Sono seJerusalema
1“Yehlani nenyuka etitaladini taseJerusalema,
calatani ndzawo tonkhe nicabange kahle,
phenyisisani tonkhe tinkhundla tayo.
Naningakhandza nome munye nje umuntfu
lowenta tintfo ngekwetsembeka,
afune liciniso,
ngitalitsetselela lelidolobha.
2Nome bakhuluma batsi:
‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze,’
noko basafunga emanga.”
3Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho
akafuni lona yini liciniso?
Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu,
wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa.
Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje,
bala kuphendvuka.
4Ngacabanga ngatsi: “Laba ngulabamphofu bodvwa,
batilima, ngobe abayati indlela yaSimakadze,
imiyalo lefunwa nguNkulunkulu wabo, kubo.
5Ngako ngiyakuya kubaholi, ngikhulume kubo,
ngempela, bayayati indlela yaSimakadze,
imiyalo lefunwa nguNkulunkulu wabo, kubo.”
Kodvwa nabo futsi nganhlitiyonye
balephula lijoko,
batidzabula netibopho.
6Ngako-ke batawuhlaselwa libhubesi
leliphuma ehlatsini,
batawuphangwa yimphisi lephuma ehlane,
ingwe itawubalalela endleleni
edvutane nemadolobha abo;
itemdzabudzabula abe ticucu
nome ngubani lotsi uyaphuma,
ngobe kuhlubuka kwabo kukhulu,
nekweduka kwabo kunyenti.
7“Kufanele ngani kutsi nginitsetselele?
Bantfwabenu bangishiyile mine,
bafunga ngemabito abonkulunkulu
labangesibo bonkulunkulu.
Ngabanika konkhe lababekweswele,
noko bachubeka nekuphinga,
babutsana etindlini tetingwadla.
8Bondleke kahle, batinkunzi temahhashi lanenkhanuko,
nguleyo ikhalela umfati walenye indvodza.
9Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngibajezise ngaloko?”
kusho Simakadze.
“Akukafaneli yini ngitenanele mine
kulesive lesifanana nalesi?
10“Dzabula tivini taso utone,
kodvwa ungatibhubhisi tiphele titsi nya.
Waphundle emagala ato,
ngobe labantfu abasibo baSimakadze.
11Indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda
betingaketsembeki nakancane nje kimi,”
kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze ulahla Israyeli
12Bacale emanga ngaSimakadze batsi:
“Kute latakwenta!
Kute lokubi lokutasehlela,
singeke siyibone inkemba nome indlala.
13Baphrofethi bangumoya nje,
kute nelivi kubo;
ngako akwenteke kubo loko labakushoko.”
14Ngako naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, utsi:
“Njengobe bantfu bakhulume lamavi,
emavi ami ngitawenta abe ngumlilo emlonyeni wakho,
labantfu babe tinkhuni letitawudliwa ngiwo.
15Yebo, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli,” kusho Simakadze,
“ngitawuletsa sive lesikhashane sitekulwa nani,
sive sasendvulo lesicinile,
sive lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalwati,
yebo, lesikhuluma lulwimi leningaluva.
16Imigodla yaso injengelithuna lelivulekile,
bonkhe bangemachawe lanemandla.
17Bayawushwabudzela sivuno senu nekudla kwenu,
bashwabudzele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu,
bashwabudzele imihlambi yenu yetimvu neyetinkhomo,
bashwabudzele emavini enu nemikhiwa yenu.
Lamadolobha enu labiyelwe lenetsembele kuwo
batawabhubhisa ngenkemba.”
18Simakadze utsi: “Noko ngisho nakulawo malanga ngingeke nginibhubhise nginicedze. 19Bantfu nabakubuta, Jeremiya, batsi: ‘Simakadze ukwenteleni konkhe loku kitsi?’ uyawubatjela utsi: ‘Njengobe ningishiyile mine nakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu betive eveni lenu, ngako manje seniyawukhonta betive eveni lekungesilo lenu.’ ”
Nkulunkulu wecwayisa sive sakhe
20“Memetelani loku endlini yaJakobe,
nikumemetele nakaJuda nitsi:
21Lalelani naku, nine bantfu
labatilima nalabangenangcondvo,
labatsi banemehlo
kodvwa babe bangaboni,
labatsi banetindlebe
kodvwa babe bangeva:
22Kufanele ningangesabi yini mine?” kusho Simakadze.
“Akufanele yini nitfutfumele ebukhoneni bami?
Ngenta sihlabatsi saba ngumnyele welwandle,
umtsangala waphakadze lolungeke luwengce.
Emagagasi angakhephuka, kodvwa angeke aphumelele,
angabhodla, kodvwa angeke awengce.
23Kodvwa labantfu banenkhani
netinhlitiyo letihlubukako,
bakhweshele eceleni bahamba.
24Abatekhuti bona batsi:
‘Asesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu,
lowehlisa timvula tasekwindla netasentfwasahlobo,
ngesikhatsi lesifanele;
losinika siciniseko ngekutsi
sikhatsi sekuvuna sitawufika.’
25Konkhe loku kuvinjwe kona kwenu,
tono tenu tinemuke lokuhle.
26“Emkhatsini wesive sami kukhona emadvodza lamabi
labahlala bagadzile njengebantfu labetsiya tinyoni,
nanjengalabo lababekela bantfu tingibe tekubabamba.
27Tindlu tabo tigcwele emacebo
njengetindlu tetinyoni letigcwele tinyoni;
sebaze banjinga baba nemandla,
28sebakhuluphele baze bamanyatela.
Tento tabo letimbi atinamkhawulo,
ababameleli labo labate boyise kutsi bangalahlwa licala,
abawalweli nemalungelo alabamphofu.”
29Simakadze utsi:
“Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngibajezise ngaloku?
Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngitenanele kulesive lesinje?
30“Kwenteke intfo lembi naleshacisako eveni:
31Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga,
baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo,
nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela.
Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
