Siphrofetho lesimelene naGogi
1Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: 2“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngakuGogi waseveni lakaMagogi, indvuna lenkhulu yesive sakaMesheki nakaThubali. Phrofetha kuye, 3utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nawe, wena Gogi, ndvuna lenkhulu yakaMesheki nakaThubali. 4Ngitakushayisa situngeletane, ngifake emadweba emihlatsini yakho, ngikukhiphe kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yakho, emahhashi akho, nebagibeli bakho bemahhashi labahlome baphelela, nelucucaba lwebantfu labahlome ngisho nangemahawu lamakhulu nalamancane, bonkhe bamengetelisa tinkemba tabo. 5IPheresiya, neKushe, nePhuthi iyawuba kanye nabo, bonkhe banemahawu netimphantitje, 6kanye neGomeri inawo onkhe emabutfo ayo, neBhethi Togama lengasekugcineni kwasenyakatfo nawo onkhe emabutfo akhona; tive letinyenti tikanye nawe.
7“ ‘Caphela, tilungiselele, wena kanye nalolucucaba lwebantfu lababutsene lapha kuwe, ubahole. 8Emvakwemalanga lamanyenti utawubitelwa embutfweni. Kuleminyaka letako utawuhlasela live leselibuyiswe emphini, lelibantfu balo babutfwa etiveni letinyenti, bayiswa etintsabeni taka-Israyeli letase tikhala libhungane kadzenidzeni. Bakhishwe etiveni ngetive, kodvwa nyalo bonkhe sebahlala bavikelekile. 9Wena kanye nawo onkhe emabutfo akho netive letinyenti letinawe niyawukhuphuka, nishulungane njengesihhuhhula semoya, niyawuba njengelifu lelimbonya live.
10“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngalelo langa kuyawufika imizindlo engcondvweni yakho, uyawukwakha lisu lelibi. 11Uyakutsi: “Ngitawungenela live lelitabelo talo tingakabiyelwa, ngiyawuhlasela sive lesinekuthula, sive lesingakacapheli lutfo, bonkhe bahlala ebaleni bangakavikeleki, abanamasango namicabo. 12Ngiyawubaphanga, ngibemuke timphahla, bese ngijikisela sandla sami kuletindzawo lebetidzilitiwe lesetakhiwe kabusha, nakulabantfu lababutfwe etiveni ngetive, sive lesesifuye kakhulu, kantsi sinetimphahla letinyenti futsi, bantfu labahlala enkhabeni yelive.” 13BaseSheba, nebaseDedani, nebahwebi baseThashishi nebakuyo yonkhe imiti yayo bayawutsi kuwe: “Utewuphanga yini? Lolucucaba lwakho ulubutsele kutasemuka timphahla yini, wetfwale isiliva kanye negolide, utsatse tifuyo netimphahla, utsatse nemphango lenyenti?” ’
14“Ngako-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha utsi kuGogi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngalelo langa, mzukwana sive sami, ema-Israyeli, sesihlala sivikelekile, awuyiwukubona yini? 15Uyawuchamuka endzaweni yakho lesenyakatfo lekhashane, wena netive letinyenti letikanye nawe, bonkhe bagibele emahhashi, inyakanyaka yemabutfo, imphi lenemandla kakhulu. 16Uyawushuca usukele sive sami, ema-Israyeli, njengelifu lelisibekela live. Kulamalanga letako wena, Gogi, ngitakuyisa eveni lami, kuze tive titewungati mine nase ngitibonakalisa bungcwele bami ngawe tibukile.
17“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Akusiwe yini lona lengakhuluma ngaye ngemalanga akadzeni ngetinceku tami baphrofethi baka-Israyeli? Ngaleso sikhatsi baphrofetha iminyakanyaka kutsi ngitawutfumela wena uyewumelana nabo.’ ”
Nkulunkulu ujezisa Gogi
18“ ‘Naku-ke lokuyakwenteka ngalelo langa: Mzukwana Gogi ahlasela live laka-Israyeli, intfukutselo yami leshisako iyawuvuka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. 19Ngenshisekelo yami nangelulaka lwami loluvutsako, ngiyasho ngitsi: Ngalelo langa kuyawuba nalokukhulu kutamatama kwemhlaba eveni laka-Israyeli. 20Tinhlanti taselwandle, netinyoni tasemoyeni, netilwane tesiganga, nato tonkhe tilwanyakatana letinwabutelako emhlabatsini, nabo bonkhe bantfu labasebusweni bemhlaba, kuyawutfutfumela ebukhoneni bami. Tintsaba tiyawugumbuceleka, emawa ahhihlikele phansi, nato tonkhe tindvonga tiyawudzilikela emhlabatsini. 21Ngiyawumbitela inkemba Gogi, imelane naye kuto tonkhe tintsaba tami. Inkemba yalowo nalowo muntfu iyawumelana nemnakabo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. 22Ngiyawukhipha sigwebo sesifo lesibulalanako nesekucitseka kwengati; ngiyakwehlisela sihhuhhula semvula lenesangcotfo nesibabule lesivutsako etikwakhe nasetikwemabutfo akhe, nasetikwetive letinyenti letikanye naye. 23Ngiyawubukhombisa kanjalo-ke bukhulu bami nebungcwele bami, ngiyawutenta kutsi ngatiwe emehlweni etive letinyenti. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
