Umlayeto waSimakadze ngekwakhiwa kabusha kwelithempeli
1Ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwenkhosi Dariyusi ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga yesitfupha, livi laSimakadze lefika ngaHagayi, umphrofethi, kuZerubhabheli, umsa waSheyaltiyeli, umbusi wakaJuda, nakuJeshuwa, umsa waJehosadaki, umPhristi Lomkhulu, latsi:
2“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Labantfu batsi: ‘Sikhatsi asikefiki sekutsi kwakhiwe kabusha indlu yaSimakadze.’ ”
3Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika ngemphrofethi Hagayi, latsi: 4“Ngabe kambe ngiso yini lesi sikhatsi sekutsi nihlale etindlini letihlotjiswe kahle kakhulu, kube kantsi indlu yaSimakadze yona ibukeka itindzala nje?”
5Manje-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Cabangisisani ngetindlela tenu. 6Nihlanyele kakhulu, navuna kuncane. Niyadla, anesutsi; niyanatsa, kodvwa anikholwa. Niyembatsa, kodvwa anifutfumali. Niyahola imali yenu, niyifake esipatjini lesinetimbobo.”
7Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Cabangisisani ngetindlela tenu. 8Khuphukelani etintsabeni niyewugawula khona tingodvo nitekwakha lendlu, kuze nami ngitewutijabulisa kuyo, ngidvunyiswe,” kusho Simakadze.
9“Benilindzele sivuno lesikhulu, kodvwa navuna kuncane. Loko lenikubuyise ekhaya ngikuphuphutsile, kwahamba. Leni?” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Ngenca yendlu yami lesolomane ihleti itindzala, ngalesikhatsi lapho kungulowo nalowo wenu aphishaneke ngeyakhe indlu. 10Ngako-ke ngenca yenu emazulu ayigodlile imvula, nemhlaba wagodla sivuno sawo. 11Ngehlisela somiso emasimini, nasetintsabeni, nasetikwalokutinhlavu, nakulo liwayini lelisha, nakuwo emafutsa, nakuko konkhe lokuvetwa ngumhlaba, etikwebantfu nemihlambi, nasetikwemisebenti yonkhe yetandla tenu.”
Bantfu balalela umlayeto waSimakadze
12Ngako-ke boZerubhabheli, umsa waSheyaltiyeli, naJeshuwa, umsa waJehosadaki, umPhristi Lomkhulu, nayo yonkhe insali yesive yalilalela livi laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo nemavi emphrofethi Hagayi, ngobe Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo abemtfumile. Bantfu base badvumisa Simakadze.
13Hagayi, sitfunywa saSimakadze, wetfula nasi simemetelo saSimakadze kubantfu, watsi: “Nginani, kusho Simakadze.” 14Ngako Simakadze wavuselela umoya waZerubhabheli, umsa waSheyaltiyeli, umbusi wakaJuda, nemoya waJeshuwa, umsa waJehosadaki, umPhristi Lomkhulu, nemoya wayo yonkhe insali yesive. Beta bafike bacala kusebenta, bakha indlu yaSimakadze longuSomandla Nkulunkulu wabo, 15ngelilanga lema-24 lenyanga yesitfupha ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwenkhosi Dariyusi.
