4 Ngako ngitakwehlisela umlilo endlini yakaHazayeli, lotawushisa ucotfule leto tigodlo takaBheni Hadadi.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ncandzeka ubuyele emuva ngendlela lote ngayo, ucondze eHlane laseDamaseko. Utawutsi ungefika khona, ugcobe Hazayeli, abe yinkhosi yaseSiriya.
Jehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, waphindze futsi wawatsatsa etandleni taBheni Hadadi, umsa waHazayeli, onkhe lamadolobha labewatfumbe emphini kuyise, Jehoyahazi. Jehoyashi wehlula Bheni Hadadi kwaze kwaba katsatfu. Jehoyashi wawabuyisa lamadolobha aka-Israyeli labetfunjwe ngemaSiriya.
Ngako-ke lulaka lwaSimakadze lwavutsa etikwesive saka-Israyeli. Kwaba sikhatsi lesidze, solomane Simakadze abayekelele ngaphansi kwesandla saHazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya, kanye nesaBheni Hadadi, umsa wakhe.
Kwatsi emvakwesikhatsi Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, wahola yonkhe imphi yakhe wayawuvimbetela iSamariya.
Asa wase ukhipha yonkhe isiliva negolide leyayibekwe engcebeni yasethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni sakhe, wakutfumela kuBheni Hadadi, inkhosi yaseSiriya, leyayihlala eDamaseko.
Kodvwa naningangilaleli mine, kutsi nigcine liSabatha lami lingcwele ngekutsi ningetfwali nalomncane umtfwalo ngesikhatsi nisangena emasangweni aseJerusalema ngeliSabatha, ngako ngiyawube sengilumeka umlilo longacimeki emasangweni aseJerusalema, loyawudla netinqaba tayo.’ ”
“Ngiyawulumeka umlilo etibondzeni taseDamaseko; umlilo uyawudla tinqaba taBheni Hadahi.”
Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nangilumeka umlilo eGibhithe nabo bonkhe labasitana nayo bayawupitjitwa.
Ngiyawutfumela umlilo kuMagogi, nakulabo labahlala bavikelekile emaveni lagudla lwandle, bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
Israyeli sewumkhohliwe uMenti wakhe, wakha tigodlo; Juda sewubiyele emadolobha lamanyenti. Kodvwa ngitawutfumela umlilo etikwalamadolobha abo, loyawushisa letinqaba tabo uticedze.”
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetindvonga taseThire lotawucotfula tigodlo tayo.”
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaThemani lotawucotfula tigodlo taseBhosra.”
Ngako-ke ngitawulumeka umlilo etikwetibondza taseRabha lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo emkhatsini webumayemaye bekukhala ngelilanga lekulwa imphi, nasemkhatsini wemimoya lenemandla, ngelilanga lesivunguvungu.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetibondza taseGaza, lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaMowabi, lotawucotfula tigodlo taseKheriyothi. Bantfu bakaMowabi bayawufela emsindvweni lomkhulu wemphi ngesikhatsi nakuliwa imphi, emkhatsini wekukhala bumayemaye bemabutfo kanye nasekukhaleni kwelicilongo.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaJuda lotawushisa ucotfule tigodlo taseJerusalema.”
Nkulunkulu wawajezisa nalamadvodza aseShekhemu ngalobo bubi bawo. Sicalekiso lesakhulunywa nguJothamu, umsa waJerubhali, sagcina sibehlele.