Khona batewuphindzisela kubetive, bajezise nebahedeni,
Ngaleso sikhatsi nalawa lamanye emaJuda labekuletinye tifundza tenkhosi abebutsene ndzawonye ngemave awo, nawo ativikela ngetikhali; wona abulala bantfu labati-75 000 lababetitsa tawo. Kodvwa noko nawo akazange asibeke sandla etimphahleni tabo, kutiphanga.
Lawo ngawo emalanga lapho emaJuda ativikela etitseni tawo. Leyo nyanga kwaba yinyanga leyajikiswa ekubeni yinyanga yelusizi neyengati kubo, yaba yinyanga yenjabulo neyekuphepha kwabo. Batjelwa kutsi bawahloniphe lawo malanga ngekwenta emadzili bephane tipho talokudliwako lomunye kulomunye, ngisho nakulabamphofu.
Ngiyawudzephuna tonkhe tinsika tesithicokati lesingu-Ashera eveni lakho, ngibhidlite emadolobha akho.
Ngako Joshuwa wawagwaza lamakhosi wawabulala, wase uwalengisa etihlahleni letisihlanu, kwaze kwahlwa.
“Ingilosi yaSimakadze yatsi: ‘Calekisa Merozi. Calekisa bantfu bayo kabuhlungu, ngobe abazange bete kutawusita Simakadze, yebo, kutawusita Simakadze, nakalwa nalabanemandla.’