1“Impela ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, lapho sengiguqula ukuthunjwa kukaJuda neJerusalema,
2ngiyakuqoqa zonke izizwe, ngizehlisele esigodini sikaJehoshafathi, ngizehlulele lapho ngenxa yabantu bami nefa lami u-Israyeli, ezimhlakazele ezizweni, zabelana ngezwe lami.
3Zenza unkatho ngabantu bami, zathengisa umfana ukuze zilale nesifebe, zathengisa ngentombazane ukuze zithole iwayini, zaliphuza.
4“Ningifunani nje nina Thire neSidoni nazo zonke izifunda eFilistiya na? Kukhona yini enikhokhisa ngakho kimi na? Uma nizikhokhisela kimi, ngiyakusheshe ngibuyisele masinyane phezu kwamakhanda enu ukuzikhokhisela kwenu.
5Phela nina nithathe isiliva negolide lami, nangenisa amagugu ami emathempelini enu,
6nathengisa ngabantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema kubantu bamaGriki kude le, ukuze nibasuse ezweni labo.
7Niyabona-ke, sengizobabuyisa lapho nibathengisele khona, ngiphindisele kini ngesenzo senu.
8Ngiyakuthengisa amadodana namadodakazi enu ngesadla sabantu bakwaJuda, bayakuwathengisa kumaSabhiyani, isizwe esikude.” Impela usekhulumile uSimakade.
9“Memezelani lokhu ezizweni, zilungiseleni impi, vivisani amabutho. Awasondele, akhuphuke amabutho.
10Cangcathani amageja enu abe zinkemba, iziphundli zenu zibe yimikhonto, obuthakathaka makathi ngiyiqhawe.
11Sheshani nize zizwe zonke ezindaweni zonke, nihlangane ndawonye. Simakade, yehlisela amaqhawe akho lapho.
12“Mabazivuse izizwe, mazikhuphukele esigodini sikaJehoshafathi, ngokuba ngiyakuhlala lapho ngehlulele zonke izizwe ezilapho nxazonke.
13Fakani isikela, ngokuba isivuno sesivuthiwe; wozani nizogxoba, ngokuba isikhamo sewayini sigcwele, nezimbiza zewayini ziyachichima, impela ububi babo bukhulu.”
14Yizindimbane ngezindimbane esigodini sesinqumo, ngokuba usuku lukaSimakade selusondele esigodini sesinqumo.
15Ilanga nenyanga kuyakuba mnyama bhuqe, izinkanyezi zikugodle ukukhanya kwazo.
16“USimakade uyabhodla eseZiyoni, azwakalise izwi lakhe eseJerusalema. Izulu nomhlaba kuyakuzamazama, kodwa uSimakade uyisiphephelo sabantu bakhe, nenqaba yabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
17“Niyakukwazi-ke ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu ohlala eZiyoni, intaba yami engcwele. IJerusalema liyakuba ngcwele, abafokazi abasayukudabula futhi kulo.
18“Kuyothi ngalolo lusuku izintaba ziconse iwayini elimnandi, amagquma agobhoze ubisi, imihosha yonke yakwaJuda igeleze amanzi. Kuyakuqhuma umthombo endlini kaSimakade oyakunisela isigodi iShithimi.
19IGibhithe liyakuba yincithakalo, i-Edomi libe yihlane elingenalutho, ngenxa yobudlova obenziwa kubantu bakwaJuda, bachitha igazi elingenacala ezweni labo.
20Kepha uJuda uyakuzinza kuze kube phakade, neJerusalema liyakuba khona izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
21Angiyukubajezisela icala labo legazi engingabajeziselanga lona.” USimakade uhlala eZiyoni.