1Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi:
2“Ndodana yomuntu, yisho kumbusi waseThire, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “ ‘ “Uqhoshile enhliziyweni yakho, wathi: “ ‘ “Ngingunkulunkulu, ngihlala esihlalweni sonkulunkulu, phakathi olwandle.” “ ‘Ingani wena ungumuntu nje, awusiye unkulunkulu, nakuba wenze inhliziyo yakho yaba njengekankulunkulu.
3Wena uhlakaniphile kunoDaniyeli, ayikho imfihlakalo abangakufihlela yona;
4ngokuhlakanipha kwakho nangokuqonda kwakho uzizuzele ingcebo, wafaka igolide nesiliva ezinqolobaneni zakho;
5ngokuhlakanipha kwakho okukhulu, ekuhwebeni wandise ingcebo yakho; inhliziyo yakho yaqhosha ngenxa yomcebo wakho.
6“ ‘Ngakho-ke isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “ ‘ “Ngokuba inhliziyo yakho uyenze yaba njengekankulunkulu,
7ngiyakuthumela kuwe abafokazi bezizwe abanonya; bayakubuhoshela izinkemba ubuhle bokuhlakanipha kwakho, bakungcolise ukukhazimula kwakho.
8Bakwehlisele egodini, ufe njengofele olwandle.
9Ngabe usasho yini kokubulalayo, uthi: “ ‘ “ ‘Mina ngingunkulunkulu na?’ “ ‘ “Ingani wena ungumuntu nje, awusiye unkulunkulu, ezandleni zokugwazayo.
10Uyakufa ukufa kwabangasokile, ngesandla sabafokazi; ngokuba Mina ngikhulumile,” ’ ” kusho iNkosi uSimakade.
11Izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kimi, lathi:
12“Ndodana yomuntu, khihla isililo ngenkosi yaseThire, uthi kuyo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “ ‘ “Wawuyisibonelo sokupheleleyo; ugcwele ukuhlakanipha, uphelele ngobuhle.
13Use-Edene, ensimini kaNkulunkulu; wonke amatshe ayigugu ekusibekele; irubhi, ithopazi, idayimani, ishohamu, ijasiphi, isafire, isimaragidu, ikhrisolithe; imvunulo yakho, nezisekelo zamatshe zaziyigolide, zilungiswe ngosuku owadalwa ngalo.
14Wagcotshwa waba yikherubhi elingumlindi; ngakubeka entabeni engcwele kaNkulunkulu, wahamba ematsheni omlilo.
15Wawungenasici ezindleleni zakho, kusukela osukwini owadalwa ngalo kwaze kwaba lapho kutholakala okubi kuwe.
16Ngokuhweba kwakho kakhulu, wagcwala ubudlova, waphambuka; ngakulahla entabeni kaNkulunkulu usungcolile, ngakubhubhisa wena kherubhi elingumlindi, wasuka ematsheni omlilo.
17Inhliziyo yakho yakhukhumala ngenxa yobuhle bakho, wakonakalisa ukuhlakanipha kwakho ngokukhazimula kwakho. Ngakuqumba phansi, ngabeka amakhosi ukuba akuqaphe.
18Wazingcolisa izindlu zakho ezingcwele, ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho, nangenxa yokuhweba kwakho okungalungile; ngenza ukuba kuqubuke umlilo kuwe, wakushisa wangqongqa. Ngakwenza waba ngumlotha emhlabathini, phambi kwabo bonke abakubonayo.
19Zonke izizwe ezazikwazi zamangala ngenxa yakho; usufike esiphethweni esesabekayo, awusayukuba bikho kuze kube phakade.” ’ ”
20Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi:
21“Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho eSidoni, uphrofethe umelene nalo,
22uthi kulo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “ ‘ “Bheka, ngimelene nawe Sidoni; ngiyakudunyiswa ngawe, abantu bayakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade, lapho sengilehlulela, ngizibonakalise ngingcwele kulo.
23Ngiyakuthumela kulo ubhubhane negazi ligeleze emigwaqweni yalo. Abadliwe yinkemba bayakudindiliza kulo nxazonke, bayakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade.
24“ ‘ “Akusayukuba bikho makhakhasi nameva okuhlabayo nokulimazayo endlini yakwa-Israyeli, kusukela kulabo abazungeze nxazonke nalabo ababadelelayo; bayakukwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uSimakade.
25“ ‘ “Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: kuyakuthi lapho sengibaqoqa abendlu yakwa-Israyeli ezizweni abahlakazelwe kuzo, ngizibonakalise ngingcwele kubo, nasemehlweni ezizwe. Bayakuhlala ezweni labo engalinika inceku yami, uJakobe.
26Bahlale kulo belondekile, bakhe izindlu, batshale izivini, bahlale bevikelekile, ngesikhathi ngibehlulela bonke ababedelelayo ababazungeze nxazonke, bayakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo.” ’ ”