8 Njengobe bebenta kusukela mhlazana ngibakhipha eGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla, bangilahla base bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu, namanje-ke sebenta kona loko nakuwe.
bangenti njengobe kwenta bokhokho lekwakusitukulwane lesinenkhani nalesihlubukako, situkulwane lesite inhlitiyo lenebucotfo, nalesasinemoya longaketsembeki kuSomandla.
Sakhuluma kubo satsi: “Sifisa shangatsi ngabe Simakadze wamane wasibulalela khona le eGibhithe, ngobe phela lapho besitihlalela phansi ngasemabhodweni, bese sidla inyama nekudla ngekutsandza kwetfu. Kodvwa nisiletse lapha ehlane kutewusibulala ngendlala sonkhe lesive.”
Ngako-ke sive sasola Mosi satsi: “Siphe emanti ekunatsa.” Mosi wabaphendvula watsi: “Ningilwiselani? Nimlingelani Simakadze?”
Batsi kube bantfu babone kutsi Mosi sewutsetse sikhatsi lesidze angasehli entsabeni, babutsana ndzawonye beta ku-Aroni bakhuluma kuye batsi: “Kota, usentele nkulunkulu lotawuhamba embikwetfu, ngobe phela asati kutsi sekwente njani kulendvodza lenguMosi leyasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe.”
‘Njalo nje ngemnyaka wesikhombisa ngulowo nalowo wenu kufanele akhulule sigcili sakhe lesingumHebheru lotitsengise yena. Nasakusebentele iminyaka lesitfupha, kufanele umkhulule.’ Noko boyihlo abazange bangilalele, futsi abanginakanga nekunginaka.
Watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngikutfumela kuma-Israyeli, esiveni lesihlubukako nalesingihlubukile; bona naboyise solomane bayangihlubuka kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Kwatsi ngakusasa sive sonkhe sema-Israyeli sabasola boMosi na-Aroni sitsi: “Senibulele bantfu baSimakadze.”
Nine anizange nimlalele Simakadze, seloku ngacala kunati.
Baka-Israyeli baphindza benta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze; ngako Simakadze wabanikela esandleni sema-Filisti iminyaka lengema-40.
Ngako Simakadze wasitfukutselela kakhulu sive sema-Israyeli, watsi: “Njengobe lesive sisephulile sivumelwane lengasibekela boyisemkhulu, futsi asikangilaleli,
Emvakwekufa kwa-Ehudi, ema-Israyeli aphindza enta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Sive sema-Israyeli saphindza futsi senta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ngako Simakadze wabayekelela esandleni semaMidiyani iminyaka lesikhombisa.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Kulalele konkhe loko lokukhulunywa ngulesive kuwe; akusiwe labamlahlile, kodvwa sebalahle mine kutsi ngibe yinkhosi yabo.
Balalele, kodvwa ubayalisise, ubatise kutsi lenkhosi yabo letakubabusa itakwentani.”