13 Nicaphele ninganikeli iminikelo yenu yekushiswa kunome nguyiphi indzawo leniyitsandzako.
Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wahamba etinyatselweni taJerobowamu, nasetonweni takhe labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
Bantfu noko babesolomane basanikela ngemihlatjelo etindzaweni letiphakeme, ngobe lithempeli lalisolomane lingakapheli kwakhiwa, lakhelwe Libito laSimakadze.
Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico ka-Israyeli, noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze ekuphileni kwakhe konkhe.
Kuleyo ndzawo-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layakuyikhetsa ibe yakhe, niyawuletsa khona konkhe lenginiyale ngako: iminikelo yenu yekushiswa, nemihlatjelo yenu, nekwelishumi kwenu, netipho tenu letimcoka kanye nayo yonkhe iminikelo yenu yelikhetselo lenanetsembisa ngayo kuSimakadze.
Niyakuyinikela kuphela kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze latayikhetsa emkhatsini walesinye setive tenu, ngulapho niyawutigcinela khona tonkhe letintfo lenginiyala ngato.
Kodvwa nine niyawufunisisa indzawo leyawukhetfwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu leyawubasemkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tenu, lapho ayawubeka khona Libito lakhe, ahlale khona. Ngukuleyo ndzawo-ke lapho niyakuya khona,
nimikise iminikelo yenu yekushiswa nemihlatjelo, nekwelishumi kwenu, netipho tenu leto lenincume ngato kutsi nitatiletsa, neminikelo yenu yesihle kanye nematubulo enu etinkhomo netimvu.
Lamadvodza efika eGileyadi, esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi kanye nasencenyeni yesive sakaManase, akhuluma atsi:
“Akube khashane natsi kuhlubuka Simakadze nekumshiya lamuhla ngekwakha lilati leminikelo yekushiswa, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, nemihlatjelo, ngaphandle kwelilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lelime embikwelithende lakhe.”