰ Bakelan! Tibalekele kude! Hlalani emigodini, nine bakwaHazori," kusho Simakadze.

Ngobe Nebhukadnezari inkhosi yaseBhabhiloni ucecele icebo ngalokunene ngani. Phendukani! Buyelani emuva!

³¹ Vukani, nihlasele lesive lesiphilile, lesihleli ngokutsi akunasabakho," kusho Simakadze. Akanamavango noma timpondvo, bantfu bahlala bodvwa. ³² Tingamela tabo titawuba yinhlamvu, nemcebo wabo wonkhe titawudliwa yimpi.

Ngitatiphalaphata emoyeni labo labegundziwe emaceleni, ngitawuletela inhlekelele kubo kusukela kuto tonkhe tindzawo," kusho Simakadze.

³³ Hazori titawuba libhubesi letingwe, live lelilahlekile kuze kube phakadze.

Ngeke kube naloyo lohlala kulo, noma umuntfu lohamba kulo."

³⁴ Leli livi likaSimakadze lelafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi nge-Elam. Kwenteka ekuqaleni kwekubusa kukaSedekiya inkhosi yakwaJuda, watsi, ³⁵ Simakadze wemabutfo utshi lokhu: Bona, mina ngilungele kuphihliza labacobi be-Elam, ligunya lawo lelikhulu. ³⁶ Ngitawuletha imimoya lemine kusuka emakhoneni onkhe etilwandle, ngitawuhlakaza bantfu bakwa-Elam kuyo yonkhe leyo mimoya. Awekho live lelitawugwema labo labahlakazwe bakwa-Elam ³⁷ Ngitawubhujiswa kuletsa etsatfu labo nalabo labafuna kuphila kwabo, ngobe ngitawubaletsela inhlekelele— ulaka lwami lwentsandvo," kusho Simakadze. "Ngitawukhomba inkemba ngemuva kwabo kuze kube ngitsi ngibaphelisi. ³⁸ Ngitawubeka isihlalo sami sobukhosi e-Elam, ngicece phansi inkhosi yalo nemalunga," kusho Simakadze. ³⁹ Kodvwa emalangeni ekugcineni, ngitawubuyisa lababoshiwe bakwa-Elam," kusho Simakadze.