12 khona batekudla lifa lensali yaka-Edomu kanye nelato tonkhe tive letibitwa ngeLibito lami,” usho njalo Simakadze, lotawutenta tonkhe letintfo.
Shangatsi tive tingasebenta wena, nemindeni ikukhotsamele. Ube yinkhosi kubomnakenu, emadvodzana enyoko akukhotsamele. Akacalekiswe lokucalekisako, abusiswe lokubusisako.”
Isaka wamphendvula watsi: “Asubuke nje, sengimente waba yinkhosi yakho, ngimnike bonkhe bomnakabo kutsi babe tisebenti takhe. Ngimuphe inala yemabele neyeliwayini. Pho, wena ngingabe ngisakwentelani, ndvodzana yami?”
Mowabi ungumgezelo wami, etikwa-Edomu ngijika sicatfulo sami. Nine maFilisti, memetani, ningikhonte.”
Bayawukwehla emaceleni aseFilistiya bawahlasele enshonalanga, bobabili bayawuphanga bantfu labahlala emphumalanga. Bayawulidla live laka-Edomu nelakaMowabi, babuse etikwema-Amoni.
bonkhe lababitwa ngelibito lami, labo lengabadalela ludvumo lwami, yebo, labo lengababumba ngabenta.”
Tsine sibakho kusukela kadzenidzeni; kodvwa shangatsi wena awukabusi etikwetfu, asikaze sabitwa ngeLibito lakho.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngatembula kulabo lababengazange bangicele, ngatfolwa ngulabo lababengazange sebangifune. Esiveni lesingazange silibite Libito lami, ngatsi: ‘Ngilapha, ngilapha.’
Wentelani kufanana nemuntfu lomangele, ube njengelisotja lelite emandla ekusindzisa? Awu Simakadze, wena usemkhatsini wetfu, tsine sibitwa ngeLibito lakho, ungasilahli!
Emavi akho atsi nakefika kimi, ngawadla, aba yinjabulo yami nentfokoto yenhlitiyo yami, ngobe ngibitwa ngeLibito lakho, awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla.
Ngiyawutsengisa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu esiveni sakaJuda, bese sibatsengisa esiveni sakaSheba, sive lesikhashane kakhulu.” Simakadze sewukhulumile.
Edomu angasho atsi: “Nome sipitjitiwe, kodvwa sitawutakha kabusha letindzala.” Kodvwa naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Bangakha, kodvwa ngitawuphindze ngibhidlite. Bayawubitwa ngekutsi Live Lenkhohlakalo, sive lesihlala njalo singaphansi kwelulaka lwaSimakadze.
kuze labanye bantfu nato tonkhe tive letibitwa ngelibito lami batewufuna iNkhosi, kusho iNkhosi, leyenta loko
kwateke kusukela emandvulweni.’ ”