25 Ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwaSolomoni, Juda na-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuye eBherisheba, babehleti ngekuthula, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza itibhekele umvini wayo kanye nemkhiwa wayo.
“Ngako mine ngikweluleka ngitsi: Onkhe ema-Israyeli kusukela kaDani kuze kuyewuphuma eBherisheba, ngebunyenti bawo angangesihlabatsi saselwandle, akabutselwe lapha kuwe, wena cobo lwakho uwahole niye emphini.
Ngako Simakadze watfumela sifo lesingujubajece esiveni sema-Israyeli, lesacala ekuseni ngalelo langa, kwaze kwaphela leso sikhatsi labesimisile. Bantfu labafa kusukela kaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba baba ti-70 000.
“Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
Kodvwa noko utawutala indvodzana letawuba ngumuntfu wekuthula newekuphumula, futsi ngitamnika kuthula kuto tonkhe titsa takhe letibomakhelwane bakhe. Libito lakhe kuyawuba nguSolomoni. Ngiyawunika ema-Israyeli kuthula nenhlalakahle ekubuseni kwakhe.
Akuseyiwuba nekulwa eveni lakho, kuyawubate incitsakalo nembhubhiso emikhawulweni yelive lakho. Kodvwa uyawubita tibondza takho ngekutsi yiNsindziso, nemasango akho ngekutsi Ludvumo.
Uyakutsi: “Ngitawungenela live lelitabelo talo tingakabiyelwa, ngiyawuhlasela sive lesinekuthula, sive lesingakacapheli lutfo, bonkhe bahlala ebaleni bangakavikeleki, abanamasango namicabo.
Bayakulikhohlwa lihlazo labo nako konkhe kungetsembeki kwabo labakwenta kimi, ngesikhatsi basahleti eveni labo bavikelekile, kute namunye labengabesabisa.
Bonkhe bantfu bayawuhlala ngekuthula ngulowo nalowo esivinini sakhe nasemikhiweni yakhe, kubete lobesabisako. Loku kwetsenjiswe nguSimakadze, longuSomandla.
“ ‘Ngalelo langa ngulowo nalowo wenu uyawumema makhelwane wakhe kutsi atewuhlala ngekuthula ngaphansi kwemvini nemkhiwa wakhe,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.”
Ngako sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli kusukela kaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba, nekusukela kulakaGileyadi babophana baba ngumuntfu munye, bashulungana bayawubutsana eMispa embikwaSimakadze.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli kusukela kulakaDani kuze kuyewufika eBherisheba savele sabona kutsi Samuweli abemiselwe kuba ngumphrofethi waSimakadze.