Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Amoni bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Ema-Amoni abahlinze beva bafati labatetfwele bakaGileyadi, kuze atekwandzisa iminyele yawo.
nalabantfu bebalapho wabakhipha wabafaka emsebentini lababewenta ngemasaha, nangemapiki ensimbi, nangemazembe, wabafolomisa netitini. Konkhe loku wakwenta kuwo onkhe emadolobha ema-Amoni. Davide nawo onkhe emabutfo akhe base bayancandzeka babuyela eJerusalema.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Menahemu wacala eThisa wahlasela iThifsa nabo bonkhe lababesedolobheni nasemacentselweni alo, ngobe bala kumvulela emasango abo. Wadzilita iThifsa, wahhubhuta tisu tabo bonkhe bafati lababetetfwele.
Simakadze wamtfumelela emaBhabhulona, nemaSiriya, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni kutsi atemhlasela. Wabatfumela kutsi batewubhubhisa Juda, ngekulandzela livi laSimakadze lalikhuluma ngetinceku takhe baphrofethi.
Hazayeli wabuta watsi: “Inkhosi yami ikhalelani?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Kungobe ngiyawati umonakalo lotakuwenta esiveni saka-Israyeli. Utawuhloseka ngemlilo tonkhe tindzawo tabo letitinqaba, ugwaze labasha babo ngenkemba, udzacate tinswane tabo phansi, uhhubhute tisu tebafati babo labatetfwele.”
Kwatsi emvakwesikhatsi emaMowabi nema-Amoni kanye nebangani bawo emaMehuni, bahloma bayawuhlasela Jehoshafati.
Kodvwa-ke nyalo nankha lamadvodza aka-Amoni, newakaMowabi, newaseNtsabeni iSeyiri, live labo longavumanga kutsi baka-Israyeli balihlasele nabaphuma eGibhithe. Ngako bavele babayekela bangete bababhubhisa.
Kwatsi kube boSanbalati, umHoroni, naThobiya, indvuna yaka-Amoni, kanye naGeshemu, um-Arabu, bakuve loko, basiphukuta basihhalatisa, batsi: “Yini-ke lena lesenicale kuyenta? Senivukela inkhosi yini?”
nebakaGebali, nebaka-Amoni, nebaka-Amaleki, nemaFilisti, kanye netakhamiti taseThire.
Maye kini nine lenengeta indlu kulenye indlu, nengete insimi kulenye insimi, kuze kubete nesikhadlana nje lesisalako, bese nihlala nodvwana eveni.
bonkhe baka-Edomu, nebakaMowabi, nebaka-Amoni;
“Wenka-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze ngema-Amoni nangetinhlamba tawo, utsi: “ ‘Inkemba, inkemba, ikhokhelwe kugwaza, ilolongelwe kutsi ibhubhise, nekutsi imanyatele njengembane.
Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
“ ‘Njengobe ukhulume watsi: “Letive letimbili nalamave lamabili kutawuba kwetfu, futsi siyawukutsatsa kube kwetfu,” lite nome mine Simakadze bengikhona lapho,
Bantfu baseSamariya kufanele batitfwalele licala labo, ngobe bamhlubukile Nkulunkulu wabo. Bayawubulawa ngenkemba; tinswane tabo tiyawusacatwa phansi emhlabatsini, labakhulelwe babo bahhujutwe tisu.”
Awu, ma-Israyeli, buyani, nibuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Tono tenu ngito letiniwisile.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseDamaseko bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Baphatse sive sakaGileyadi ngensila nakabuhlungu, basihhudlisa phansi njengetihliphi nanjengetihhudlo.
Nase nifike esiveni sema-Amoni, ningawachukuluti futsi ningawakhubi, ngobe ngingeke ngininike, ngisho nencenye nje yalelive lawo kutsi libe lifa lenu, ngobe phela ngalipha titukulwane taLoti kutsi libe lifa lato.’ ”