1“ ‘Simakadze utsi: Ngaleto tikhatsi, ematsambo emakhosi newetindvuna takaJuda, nematsambo ebaphristi newebaphrofethi, nematsambo ebantfu baseJerusalema ayawususwa emadlizeni abo. 2Ayawukwenekwa elangeni, nasenyangeni, nakuto tonkhe tinkhanyeti tasemazulwini lababekutsandzile, bakusebentela, bakulandzela, bakufuna, bakukhotsamela. Akayiwubutfwa futsi akayiwungcwatjwa, kodvwa ayawuba njengemfucuta yetibi lelahlwe emhlabatsini. 3Yonkhe indzawo lapho ngiyakuyicoshela khona lensali yalesive lesibi iyawucolela kufa kunekuphila, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.’ ”
Sono nesijeziso
4“Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“ ‘Bantfu nabawa,
bayaye bangabe basavuka yini?
Umuntfu nakahlubuka,
uyaye angabe asabuya yini?
5Bahlubukeleni kepha labantfu?
IJerusalema yentiwa yini lokuhlubuka njalo nje?
Banamatsela ekuyengweni,
bala kubuya.
6Ngibalalele kahle hle,
kodvwa abakhulumi lokulungile.
Kute namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe,
atibute, atsi: “Ngenteni kantsi?”
Ngulowo nalowo utihambela ngendlela yakhe
njengelihhashi nalihlasela ekulweni.
7Ngisho nagilonki esibhakabhakeni
uyatati tikhatsi takhe letimisiwe,
nelituba, nenkonjane, nadvoye,
kuyatigcina tikhatsi tako tekuhamba,
kodvwa sive sami asitati timiso taSimakadze.
8“ ‘Ningasho kanjani kutsi: “Sihlakaniphile tsine,
ngobe sinemtsetfo waSimakadze,”
ibe kantsi lutsi lwemanga lwebabhali
lukucobele phansi lokungemanga?
9Labahlakaniphile bayawuhlazeka;
bayawujabhiswa, babhajwe elugibeni.
Njengobe balilahlile livi laSimakadze nje,
banakuphi-ke kuhlakanipha?
10Ngako-ke bafati babo
ngibanikela kulamanye emadvodza,
nemasimi abo ngiwanike labanye bantfu,
kutsi abe ngewabo.
Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu
kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu,
bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo.
Baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana,
bonkhe bayayengana.
11Babopha emanceba ebantfu bami,
kube shangatsi yintfo nje lengenamsebenti,
babe batsi: “Kuthula, kuthula,”
kube kantsi kute nalokuthula.
12Kantsi banawo yini emahloni
ngalamanyala abo labawentako?
Cha, bate nalamancane nje emahloni;
abakwati ngisho nekukhophota.
Ngako bayakuwela kulabawile,
bayakwehliselwa phansi,
nabajeziswako, kusho Simakadze.
13“ ‘Simakadze utsi:
Ngiyawususa sivuno sabo,
kuyawubate emagelebisi emvinini.
Kuyawubate emakhiwa esihlahleni semkhiwa,
nemacembe aso ayawubuna.
Loko lengabanika kona kuyawutsatfwa kubo.’ ”
Bantfu baSimakadze bayabuta
14“Sihlaleleni kantsi lapha?
Butsanani ndzawonye!
Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe,
siyewufela khona!
Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu
sewusimisele kutsi sibhubhe,
wasinika emanti lanashevu kutsi siwanatse,
ngobe sonile kuye.
15Besetsembe kuthula,
kodvwa kute lokuhle lokufikile,
besetsembe sikhatsi sekuphiliswa,
kwefika lokwesabisako kodvwa nje.
16Kuthimula kwemahhashi etitsa
kuyevakala kuvela kulakaDani,
kukhala kwetinjomane tabo
kutfutfumelisa lonkhe live.
Tifikele kutawushwabudzela live
nako konkhe lokukulo,
lidolobha kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo.”
17“Buka-ke, ngitawutfumela
tinyoka letinesihlungu lesibi emkhatsini wenu,
tindlondlo letingeke titsetjulwe
ngumuntfu titewuniluma,” kusho Simakadze.
Kudzabuka kwaJeremiya ngebantfu bakubo
18Kute likhambi kulolusizi lwami,
inhlitiyo yami iselusizini.
19Lalelani kukhala kwesive sami,
sikhala eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, sitsi:
“Simakadze akekho yini eSiyoni?
Kungabe iNkhosi yayo ayikho yini lapho?”
“Bangitfukutseliseleni ngaletitfombe tabo,
ngaletithico tabo tebetive letingenamsebenti?”
20“Kuvuna sekwendlulile,
lihlobo seliphelile,
kodvwa tsine asikasindziswa.”
21Njengobe bantfu bami bayabhujiswa,
nami ngiyabhujiswa;
ngiyalila, nekwesaba kuyangintfonya.
22Sekute yini ibhalisamu kulakaGileyadi?
Sekute yini inyanga lapho?
Kepha sekute leni kuphiliswa
kwemanceba ebantfu bami?
