18 Simakadze wakutfuma watsi: ‘Hamba ubabhubhise bonkhe labantfu lababi labangema-Amaleki, ubahlasele uze ubatsanyele baphele batsi nya.’
Kepha bantfu baseSodoma babekhohlakele, bona kakhulu kuSimakadze.
Base bayancandzeka, beta e-Eni Mishpati leliyiKhadeshi, balicitsa lonkhe live lema-Amaleki, nelema-Amori labehlala eHasesoni Thamari.
Lesitukulwane siyawuphindze sibuye lapha sesingesesine, ngobe bubi ba-Amori abukapheli.”
Akusiyo yini imbhubhiso kulababi, sehlakalo kulabo labenta sono?
Indlela yaSimakadze iyinqaba yalabalungile; kodvwa ikubhubha kulababi.
Lishwa licoshana nesoni; kodvwa imphumelelo ingumvuzo walolungile.
tona letitja talabantfu labalahlekelwe kuphila kwabo ngenca yekona kwabo. Gcobani letitja temphepho tibe bongcwengcwe bekumbonya lilati, ngobe tanikelwa kuSimakadze tase tiba ngcwele. Setiyawuba secwayiso esiveni sema-Israyeli.”
Tsine singemaJuda ekutalwa, asisito toni tebetive.
Hamba manje uyewuhlasela ema-Amaleki, ubhubhise yonkhe intfo yawo. Ungawashiyi aphila: bulala emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana, netinswane, netinkhomo, netimvu, nemakamela kanye netimbongolo.’ ”