Livi lesembulo ngeJerusalema
1Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neSigodzi Sembono lelitsi:
Kwentiwa yini kutsi bonkhe bantfu bakho
bakhwele baye etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu?
2Awu dolobha leligcwele siyaluyalu!
Awu dolobha lemsindvo nekujabula!
Bantfu bakho labafile abakabulawa yinkemba,
futsi abafelanga emphini.
3Bonkhe baholi bakho babaleke kanyekanye;
batfunjwe bangakalwi nekulwa ngebutjoki.
Nonkhe nine lenibanjiwe naboshwa kanyekanye,
nivele nabaleka,
nome sitsa besisekhashane.
4Ngako-ke ngatsi: “Sukani lapha kimi,
ase ngikhale kabuhlungu.
Ningacali netame kungidvudvuta
ngekubhujiswa kwesive sakitsi.”
5INkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla
ibeke lilanga lesiyaluyalu,
lekugcotjwagcotjwa nelekudzidzeka
eSigodzini Sembono,
lilanga lekuhhihlitwa kwetibondza,
lilanga lekutikhalela etintsabeni.
6Elamu utsatsa umgodla wemicibisholo,
utseleka nebagibeli bakhe betincola kanye nemahhashi;
emadvodza aseKhiri agwabula emahawu.
7Tihosha tenu telikhetselo tigcwele tincola temphi,
nebagibeli bemahhashi babekwe
emasangweni elidolobha;
8Juda sewemukwe tonkhe tivikelo takhe.
Ngaleso sikhatsi nahlola tikhali
taseNdlini Yelihlatsi.
9Nabona kutsi Lidolobha laDavide
linetindzawo letinyenti letibhidlikile;
navimbela emanti ema
eSitibeni Lesingentansi.
10Nabala tindlu taseJerusalema,
nabhidlita tindlu letinye
nentela kucinisa lubondza.
11Nakha lidamu emkhatsini wetindvonga letimbili, lidamu
lekugcina emanti eSitiba Lesidzala,
kodvwa anizange nibuke kuLowo lowakwenta
nome nimnake Lowo lowakuhlela endvulo.
12INkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla
yanibita ngalelo langa kutsi nitewukhala nilile,
kutsi nitewuhhula tinwele tenu, nembatse emasaka.
13Kodvwa bukani, kuyajatjulwa kubuswe,
kuhlatjwa tinkhomo netimvu,
yebo, kudliwa inyama, kunatfwe liwayini!
Nitsi: “Asidle, sinatse, ngobe kusasa sitakufa!”
14Simakadze longuSomandla ukwembulile loku kimi, ngakuva: “Niyawuze nife solomane lesono singakahlawulelwa”, isho njalo iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla.
Secwayiso kuShebna
15Naku-ke lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla, itsi:
“Hamba, uye endvuneni,
kuShebna lophetse sigodlo, ufike utsi:
16Wentani lapha,
kona ngubani lokunike lemvume
yekumba lithuna lakho lapha,
nekukapuluta lithuna lakho lapha etulu
ngekucota indzawo yakho yekuphumula
lapha edvwaleni?
17“Caphela-ke, Simakadze sewutakuntfonya
akujikijele khashane,
awu, wena ndvodza lenemandla.
18Utakugicita kamatima njengebhola,
akujikijele eveni lelikhulu.
Ngulapho-ke uyawufela khona,
lapho tincola takho letinhle tiyawusala khona,
wena hlazo lendlu yenkhosi yakho!
19Ngiyawukwehlisa esikhundleni sakho,
ususwe esikhundleni sakho,” kusho Simakadze.
20“Ngalelo langa ngiyawubita inceku yami, Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya. 21Ngiyakumembatsisa ngemjiva wakho, ngimbophe ngelibhande lakho; emandla nemagunya akho ngiwanike yena. Uyawuba nguyise walabo labahlala eJerusalema nakubendlu yakaJuda. 22Ngiyawubeka sikhiya sendlu yakaDavide emahlombe akhe; lakuvulako kute loyawukuvala, nalakuvalako kute loyawukuvula. 23Ngiyakumbetsela njengesipikili esikhundleni sakhe, yena uyawuba njengesihlalo seludvumo emndenini weyise. 24Kuleso sipikili kuyawuphanyekwa sonkhe sisindvo semndeni weyise, titukulwane takhe nemiliba yakhe, ngisho tonkhe titja letincane takhona, kusukela etindishini kuye emajekeni.”
25Simakadze longuSomandla uyakhuluma utsi: “Ngalelo langa lesipikili besiyawushayelwa sishone sisime, siyawuphuma siwe, bese kutsi lomtfwalo bewuphanyekwe kuso udzilikele phansi emhlabatsini.” Simakadze ukhulumile.
