Wayeyiphisi elinamandla phambi kukaSimakade. Yingakho kunesisho esithi: “Kuhle kukaNimrodi iphisi elinamandla phambi kukaSimakade.”
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Wayeyiphisi elinamandla phambi kukaSimakade. Yingakho kunesisho esithi: “Kuhle kukaNimrodi iphisi elinamandla phambi kukaSimakade.”
Lowo muzi wabizwa ngokuthi yiBhabhele, ngokuba kulapho uSimakade aphambanisa khona ulimi lomhlaba wonke, wayesebahlakaza bagcwala umhlaba wonke.
Ngalezo zinsuku kwasuka u-Amirafeli inkosi yaseShinari, no-Ariyokhi inkosi yase-Elasa, noKhedoloma inkosi yase-Elamu, noThidali inkosi yezizwe,
IKhalino alinjengeKharikhemishi na? IHamathi alinjenge-Ariphadi na? ISamariya alinjengeDamaseku na?
Kuyothi ngalolo lusuku, iNkosi ibuye yelule isandla sayo okwesibili ukubutha insali yabantu bayo e-Asiriya, eGibhithe, ePhathirosi, eKhushe, e-Elamu, eShineyari, eHamathi, naseziqhingini ezisolwandle.
Ngalesi sikhathi uMerodaki Bhaladani, indodana kaBhaladani inkosi yaseBhabhele, wathumela izithunywa kuHezekiya ziphethe izincwadi nesipho, ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi uHezekiya kade egula kodwa useluleme.
“Ake usibuzele kuSimakade, ngokuba uNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, usihlasele. Mhlawumbe uSimakade angasenzela njengakuzo zonke izimangaliso zakhe ukuba akhuphuke, ayeke ukumelana nathi.”
Izwi uSimakade alikhuluma ngeBhabhele, nangezwe lamaKhaledi, ngomlomo kaJeremiya, umphrofethi, lithi:
“Hlasela izwe eMerathayimi, nalabo abakhileyo ePhekodi, babulale, ubaqede nya, ungashiyi lutho, ukwenze konke engikuyale ngakho,” kusho uSimakade.
“ ‘AbaseHarana, abaseKhane abase-Edene, abaseShebha, abase-Asiriya nabaseKilimadi babehwebelana nawe.
INkosi uNkulunkulu yanikela esandleni sakhe uJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nengxenye yezitsha zasendlini kaNkulunkulu, waziyisa eShineyari endlini kankulunkulu wakhe; izitsha wazibeka endlini yengcebo kankulunkulu wakhe.
Dlulelani eKhaline, nibone; nisuke lapho niye eHamathi elikhulu, bese nehlela eGathi lamaFilisti. Bangcono yini kunale mibuso na? Ngabe izwe labo likhulu yini kunelenu na?
Yobayoba ezinhlungwini, uzale, ndodakazi yaseZiyoni, njengowesifazane obelethayo, ngokuba manje uyakuphuma uphele kulo muzi, uyakuhlala endle, uye naseBhabhele, kulapho uyakukhululwa khona; uSimakade uyakukuhlenga esandleni sezitha zakho.”
Bayakubusa i-Asiriya ngenkemba, nezwe lakwaNimrode ngezintuba zalo, Uyakusihlenga e-Asiriya, lapho litheleka ezweni lethu, nalapho linyathela emingceleni yethu.
Yangiphendula yathi: “Bayakulakhela indlu eShineyari. Iyakulungiswa, bese libekwa khona endaweni yalo.”