“Asikhuphuke siyewuvimbetela lakaJuda silidzabule ekhatsi, sitehlukanisele lona, bese sibeka umsa waThabheyali kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwalo.”
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sibone kutsi inkhosi ayisilaleli sicelo saso, sakhuluma enkhosini satsi: “Sinabudlelwane buni naDavide? Sinasabelo sini nemsa waJese? Emathendeni enu, ma-Israyeli! Tibone kucedza, wena mndeni waDavide!” Ngako ema-Israyeli esuka lapho abuyela emathendeni awo.
Kodvwa Jehosheba, indvodzakati yenkhosi Jehoramu labengudzadzewabo-Ahaziya, watsatsa Jowashi, umsa wa-Ahaziya, wamuba, wamsusa emkhatsini walaba labanye bantfwabenkhosi labese batawubulawa. Wamtsatsa wayakumbhacisa kanye nesidzandzane sakhe ekamelweni lekulala. Bamfihla-ke lomntfwana ku-Athaliya; ngako-ke akazange asabulawa Jowashi.
“Nyalo senitimisele kuphambana nembuso waSimakadze, losetandleni tetitukulwane taDavide. Vele, nine mabutfo lamakhulu kabi, kantsi futsi ninalamatfole egolide lenentelwa wona nguJerobowamu kutsi abe tithico tenu.
Noko ngenca yesivumelwane Simakadze labesente naDavide, Simakadze abengakatimiseli kuyibhubhisa indlu yakaDavide. Abetsembisile kutsi uyawutigcinela sibane endlini yakaDavide kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze.
Ngako-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe wamnikela esandleni senkhosi yaseSiriya. EmaSiriya amehlula, atfumba bantfu bakhe labanyenti, baba titfunjwa, eta nabo eDamaseko. Waphindze waniketwa etandleni tenkhosi yaka-Israyeli, leyamehlula kabuhlungu, kwafa bantfu labanyenti.
Nome bebahlose lokubi ngawe, bacondze kukugangela, kodvwa bangeke baphumelele.
Benta sigungu, bahlangane ngebantfu bakho, bafakane imilomo ngalabo labeluswe nguwe.
Umuntfu angaba netinhloso letinyenti engcondvweni yakhe; kodvwa kugcina kuphumelele inhloso yaSimakadze.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Ahazi, umsa waJothamu, umsa wa-Uziya, ayinkhosi yakaJuda, boResini, inkhosi yaseSiriya, naPhekha, umsa waRemaliya, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, bashuca bayawulwa neJerusalema, kodvwa noko abazange bayehlule.
Siriya, na-Efrayimu, nemsa waRemaliya bakwakhela luzungu, batsi:
Kodvwa naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Kungeke kwenteke, futsi kungeke kuphumelele.
“Njengobe lesive siwalile emanti aseShilowa lehla kamnandzi, sajabulela Resini nendvodzana yaRemaliya,