Jeremiya ubuta Simakadze
1Yebo Simakadze, wena uhlala ungcwele,
nangiletsa indzaba embikwakho.
Noko ngifuna kukhuluma nawe
macondzana nekwehlulela kwakho.
Kwentiwa yini kutsi indlela yalomubi iphumelele?
Kwentiwa yini kutsi labangaketsembeki
bahlale kahle bakhululekile?
2Ubahlanyele, bamila; bayakhula batsele titselo.
Sonkhe sikhatsi uhlala usetindzebeni temilomo yabo,
kodvwa ukhashane netinhlitiyo tabo.
3Noko uyangati mine, Simakadze;
uyangibona,
uvivinye imicabango yami ngawe.
Bahudvule phansi njengetimvu tiyawuhlatjwa!
Babeke eceleni,
ubabekele lilanga lekuhlatjwa!
4Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini
solomane live lihleti ligagadzekile,
netjani bawo onkhe emasimi bubunile?
Njengobe labo labahlala kulo bakhohlakele,
tilwane netinyoni sekubhubhe kwaphela.
Ngetulu kwaloko bantfu batsi:
“Angeke akubone loko lokwenteka kitsi.”
Impendvulo yaNkulunkulu
5“Nangabe uke wancintisana nemadvodza
ngekugijima ngetinyawo bakushiya bakuhlolela,
ungancintisana kanjani nemahhashi?
Nawukhubatela eveni leliphephile,
ungalunga kanjani emahlatsini langaseJordane?
6Bomnakenu nemndeni wakenu
nabo futsi bakutsengisile,
baphakamisa sililo lesikhulu
kakhulu ngekutsi abakufuni.
Ungabetsembi nome bakhuluma kahle kuwe.”
Lusizi lwaSimakadze ngenca yesive sakhe
7“Ngiyakuyilahla indlu yami, ngilishiye lifa lami;
ngiyawunikela lowo lengimtsandzako
etandleni tetitsa takhe.
8Lifa lami selifanana
nelibhubesi lasehlatsini kimi.
Liyangihhongela; ngako ngiyalenyanya.
9Lifa lami alifanani yini kimi
nenyoni yekuhlasela lengemabhadvubhadvu
letungeletwa nguletinye tinyoni tekuhlasela?
Hambani niyewubutsa tonkhe tilwane tesiganga,
nitiletse titewudla.
10Belusi labanyenti bayawubhubhisa sivini sami,
bagcobagcobe insimi yami.
Batayigucula insimi yami lenhle,
bayente umhlaba losigagadvu.
11Itakwentiwa ibe sigagadvu lesilahliwe,
yebo, lesihangukile nalesisikhotsa embikwami.
Yebo, lonkhe live litawuba sikhotsa,
ngobe kute lonakile.
12Etikwawo onkhe emadvundvu latingagadvu
babhubhisi bayawunyakatela,
ngobe inkemba yaSimakadze iyawubadla bantfu,
kusukela ngala kwelive kuye ngale kwalo,
kute namunye loyawusindza.
13Bayawuhlanyela kolo, kodvwa bavune emanyeva;
bayawutikhandla, kodvwa bangazuzi lutfo ngako.
Ngako yetfwalani lihlazo ngesivuno senu,
ngenca yentfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze.”
Setsembiso saSimakadze kubomakhelwane bema-Israyeli
14Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bonkhe labomakhelwane bami labakhohlakele labatsatsa ngendlovuyangena lifa lami lengalipha sive sami, ema-Israyeli, ngitabazuphuna kulamave abo, ngiphindze ngizuphune nendlu yakaJuda emkhatsini wabo. 15Kodvwa ngitawutsi ngingabazuphuna, ngiphindze ngibe nesihawu kubo ngibuyisele ngulowo nalowo eveni lakhe lekulifa lakhe. 16Nangabe bafundze kahle tindlela tebantfu bami base bafunga ngeLibito lami, batsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze,’ njengaloku bake bafundzisa bantfu bami kutsi bafunge ngaBhali, bayawube sebayahlaliswa emkhatsini wesive sami. 17Kodvwa nangabe nome ngusiphi nje sive singalaleli, ngiyawusizuphuna sonkhe ngisibhubhise,” kusho Simakadze.
