9 “Tindzawo letiphakeme taka-Isaka tekukhontela tithico tiyawubhujiswa, netindlu taka-Israyeli tekukhontela bonkulunkulu tiyawubhidlitwa. Ngenkemba yami ngiyawuvukela indlu yakaJerobowamu.”
Ngako Israyeli watsatsa konkhe labenako wahamba, waze wefika eBherisheba, lapho efike wanikela iminikelo kuNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, uyise.
Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphendvuka ngisho nakusinye sono lesentiwa nguJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
Kwaba sikhashana nje sive sakho saba tindlalifa tendzawo yakho lengcwele, kodvwa nyalo titsa tetfu setiyinyatsele phansi indlu yakho lengcwele.
“Sihlazekile, ngobe setfukiwe, lihlazo lisimbonye buso betfu, ngobe bantfu bekuhamba bangenile etindzaweni letingcwele tendlu yaSimakadze.”
‘Awu, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, lalelani livi leNkhosi Simakadze. Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze kini, nine tintsaba nemagcuma, nani mifudlana netihosha, itsi: Sekusedvutane kutsi ngehlisele inkemba etikwenu, futsi ngitatibhubhisa letindzawo tenu letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico.
Tindzawo letiphakeme tebubi tiyawubhujiswa, leso sono sa-Israyeli. Emanyeva nemitfuma kuyawukhula kumbonye emalati abo. Bayawube sebakhuluma etintsabeni batsi: “Simbonyeni!” nasemagcumeni batsi: “Dzilikelani etikwetfu!”
“Mhlazana ngijezisa ema-Israyeli ngenca yetono tawo, ngiyawubhidlita emalati aseBetheli, netimphondvo telilati tiyawujutjwa tilahleke phansi.
Ningangifuni eBetheli, ningayi naseGilgali, ningayi ngisho naseBherisheba. Ngobe iGilgali ngempela itawudzingiswa, kutsi iBetheli incishiswe ize ibe lite.”
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguAmose, utsi: “ ‘Jerobowamu utakufa ngenkemba, ema-Israyeli wona ngempela atawudzingiswa, esuswe eveni lawo lekutalwa.’ ”
Ungaphindzi uphrofethe lapha eBetheli, ngobe lena yindzawo lekutsiwa ingcwele yenkhosi, nelithempeli lembuso.”
Labo labafunga ngetithico taseSamariya nome batsi: ‘Ngekuphila kwankulunkulu wakho, Dani,’ nome: ‘Ngekuphila kwankulunkulu wakho, Bherisheba,’ bayakuwa phansi, bangaphindzi bavuke.”
Ngabona Simakadze eme ngaselatini, watsi: “Shaya tihloko tetinsika, kuze tenabelo teminyango titewunyikanyika. Juba tihloko tetinsika utehlisele etinhloko tabo bonkhe bantfu; labo labasele ngiyawubabulala ngenkemba. Kute namunye loyawubaleka; yebo, kute loyawuphunyula.
Konkhe loku kuyakwenteka, ngobe Israyeli onile wahlubuka kuNkulunkulu. Empeleni nje ngubani lekufanele asoleke ngenca yekuhlubuka kwa-Israyeli? Vele, yiSamariya. Ngubani lonelicala lekukhonta tithico kaJuda? Vele, yiJerusalema matfupha.