Litsemba lakusasa
1Simakadze utsi: “Naku kulabo belusi lababulala basakate timvu telidlelo lami!” 2Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kubelusi labelusa bantfu bami, utsi: “Njengobe senisakate lomhlambi wami nawuyisa le khashane, nangete nawunakekela, ngitanehlisela sijeziso, ngaloko lokubi lenikwentile,” kusho Simakadze. 3“Mine matfupha ngiyawutibutsela lensali yemhlambi wami emaveni onkhe, lapho ngiwusakatele khona, ngiwubuyisele edlelweni lawo, lapho uyawukwandza khona, ukhule wandze ngesibalo. 4Ngiyawubeka etikwawo belusi labayakuwunakekela, ungeke uphindze wesabe nome wetfuswe lutfo, futsi kute nayinye leyawulahleka,” kusho Simakadze.
5Simakadze utsi:
“Ayeta emalanga,
lapho ngiyawukuvusela khona Davide Ligala lelilungile,
iNkhosi leyawubusa ngekuhlakanipha,
yente lokucotfo nalokulungile eveni.
6Ngalawo malanga ayo Juda uyawusindziswa,
na-Israyeli uyawuhlala aphephile.
Leli libito lakhe layawubitwa ngalo, kutsiwe:
Simakadze Kulunga Kwetfu.”
7Simakadze utsi: “Ngako-ke ayeta emalanga, lapho bantfu bangeyikube basasho khona, batsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eGibhithe,’ 8kodvwa bayawutsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha titukulwane taka-Israyeli eveni lelingasenyakatfo nakuwo onkhe emave lapho abeticoshele khona,’ tiyawube setihlala eveni lato.”
Livi laJeremiya ngebaphrofethi
9Macondzana nebaphrofethi:
Inhlitiyo yami yephukile ngekhatsi kwami;
onkhe ematsambo ami ayatfutfumela.
Ngifanana nemuntfu lodzakiwe,
yebo, umuntfu lowehlulwe liwayini,
ngenca yaSimakadze nemavi akhe langcwele.
10Live ligcwele tiphingi;
ngenca yesicalekiso live ligagadzekile,
nemadlelo asehlane asahangukile.
Baphrofethi balandzela bubi,
basebentise ligunya labo ngalokungekho emtsetfweni.
11“Umphrofethi kanye nemphristi, bobabili,
abakholwa kuNkulunkulu,
ngisho nasethempelini
ngitfola bubi babo,” kusho Simakadze.
12“Ngako-ke indlela yabo itawushelela,
bayawutfunjelwa ebumnyameni,
lapho bayawuwela khona.
Ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwabo
ngemnyaka labayawujeziswa ngawo,” kusho Simakadze.
13“Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseSamariya
ngayibona lentfo leyenyanyekako:
Babephrofetha egameni laBhali,
bedukisa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli.
14Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseJerusalema
ngabona intfo leyesabekako:
Benta buphingi,
baphile imphilo lengemanga.
Bacinisa tandla talabenta lokubi,
kuze kutsi kubete ngisho namunye
lophendvukako ebubini bakhe.
Bonkhe bafanana neSodoma kimi,
bantfu baseJerusalema bafanana neGomora.”
15Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla macondzana nebaphrofethi, utsi:
“Ngiyawubenta badle kudla lokubabako
banatse nemanti lanashevu,
ngobe kusukela kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema
kungamesabi Nkulunkulu
sekwandze nalo lonkhe live.”
16Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla, utsi:
“Ningakulaleli lokuphrofethwa baphrofethi kini,
banigcwalisa ngematsemba langemanga.
Bakhuluma imibono yetingcondvo tabo,
hhayi lokuphuma emlonyeni waSimakadze.
17Bachubeka bakhulume kulabangedzelelako batsi:
‘Simakadze utsi: Nitawuba nekuthula.’
Kubo bonkhe labalandzela inkhani
yetinhlitiyo tabo, batsi:
‘Kute lokubi lokutanehlela.’
18“Kodvwa ngubani emkhatsini wabo
loke wema ebandleni laSimakadze
kutsi abone nome eve livi lakhe?
Ngubani lolalele weva livi lakhe?
19Buka la, sivunguvungu saSimakadze
sitawubhamuka ngelulaka lwakhe,
siwunguwungwana lesihhushako
sehlele etinhloko talababi.
20Intfukutselo yaSimakadze ingeke incandzeke,
aze akufeze loko lokujongwe yinhlitiyo yakhe.
Kulawo malanga letako
niyawukucondzisisa kahle loko.
21Angizange sengibatfume labaphrofethi,
noko bagijime nemilayeto yabo;
angizange sengikhulume kubo,
noko sebaphrofethile.
22Kodvwa kube bebeme ebandleni lami,
ngabe bamemetele emavi ami kubantfu bami,
futsi ngabe babancandzile etindleleni tabo letimbi
kanye nasetentweni tabo letikhohlakele.”
23Simakadze utsi:
“Kantsi mine nginguNkulunkulu
losedvute kuphela yini?
Angisiye yini futsi Nkulunkulu lokhashane?
24Ukhona yini longabhaca etindzaweni letisitsele,
entele kutsi ngingamboni?” kusho Simakadze.
“Angikaligcwalisi yini lizulu nemhlaba?”
kusho Simakadze.
25“Ngikuvile loko lokushiwo baphrofethi, nabaphrofetha emanga egameni lami. Batsi: ‘Ngiphuphile! Ngiphuphile!’ 26Loku kutawuchubeka kuze kube ngunini etinhlitiyweni talabaphrofethi labacala emanga, labaphrofetha inkhohliso yetingcondvo tabo? 27Bacabanga kutsi lamaphupho labatjelana wona atakwenta labantfu bami balikhohlwe Libito lami, njengobe naboyise balikhohlwa Libito lami ngekukhonta Bhali. 28Umphrofethi loneliphupho akakhulume liphupho lakhe, kodvwa lowo lonelivi lami akakhulume lona ngekwetsembeka. Ngobe empeleni emakhoba ayini nje kukolo?” kusho Simakadze. 29“Livi lami alinjengawo yini umlilo? Kona alinjengaso yini sandvo, sona lesibhidlita lidvwala libe ticucu?” kusho Simakadze.
30Simakadze utsi: “Ngako-ke, ngiphambene nebaphrofethi labebelana emavi lekutsiwa akhulunywe ngimi.” 31Simakadze utsi: “Yebo, ngimelene nebaphrofethi labajikitisa tilwimi tabo babe bakhuluma batsi: ‘Simakadze uyakhuluma.’ 32Impela ngimelene nalabo labaphrofetha emaphupho langemanga,” kusho Simakadze. “Bayabalandzisa bedukise bantfu bami ngemanga abo ebudlabha; noko angikabatfumi, futsi angikababeki. Labantfu ababasiti ngalutfo ngisho nangalokuncane nje,” kusho Simakadze.
Tiphrofetho letingemanga nebaphrofethi bemanga
33“Nangabe labantfu nome umphrofethi nome umphristi akubuta atsi: ‘Sitsini siphrofetho saSimakadze?’ ubobaphendvula utsi: ‘Siphi siphrofetho? Ngitanilahla, kusho Simakadze.’ 34Nangabe umphrofethi nome umphristi nome ngubani atisholo atsi: ‘Nasi siphrofetho saSimakadze,’ lowo muntfu ngiyakumjezisa kanye nemndeni wakhe. 35Naku nine nonkhe lenivame kukusho ngulowo nalowo kumngani wakhe nome esihlotjeni sakhe, nitsi: ‘Itsini imphendvulo yaSimakadze?’ nome: ‘Simakadze ukhulume watsini?’ 36Kodvwa ningacali nisisho ‘siphrofetho saSimakadze’ futsi, ngobe emavi alowo nalowo muntfu aba sembulo sakhe, ngaloko nibese niyawaguculela emavi aNkulunkulu lophilako, Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wetfu. 37Naku lenivame kukusho kumphrofethi, nitsi: ‘Itsini imphendvulo yaSimakadze kuwe?’ nome: ‘Simakadze ukhulumeni?’ 38Nome ningasho nitsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze,’ naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: Nasebentisa emavi latsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze,’ lite nome nganitjela kutsi ningasho nitsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze.’ 39Ngako-ke ngitanikhohlwa ngempela nginisuse ebukhoneni bami, nine kanye nalelo dolobha lenganipha lona, nine kanye naboyihlo benu. 40Ngitakwehlisela etikwenu lihlazo laphakadze, yebo lihlazo laphakadze lelingeke likhohlakale.”
