8 Ngitayibhubhisa inkhosi yase-Ashdodi nalowo lophetse indvuku yebukhosi e-Ashkeloni. Ngitayivukela i-Ekroni, ngiwabhubhise onkhe emaFilisti kungasali namunye,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Wahamba wayakulwa nemaFilisti, wabhidlita tibondza taseGathi, netaseJabne kanye netase-Ashdodi. Wase wakha kabusha emadolobha labesedvutane ne-Ashdodi nakuletinye tindzawo emkhatsini wemaFilisti.
Titsa tabo bengitatehlula ngekushesha, ngesandla sami bengitawumelana netitsa tabo.
Ngitawugucula sandla sami, ngimelane nani, ngitawacengisisa onkhe emanyela enu, ngisuse konkhe kungcola kwenu.
Ngemnyaka indvuna lenkhulu yemphi, leyayitfunywe nguSagoni, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, yefikela e-Ashdodi, yayihlasela, yayitfumba,
Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya umphrofethi, macondzana nemaFilisti, Faro asengakayihlaseli iGaza, litsi:
ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sekusedvute kutsi ngelule sandla sami ngimelane nemaFilisti, ngitawacedza emaKherethi, ngiwabhubhise lawo lasesele kugudla lwandle.
“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.
Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetibondza taseGaza, lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo.
Memetelani etigodlweni tase-Ashdodi nasetigodlweni taseGibhithe, nitsi: “Butsanani ndzawonye etintsabeni taseSamariya; bonani umsindvo lomkhulu losemkhatsini wayo kanye nekucindzetelwa lokukuyo.”
Umndeni wakaJakobe uyawuba ngumlilo, umndeni wakaJosefa ube lilangabi. Umndeni waka-Esawu uyawuba tibi, bayakuwokhela ngemlilo bawushise uze uphele. Kuyawubate insali emndenini waka-Esawu. Mine, Simakadze, sengishito.”
“Awu nkemba, vuka umelane nemelusi wami, umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Shaya umelusi umbulale, timvu tiyawuhlakateka. Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane, ngimelane nato.”
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.
Bachamuki bayawuhlala e-Ashdodi, mine ngiyawucedza kutigabatisa kwemaFilisti.
Lawa ngematfumba egolide emaFilisti lawatfumela aba ngumnikelo welicala kuSimakadze: Lelinye lalila-Ashdodi, lelinye lilaGaza, lelinye lila-Ashkeloni, lelinye lilaGathi, lelinye lila-Ekroni.