14 Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Esiswini sakho kunetive letimbili. Utawutala tive letitakwehlukana tinhlobo letimbili. Lesinye sive siyawuba nemandla kunalesinye, lomdzala akhonte lomncane.”
Shangatsi tive tingasebenta wena, nemindeni ikukhotsamele. Ube yinkhosi kubomnakenu, emadvodzana enyoko akukhotsamele. Akacalekiswe lokucalekisako, abusiswe lokubusisako.”
Wachubeka waba nemandla kakhulu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla abenaye.
Benginawe kuyo yonkhe indzawo lapho bewuhamba khona, ngibhubhise tonkhe titsa takho embikwakho. Manje ngitakwenta libito lakho libe likhulu njengemabito ebaholi labakhulu emhlabeni.
Davide wawabusa onkhe ema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
Davide wase umisa tinkambu temabutfo eSiriya laseDamaseko. EmaSiriya ase aba bantfu bakhe atsela kuye Davide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Kucala, ngesikhatsi Davide alwa nebaka-Edomu, Jowabe, labeyindvuna yemphi labekhuphukile kuyawungcwaba lasebafile, wafike wabhubhisa onkhe emadvodza aka-Edomu.
Kwasala sekute inkhosi e-Edomu; ngako kwase kubambe lisekela.
Jehoshafati wakha imikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle kutsi ibohamba iye e-Ofiri, ilandze igolide, kodvwa noko ayizange iphumelele kuhamba, ngobe yephukela e-Esiyoni Geberi.
Nguye lowehlula ti-10 000 tema-Edomu eSigodzini Seluswayi, watfumba iSela emphini, wayetsa libito watsi yiJokthiyeli, lelo kuselibito layo nalamuhla loku.
Simakadze waba naye, wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe labekwenta. Wayivukela inkhosi yase-Asiriya wangete wayihlehlela.
Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulaka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Awu, Nkulunkulu, usiyekelele wasilahla, wenta netivikelo tetfu tabhidlitwa, kwaya njengobe usitfukutselele. Buya utesilulamisa.