1Usho kanje uSimakade uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zabakwaMowabi, impela, ngenxa yezine, angiyukuguquka, ngokuba bashisa amathambo enkosi yakwa-Edomi aba ngumcako.
2Ngakho-ke ngiyakuthumela umlilo kwaMowabi, uyakungqongqisa izinqaba eKeriyothi. AbakwaMowabi bafele emsindweni, kube ubumayemaye, kukhale icilongo.
3Ngiyakuqeda nya ngomehluleli wakhona, ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye naye,” kusho uSimakade.
4Usho kanje uSimakade uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zabakwaJuda, impela, ngenxa yezine, angiyukuguquka, ngokuba bawulahlile umthetho kaSimakade, bangazigcina izimiso zakhe, amanga abo abadukisa, abawalandela nokhokho babo.
5Ngakho-ke ngiyakuthumela umlilo kwaJuda, uyakungqongqisa izinqaba eJerusalema.”
6Usho kanje uSimakade uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zabakwa-Israyeli, impela, ngenxa yezine, angiyukuguquka, ngokuba bathengise olungileyo ngesiliva, nompofu ngezimbadada ezimbili.
7Bagxobagxoba amakhanda abampofu othulini lomhlabathi, bachezukisa abathobekileyo endleleni; indodana noyise baya entombini, kanjalo-ke balihlambalaze iGama lami elingcwele.
8Balala eceleni kwawo wonke ama-althare ngezingubo ezithathwe zaba yisibambiso. Baphuza iwayini labahlawulisiwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wabo.
9“Kodwa Mina ngawabhubhisa ama-Amori phambi kwabo, ayemade njengemisedari, eqine njengemi-okhi, ngaqeda nya ngesithelo sawo kusukela phezulu nangezimpande zawo phansi.
10“Mina nganikhipha eGibhithe, nganihola ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane ukuba nidle izwe lama-Amori.
11Ngavusa amanye amadodana enu aba ngabaphrofethi, nezinye izinsizwa zenu zaba ngamaNaziri. Akunjalo yini bantu bakwa-Israyeli na?” kusho uSimakade.
12“Kodwa naphuzisa amaNaziri iwayini, nenqabela abaphrofethi, nithi: ‘Ningaphrofethi.’
13Niyabona-ke, sengizonicindezela lapho phansi njengenqola inyinyitheka okusanhlamvu.
14Onejubane ngeke aphunyuke; onamandla akayukuzihlenga ngamandla akhe, neqhawe aliyukuyisindisa impilo yalo.
15Obambe umnsalo eciba akayukuma; ogijima ngezinyawo zakhe akayukusinda, nogibele ihhashi akayukuyisindisa impilo yake.
16Onesibindi kumaqhawe uyakubaleka enqunu ngalolo lusuku,” kusho uSimakade.