“Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Davide ngeke eswele indvodza leyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi sendlu yaka-Israyeli,
Shangatsi licala lengati yakhe lingaba setikwenhloko yaJowabe kanye nendlu yeyise! Shangatsi indlu yaJowabe ingete yahlala ingenaye umuntfu lonesilondza lesincincako nome lonalokusabulephelo, nome lohamba ngetimboko, nome lobulawa ngenkemba, nome loswele kudla.”
Emalanga akho nase aphelile, sewulele kuboyihlomkhulu, ngiyawuvusa umliba wakho kutsi uhlale esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi, loyo loyawuphuma elukhalweni lwakho, ngiyakuwumisa umbuso wakhe.
Nguye-ke longuyena ayawungakhela indlu, ayakhele Libito lami, ngiyakumisa sihlalo sebukhosi bembuso wakhe phakadze naphakadze.
kuze naSimakadze asigcine setsembiso sakhe lasenta kimi nakatsi: ‘Nangabe titukulwane takho ticaphelisisa kutsi tiphila njani, nangabe futsi tihamba ngekwetsembeka embikwami ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wato, ungeke umeswele umuntfu loyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli.’
“Manje-ke, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, gcina setsembiso sakho lowasenta encekwini yakho Davide, babe wami, ngesikhatsi utsi: ‘Ungeke umeswele umuntfu lotawuhlala embikwami esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli, kuphela nje nangabe emadvodzana akho akucaphelisisa konkhe lakwentako, ngekuhamba kwawo embikwami, njengobe wena wentile.’
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.
Manje-ke shangatsi kungakujabulisa kubusisa indlu yenceku yakho kuze ichubeke njalo embikwakho; ngobe wena Simakadze uyibusisile, futsi iyawubusiseka phakadze naphakadze.”
Nangabe bantfwabakho bagcina sivumelwane sami netimiso tami lengiyawubafundzisa tona, nebantfwababo futsi bayawuhlala esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi, kuze kube phakadze.”
Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko.
ngako-ke emakhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, ayawungena ngemasango alelidolobha akanye netindvuna tawo. Wona kanye netindvuna tawo ayawuta agibele tincola temphi kanye nemahhashi, baphekeletelwa bantfu bakaJuda nalabo labahlala eJerusalema; lelidolobha seliyawuhlala linebantfu phakadze naphakadze.
Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Jonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, ngeke eswele umuntfu lotawukhonta mine.’ ”