6 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseGaza bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu.
kantsi ngasona leso sikhatsi nemaFilisti abesahlasele lamadolobha labengaphansi kwetintsaba naseningizimu yelive lakaJuda. Atfumba adla iBhethi Shemeshi, ne-Ayaloni, neGederothi, neSokho, neThimna, neGimzo kanye nemiti leyayiwatungeletile.
Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya umphrofethi, macondzana nemaFilisti, Faro asengakayihlaseli iGaza, litsi:
“ ‘Njengobe wafukamela butsa bakadzeni, wanikela ema-Israyeli enkembeni ngesikhatsi senhlekelele yawo, ngesikhatsi sesijeziso sawo sekuphela, ehlulelwa ngenca yalokubi kwawo,
“Pho, yini leniphambane ngayo nami, nine Thire neSidoni kanye nani nonkhe nine tifundza taseFilistiya? Kungabe nikhokha sibhongobhongo ngalengikwentile yini? Nangabe nikhokha sibhongobhongo, ngekushesha nangekuphatima kweliso, ngitawubuyisela etikwetinhloko tenu loko lenikwentile.
Natsengisa bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema kumaGriki, nentela kutsi batewuba khashane nemikhawulo yelive labo.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Edomu bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Bacosha bomnakabo ngenkemba balahla sihawu, intfukutselo yabo yabhebhetseka kokuphela, yebo, nekutfukutsela kwabo kwakungasekhuteki.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseDamaseko bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Baphatse sive sakaGileyadi ngensila nakabuhlungu, basihhudlisa phansi njengetihliphi nanjengetihhudlo.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetibondza taseGaza, lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseThire bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu, bangete basigcina sivumelwane sebuhlobo lesasentiwe.
Mhlazane ume untontomele ngesikhatsi bafokati batfumba umcebo wakhe, nebetive bangena emasangweni akhe, benta inkatho ngeJerusalema, nawe kwakungatsi umdvumo munye nabo.
I-Ashkeloni iyawukubona loko, yesabe; iGaza iyawujilajileka ngenca yeminjunju, kanye ne-Ekroni futsi, ngobe litsemba layo liyawubuna liphele. IGaza iyawulahlekelwa yinkhosi yayo, ne-Ashkeloni iyawushiywa itindzala.
Ingilosi yeNkhosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu yatsi: “Tilungiselele kuya endleleni leseNingizimu lesuka eJerusalema yehlele eGaza.” (Lendlela ilihlane).
Lawa ngematfumba egolide emaFilisti lawatfumela aba ngumnikelo welicala kuSimakadze: Lelinye lalila-Ashdodi, lelinye lilaGaza, lelinye lila-Ashkeloni, lelinye lilaGathi, lelinye lila-Ekroni.