1 Nalu udaba olundilisekileyo olumayela neJerusalem, iNtili yeMibono:Khanitsho! Kwenzeka ntoni kanye?Ngani niphezu kwezindlu nje?
2 Kutheni kuyimikhwazo nje esixekweni?Uthetha ntoni lo mbhiyozo wenu?Sesani isiphithi-phithi nengxokozelo?Ewe, amagorha enu ahambile,kambe ke akafelanga dabini.
3 Kaloku iindwalutho zenu zasik' umoya;ngenene zibaleke zingakhange zaxhathalaza.Nithinjwe ningalekuzanga noku kukanye;suka nafulathela ningenawo nomkrwelo.
4 Yiyo loo nto ndisuke ndathi:“Bhekelani phaya; mkani kum!Ndiyekeni nditshw' esikrakra ngenxa yabam abahambileyo.Sukani kum; kahleni ngentuthuzelo!”
5 Liyeza ithuba leNkosi *uNdikhoyo onamandla onke,ithuba lokuphakuzela nokujokwa;umhla wesiphithi-phithi.Kuya kuba njalo ke kwiNtili yeMibono.Suka yangugiqe-giqe esixekweni,iindonga zenz' ubutyobo, gcimfi-gcimfi!Zatsho kwahlahlamba izikhalo zabazibikayo;ewe, neentaba zivile zatsho zaphendula!
6 Atsho abophelela amafa-nankosi ase-Elam,eza selegqabadula ephalisa;ingezontolo, ef' amacala zizixhobo!Kaloku namaKiri awabambil' amakhaka;ewe, selechophile elindel' uphakathi.
7 Ke yona loo ntili entle kunene kaJuda,kanye le yendyebo, ibizama-zama,kungeyonqwelo, kuyinto nje!Amajoni amahashe selengxangileethe xhonkxosholo kumasango eJerusalem.
8 Suka ke yangufohle-fohle novithe-vithe;kaloku amaxhadi kaJuda afadalele!Kuthe ke kwakuba njesuka nina naya kulanda izixhobophaya eBhete-yahare.
9 Nasibona isixeko sikaDavide,nâso siphanjwe ziintanda.Nagcina amanzi kwiqula elingezantsi,
10 nazijonga izakhiwo zaseJerusalem,suka nazichitha ezinye zazoukuze nilungise ngazo udonga lwesixeko.
11 Apha ngaphakathi esixekweninakha iqula elinguvimba,nisenzela ukulondoloza amanzilawo aphuma kweliya lidala.Kambe ke kuyo yonke loo ntotu ukuziduba ngalowo ungumcwangcisi –animkhathalelanga lowo wayisekayo kwamandulo.
12 Ngelo thuba iNkosi uNdikhoyo onamandla onkeuthe efuna nihlahlambe nitshw' esikrakra,xa ebesithi niza kugugula nitsho ngezokuzila.
13 Suka nina naguya nabhiyoza,naxhela zigusha zinkomo kwanjeya;natya nenyama, nalebela ngotywala, nisithi:“Masonwabe sitye sisele;ikakade siyafa ngomso!”
14 UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke uthethe nam wathi:“Ngenene obu bubi abuyi kuxolelwa.”Ewe, ufunge wathi kode kufiwe kunjalo.Utshilo ke uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke!
15 Ke iNkosi *uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke yandiyalela ukuba ndiye kuShebhena, usomaqhuzu wakomkhulu, ndifike ndithi kuye:
16 “Uyintoni apha? Khona ulithatha phi ilungelo lokuzikrolela ingcwaba kule nduli inezawana?
17 Ingade ibe ngathi usisikhulu, kodwa yena uNdikhoyo uya kusuka akuthi hlasi, akulahle kude.
18 Ewe, uya kukuthatha ube ngathi uyibhola, akutshukutshele kwilizwekazi elikhulu. Uya kufela ngakwezi nqwelo uzidla ngazo, ntondini ihlazisa umzi wenkosi yayo!
19 UNdikhoyo uza kukukhiqa kwesi sihlalo ukuso, utsho uwe bhaxa.”
20 INkosi yaqhuba yathi: “Kuya kuthi ke kwakuba kunjalo, ndibize isicaka sam uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya.
21 Ndiya kuwunika yena umnweba osisivatho sakho, ndawonye nebhanti obhinqa ngayo, nawo onke amagunya onawo. Ke yena uya kuba nguyise kubantu baseJerusalem nabakwaJuda.
22 Yena ndiya kumnika lonke ulawulo kumzi kaDavide. Ngenene uya kuba ngunozitshixwana, abe yinqwayi-ngqwayi evula kungavali mntu, into evala kungabikho mntu unokuvula.
23 Ndiya kummisela ndimbethelele njengesikhonkwane esiqinileyo, abe ngumthombo wesidima kumawabo.
24 Kambe ke izizalwane zakhe ziya kuba luxanduva lwakhe. Amawabo aya kumbhubhuzelela, atsho azive esindwa.”
25 Ewe, uNdikhoyo onamandla onke wathi: “Kuya kuthi kwakuba njalo isikhonkwane ebesiqinile sitsho sixenga-xenge side siwe. Eso ke iya kuba sisiphelo sayo yonke into ejinga kuso.” Kaloku uthethile uNdikhoyo.