23 Ngako Simakadze wawasindzisa kanjalo ema-Israyeli ngalelo langa, imphi yachubeka eBhethi Aveni.
Njengobe-ke Simakadze bekavele angazange asho kutsi uyakulesula libito la-Israyeli ebusweni bemhlaba, wabasindzisa ngesandla saJerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi.
Kodvwa ema endzaweni yawo ekhatsi nekhatsi nensimi. Ayivikela, abulala lamaFilisti, Simakadze wanika ema-Israyeli kuncoba lokukhulu.
Simakadze wamsindzisa kanjalo-ke Hezekiya, inkhosi, kanye nebantfu bakhe baseJerusalema esandleni saSenaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, nasetandleni tabo bonkhe labanye. Bantfu bakhe wabavikela yonkhe indzawo.
Kungalelo langa-ke lapho Simakadze asindzisa ema-Israyeli esandleni semaGibhithe. Ema-Israyeli abona tidvumbu temaGibhithe elugwini lwelwandle.
Noko ngiyakuyihawukela indlu yakaJuda; ngiyakubasindzisa, kodvwa hhayi ngebutjoki, nangenkemba, nangemphi, nangemahhashi, nangebagibeli bemahhashi, kodvwa ngiyakubasindzisa mine, Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo.”
Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho nguye lohamba nawe kuyakulwa naletitsa takho akuphe nekuncoba.’
Joshuwa wabe sewutfumela emadvodza aseseJerikho kutsi aye e-Ayi, lesedvute neBhethi Aveni, emphumalanga neBetheli, wabatjela watsi: “Yenyukani niyewuhlola lelive.” Ngako lamadvodza enyuka ayawuhlola i-Ayi.
Kwakutsi njalo nje Simakadze nakabavusela sikhulu, abenaso lesikhulu, abasindzise etandleni tetitsa tabo, nasisekhona leso sikhulu; ngobe Simakadze abeba nesihe nabo ngesikhatsi sebakhaliswa kucindzetelwa nakushaywa titsa tabo.
Kodvwa nyalo senimlahlile Nkulunkulu wenu lowanisindzisa kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko tenu netinhlungu tenu, nase nitsi: ‘Hhayi, sibekele inkhosi.’ Ngako-ke tetfuleni nine cobo lwenu embikwaSimakadze ngetive tenu, nangemindeni yenu.”
EmaFilisti nawo ahlangana ayakulwa na-Israyeli, aba netincola letatiti-3 000 nebagibeli bemahhashi lababeti-6 000, nemabutfo labemanyenti angangesihlabatsi saselwandle. Enyuka ayawumisa eMikmashi, emphumalanga neBhethi Aveni.
“Kusasa ngaso lesikhatsi ngitakutfumelela indvodza lephuma eveni lakaBhenjamini. Uboyigcoba ibe ngumholi etikwesive sami sema-Israyeli. Utawukhulula bantfu bami esandleni semaFilisti. Labantfu bami sengibabukile, nekukhala kwabo sekufikile kimi.”