Watsi kube efike, inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Mikhaya, singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome siyekele?” Waphendvula Mikhaya watsi: “Hlasela uncobe, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela esandleni senkhosi.”
Tikhulu 1:4 - Siswati 1996 Bible Kwatsi bakaJuda nabahlasela, Simakadze wanikela etandleni tabo emaKhenani nemaPheresi; babulala emadvodza lati-10 000 eBhezeki. |
Watsi kube efike, inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Mikhaya, singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome siyekele?” Waphendvula Mikhaya watsi: “Hlasela uncobe, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela esandleni senkhosi.”
Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yase ibutsela ndzawonye baphrofethi lababengaba ngema-400, emadvodza odvwa, yababuta yatsi: “Ngingaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?” Baphendvula batsi: “Hamba, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
Nguwe lowacitsa tive ngesandla sakho, wahlanyela bokhokho eveni lato; tive watidvungulula, wahlumisa bobabe betfu.
Wacosha tive embikwabo, lelive walenta laba lifa labo, lapho imindeni yaka-Israyeli yayingamisa khona emathende ayo.
Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu letive utawutsi angatinikela etandleni tenu, nitehlule, niboticedza tiphele nya. Ningenti sivumelwane nato, ningabi namusa kuto.
Kodvwa banini nesiciniseko lamuhla kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nguye lohamba embikwenu njengemlilo locotfulako. Utababhubhisa, abehlule embikwenu nibuka. Nitawubakhipha nibacedze ngekushesha, njengobe Simakadze anetsembisa.
Emadvodza akaJuda akhuluma kubakaSimeyoni, bomnakabo, atsi: “Yenyukani kanye natsi, siye eveni lesabelwe lona, siyekulwa nemaKhenani. Natsi siyakuhamba nani naniya kulenu.” Ngako bakaSimeyoni bahamba nabo bakaJuda.
Ngulapho-ke lapho bakhandza Adoni Bhezeki khona, balwa naye; bawehlula emaKhenani nemaPheresi.
Ema-Israyeli abehlala emkhatsini wemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi.
Kwatsi Sawula nakababutsela eBhezeki, emadvodza aka-Israyeli aba ti-300 000, kwatsi bakaJuda baba ti-30 000.
Kodvwa nangabe atsi: ‘Wotani lapha kitsi,’ sitawukhuphuka, ngobe loko kutawuba sibonakaliso kutsi Simakadze ubanikele esandleni setfu.”
Jonathani wakhuluma kuloludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Kota sambe, siye kulenkambu lapho kumise khona labantfu labangakasoki. Mhlawumbe Simakadze utawuba ngakitsi. Kute lokungavimba Simakadze kutsi asimelele. Kute lokungaphatamisa Simakadze kutsi asisindzise ngebantfu labanyenti nome ngebantfu labambalwa.”