Ngitayicedza yonkhe lemikhosi yakhe: emadzili akhe eminyaka newekwetfwasa kwenyanga, newemaSabatha akhe, nawo onkhe emadzili akhe lamisiwe.
Jerobowamu wasungula umkhosi welilanga leli-15 lenyanga yesiphohlongo njengalowa lowawentiwa kaJuda, wanikela nangemihlatjelo elatini. Loko abekwentela eBetheli, anikela kulamatfole labewabumbile. EBetheli nakhona waphindza wabeka baphristi etindzaweni letiphakeme labesatakhile.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngiyakwehlisela siphetfo, embikwemehlo enu nasemihleni yenu, siphetfo semisindvo yekujabula neyentfokoto, liphimbo lamakoti nelemyeni kulendzawo.’
Imisindvo yekujabula nekutfokota ngiyawuyisusa kubo, ngisuse nemaphimbo abomakoti nemyeni, nemsindvo wematje ekusila kanye nekukhanya kwesibane.
Ngiyawucedza imisindvo yekujabula neyekutsakasa, ngicedze neliphimbo lemyeni nelamakoti emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema, ngobe lelive liyawusala likhala libhungane.’ ”
Ngiyakuticedza tonkhe tingoma takho letinemsindvo; nemculo wemahabhu akho awusayiwuphindza uvakale.
Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico.
Abaketsembeki kuSimakadze; batala emavezandlebe. Manje emadzili abo ekwetfwasa kwenyanga atawubamita bona kanye nemasimi abo.”
Konkhe kusebenta kwenu kamatima kungeke kunibuyisele lutfo, ngobe emasimi enu angeke abe nesivuno, netihlahla tingeke titsele titselo.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngiyawatondza, futsi ngiwabukela phansi lamadzili enu enkholo; ngiyehluleka kuyemukela leyo mihlangano yenu.
INkhosi Simakadze itsi: “Ngalelo langa, tingoma letihlatjelwa ethempelini tiyawujika tibe tekudzindza sililo. Kuyawuba nebunikilili betidvumbu letijikijelwe yonkhe indzawo. Kuyawuthula kutsi gudvu!”
nikhuluma nitsi: “Ingabe umkhosi longcwele wekwetfwasa kwenyanga uyakwendlula nini, khona sitewutsengisa ngesivuno salokutinhlavu, neliSabatha litawuphela nini, khona sitewutsengisa ngakolo?” Ngaloko nentela kunciphisa tikali nenyuse intsengo, nitewuganga ngekusebentisa tikali letingekho emtsetfweni,
Bayawugigeleka bona emanyeveni, nasekudzakweni liwayini labo. Bayawushwabudzeleka njengemahlanga lomisiwe.