“Nanti izwi uSimakade alikhulumile ngaye, uthi: “ ‘Ikwedelele, yakuhleka usulu intombi; indodakazi yaseZiyoni, ikunikinele ikhanda indodakazi yaseJerusalema.
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“Nanti izwi uSimakade alikhulumile ngaye, uthi: “ ‘Ikwedelele, yakuhleka usulu intombi; indodakazi yaseZiyoni, ikunikinele ikhanda indodakazi yaseJerusalema.
Wonke amabutho awufohla umuzi ngalobo busuku, abaleka ngendlela yesango elaliphakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi. AmaKhaledi ayewuzungeze nxazonke umuzi, amabutho ahamba ngendlela ese-Araba.
Impi yamaKhaledi yayixosha inkosi, yayifica emathafeni eJerikho, yonke impi yayo yahlakazeka, yayishiya.
Khulekani kuSimakade, nihlobe ngobungcwele, nithuthumele ebusweni bakhe, mhlaba wonke.
Yeka umuzi obuthembekile usuphenduke isifebe, lona obugcwele ubulungiswa! Ubuqotho babuhlala kuwo; kodwa manje ngababulali.
Kikizani, nijabule zakhamuzi zaseZiyoni, ngokuba mkhulu oNgcwele ka-Israyeli phakathi kwenu.”
USimakade uyodala phezu kwayo yonke indawo entabeni iZiyoni, naphezu kwazo zonke izindawo zokuhlanganela ifu emini, nentuthu nokukhanya kwelangabi lomlilo ebusuku. Ngokuba phezu kwayo yonke inkazimulo, kuyoba khona isivikelo.
Yisho enkosini nasendlovukazini eyizalayo, uthi: “Yehlani ezihlalweni zenu zobukhosi, ngokuba umqhele wenu wodumo ekhanda uwile.”
Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kubo bonke abathunjwa engabathumela ekuthunjweni eBhabhele besuka eJerusalema, uthi:
Ngomsindo wokugabadula kwezinselo zamahhashi akhe anamandla, ngobukhehlekhehle bezinqola zakhe, nangomsindo wamasondo akhe; oyise ababheki emuva kubantwana, ngenxa yobuntekenteke bezandla zabo,
Imizi iyakudliwa, nezinqaba zithathwe. Ngalolo lusuku, izinhliziyo zamaqhawe akwaMowabi ziyakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazane ohelelwayo.
Inkosi yaseBhabhele yamkopolota amehlo uZedekiya, yambopha ngamaketanga, yamyisa eBhabhele, yamfaka ejele, kwaze kwaba lusuku afa ngalo.
Washisa indlu kaSimakade, isigodlo senkosi, zonke izindlu eJerusalema, nazo zonke izindlu ezinkulu, wakushisa ngomlilo kwangqongqa.
‘Yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: “Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: uyabona-ke, sengizoyingcolisa indlu yami engcwele; ukuzigabisa ngamandla enu, ukunxanela kwamehlo enu, nokuthanda kwempilo yenu. Amadodana namadodakazi enu eniwashiyile, ayakudliwa yinkemba.
“Wena ndodana yomuntu, angithi ngalolo lusuku engiyosusa ngalo inqaba yabo, intokozo yobuhle babo, okunxanelekayo emehlweni abo, okulangazelelwa ngumphefumulo wabo, amadodana abo namadodakazi abo,
“USimakade uyokwenza izitha zakho zikunqobe, uyakuzihlasela ngandlelanye; ubaleke ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa. Uyoba yinto eyesabisayo, kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba.
Oyedwa angayixosha kanjani inkulungwane, ababili bahubhe izinkulungwane ezilishumi, uma idwala labo belingathengisanga ngabo, uSimakade ebengabanikelanga, na?